Dr. Amarendra Narayan Prasad

Biography

  Dr Amarendra Narayan Prasad has more than 20 years of vast experience in the field of Paediatrics He graduated from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune where he also completed his postgraduate studies. He then underwent training at PGIMER in Chandigarh in Pediatric intensive care and Neonatal intensive care He has worked for 23 years in the Indian armed forces at various military and field hospitals. He also spent 1 year (2002-03) in Kabul, Afghanistan where he worked at Indira Gandhi Institute of child health under very difficult and challenging conditions (immediately after the 9/11 US attack). There, he also carried out social and community Paediatric work for the orphans and children affected by war conditions. He was a member of the teaching Pediatric faculty at AFMC Pune in 2013-14. Dr Prasad has joined Zulekha hospital in Dubai recently, starting from December 2014.

Research Interest

  General and Community Pediatrics with special focus on tropical and infectious diseases. Management of Pediatric Intensive Cases, including mechanical ventilation, peritoneal dialysis.