Professor Sunit C. Singhi is a paediatrician of International repute. He was the head of Advance Pediatric Centre, PGIMER Chandigarh for over 33 years, chairmen ,paediatrics at Medanta-The Medicity for 5 years, Principal and Head of Department MM Institute of Medical Sciences, Ambala. He established India’s first Paediatric Intensive Care unit and firstpost-doctoral DM courses in Pediatric Critical care. He was a visiting professor at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ranked among World’s top 2% medical scientists by Stanford University, Dr Singhi’s research covered fluid-electrolytes, neurocritical care and treatment of acute asthma and childhood pneumonia. His work contributed to better understanding of fluid-electrolyte balance and body-water homeostasis newborns, bacterial meningitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and septic shock, and influenced clinical practice and guidelines. He elucidated the association between transplacental fluid overload and neonatal jaundice and transient tachypnea of newborn. He received research grants from Indian council of Medical Research, WHO, CCMRC, INCLEN and Sweden and has authored 440 peer-reviewed publications, 79 textbook chapters and 11 books. He served as an Associate Editor of PCCM and is a section editor of Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care.
He held several international and national leadership positions in Critical Care including President and vice-president of World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical care societies. In recognition of his work Dr Singhi received ICMR’s Amrut-Mody Unichem Prize 2010, for child-health, National Academy of Medical Sciences’ KL Wig Award 2013, Swasth Bharat Samman-2011, Claris Critical Care Oration Award 2003, Life Time achievement Awards, medals , orations and best paper awards.
Influenza, commonly known as the flu and caused by the influenza virus, affects the respiratory system. Dr. Sunit Chandra Singhi, Head of Paediatrics at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, discusses the symptoms, complications, treatment and prevention of the disease.
- Infectious Disease
- Pneumonia
- Fever
- Asthma
- Disorders of growth
- Emergency and intensive care
- Neurocritical care
- Adolescent Health
- MBBS
- MD
- FIAP
- FAMS
- FISCCM
- FCCM
- English
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Rajasthani
2017 -2022
Chairman, Division of Pediatrics, Medanta-the Medicity, Gurugram , NCR
2015-2017
Professor and Head, Depatment of Pediatrics, Principal and Dean, Medical Faculty, MM Institute for Medical Education and Research, Mullana, Haryana
2008 - 2015
Head, Depatment of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
2000 - 2015
Professor and Senior Professor of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1987 - 2000
Additional Professor of Pediatrics Emergency & Intensive Care , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1986 - 1987
Associate Professor (Pediatrics) , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1985 - 1986
Senior Res. Officer (Comm. Med), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1981 - 1984
Lecturer and Consultant , Pediatric ,University of the West Indies, Kingston, JAMAICA
1981 - 1981
Lecture , P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh
1978 - 1981
Lecturer, J.L.N.Medical College, Ajmer
- Amrut Mody Unichem Prize of Indian council of Medical Research – 2010 for research in Child Health .
- Dr KL Wig Oration and Medal of National Academy of Medical Sciences for 2012-2013
- Swasth Bharat Samman 2011 for excellence in Service for Pediatrics from the Hon’ble Union Health Minister on 22 Oct 2011
- Plaque of honour by Association of Intensive care Medicine (ABIM), Brazil for contribution to the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine through WFPICCS, 2014.
- Claris Oration Award –2003, from Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), for outstanding contribution to Critical Care in India
- Dr KC Chaudhuri Life-time Achievement Award 2016 of Indian Journal Of Pediatrics for contribution to Pediatrics.
- Life-time achievement Award 2016 of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Research group for Research in Child-health
- British Medical Journal South East Asia Award for Research paper of the Year 2015 .
- Lifetime achievement award by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine 2014
- PediSTARS Award of Excellence 2016 by Pediatric Simulation Training and Research Society of India, Bangalore
- Life time achievement award of IAP Intensive Care Chapter-“Pride of IAP intensive Care Chapter” , 2013
- Dr. Mehta Endowment Oration on the topic “Intracranial pressure monitoring and its application in Pediatric Critical Care Practice” at Chennai in November, 2014.
- Pediatric Oration of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) for Pediatrics, 2014
- 23rd Annual Scientific Oration award of Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan and Vivekanand Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, July 2009
- Harishchandra Oration Award of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Andhra Pradesh, Nov 2009
- Karnataka Intensive Care Chapter Oration, Bangalore, September 10, 2011
- Plaque of honour and felicitation by Indian Academy of Pediatrics for outstanding contribution to the specialty of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care at Bangalore, 2014.
- N N F Gold Medal 1993 - of National Neonatology Forum for the best research paper
- S.S. Manchanda Award Gold Medal of Indian Academy of Pediatric in the year 1978 for research in neonatology.
- Certificate for outstanding contribution towards global smallpox eradication programme by W.H.O. and Govt. of India, year 1977
- Best WFPICCS abstract award at 6th World Congress of Pediatric Intensive Care, Istanbul, May 5-8,, 2014
- Best WFPICCS poster award at 10th World Congress of Intensive Care, Aug 28- Sept 1, 2009, Florence, Italy
- Best Paper Award at 32nd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics , Indore,1994.
- Best Paper Award at 36th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kochi, 1998 Best Paper Awards at 3rd Pediatric Critical Care Congress, Chennai, Sept. 2001. With Jayashree M.
- Best Paper Awards at 4th Pediatric Critical Care Congress, Ranchi, Sept., 2002.- with Jayashree M
Professor Sunit C. Singhi is a paediatrician of International repute. He was the head of Advance Pediatric Centre, PGIMER Chandigarh for over 33 years, chairmen ,paediatrics at Medanta-The Medicity for 5 years, Principal and Head of Department MM Institute of Medical Sciences, Ambala. He established India’s first Paediatric Intensive Care unit and firstpost-doctoral DM courses in Pediatric Critical care. He was a visiting professor at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ranked among World’s top 2% medical scientists by Stanford University, Dr Singhi’s research covered fluid-electrolytes, neurocritical care and treatment of acute asthma and childhood pneumonia. His work contributed to better understanding of fluid-electrolyte balance and body-water homeostasis newborns, bacterial meningitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, and septic shock, and influenced clinical practice and guidelines. He elucidated the association between transplacental fluid overload and neonatal jaundice and transient tachypnea of newborn. He received research grants from Indian council of Medical Research, WHO, CCMRC, INCLEN and Sweden and has authored 440 peer-reviewed publications, 79 textbook chapters and 11 books. He served as an Associate Editor of PCCM and is a section editor of Rogers’ Textbook of Pediatric Intensive Care.
He held several international and national leadership positions in Critical Care including President and vice-president of World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical care societies. In recognition of his work Dr Singhi received ICMR’s Amrut-Mody Unichem Prize 2010, for child-health, National Academy of Medical Sciences’ KL Wig Award 2013, Swasth Bharat Samman-2011, Claris Critical Care Oration Award 2003, Life Time achievement Awards, medals , orations and best paper awards.
Influenza, commonly known as the flu and caused by the influenza virus, affects the respiratory system. Dr. Sunit Chandra Singhi, Head of Paediatrics at Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, discusses the symptoms, complications, treatment and prevention of the disease.
- Infectious Disease
- Pneumonia
- Fever
- Asthma
- Disorders of growth
- Emergency and intensive care
- Neurocritical care
- Adolescent Health
- MBBS
- MD
- FIAP
- FAMS
- FISCCM
- FCCM
- English
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Rajasthani
2017 -2022
Chairman, Division of Pediatrics, Medanta-the Medicity, Gurugram , NCR
2015-2017
Professor and Head, Depatment of Pediatrics, Principal and Dean, Medical Faculty, MM Institute for Medical Education and Research, Mullana, Haryana
2008 - 2015
Head, Depatment of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
2000 - 2015
Professor and Senior Professor of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1987 - 2000
Additional Professor of Pediatrics Emergency & Intensive Care , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1986 - 1987
Associate Professor (Pediatrics) , Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1985 - 1986
Senior Res. Officer (Comm. Med), Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA
1981 - 1984
Lecturer and Consultant , Pediatric ,University of the West Indies, Kingston, JAMAICA
1981 - 1981
Lecture , P.G.I.M.E.R., Chandigarh
1978 - 1981
Lecturer, J.L.N.Medical College, Ajmer
- Amrut Mody Unichem Prize of Indian council of Medical Research – 2010 for research in Child Health .
- Dr KL Wig Oration and Medal of National Academy of Medical Sciences for 2012-2013
- Swasth Bharat Samman 2011 for excellence in Service for Pediatrics from the Hon’ble Union Health Minister on 22 Oct 2011
- Plaque of honour by Association of Intensive care Medicine (ABIM), Brazil for contribution to the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine through WFPICCS, 2014.
- Claris Oration Award –2003, from Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), for outstanding contribution to Critical Care in India
- Dr KC Chaudhuri Life-time Achievement Award 2016 of Indian Journal Of Pediatrics for contribution to Pediatrics.
- Life-time achievement Award 2016 of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Research group for Research in Child-health
- British Medical Journal South East Asia Award for Research paper of the Year 2015 .
- Lifetime achievement award by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine 2014
- PediSTARS Award of Excellence 2016 by Pediatric Simulation Training and Research Society of India, Bangalore
- Life time achievement award of IAP Intensive Care Chapter-“Pride of IAP intensive Care Chapter” , 2013
- Dr. Mehta Endowment Oration on the topic “Intracranial pressure monitoring and its application in Pediatric Critical Care Practice” at Chennai in November, 2014.
- Pediatric Oration of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) for Pediatrics, 2014
- 23rd Annual Scientific Oration award of Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan and Vivekanand Institute of Medical Sciences, Kolkata, July 2009
- Harishchandra Oration Award of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Andhra Pradesh, Nov 2009
- Karnataka Intensive Care Chapter Oration, Bangalore, September 10, 2011
- Plaque of honour and felicitation by Indian Academy of Pediatrics for outstanding contribution to the specialty of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care at Bangalore, 2014.
- N N F Gold Medal 1993 - of National Neonatology Forum for the best research paper
- S.S. Manchanda Award Gold Medal of Indian Academy of Pediatric in the year 1978 for research in neonatology.
- Certificate for outstanding contribution towards global smallpox eradication programme by W.H.O. and Govt. of India, year 1977
- Best WFPICCS abstract award at 6th World Congress of Pediatric Intensive Care, Istanbul, May 5-8,, 2014
- Best WFPICCS poster award at 10th World Congress of Intensive Care, Aug 28- Sept 1, 2009, Florence, Italy
- Best Paper Award at 32nd National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics , Indore,1994.
- Best Paper Award at 36th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Kochi, 1998 Best Paper Awards at 3rd Pediatric Critical Care Congress, Chennai, Sept. 2001. With Jayashree M.
- Best Paper Awards at 4th Pediatric Critical Care Congress, Ranchi, Sept., 2002.- with Jayashree M
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