Dr. P. Rajesh Khanna

Profile

Consultant paediatrician with training in neonatology and intensive newborn care, and a career split between clinical practice and teaching.

I have been in clinical practice since 2007 and a specialist paediatrician since completing my MD in Paediatrics in 2013. Ten of those years were in Level III NICU care at The Birthplace Hospital, Hyderabad, where my work covered high-risk deliveries, newborn resuscitation and the care of preterm and critically ill neonates.

I am a former Professor of Paediatrics at MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, DNB faculty and NBEMS examiner, and a certified NRP instructor with the National Neonatology Forum. I have trained doctors and nurses in newborn resuscitation across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Teaching & academic roles

• CME speaker and moderator; designs training courses for postgraduates and nursing staff.
• Public health education on child health through television, radio and corporate health talks.

Experience

1. Mar 2023 – PresentSenior Consultant Paediatrician & DNB FacultyKIMS Cuddles Hospital, Kondapur, HyderabadMentors DNB Paediatrics postgraduates; DNB examiner for NBEMS.
2. Feb 2026 – PresentFounder & Consultant PaediatricianJolydoc Multispeciality Family Clinic, Jubilee HillsPaediatrics and adult specialities with an in-house pharmacy and a diagnostic laboratory.
3. 2024 – PresentFounder & Consultant PaediatricianIsha Kids Clinic, Banjara HillsA clinic dedicated to children.
4. 2013 – 2023Consultant PaediatricianThe Birthplace Hospital, Banjara Hills & GachibowliHigh-risk deliveries, newborn resuscitation and Level III NICU care.
5. Until 2023Professor of PaediatricsMediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, MedchalTaught and mentored MD postgraduates and MBBS students; university examiner.
6. 2007 – 2010Early clinical practiceNICE, Prasad and Sunrise Hospitals, Hyderabad

Education

1. 2010 – 2013MD (Paediatrics)Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, KarimnagarDr. NTR University of Health Sciences. Thesis: hyperbilirubinaemia in low and normal birth-weight babies.
2. 2001 – 2007MBBSOsmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Certifications & training

• NRP Instructor; NRP and ACORN, National Neonatology Forum
• PALS, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
• Bayley-4 developmental assessment; lactation specialist training (SOFFI)
• IAP courses in vaccinology, allergy, asthma, ventilation and haemato-oncology

Publications

1. Pulmamidi RK, Yendamuri RM. Importance of 2D echo as a routine screening for congenital heart diseases in all newborns. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2024;15(4):1212–1218.
2. Pulmamidi RK, Yendamuri RM. Study on role of probiotics in recurrent respiratory infections. Int J Curr Pharm Rev Res. 2023;15(11):460–463.
3. Screening of anemia by cutaneous hemoglobinometry. Eur J Cardiovasc Med. 2023;13(3):636–639.
4. Pulmamidi R, Yendamuri RM. Prospective study to determine weight loss as predictor for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in term neonates. Panacea J Med Sci. 2021;11(1):120–124.
5. A cross-sectional observational study on neonatal thrombocytopenia in a teaching hospital in Telangana. J Evid Based Med Healthc. 2021;8(6):337–341.
6. A rare case report of upper GI bleed: haemosuccus pancreaticus. IJP. 2021.
7. Role of C-reactive protein in deciding duration of antibiotic therapy in neonatal bacterial infection in Telangana. MedPulse Int J Pediatr. 2020;16(2):25–31.
8. Study of different feeding patterns among children of Telangana region. MedPulse Int J Pediatr. 2020;16(3):36–38.

Conference presentations

• APPEDICON 2022: Haemosuccus pancreaticus: a rare case
• APPEDICON 2022: Fish tapeworm infestation: a rare case
• Dr. NTR UHS CME 2021: Approach to the preterm and low-birth-weight neonate