Dr. Pranitha Reddy

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Qualification:

• Dr. Pranitha has completed her Fellowship in Neonatology (Recognised by IAP) from Fernandez Hospital, Hyderguda.
• Dr. Pranitha has a diploma in child health from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in the United Kingdom.
  
• Dr. Pranitha has a special interest in breastfeeding. She has completed an internationally certified program for lactational expertise from Begin Ed.
• She has earned her Diploma in child health (DCH) from the Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences.
• She has completed her MBBS from NTR University of Health Sciences.        

Other Relevant Courses:

• IAP – NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Medvarsity, Apollo Hospitals.

Awards:

• University topper from Andhra Pradesh in DCH.
• Received the Kamineni Foundation Gold Medal for scoring the highest marks.

Experience:      

• After her post-graduation, she has worked as Senior Registrar in various corporate hospitals.
• Due to her interest in newborns, she has done Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP) from Fernandez Hospital, Hyderguda.
• Later she worked as Junior Consultant at Paramitha Children’s Hospital and as a Consultant Neonatologist at Sai Narmada Hospital.

Experience in Neonatology:

• She is experienced in handling high-risk neonates including extreme preterms, ventilated, septic, and asphyxiated babies.
• She is trained in invasive,non-invasive modes of ventilation, HFOV, and iNo. She is trained in various NICU procedures. She is experienced in executing neonatal resuscitation as per NRP guidelines.
• She is experienced in coordinating the safe transport of critically ill babies.

Areas of interest:

• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Breastfeeding
• Human milk banking

Memberships:

• Registered Member of Telangana State Medical Council.
• Registered Member of Medical Council of India.
• Member of IAP and IAP Neochap.

Oral Presentations :

• Presented an oral presentation for the Gold Medal at Neocore 2019, JIPMER.
• Presented scientific paper (oral) at IAPNEOCON, 2019, Bangalore.

Research Publications:

• Subramanian S, Murki S, Reddy P, Chelakalapalli N, Chary R, Veerlapati R, Japa A. A newborn with Hydrops. Neoreviews June 2021,22(6)e398-e401.
• Reddy P, Murki S, Chelakalapalli N, Chary R, Veerlapati R, Japa A. Neonate with urinary retention- Think out of the box (tube)!! Neoreviews.
• Muppidi PR, Kallem VR, Vardhelli V, Murki S. Infant with a congenital nephrotic Syndrome- A case report. Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics Research 2018; 1(1):12-13.
• Muppidi PR, Murki S, Kiran S, Rao P, Maram S. Neonatal Hypothermia Monitoring and Alerting Device, Acceptability among Mothers and Caregivers. International Journal of Research and Review. 2019;6(12):217-20.
• Muppidi PR, Murki S, Kiran S, Oleti TP, Kallem VR, Kamineni B, Vardhelli V, Sharma D. TempWatch for Monitoring Hypothermia in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Perinatology, Vol 20, No.4 Jan-Mar 2020.
• Kamineni B, Tanniru A, Vardhelli V, Sharma D, Pawale D, Kulkarni D, Reddy PR, Deshabotla S, Murki S. Accuracy of Bilistick (a Point-of-Care Device) to Detect Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 66, Issue 6, December 2020, Pages 630-636.