Dr. Garima Anand

Dr GARIMA ANAND is a senior consultant paediatrician and a neonatologist, with more than 7 years experience. She has been extensively trained during her senior residency at VMMC and Safdarjung hospital, New Delhi, to handle the most critical and challenging cases including management of very low birth weight babies (less than 1000 grams) while successfully discharging them with intact neurological outcome and no ROP(Retinopathy of Prematurity). She has been a part of MNCU (Mother - Newborn Care Unit), one of a kind in Asia, where sick and small newborn are cared for, with the mothers with facilities of Level-II newborn care. She was awarded with “Best Paediatric Resident Award 2021” and has been widely acknowledged for her versatile and patient centric approach. She also secured the first position in PCNI(Indian Academy of Paediatrics) for her presentation on a rare case of “Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis”. She is a certified NRP(Neonatal Resuscitation), PALS(Paediatrics Advanced Life Support) course provider and has conducted multiple skill transfer courses in NRP. She has done remarkable work on “Association of screen time with hypertension in school children” and has been associated with various prominent schools, imparting her professional guidance in restraining the excess screen time, encouraging physical activity hence contributing to control the epidemic of childhood obesity. During the unprecedented COVID pandemic, she has had a remarkable role in providing intensive care to children and newborn. Having served the nation as a Flight Lieutenant (Indian Air Force) she has acquired the traits of putting service before self, discipline, honesty and dedication in treating her patients. Her field of interests are neonatology, growth and development along with childhood nutrition.