National Advisory Board
President 2025, IAP DR. Vasant M Khalatkar |
Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr.Pooja Dewan |
Members Dr. Bennet Xylem PDr. Khurshid Ahmed Wani Dr. Madhu Sinha Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh Dr. M Narayanan Dr. Nehal Patel Dr. Raja Shekar Rao Dr. Ritika Khurana Dr. Suchitra Dontamala Dr. Sukantha Chetterjee |
Emeritus Editors Dr. B.R.NammalwarDr. A.Balachandran Dr. K.Nedunchelian Dr. P.Ramachandran Dr. N.C.Gowrishankar Dr. S.Thangavelu |
Who's Who in Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics
Journal Committee
![]() Editor-in-Chief Dr.T.L.Ratnakumari |
![]() Executive Editor Dr.G.Durai Arasan |
![]() Managing Editor Dr.C.Vijayabhaskar |
Associate Editors Dr. Annamalai Vijayaraghavan |
Editorial Board Members Dr. R.V.Dhakshayani |
Indian Academy Of Pediatrics
The Indian Academy of Pediatrics was formed after amalgamating the Association of Pediatricians in India based at Mumbai and the Indian Pediatric Society based at Calcutta during its joint meeting at Hyderabad in 1963. The IAP Secretariat is situated at Mumbai. Today, the IAP has around 14,000 members with 140 branches which work for the furtherance of IAP's objectives and work independently as per IAP's constitution. The IAP has 13 subspeciality chapters and 4 working groups besides various issue based sub-committees appointed by the Excecutive Board from time to time.
Mission Statement
The Indian Academy of Pediatrics is committed to the improvement of the health and well being of all children. For this purpose, the Academy dedicates its efforts and resources. As members of the Academy we shall strive for the achievement of the optimum growth, development and health in the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual realms of all children irrespective of diversities of their backgrounds. We shall fulfill our mission through the following activities :
Advocacy For Children
Serve as advocates for the legitimate causes of children, their growth, development, health, emotional nurture, opportunities, rights, equity and justice. Serve as competent and responsible source of information relevant to the health and well being of children, to other organizations, the public and the governments.
Professional Education And Improvement
Provide and promote ethical and professional standards among the members and provide and promote education and training for the improvement of the knowledge, attitude and skills of members in pediatrics in its widest sense.
Research
Provide leadership, guidance and support for research in its broadest sense, relevant to the health and well being of children.
Support For Pediatricians
Provide a forum for promoting the role and opportunities of pediatricians as the best equipped professionals for the care of sick children and to maintain the health and well being of all children. Remain as the spokesmedium of appropriate training of medical and related supportive professionals involved in the care of children in different settings.
Membership service
Provide services, benefits and recognition to assist and support the members for meeting the needs and challenges inherent in pursuing our mission.
Education of parents and the public
Design and conduct programs and efforts for the education of parents, the public and policy makers on their role in the promotion of health and well being of children at home, in school and in other situations.
Activities
The IAP advocates, encourages and advances the knowledge, study, research and practice of the science of Pediatrics in all possible ways and promotes Continuing Medical Education of its members and generally oversees standards for their professional conduct.
Apart from guiding its members on issues related to Child Survival, IAP also plays a crucial role in propogating the WHO, UNICEF and Government of India policies on Child survival as a "true in service" and actively participates in Government of India's child survival programmes.
The IAP organizes through its branches and subspeciality chapters CMEs, workshops, seminars, updates and conferences at National, Zonal, State, District and Local levels. It also exchanges Medical Teachers/Professionals at International/National level for disseminating, acquiring and imparting knowledge and training through various awards and research fellowships.
Official Publications Of IAP
- Monthly indexed journal- Indian Pediatrics.
- Quarterly journal - Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics.
- Quarterly Bulletin - Academy Today.
- Books on the Proceedings of CME / Update / Symposia / workshops / seminars / conferences.
- Guide books for parents on health and care of children. The IAP actively participates in public education on child health care programs through print and audio-visual media.
IAP Team-2025
President 2025 DR. Vasant M Khalatkar |
President Elect 2025 DR. Neelam Mohan |
Imm. Past President Dr. GV Basavaraja |
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Vice President - Central Zone 2025 Dr. YS Guru Prasad |
Vice President - East Zone 2025 Dr. Prasant Kumar Saboth |
Vice President - West Zone 2025 Dr. Ramesh M Bajania |
Vice President - North Zone 2025 Dr. Harish Kumar Pemde |
Vice President - South Zone 2025 Dr. Preeti M Galagali |
Secretary General 2025 & 2026 Dr.Yogesh N Parikh |
National Treasurer Dr. Atanu Bhadra |
Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr.Pooja Dewan |
Editor-in-Chief, IJPP Dr.T.L.Ratnakumari |
Joint Secretary- Liaison 2025 Dr. Ruchira Maheshwari |
Joint Secretary- Admin 2025 Dr. Paramanad G Andankar |
Members Of The Executive Board
Andhra Pradesh Dr. MV Suresh Babu Dr. Kasi Bandaru Dr. P Venkata Rama Rao |
Assam
Dr. Rashna Dass Hazarika |
Bihar Dr. Rakesh Kumar Dr. Sheo Bachan Singh |
Chandigarh Dr.Gaurav Rishi Gupta |
Chhattisgarh Dr. Kavindra Sarbhai |
Delhi Dr. Mukesh Dhankar |
Goa Dr. Sushma P Kirtani |
Gujarat Dr. Nehal Patel |
Haryana Dr. Naveen Kumar Gupta |
Himachal Pradesh Dr. Pancham Kumar |
Jammu & Kashmir Dr. Khurshid Ahmed Wani |
Jharkhand Dr. Rajeeva Mishra |
Karnataka Dr. Durugappa H |
Kerala Dr. P.Ashok Kumar |
MadhyaPradesh Dr. Shreelekha Ajay Joshi |
Maharashtra Dr. Sanjeev L Joshi |
Mumbai Dr. Praveen V Gokhale |
Manipur/Tripura Dr. Jayanta Kumar Poddar |
Odisha Dr. Mahesh Prasad Mohanta |
Punjab Dr. Baljinder Karur |
Rajasthan Dr. Deepandra Garg |
Tamilnadu Dr. G Amalraj |
Pondichery Dr. Tiroumourougane Serane V |
Telangana Dr. Ch Laxman Kumar |
Uttar Pradesh Dr. Ghanshyam Chaudhary |
Uttarakhand Dr. Utkarsh Sharma |
West Bengal Dr. Sukanta Chatterjee |
Services. IAP Brig (Dr.) Shuvendu Roy |
Editor-In-Chief-Ip Dr.Pooja Dewan |
Editor-In-Chief-IJPP Dr.TL RatnaKumari |
IAP Secretariat
Honorary General Secretary, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kamdhenu Business Bay, 5th Floor, Plot No. 51, Sector 1, Juinagar East, (Near Juinagar Railway Station) Nerul, Navi Mumbai – 400706 (India) TEL : (022) 27710857, 27715578, 27716573, 27710118 E-mail : centraloffice@iapindia.org IAP Website : www.iapindia.org |
Title
“Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics”, is a quarterly medical journal committed to practical pediatric problems and updates in management. It is a subscription journal and one of the official journals of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. The Journal is registered under Newspaper Registrar of India - New Delhi with the Reg.No.71867/99.
Indexing
Indexed in SCOPUS, EXCERPTA MEDICA since 2003 CABI Publishing and EMCare included in the list of books with NLM library - Catalogued; MMS ID 9911455593406676; ISSN 0972-9607; NLM ID 101145.
Objective
To impart knowledge and basics of skill learning for the pediatricians and general practitioners, particularly physicians in non-teaching institutions and rural areas, on practical management aspects of the common pediatric problems.