Research

A prolific writer and researcher, she is one of the most quoted woman doctors in India.

Contributed extensively to clinical research in paediatric liver transplantation, besides other fields such as pancreatitis, celiac disease, IBD in children and hepatitis C management.

Received numerous Best Paper Awards and Plenary Papers at National Conferences.

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. A randomized, Double – Blind evaluation of the Antiviral efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Versus Placebo in Pediatric patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection (Multicentric study sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc.)
2. Intussusception in Infants: Multisite Hospital Based Surveillance in India (Sponsored by Bill Gates Foundation)
3. Development of Neonatal Cholestasis Card for screening of neonatal cholestasis in Indian setting: A prospective multi-centre observational study.
4. Clinical and Laboratory profile of Inflammatory bowel disease in Children in India: a multicentric study
5. Pediatric ALF – Multicentric National Survey (Principal Investigator)
6. Indian consortium on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

AFFILIATIONS

Member of the following international organisations:

• Commonwealth Association of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
• Asian Pan-Pacific Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
• International Paediatric Transplant Association, Education Committee
• International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists
• European Association for the Study of the Liver
• American College of Gastroenterology
• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Life member of the following national organisations:

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Society of Gastroenterology
• Indian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology
• Indian Association of Study of the Liver
• National Neonatalogy Forum