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PAEDIATRICS

The department of paediatrics was envisioned in order to provide comprehensive, affordable and quality health care to all children across Goa and the neighbouring border districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra in a state of the art facility. The department is run by a team of qualified paediatricians some of whom have decades of experience in the field.
 
We caters to the health needs of all children under 15 years of age. The department runs an 18 bedded NICU- the largest private NICU in Goa. We are the first unit in Goa to provide high frequency oscillatory ventilation and nitric oxide therapy for salvaging extremely critical babies who have intractable respiratory failure. The unit will shortly introduce total body cooling (therapeutic hypothermia) for babies who suffer from severe brain damage from birth complications. All our NICU graduates are followed up in neuro-rehabilitation clinics which are equipped for OAE (hearing screen), neuro-developmental assessment and interventions, neurosensory stimulation programme and ROP screen (for visual problems in premature babies).
 
The 7 bedded PICU- the first of its kind in Goa, is equipped to manage extremely sick and critically ill children. The unit is equipped to manage children with respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability, severe asthma, seizures, sepsis, multi-organ failure, ingestions, poisoning and envenomation, polytrauma (including head injury, drowning, electrocution and burns) as well as those requiring post-operative care after complex surgeries. The unit has facilities for continuous patient monitoring using high-end technology, and life support therapy such as mechanical ventilation and renal replacement therapy including hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. 
 
The department has round the clock cover for emergencies such as accidents and trauma, ingestions and envenomations, acute life threatening events, choking, convulsions, respiratory and cardiac emergencies.

SERVICES

The Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) provides sick children with the highest level of medical care, allowing intensive nursing care and continuous monitoring of heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure..

Neonatal and Paediatric transport services are a vital part of care for premature and sick babies, to ensure that babies can be moved quickly for the right care in the right place for their needs.

Neurological Rehabilitation at Healthway Hospital offers specialised treatment for people who have impairments as a result of brain or spinal cord injury, stroke or other neurological condition.

The Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU) provides sick children with the highest level of medical care, allowing intensive nursing care and continuous monitoring of heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure.

DOCTORS

Dr. Virendra Goankar

Dr. Sanket Naik

Dr. Maneka J. Fernandes

Dr. Anupama Borker

Dr. Ian Pinto

Dr. Shivanand Yeshwant Gauns

Dr. Sumant Prabhudesai

Dr. Anita Modage

Dr. Vijay Ramanan

Dr. Swapnil K. Usgaonkar

Dr. Gitanjali Sukhija

Dr. Shuba Jyothy

Dr. Virendra Goankar

SPECIALTY : General Pediatrics and Neonatology

Membership

  • Govt Health Advisory Committee for Govt of Goa
  • Member Goa state Aids control society
  • Member Goa Medical Council
  • Member Organ Transplant authorisation committee
  • Member core committee for planning seven review of infant mortality rate
  • National trainer for Neonatal resuscitation program( NRP), Navjat Shishu Suraksh, Karyakram( NSSK)
  • Trustee Dnyan Prabhodini Mandal Shree Mallikarjun college of arts and commerce, Canacona
  • 1989 Completed MD In Pediatrics From Mumbai University
  • Jr Resident And Sr Resident For Total 6 Years In GMC
  • Started Private Practice In Goa
  • Currently Consultant Pediatrician At Criticare Childrens Hospital
  • Currently Consultant Pediatrician At Healthway Hospital

 

MBBS, MD ( Pediatrics), DCH ( CPS Bom)

 
 

33 years

 
 
 
  • Started the first, level III Neonatal care in Goa\
  • Instrumental in bringing down the infant mortality rate (IMR)in Goa. As a result Goa  has the lowest IMR in India.
  • Director of 3 other major hospitals in Goa
  • Criticare Panjim Campal hospital, Panjim Royal hospital, Margao

Dr. Sanket Naik

SPECIALTY : Consultant Neonatologist And Pediatrician

Membership

  • IMA-Bardez
  • IAP- Gos State Chapter
  • IAP- National Chapter
  • NNF- National Neonatology Chapter
  • 2008-2010- Jr Resident In Pediatrics Dept, GMC
  • 2010-2011- Registrar, B. J Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai
  • 2011-2012- Fellow In NICU, Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
  • 2012- Started Private Practice In Mapusa, Newborn & Child Care
  • 2013-2017- Neonatologist At Criticare Children’s Hospital, Panjim
  • 2017 Till Date- Consultant Neonatologist, Healthway Hospital

 

M.B.B.S., D.C.H. (Pediatrics), Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP)

 
 
 
 
 

15 years

 
 
  • Instrumental in Designing Level III NICU of HHPL, Old Goa
 
 

Dr. Maneka J. Fernandes

SPECIALTY : Consultant Pediatrician & Neonatologist

Membership

  • IMA- Indian Medical association
  • IAP- Goa Chapter
    • 2011- Asst Lecturer , Dept Of Pediatrics GMC
    • 2012- Sr Resident , SJMCH Bangalore
    • 2013-2014 – Sr Resident Dept Pediatrics , GMC
    • 2014- 2016- Consultant Pediatrician 7 Neonatologist Criticare Children’s Hospital,Campal
    • 2016- Till Date- Consultant Pediatrician 7 Neonatologist Criticare Children’s Hospital, Campal Currently Consultant Also At Healthway Hospital

M.B.B.S., D.C.H., Fellowship (Neonatology)

 
 
 
 

14 years

 

Dr. Shivanand Yeshwant Gauns

SPECIALTY : Consultant General Pediatrician & Neonatologist

Membership

  • Life member of IMA, Goa branch
  • Life member of GEP, Goa branch
  • Life member of IAP, Goa Chapter
  • Life member of NNF
  • Life member of ISCCM
  • Life member of GCA
  • 3 years of senior Residency in Dept of pediatrics ,GMC
  • 1990 -onwards started private practice
  • 2000- Started and is the owner of Gauns Child care Hospital
  • Currently associated and is visiting consultant for Healthway Hospital

 

MBBS, DCH, MD,( Pediatrics), DNBE

 
 
 

35 years

 
 
 
  • 1982- Awarded Dr Anant N Jejurikar Medal for highest score in Gen Surgery
  • 1986- Awarded Manek Phirozshaha Bhagat gold medal for standing first in Pediatrics
 

Dr. Sumant Prabhudesai

SPECIALTY :Consultant Pediatric Intensivist & General Pediatrician

Membership

  • IMA-Tiswadi,
  • IAP- Gos State Chapter
  • IAP- National Chapter
  • IAP- Intensive Care Chapter
  • 2008-2010- Jr Resident In Pediatrics Dept, GMC
  • 2010-2011- Registrar, B.J Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai
  • 2011-2013- Fellow In PICU, K.K Child’s Trust Hospital,Chennai
  • 2014- PICU Consultant Global Hospital, Chennai
  • 2014-2015- PICU Consultant K.K Child’s Trust Hospital,Chennai
  • 2015-2016- PICU Fellow , Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital , Manchester, UK
  • 2016-2017-Fellow In PICU/ NICU/CICU At Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children , London UK
  • 2017 Till Date- Consultant Pediatric Intensivist , Healthway Hospital

 

M.B.B.S., D.C.H., I.D.P.C.C.M. (Dip. Ped Critical Care)

 
 
 
 
 

13 years

 
 
 
  • Distinction and 1 st rank in Physiology, GMC
  • Pancar award in physiology Goa medical college, 2003
 

Dr. Anita Modage

SPECIALTY : Paediatrics

Membership

  • Registered with Medical Council of India (MCI)
  • Registered with Karnataka Medical Council
  • Life Member of Indian Academy of Paediatrics
  • Life Member of Association of Child Neurology
  • 1. PUBLICATIONS:

    • Research article in “Journal of neurology and neurophysiology” on ‘Study of
      neurobehavioral comorbidities in children with epilepsy.’

    2. ORAL PRESENTATIONS

    • neurobehavioral comorbidities in children with epilepsy

    3. Poster Presentation

    • Neurological Co-infection in children with SARS-CoV-2
      10th IAP infectious disease chapter

    4. DISSERTATION:

    • Study of neurobehavioral profile in children with epilepsy with co-guide as Dr.Mona Gajre

 

MBBS, MD (Paediatrics),Pediatric neurology

 
 
 
 
 

10 years

 
 
 
 
 
  • National Neonatology Forum: Neonatal Quiz Runner up national level 2015
  • National Neonatology Forum: Neonatal Quiz 1st prize Zonal level 2015
  • Indian academy of paediatrics: 3rd prize in essay competition
 

Dr. Swapnil K. Usgaonkar

SPECIALTY : Consultant Neonatologist And Pediatrician

Membership

  • IMA- Indian Medical Association
  • Indian Association of Pediatrics, Goa chapter
  • Indian Association of Pediatrics, India
  • 2005 -Neonatologist At Vintage Hospital
  • 2005-2007- Shankar Institurte, Bhide Hospital, Pune
  • 2008- 2011-Sr Resident Peditaric Department In GMC
  • 2012- Started Own Clinic
  • 2106 Onwards Currently Consultant Pediatrician At Healthway Hospital Till Date National Trainer IAP For United Airways Module

 

M.B.B.S., D.C.H., Certified IAP Pediatric Respiratory Medicine Trainer.

 
 
 
 
 
 

19 years

 
 
 

Dr. Gitanjali Sukhija

SPECIALTY :Consultant pediatrician & Neonatologist

Membership

  • Member of IAP, Goa chapter
  • Member of IMA
  • 2006-2008 – Jr Resident In Pediatrics Dept GMC
  • 2008 Sr House Officer Pediatrics Dept Criticare Hospitals
  • 2009 Sr Resident In Pediatrics Dept GMC
  • 2009- Jr Specialist In Panjim Polyclinic
  • 2010-2011- Clinical Fellow In Neonatology St Peter’s Hospital, UK
  • 2011 – Clinical Fellow In Neonatology St Thomas Hospital, UK
  • 2012 Onwards Till Date- Consultant Pediatrician & Neonatologist In Many Hospitals In Goa And Now Also With Healthway Hospitals

 

MBBS, D.C.H., M.R.C.P.C.H. (UK)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

14 years

 
 
 
  • National Bravery award & President’s Medal 1995
  • Goa State bravery award in 1994
  • Fundacao Award for highest marks in portuguese language in Goa Board exam 1998
  • Best all round student In GMC 2003