Wednesday, 25 April 2018

LANDMARKS IN INDIAN PAEDIATRICS


Calcutta, India - The Indian Academy of Pediatrics was set-up in the year 1962 in Patna, Bihar with less than 100 Pediatrics as its members. 

Today, there are over 17,000 members across the Country. The academy has promoted different specialties in the field of Pediatrics through various chapters.

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics has been closely linked to the development of pediatrics at some centers in India. In the 40’s there were only 12-15 pediatricians in India 6 in Mumbai, 2 in New Delhi, 2 in Chennai and about 4 to 5 in Calcutta. Pediatrics made a started at Mumbai in 1928 when Dr. George coelho rightly called as the Father of India.

Pediatrics became the Super indent of the BJ Hospital for Children. In the year 1929 Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for children become a separate independent children’s hospital.  Dr. George Coelho started independent research and services in 1928. The Post-graduate Course for diploma in Child health was started at BJ Hospital and the University of Bombay in1946. He edited the Indian journal of Child Health from 1952 to 1959.

In 1948, the department of Pediatrics was started at the Nair hospital and Topiwala National Medical College with Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth as the head of the deptt. at around the same time, 

The Department of Pediatrics was stated in Patna with Dr. Lala S.N. Prasad as its chief. In the early 50’s Dr. P.N. Tarija, the senior most Pediatricians in New Delhi became the first Chief of Pediatrics at Irwin hospital and later full time Professor of Pediatrics at the AIIMS in New Delhi. 
  
Simultaneously, Dr. J.N Pohowalla became the Professor and head of the department, in Indore. In 1933, Dr. KC Chaudhari founded the first independent Pediatric Journal namely the Indian Journal of Pediatrics in Calcutta. Dr. Chaudhuri also started the Indian Pediatric Society in 1948. By 1958, Indian Pediatric Society had organized 9 National Pediatric Conferences in different part of India.

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