Overview

Pediatrics Department at Melaka Manipal Medical College comprises of 2 units at the Dr T M A Pai Hospital Udupi and Dr T M A Pai Rotary Hospital Karkala, which are constituent hospitals, attached to Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Each Unit is headed by a professor and has 1-3 assistants, who are involved in various activities for efficient functioning of the department

FACULTY 

  1. Dr Asha Hegde, Professor & HOD
  2. Dr Dinesh Nayak, Professor
  3. Dr Manju V Assistant Professor
  4. Dr Ramya Nayak, Assistant Professor
  5. Dr Ashish Gupta, Assistant Professor
  6. Dr Deepa Shreyas, Senior Resident
Teaching

Students of MMMC: Introduction to Clinical Pediatrics: A 4 week training program as clinical rotation, wherein hands-on training is provided to the students of Semester V in History Taking skills, Examination of Newborn and Young Child, in the Pediatric ward and Newborn Nursery of teaching hospitals of Manipal Academy of  Higher Education.

Clinical Services

Our team of dedicated clinicians also provide Primary and Secondary Level care for new-borns and children along with Outpatient clinics and Round-the-clock emergency services at the Dr T M A Pai Hospital Udupi and Dr T M A Pai Rotary Hospital Karkala.

Research

Over the last 5 years, our faculty have been actively participating in Interdepartmental research activities with Department of Community Medicine, K M C Manipal in the area of Adolescent Health, and with Department of Pathology in area of Thalassemia and Bleeding Disorders as well as being co investigators for a number of Industry sponsored vaccine trials.

Community Activities

Our faculty reach out to the community by providing Health Education talks to school children and adolescents, conducting school health examination and Yoga training.

Labs & Facilities

Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

Billed as one of the largest in Asia, the museum boasts of over 3,000 specimens

Faculty

Testimonials