A paediatrician is a doctor who has completed MBBS and MD in Paediatrics and manages the broad spectrum of child health - well-child care, growth monitoring, vaccination, common childhood illnesses, and the diagnosis and management of chronic conditions including allergy and asthma. A paediatric intensivist has completed additional fellowship training specifically in paediatric emergency and critical care medicine, equipping them to manage children who are severely unwell and require intensive monitoring, mechanical ventilation, haemodynamic support, or management of multi-organ dysfunction. In practice, having both in the same clinician means that the doctor who knows your child's medical history and allergy profile is also the doctor who can recognise when a clinical situation is deteriorating and act with the precision that critical care training provides. For families in Bangalore, this means comprehensive paediatric care that does not require referral between a general paediatrician and an intensivist for children who become acutely unwell.
Written by Dr. Bharat Mehra, MBBS, MD Paediatrics, FPECC (Fellowship in Paediatric Emergency and Critical Care), IFPCCM (Indian Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine), DPAA (Diploma in Paediatric Allergy and Asthma), AAAIC (Advanced Allergy and Asthma in Clinical Immunology), Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Intensivist and Allergy Specialist, Bangalore. Phone: +91 9999538720.
