- General Medicine General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynaecology (OG) Paediatrics Orthopaedics Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Ophthalmology Anaesthesiology Psychiatry Dermatology Respiratory Medicine Radio Diagnosis Emergency Medicine Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Dentistry Cardiology Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgery Plastic Surgery Urology
Department of Paediatrics, Government Thiruvarur Medical College caters a great chunk of the needy sick children of Delta districts of Tamilnadu and also the adjacent areas of Karaikal. The department consists of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Unit, General Paediatric wards, a well equipped Neonatology unit including level 3 care and DEIC (DISTRICT EARLY INTERVENTION CENTRE) unit.
Facilities
The 12 bedded Paediatric intensive care unit is modernized and has got advanced equipments with centralized monitoring system including ventilators and HFNC and also provision for peritoneal dialysis.
General Paediatric wards consist of 2 units and have a capacity of 40 beds each with facility for isolation wards and Outbreak wards.
PREM, which is one of the pillars of TAEI, takes care of the critically ill child referred to our institution.
Now spacious and expanded in a big way and functioning in the CEMONC building with 15 NICU level-3 beds, 10 Level-2 beds and 05 level-1 beds including provision for KMC, Human Milk Banking and also takes care of the referrals as well.
Academic Activities
The department has got the MD post graduation course in Paediatrics. Currently having 3 MD postgraduates per year in addition to undergraduates. Also the department is conducting medal exam for UG MBBS students from 2024 onwards.
CMEs Conducted
- The Department conducted a CME on PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY by an eminent National Speaker Dr. Hemchand K Prasad on 16 June 2023 which was highly informative for varied audiences including UGs, PGs and Practitioners.
- Another CME was also conducted along with IAP on DIAGNOSTIC STEWARDSHIP on 8 May 2024.
National Day Celebrations
The department also celebrates important national days like:
- World Breastfeeding Week celebrations
- World Child Health Day
- World Hemophilia Day
- National Nutrition Week
- National Newborn Week
- World Down Syndrome Day
- World Autism Day
🏆 Award: The Paediatric Department has received the award — second place under the "Best Hospital Award for Patient Safety Excellence" from the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Tamilnadu on the eve of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Directorate of Medical Education and Research in January 2026.
During the last World Breastfeeding Week celebrations, we have inaugurated a separate room for the Breastfeeding Mothers attending the Out Patient Department.
Faculty Proforma
| S.No | Name of the Faculty | Present Designation | Date of Joining in the institution with designation | Total Teaching experience as on 31-03-2026 | No of Research Publications (National) | No of Research Publications (International) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | 30/12/2025 — PROFESSOR | 14 Year 9 Months | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DR.V.RAMESH KUMAR | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 02/01/2026 — ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 10 Year 9 Months | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DR.D.KUMARAGURU | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 5/1/2018 — ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 10 YEARS | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DR.R.RAGUVARAN | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | 1/8/2016 — JUNIOR RESIDENT | 8 YRS 5 MONTHS | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DR.G.SANTHOSH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 25/06/2017 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 7 YRS 5 MONTHS | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DR.R.MOHAMED NAZAR | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 13/06/2020 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 4 YRS 4 MONTHS | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DR.G.MOHANA PRIYA | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | 23/08/2023 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 1 Year 4 Months | – | – |
| 8 | DR.M.MANORATHI | SENIOR RESIDENT | 06/06/2025 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 10 Months | – | – |
| 9 | DR.N.MUTHULAKSHMI | SENIOR RESIDENT | 26/10/2023 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 1 Year 2 Months | – | – |
| 10 | DR.S.SELVAKUMAR | SENIOR RESIDENT | 17/03/2025 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 1 Year 1 Month | – | – |
| 11 | DR.K.AMMU SHEEBA | SENIOR RESIDENT | 07/05/2025 — SENIOR RESIDENT | 11 Months | – | – |
Research Publications
| S.No | Name of the Faculty | Present Designation | Title of the paper | Journal Name | Volume No / Issue no | Year Published | Indexed on | National / International | Authorship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | A STUDY ON IMPACT OF COVERING THE HEADS OF ICTERIC NEONATES DURING PHOTOTHERAPY ON THE PREVALENCE OF HYPOCALCAEMIA | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Volume-7 / Issue-2 | FEBRUARY 2018 | INDEXCOPERNICUS | INTERNATIONAL | FIRST AUTHOR |
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | A STUDY ON PATTERN OF PAEDIATRIC DERMATOSES IN PATIENTS ATTENDING A TERTIARY CARE CENTER | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Volume-7 / Issue-10 | OCTOBER 2018 | INDEXCOPERNICUS | INTERNATIONAL | FIRST AUTHOR |
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS LIPID PROFILE BETWEEN DOWN SYNDROME AND HEALTHY CHILDREN | JAMP — INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE & PHARMACY | Volume-5 / Issue-2 | MAY 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | SECOND AUTHOR |
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | PREVALENCE OF COW MILK INGESTION AND INGESTION OF FORMULA FEEDS UP TO 6 MONTHS OF AGE IN PATIENTS OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTER | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMA RESEARCH | – | APRIL-JUNE 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | SECOND AUTHOR |
| 1 | PROF.DR.R.RAJI | PROFESSOR | TO ESTIMATE THE PREVALENCE OF OBESITY AND HYPERTENSION IN PAEDIATRIC POPULATION AMONG 10 TO 14 YEARS AND TO KNOW THE CORRELATION BETWEEN WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES LIKE BMI, NECK AND WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE AMONG OBESE, OVERWEIGHT AND HYPERTENSIVE CHILDREN | JAMP — INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE & PHARMACY | Volume-7 / Issue-1 | FEB 2025 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | SECOND AUTHOR |
| 2 | DR.V.RAMESH KUMAR | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | DETERMINATION OF PREVALENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC PROTEINURIA AND HAEMATURIA IN 5-15 YEAR AGED SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SOUTHERN INDIA | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY PAEDIATRICS | Volume-8 / Issue-9 | SEPTEMBER 2021 | INDEXCOPERNICUS | INTERNATIONAL | FIRST AND CORRESPONDING AUTHOR |
| 2 | DR.V.RAMESH KUMAR | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS REGARDING FEVER IN CHILDREN | JAMP — INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE & PHARMACY | Volume-5 / Issue-1 | JUNE 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | CORRESPONDING AUTHOR |
| 2 | DR.V.RAMESH KUMAR | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | TO ESTIMATE THE USEFULNESS OF RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH TO PLATELET RATIO IN DIAGNOSING SEPSIS AT EARLY STAGE IN TERM NEONATES | JAMP — INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE & PHARMACY | Volume-6 / Issue-1 | FEB 2024 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | CORRESPONDING AUTHOR |
| 3 | DR.D.KUMARAGURU | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | PREVALENCE OF NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA AMONG CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 59 MONTHS ATTENDING PAEDIATRIC OPD IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND PHARMACY | VOL NO 5 / ISSUE 3 | 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | SECOND |
| 3 | DR.D.KUMARAGURU | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN INDIA | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND PHARMACY | VOL NO 5 / ISSUE 3 | 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | FIRST |
| 4 | DR.R.RAGUVARAN | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF INTERMITTENT VS CONTINUOUS PHOTOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN TERM NEONATES | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | VOL NO 9 / ISSUE 6 | 2020 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | CORRESPONDING |
| 4 | DR.R.RAGUVARAN | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE ASSESSMENT AN EARLY PREDICTOR FOR ASTHMA IN CHILDREN WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | VOL NO 6 / ISSUE 7 | 2020 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | CORRESPONDING |
| 5 | DR.G.SANTHOSH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | MULTISYSTEM INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME IN CHILDREN ASSOCIATED WITH 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN INDIA | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND PHARMACY | VOL NO 5 / ISSUE 3 | 2023 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | CORRESPONDING |
| 5 | DR.G.SANTHOSH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE IN INFANTS ATTENDING PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND PHARMACY | VOL NO 6 / ISSUE 6 | 2024 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | FIRST |
| 6 | DR.R.MOHAMED NAZAR | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS OF LIFE IN INFANTS ATTENDING PEDIATRIC OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC MEDICINE AND PHARMACY | VOL NO 6 / ISSUE 6 | 2024 | EMBASE | INTERNATIONAL | THIRD |