Dr.Sudha Chaudhuri awarded for her pioneering work for better outcomes for low birth weight new born babies
Pune (Voice News Service) : Eminent paediatrician and neonatologist at KEM Hospital, Pune, Dr. Sudha Chaudhuri was conferred with the prestigious LifetimeAchievementAward at the 41st Annual Convention of NationalNeonatologyForum recently organized at Kolkata. The award was given by Suvir Anandji Maharaj in the presence of Dr. Siddarth Ramji,President, NNF – 2022 and Dr. Dinesh Tomar, Secretary,NNF.NationalNeonatologyForum is the apex body of Neonatologists and related professionals and is actively involved in advocacy, policy making, research and improving the quality of neonatal health care practices.
Dr. Sudha Chaudhari is a Consultant at the Department of Pediatrics and Terre Des Hommes (TDH) Rehabilitation and Morris Child Development Centre at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Pune for almost five decades. Her persistent efforts on working to better the outcome of high – risk infants gave birth to ICMR funded ” Pune Low Birth Study-Birth to 22 years ”. This resulted in a design for structured follow – up of these infants . She combined her research, clinical skills and compassion to help babies who were falling off the development ladder , by rehabilitating them at the KEM Hospital , Pune . This lit a new lamp in many homes, which would otherwise have ended in the abyss of darkness This monumental work which followed a cohort of low birth weight infants from birth till 22 years of age provided for the first time the outcome till adulthood of these high risk babies, in low resource settings.
Dr. Madhur Rao, Senior Deputy Medical Administrator said that Dr. Chaudhuri has been a part of new born care at KEM Hospital right from the beginning and has played a pivotal role in transforming it into a state of art NICU. Her work in neonatology started at a time when survival of low birth weight newborns was a challenge, resources were few and technology had not evolved the way it today. Truly her passion and work is commendable. She has not only treaded the path of treatment and research, but also trained many young neonatologists, pediatricians and psychologists who will help the next generation of professionals and in turn better the outcomes. We at KEM Hospital are proud to have pioneering medical professionals like Dr. Chaudhuri who have transformed their departments into centres of excellence.
