Paediatrics Department | GMC NAGAPATTINAM

Department oF Paediatrics

About us

The Department of Pediatrics is core department dealing with prime quality of care in pediatric disorders. The department incorporates multi-speciality services such as Neonatal intensive Critical care, Pediatric intensive care, Immunization clinic, Child welfare clinic, Child rehabilitation clinic and other special clinics. The department not only concentrate on therapeutic aspect of the disease but preventive aspect is taken care by running an Immunization clinic.
The Immunization Clinic of GMCHN is fully functioning and providing vaccination for all age groups including, neonates, infants, children, adolescence and adults to reduce and eliminate the spread of vaccine preventable diseases. Immunization clinic functions on every Wednesday. All the vaccines are stored as per the WHO guidelines in Ice lined Refrigerator (ILR) and record of temperature is maintained vigilantly by staff nurse.
The department comprises of single unit with adequate number of staff as per the statutory norms for guiding undergraduate students. The department delivers inpatient and outpatient services for needy segments of population in and around the nagapattinam district. In addition to that, speciality clinics (Allergy and asthma clinic, cardiology clinic, seizure clinic, hematology clinic) are conducted to widen department prospect.
Department promotes students’ participatory activities by organizing quiz competition, vaccine awareness and breast-feeding week to develop leadership qualities and stimulate their creative mind.

Facilities

CLINICAL DEMONSTRATION ROOMS

Department has 1 OP Rooms and 1 Ward.It has a Capacity of 25 patients at a time.

Office room

Professor and HOD-1

Associate Professors-3

Asst. Professors-2

Tutors/Senior Residents-2

Non-teaching and Clerical Staff-1

Department library

A library containing 58 books and 2 journals. it has a capacity of 5 members at a time. It is well ventilated.

Services

Regular Out Pateint

We run our opd services daily in our opd block from 07:30 AM to 12 Noon.

In Patient

We have in-patient wards with 75 beds .

PICU (Pediatric Medicine Intensive care)

We have PICU with 10 beds .

NICU- (Newborn Intensive Care Unit)

We have NICU with 20 beds .

FacultyList

S NO	NAME OF THE FACULTY	QUALIFICATION	DESIGNATION	REGISTRATION NUMBER
1	DR G. VEDA SENTHIL VELAN	MD	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	83004
2	DR V. VIJAYAKUMAR	MD	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	100527
3	DR S. DIVYA	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	111163
4	DR J. SIDDHARTHAN	MBBS., DCH.,	JUNIOR RESIDENT	61992
5	DR M. MOHAMMED SHEIK KUTHUBUDDIN	MBBS., DCH.,	SENIOR RESIDENT	84586
6	DR V. SUDANDRA	MBBS., DCH.,	SENIOR RESIDENT	91896
7	DR K.T. BHARATHI	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	112698
8	DR L. GOKULVISWESHVARAN	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	112828
9	DR A. ALLWYN RAYALU	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	114741
10	DR N. PRAKASH	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	118300
11	DR P. TAMILAZHAHAN	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	118320
12	DR V. MADHUBALA	MD	SENIOR RESIDENT	131742