Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur

• No of wards :- 9
• Emergency :- 10
• PICU :- 44 Bedded
• NICU :- 98 Bedded
• HDU :- 44 Bedded
• Genral Ward :- 40 Bedded (Isolation Dengue)
• Genral Ward :- 130 Bedded
• Genral Ward :- 20 Bedded Hematology
• NRC :- 16 Bedded
• Thalassemia :- 16 Bedded
• Hemophilia :- 10 Bedded

Any Other Achievement of the Department:

Conducted various trainings from time to time :

• 4 days Training course on IYCF Under “MAA” Programme in Department of Pediatrics
• Up to now, 1406 staff nurses from 25 High priority districts of UP have benefitted from IYCF training. Sensitization 4200 ASHAs on “MAA” (Mothers Absolute Affection) Programme Govt of India and 4998 AWWs SABRI” Programme of Uttar Pradesh Govt of HPD and “Shabri” districts.
• Sensitization 931 RBSK Doctors/AYUSH Doctors/FDs/SNs and other district level officials of 25 Districts on Community Facilities linkages son SAM and MAA Programme jointly with Sate Unicef Officers.
• At present UNICEF jointly working with the Pediatric Department of BRD Medical College has been at the forefront supporting Govt. initiatives on IYCF in scaling up IYCF across all the health facilities (in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh).
• Assessed more than 250 health facilities (DWHs/CHCs/PHCs) on BFHI indicators.
• 6 days Training of Clinicians on Early Diagnosis and Management of critically ill AES & JE cases At Department of Paediatrics B. R. D. Medical Gorakhpur.
• This training was conducted on in the Department of Paediatrics of B.R.D. Medical College, Gorakhpur (U.P.) for a period of 6 days from 15th March, 2018 till 27th March, 2018 in two batches. The participants are Child Specialist, Paediatricians and MBBS Doctors posted at PICU of Uttar Pradesh. A total of 26 (72%) participants were trained out of 36.
• 2 batches of Facility Based New Born Care Training (for Doctors and Nurses) was conducted in Collaboration with NHM UP, National Collaborative Centre and UNICEF at Department of Pediatrics, B. R. D. Medical College, Gorakhpur dated till July, 2018. 48 nurses and 10 consultants were trained.
• Workshop of on IAP NRP NNF FIRST GOLDEN MINUTE PROJECT – Part 1 WORKSHOP held successfully at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur under agesis of IAP Gorakhpur on 16th July, 2018.
• More than 58 participants comprising residents, Practicing Pediatricians and Staff Nurses from Department of Pediatrics & Department of Obstratics and Gyanocology participated in the workshop.
• Workshop of on Clinicians on Early Diagnosis and Management of critically ill AES & JE cases for private practioners was organised by department in collaboration with IMA/IAP and AES Cell.
• Department local round quiz was held in collaboration with IAP on 4 & 5th August, 2018 for UGs and PGs.

Research Project running in the Department:

1. Establishment of AES Cell in the Department of Pediatrics, BRD Medical College.
2. Study on Rota Virus vaccine impact assessment study in the Department of Pediatrics, BRD Medical College.
3. Study on complementary feeding practices in all 19 blocks of Distt. Gorakhpur , in collaboration of UNICEF (U.P.)
4. IKMC- To assess the feasibility of integrating Zero separation policy into routine newborn care and impact of zero separation policy and DHATRI-LK (Dedicated Hospital Associate for teaching and reinforcing the Lactation and KMC) on KMC duration & neonatal morbidities in stable small babies weighing 1500-2000 grams A Hospital-based Multi-centric Implementation study
5. Strengthening Facility-Community Linkages for Early Growth Faltering Management in Infants Under Six Months
6. climate change and Brain infections in INDIA - A multi-center multidisciplinary collaborative study on impact of climate change on brain infections
7. Impact of Emollient Therapy for Hospitalized Very Low Birth Weight Newborns on Their Survival and Health Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
8. Identification of circulating pathogens & antimicrobial resistance pattern in acute respiratory infection at a tertiary care center of Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A cross Sectional Study.

Research papers were published:

Publications from the department during last 3 years:

-Singh P ,Bhatt GC, SinghV,Kushwaha KP, Mittal M, Mehta A, Sharma Bet al.Influence of Malnutrition on Adverse Outcome in Children with Confirmed or Probable Viral Encephalitis: A Prospective Observational Study .Hindawi Publishing Corporation BioMed Research International

Volume 2015, Article ID 407473, 5 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/407473 Mittal M , Ansari MJ, Abrar S , Pandey AK. Cytokine Profile in JE and non JE Encephalitis . International Journal of Science and Research. Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016.

Abrar S, Ansari J , Mittal M , Kushwaha KP. Predictors of Mortality in Myocarditis .Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2016 Jun, Vol-10(6): SC12-SC1

Singh A, Mehta A, Kushwaha KP, Pandey AK, Mittal M, Sharma B, PandeyJ . Minocycline trial in japanese encephalitis: a double blind, randomized placebo study.Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research. May, 2016/ Vol 3/ Issue 5

Singh VK, Mittal M, Singh P, Mehta A, Sharma B, Kushwaha K.P. Cognitive and developmental assessment between breast fed and mixed fed children: a cross sectional study .Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research . October 2016/ Vol 3/ Issue 10 .

Mahima Mittal*, Bhoopendra Sharma. Vitamin A supplementation for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very low birth weight infants .Int J ContempPediatr. 2016 Nov;3(4)

Murhekar MV, Mittal M, Prakash JA, Pillai VM, Mittal M, Girish Kumar CP, Shinde S, Ranjan P, Oak C, Gupta N, Mehendale S, Arora R, Gupte M. Acute encephalitis syndrome in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India - Role of scrub typhus. J Infect J Infect. 2016;73:623-626 (2)

Malik S, Mittal M, Kushwaha KP. WHO/UNICEF recommended therapeutic food versus home based therapeutic food in the management of severe acute malnutrition: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sudan J Paediatr 2016;16(2):21 - 27. ChaubeyS,SinghvijayK,Mittal M; A study on imtima media thickness of carotid artery in children with nephritic syndrome: a cross sectional study:FEB 2017/VOL4/ISSUE02 .

Year-wise List of Publications

2026

1. Chauhan S, Singh V K, Singh P, et al. (September 20, 2026) Phototherapy-Associated Changes in Ionized Calcium Among Neonates Born at ≥35 Weeks of Gestation. Cureus 18(9): e116570. doi:10.7759/cureus.116570
2. Kasaudhan V, Singh VK, Sharma B, Singh P, Singh KK, Bhatnagar R. Correlation between serum ferritin and electrocardiographic and echocardiographic markers of cardiac dysfunction in children with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia major. Cureus. 2026;18(9):e116573. doi:10.7759/cureus.116573.
3. Kumar N, Singh P, Singh V K, et al. (July 09, 2026) Impact of Antiseizure Medication on Thyroid Function in Children With Epilepsy: A Case-Control Study. Cureus 18(7): e112345. doi:10.7759/cureus.112345
4. Maurya D, Kumar A, Mehta A, Dewal H, Srivastava N, Yadav A K. Comparative study of COVID-19 patients admitted during the first and second waves in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India: a retrospective observational study. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 2026;06(02):1-9.
5. Mehta A, Gani S, Shankar V, Kumar A, Ahmad K, Shankar VS. MRI Brain Findings and Clinical Spectrum of Children With Typhus-Positive Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Associations With Neurological Sequelae. Cureus. 2026 Feb 25;18(2).
6. Shahid M, Singh SN, Bhatnagar R, Singh VK, Singh P, Singh NK, Agrawal V. One-year neurological outcomes in critically ill children: prognostic value of the pediatric cerebral performance category score. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2026;13(9):1750-1757. doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20262966.
7. Shankar R, Singh P, Bhatnagar R, Singh VK, Singh SN, Sharma B. Vitamin D and vitamin B12 status in children with complicated severe acute malnutrition. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2026;13(9):1657-1663. doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20262951.
8. Tripathi A, Singh P, Bundela A, et al. (September 20, 2026) Growth Profile and Endocrine Dysfunction in Children Aged 2-10 Years With Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassemia Major. Cureus 18(9): e116572. doi:10.7759/cureus.116572
9. Agrawal A, Chatterjee R, Singh NK. An observational study of childhood iron deficiency anemia and the factors affecting the outcome of oral iron therapy. Int J Pharm Res Technol. 2026;16(1):3242-3246. doi:10.31838/ijprt/16.01.503.

2025

10. Bhatt AP, Sharma B, Singh K, Singh A. Transcutaneous bilirubinometer as a non-invasive tool for monitoring neonatal jaundice: a correlation study with serum bilirubin. J Rare Cardiovasc Dis. 2025;5(Suppl 1):1037-43. [Publication date/details as listed in source require verification].
11. Kumar A, Singh AK, Gaur V, Mishra AK, Mehta A, Singh RK. Diagnostic modalities for detecting extrapulmonary tuberculosis and resistance patterns of rifampicin and isoniazid at a referral hospital: A retro prospective study. The International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2025 Apr 1;14(2):110-6.
12. Mehta A, Gupta S, Yadav AK. Antimicrobial resistance pattern of bacterial acute respiratory infections among children between 2-59 months of age requiring hospitalization: A prospective study. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2025 Dec 5;54(4).
13. Mehta A, Kumari S, Shankar V. Improving duration of kangaroo mother care by using quality improvement methodology of low-birth-weight neonates. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2025 Oct;12(10):1666.
14. Mehta A, Parveen S, Kumar A, Ahmad K. Hepatic iron overload in transfusion-dependent paediatric thalassemia (TDT) patients: association of magnetic resonance imaging with serum ferritin level. Egyptian Liver Journal. 2025 Jul 26;15(1):37.
15. Bhardwaj P, Gulafshan S, Yadav V, Dhangur P, Singh AK, Sah K, Singh RS, Suyal T, Sharma B, Dwivedi GR, Behera SP, Singh AK, Joshi HS, Singh R. Molecular and serological investigations of pathogens associated with acute encephalitis syndrome among children in Northern India. [Journal Name]. 2025:344–356. Published online November 17, 2025.

2024

16. Ahmad E, Singh P, Pradhan P, Singh VK, Sharma B. Epidemiological and clinical profiles of septic arthritis in children aged 0–2 years in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2024;11(6):757-762. doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20241360.
17. Alam U, Srivastava N, Agrawal A, Beniwal R, Pandey AK, Mittal M, et al. Factors associated with delayed health-seeking behaviour and disease severity on admission among patients diagnosed with acute encephalitis syndrome: an observational study from North India. BMJ Public Health. 2024 Nov 24. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2024-001071.
18. Bhardwaj P, Sah K, Yadav V, Gulafshan S, Dhangur P, Srivastava U, et al. Molecular and serological evidence of chikungunya virus infection with high case fatality among pediatric population with acute encephalitis syndrome: first report from Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024. doi:10.1007/s10096-024-04817-8.
19. Bharti N, Dwivedi AK, Gupta S, Singh AK, Sharma B, Khan IA. A cross-sectional study examining the relationship between malnutrition and gross motor function in cerebral palsy. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e55753. doi:10.7759/cureus.55753.
20. Deval H, Kumar N, Srivastava M, Potdar V, Mehta A, Verma A, Singh R, Kavathekar A, Kant R, Murhekar M. Human metapneumovirus (hMPV): an associated etiology of severe acute respiratory infection in children of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Access Microbiology. 2024 Sep;6(9):000829-v4.
21. Deval H, Srivastava M, Srivastava N, Kumar N, Agarwal A, Potdar V, Mehta A, Sharma B, Beniwal R, Singh R, Singh AK. Hospital-based surveillance of respiratory viruses among children under five years of age with ARI and SARI in Eastern UP, India. Viruses. 2024 Dec 28;17(1):27.
22. Dubey VK, Sharma B, Singh VK, Yadav AK, Saraswat P, Dubey S, et al. Effect of magnesium sulphate therapy in term neonates with severe perinatal asphyxia: an observational study. Int J Sci Res. 2024;13(2). doi:10.36106/IJSR. [Page numbers not provided in source].
23. Gupta H, Sharma B, Verma M, Singh VK, Verma R. Association of serum iron and serum calcium level in children with febrile seizures. Indian J Med Sci. 2024;76(1):1-5. [Source also lists volume 136; details require verification].
24. Kumar A, Singh SN, Singh VK, Singh P, Sharma B, Tiwari HC. Incidence and outcomes of ventilator associated pneumonia in pediatric patients: an observational study. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2024 Jun;11(6):752-6.
25. Mehta A, Fatima M, Yadav AK. Prevalence and risk factors of hyponatremia in hospitalized critically ill children: an observational study. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 2024;24(1):49.
26. Mehta A, Yadav AK, Kumar A, Singh AK, Dwivedi GR. Hepatitis A and hepatitis E virus co-infection in children with acute viral hepatitis, associated risk factors and clinical outcome in a tertiary care hospital: A prospective observational study. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2024 Dec 5;53(4).
27. Priyanka Singh,Suresh N Singh,Kuldeep Singh ,Ajeet K Yadav, Anita Mehta ,Vijay K Singh,Bhoopendra Sharma(2024) Epidemiological and Clinical Features among COVID-19-positive Children in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (India): An Observational Study Pediatric infectious disease10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1431Peer Reviewed11 2.3
28. Rath RS, Abdulkader RS, Srivastava N, Deval H, Gupta U, Sharma B, Mittal M, Singh V, Kumar M, Kharya P, Gupta N, Kant R, Murhekar M, Mittal M. Validation of the scrub typhus encephalitis assessment tool for the management of acute encephalitis syndrome. J Glob Infect Dis. 2024;16(3):92-97. doi:10.4103/jgid.jgid_194_23.
29. Singh K, Sharma B, Singh VK, Singh P. Role of inflammatory markers in predicting mortality and outcome of acute encephalitis syndrome in children of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2024;11(6):669-674. doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20241346.
30. Singh P, Singh SN, Singh K, Yadav AK, Mehta A, Singh VK, et al. Epidemiological and clinical features among COVID-19-positive children in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (India): an observational study. Pediatr Infect Dis. 2024;6(3):73-79. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1431.
31. Singh VK, Singh SN. Isolated congenital cleft mitral valve: a rare cause of mitral regurgitation presenting as poor weight gain in a child. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2024;11:1489-1491.
32. Agrawal A, Chatterjee R. Early onset sepsis prediction in neonates using plasma and urinary lactate. Int J Life Sci Biotechnol Pharma Res. 2024;13(4):134-138.

2 Research are going under process:

• Incidence, risk factor and outcome of acute kidney injury among term unites at tertiary NICU.
• Risk factor of clinical profile of cases of AFI and converting to AES.

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