Department of Paediatrics
The department of Paediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development and then-opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. The young are often the most vulnerable in society and thus their needs require special attention. The department has a paediatric general ward with 90 beds, which is spacious and attractive, in addition to private rooms. There is also an isolation ward for children with contagious diseases. It has a well-equipped treatment and procedure room next to the ward. The department also gives children nutritious diet, to suit individual illnesses, under the supervision of a dietician.
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
A state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit of 12 beds with all modern facilities for monitoring and evaluation. All modes of treatment including ventilation are possible. Backed by 24 hours efficient laboratory support and trained and committed personnel, intensive care of sick children is now possible at a reasonable cost.
New Born Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
There is a level 2 NICU of 8 beds and a level 3 NICU of 16 beds. The advanced Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is temperature regulated and well equipped to handle prematurely born, newborns, very low birth weight babies, babies with jaundice requiring exchange transfusion as well as those with infection and respiratory distress. Three Bear cub ventilators are available for ventilating neonates in addition to bubble CPAP units. Our results with babies in weight as low as 1000 gms are comparable with the best in the region.
There are adequate numbers of warmers, photo therapy units and incubators together with facilities for central oxygen and suction, to cater any neonatal problems.
These babies are given special follow up through high risk infant clinic that functions on fortnightly thursdays.
Facilities
The department has 2 siemens macquet ventilators, 2 bearcub ventilators and bubble CPAP units. All beds in the ICUs have 3 channel monitors, adequate infusion and syringe pumps in addition to central oxygen and suction. The state-of -the -art level 3 and level 2 NICU are fully equipped to handle all newborn problems.
| S. No. | Name of the Faculty | Designation | Qualification | APMC Registration Number |
| 1 | Bandrapalli Elizabeth | Professor | M.D. | 46000 |
| 2 | Yallapragada Siva Rama Krishna | Associate Professor | M.D. | 20033 |
| 3 | Pottella Chandra Mohan | Associate Professor | M.D. | APMC/41241 |
| 4 | Pasupuleti Sudheer | Assistant Professor | M.D. | APMC/64193 |
| 5 | Ravi Teja Indla | Assistant Professor | M.D. | APMC/FMR/88400 |
| 6 | Maram Padmavathi | Assistant Professor | M.D. | 75971 |
| 7 | Repudi Chandra Sekhara Rao | Assistant Professor | M.D. | APMC/57297 |
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. B. Elizabeth
Professor & HOD
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY ON EEG IN DIAGNOSING SEIZURES IN THE CHILDREN OF AGE GROUP 1 MONTH TO 12 YEARS | J of Evolution of Med and Dent Sci/ eISSN- 2278-4802, pISSN- 2278-4748/ Vol.4 | 06/Jan 19, 2015 | First |
2 | VARIOUS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HIV AMONG AGE GROUP 18 MONTHS TO 12 YEARS OF AGE | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Volume 4 | January 2015 ,pages 1633-1637
| First |
3 | CLINICAL PROFILE OF CHILDHOOD NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS | International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Volume 4 | 1, January 2015 ;Paper ID: SUB15762 | Second |
4 | Aetiology and Outcome of Coma in Children between the Age Group of 2 Months-12 Years. | Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 6, 2537-2540. | March 2017 | Corresponding author |
5 | Study of Prevalence of Anaemia in School Children and Factors Associated with It | International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research (ijcmr) Volume 4 | September 2017 | Corresponding author |
6 | A Comparative Study of Nerve Conduction Velocities in Human Beings of Different Age | International Journal of Contemporary Medica Research(ijcmr) Volume 5 | August 2018 | Corresponding author |
7 | A Clinical Study on the Diagnostic Significance of Sepsis Marker in Neonatal Sepsis in Tertiary Care Centre of Andhra Pradesh | InternationalJournalofPharmaceuticalandClinicalResearch2024; 16(5);12031206 | 2024 | Fourth |
Dr.Y.Sivaramakrishna
Associate Professor
Dept of Paediatrics GMC & GGH ONGOLE
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Original Article
ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY FROM A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE. | Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa
e-ISSN: 2709-9997, p-ISSN: 3006-1059
Vol. 5 No. 6 (2024) | June 2024 | First |
2 | ORIGINAL RESEARCHEtiological Evaluation of Convulsions in Children between 1 Month to 5 Years of Age in Tertiary Care Hospital, Guntur. | 2454-7379ISSN (Online): 2393-915X; (Print): 2454-7379 | ICV: 98.46 |
Volume 6 | July 2019 | Second |
3 | ORIGINAL RESEARCHOutcome of Bubble (CPAP) Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Neonates with Respiratory Distress and its failure factors | ijemr.2019.6.7.41
Volume 6 | 7 July 2019 | Second |
4 | Original Research Article
A Clinical Study on the Diagnostic Significance of Sepsis Marker in Neonatal Sepsis in Tertiary Care Centre of Andhra Pradesh | InternationalJournal of Pharmaceutical and ClinicalResearch 2024; 16(5); 1203-1206 | 2024 | First |
5
| Original Research Article
Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypomagnesemia in Critically III Children | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Volume 16/ Issue 5 | May 2024 | First |
Dr.P.Chandra mohan
Associate Professor
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypomagnesemia in Critically III Children | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16(5); 1203-1206 | May 2024 | Second |
2 | Assesment of Risk factors of gastroenteritis in children | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16(5); 1203-1206 | May 2024 | First |
Dr Ravi Teja Indla
Assistant professor
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole.
S no | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Original article – Lipomatosis of spinal epidural space, peritoneum, and renal sinus: a rare complication of long-term steroid therapy in a child with nephrotic syndrome. | Childs Nervous System Volume 35 / Issue 8 | April 2019 | Fourth |
2 | Case report – Chylous ascites during peritoneal dialysis in a toddler: a rare complication. | BMJ Case Reports Volume 12 / Issue 8 | August 2019 | Second |
3 | Clinical Image – Nonexudative Conjunctival Injection With Limbal Sparing: A Pathognomonic Clinical Sign of Kawasaki Disease. | Journal of Clinical Rheumatology Volume 26 / Issue 3 | April 2020 | Second |
4 | Original article – Importance of Morphology in the Era of Molecular Biology: Lesson Learnt from a Case of Chediak-Higashi Syndrome. | Indian Journal of Hematology & Blood Transfusion. Volume 37 / Issue 3 | July 2021 | Third |
5 | Original article – Clinical and Biochemical Profile Survey of Neonatal Seizures in a Tertiary Newborn Care Unit | Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research Volume 13 / issue 8 | 2022 | Second |
6 | Original article – Association Of Motor Developmental Delay In Children With Autism: A Retrospective Cohort Study From A Tertiary Care Centre | Students Journal of Health Research Africa Volume 5 / issue 6
| June 2024 | Corresponding author |
7 | Original research article – Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypomagnesemia in Critically Ill Children. | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research Volume 16/ Issue 5 | June 2024 | Third |
Dr.M.Padmavathi
Assistant Professor
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Original Research Article Study on etiological profile of respiratory distress in new borns in a teaching hospital | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics Sastry CPVR et al. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2019 Mar;6(2):454-461 | April 2019 | Corresponding author |
2 | Study of clinical and hematological profile in children with dengue fever in a teaching hospital in Telangana | Pediatric review:International Journal of pediatric research | January 2019 | Corresponding author |
Dr.R.Chandra sekhara Rao
Assistant Professor
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Assesment of Risk factors of gastroenteritis in children | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16(5); 1203-1206 | May 2024 | Corresponding author |
Dr.Pasupuleti Sudheer
Assistant Professor
Dept of Paediatrics, GMC & GGH Ongole
S.no. | Title of the study | Name of the journal | Month/year of publication | Authorship |
1 | Incidence and Risk Factors of Hypomagnesemia in Critically III Children | International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16(5); 1203-1206 | May 2024 | Corresponding author |
PG THESIS
Name of the PG | Title of the study | Guide | Co guide | |
| Dr.M.Sai Pavithra | A STUDY ON CLINICAL PROFILE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH HEMOPHILLIA | Dr.B.ELIZABETH PROFESSOR&HODDEPARTMENTOFPAEDIATRICS | Dr PADMAVATHI | |
| Dr.B.Ramu | A STUDY OF SEIZURES IN THE AGE GROUP OF 1 MONTH TO 6 YEARS AND INCIDENCE OF FINDINGS IN EEG AND NEUROIMAGING | Dr .B.ELIZABETH PROFESSOR & HOD DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS | Dr G.JAYASRI | |
| Dr.A.Neeraja bhai | A STUDY OF COMPLICATIONS IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THYROID,RENAL AND LIVER FUNCTION | Dr .B.ELIZABETH PROFESSOR & HOD DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS | Dr.P.SUDHEER | |
| Dr.K.Venkata Nagendra | STUDY ON ACUTE ILLNESS OBSERVATION SCALE AND it’s efficacy in diagnosing and managing children of 2-60 months of age with acute respiratory illness | Dr.Y.SIVARAMAKRISHNA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT OF PAEDIATRICS | Dr.R.CHANDRASEKHAR | |
| Dr.S.Gayathri Anila |
| Dr.Y.SIVARAMAKRISHNA ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR DEPTOFPAEDIATRICS | Dr.I .RAVITEJA | |
| Dr.D.Sai vamsi | VACCINATION STATUS IN CHILDREN AGED 0-2 YEARS AND INFLUENCING FACTORS | Dr.CHANDRAMOHAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT OF PAEDIATRICS | Dr.I.RAVITEJA | |
| Dr.S.Sindhuri | A study of mortality &morbidity and long term outcome of preterm Babies in tertiary care Unit in GGH ongole. | Dr.CHANDRAMOHAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPT OF PAEDIATRICS | Dr.G.JAYASRI |