Name of Head of Department: Prof. Dr Sudha Basnet
- Department introduction/description:
Every child that seeks treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) under the Institute of Medicine should come out with smile in their faces. “Child health services should be children friendly” is the motto coined by its visionary pioneers who have paved the foundation of the present-day Department of Pediatrics. The Department provides services in the areas of general pediatrics, pediatric emergencies, immunization, neonatal health and intensive care for critically ill neonates and children. The department has also taken a step forward in providing services in few pediatric subspecialties; Neurology and development, Nephrology, Gastroenterology including Hepatology, Pulmonology, Endocrinology, etc.
The Pediatric department team, comprising of 13 pediatricians in faculty positions, two clinical registrars, residents of the MD Pediatrics Program and nursing staff is committed to the care of children seeking services at TUTH. In addition to its organized undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, the department has taken a lead in the field of research in collaboration with national and leading international research institutes around the world.
The Department in collaboration with internationally acclaimed institutions such as University of Bergen, Norway, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta (USA), Oxford University (UK), WHO, Geneva, have been conducting research on pertinent issues related to child health and published articles in several peer reviewed journals of good standing. At present, there are several research projects ongoing under the department’s leadership. We value partnership, team spirit, demand and time-based societal learning and educational stewardship.
- Department vision, mission and goals:
Vision: To earn recognition as a leading Pediatric Department in Nepal.
Mission: To improve the health of children by provision of holistic patient and family centered care, deliver quality education, conduct high impact research and advocate for welfare of children.
Goals: In the next 5 years to:
- Provide child-friendly, state of the art health services with attention to quality of care
- Establish sub-specialty programs in Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Developmental and behavioral pediatrics, Pediatric haemato-oncology and Pediatric Nephrology.
- Continue to engage in research activities that generate evidence for guiding policy that promotes the health of children in Nepal and globally.
- Advocate for the rights of children by engaging with all stakeholders.
- Department faculty members
| S.N. | Full Name | Designation | Full Academic Qualifications | Joined year |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Sudha Basnet | Professor, HOD | MBBS, MD Pediatrics, PhD | 2059 |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma | Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2062 |
| 3 | Dr Merina Shrestha | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2064 |
| 4 | Dr Srijana Basnet | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2064 |
| 5 | Dr Surya Bahadur Thapa | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2064 |
| 6 | Dr Luna Bajracharya | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2068 |
| 7 | Dr Daman Raj Poudel | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2069 |
| 8 | Dr Prabina Shrestha | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2069 |
| 9 | Dr Surabhi Aryal | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2074 |
| 10 | Dr Pradeep Gupta | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2077 |
| 11 | Dr Rupesh Shrestha | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2074 |
| 12 | Dr Machhindra Lamichhane | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics | 2079 |
| 13 | Dr Sudeep KC | Assistant Professor | MBBS, MD Pediatrics, DM Pediatric Critical Care | 2080 |
- Academic programs and students educated/trained each year / total
(Please remove subjects irrelevant to your department) / (Add if any program is missing from the list)
| Level | S.N. | Program name | Students each year |
| Bachelor | 1 | MBBS | 100 |
| Masters | 2 | MD Pediatrics | 7 |
- List of hospital clinical services provided and Number of patients served/treated (concise list only)
- Emergency Service : 9865 patients
- OPD service: 33540 patients
- Immunization service: 10371 children vaccinated
- In patient service- 2587 patients
- Neonatal ICU-329 patients
- Pediatric ICU- 408 patients
- Neonatal HDU: 355 patients
- Pediatric HDU: 582 patients
- Dialysis (Peritoneal dialysis and Hemodialysis): 31 patients
- Pediatric HIV care and treatment services
- Pediatric EEG service: 492
- Pediatric Endoscopy Service :158
- Caregivers counselling and training for parents with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Research activities of the faculties/department (last 1 year only)
| S. No | Project Title | Funding Agency | Collaborating Institutions | Faculties involved | Project Duration | Project status till date |
| Supplementation of vitamin B12 in pregnancy and postpartum on growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood: A post randomized controlled trial cohort study” | Norwegian Research Council | University of Bergen | Dr Merina ShresthaDr Sudha Basnet | 2024 to 2027 | Ongoing | |
| Evaluating the effect of brick kiln design on silica and particulate matter exposures, respiratory symptoms and lung function in Bhaktapur, Nepal | John Hopkins University | John Hopkins School of Public Health, USAJohn Hopkins School of Medicine, USABrigham Young University, USAUniversity of Minnesota, USA | Dr Arun K SharmaDr Santa K Das (Pulmonology) | 2020-2023 | Ongoing | |
| Optimising DTP-containing vaccine infant immunization schedules in NEPAL | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) | University of Oxford | Dr Arun K SharmaDr Sudha BasnetDr Surya Bahadur Thapa | 2020 to 2024 | Ongoing | |
| Comparison of immunogenicity and safety between Sabin and Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine in the combined bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine schedule in infant immunization: A double blind randomized controlled non-inferiority trial | Polio Research Committee/ World Health Organization | World Health Organization | Dr Arun K SharmaDr Sudha Basnet | 2023 to 2024 | Ongoing | |
| Global Pediatric Real-time RSV-Related illness at Intensive Care Units: The RSV GOLD III study | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | University of Utrecht, NetherlandsNepal Paediatrics Society (NEPAS)Kanti Children’s Hospital | Dr Arun K SharmaDr Rupesh Shrestha | 2021-2023 | Data collection completed/ Analysis underway | |
| Knowledge of Health Care Professionals on Pediatric Sleep: A Pilot Study | Meltzer Research Fund in Norway | University of Bergen | Dr Merina ShresthaDr Daman Raj Poudel | Data collection completed/ Analysis underway | ||
| Association between screen time and emotional and behavioral problem in children aged 4-16 years. | Not externally funded | Dr Surabhi Aryal | Ongoing | |||
| Comparison of Different Prognostic Scores in predicting In-hospital Mortality in Children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal over one year: A Prospective Observational study | NEPAS | Dr Rupesh Shrestha- | Ongoing | |||
| Urinary metabolic screening in children with suspected inborn error of metabolism- a prospective cross-sectional study | NEPAS | Dr Machhindra Lamichhane | Ongoing | |||
| Comparison of Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) and INtubate- SURfactant- Extubate (INSURE) Techniques in Preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome at a tertiary health care institution in Nepal | MMC Grant | Dr Pradeep Gupta | Ongoing | |||
| Wilson Disease- Clinical profile and outcome during treatment. | Not externally funded | Dr Surya Bahadur Thapa | Ongoing | |||
| Experience of Rituximab use in children admitted with diagnosis of nephrotic syndrome in TUTH | Not externally funded | Dr Daman Raj Poudel | Ongoing | |||
| Long term outcome of children diagnosed with RPGN/CGN | Not externally funded | Dr Daman Raj Poudel | Ongoing | |||
| Correlation between clinical tools of asthma control and spirometry in children with bronchial asthma | NEPAS | Dr Prabina Shrestha | Ongoing |
- Number of publications by faculties/department
| Original articles | Review articles | Case reports | Newspaper | Online news | Total |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | ||
- Training/Workshops/Conferences conducted by department
- Infant and Young child Feeding Training Shrawan on 13 to 18, 2081
- Neonatal Advanced Life Support Provider Training on Poush 13, 2080
- Basic Life Support Provider Training on Asar 27 and 31, 2081
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Training on Shrawan 30 – 32, 2081
- Developmentally supportive care for neonates: 2 four day trainings on December 10-13, 2023, and April 15-18, 2024
- Point of Care Ultrasound Training Asar 21 – 28. Shrawan 2 – 8, 2081
Achievements/Grants/Awards received by faculties/department
- Grants:
- MMC Grant for “Comparison of Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) and INtubate- SURfactant- Extubate (INSURE) Techniques in Preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome at a tertiary health care institution in Nepal” Received by Dr Pradeep Gupta.
- Awards:
- “Best Department in TUTH for the year 2022
- Professor Sudha Basnet awarded ‘Rastriya Shiksha Puraskar” in 2080 by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
