Prof. Rakesh Kumar
Designation : Professor
Department : Paediatric Medicine
kumar.rakesh@pgimer.edu.in

 
 
 :: Contact Details
  Phone No.    :   7087008480
  Ext No.        :   5338
 :: Educational Qualification
  Graduation :   M.B.B.S. from INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. BHU in year 1998
  Post Graduation :   M.D from INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. BHU in year 2001
     
 :: Area of Interest
       Area Of Interest       :
1. Pediatric Endocrinology
2.  Diabetes Mellitus in Children
     
 :: Research & Projects
      Departmental / P.G.I.
      Projects      		 :

   1. Performance assessment of the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System and its use for measurement of glucose trends in young Indian children with Type 1 diabetes – a pilot study.

     2. Clinico-microbiological study of Ceftriaxone resistance by E-test in children with Enteric fever
      Research In
      Progress      		 :

1.      Study on assessment of psychosocial morbidities in children with Type 1 DM.

2.      Serum ghrelin hormone levels in children with severe PEM.

3.      Vitamin D status in children with Autoimmune Thyroiditis: before and after treatment with L-thyroxine.
      Area Of
      Specialization      		 :
Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology
      Awards & Honours       :

1.      Awarded Visiting Fellowship by Royal College of Paediatircs and Child Health (RCPCH), June 2013. During the fellowship worked as clinical observer at Deptt. of Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, London, UK.
      Member Of Professional
      Bodies      		 :
  1.   Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)   NO:  L/2003/K-13132.                 
  2.   IAP-Infectious Disease Chapter
  3.   IAP-Rheumatology Chapter: IAP/Rheum/LM-108
  4.   International Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)
  5.   Indian Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE)
  6.   Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society (APPES)
     
 :: Publications(In Vancouver Style)

1.      Kumar R, Mittal K, Rawal M, Kumar S. Acutehemorrhagic edema of infancy. Indian Pediatr 2008; 45:1002-3          

2.     KumarR, Rawal M, Agarwal S, Gathwala G. Semilobar holoprosencephaly in SeckelSyndrome.    Indian J of Pediatr 2008;75: 519-20

3.     Sharda S, Panigrahi I, Gupta K, Singhi S, Kumar R. A newborn withacanthosis nigricans: can it be Crouzon syndrome with acanthosis nigricans? Pediatr Dermatol 2010;27(1):43-7

4.      Kumar R,Sharma D, Baranwal AK and Singh M. Plasmodium vivax malaria and Hepatitis A: Arare co-infection. J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 6: 55-57.

5.     Kumar S, Kumar R, Singh M. Primarytubercular osteomyelitis of mandible: rare presentation of a common disease. Indian J Tuberc. 2012Jan;59(1):36-8.

6.     Gathwala G, Singh J, Kumar R, Agarwal S.Retropharyngeal abscess in the neonate. Indian J Pediatr. 2010 May; 77(5):579-80.

7.     AG Saini, S Dogra, R Kumar, R Nada, M Singh. Primary tuberculous cerebellar abscess: case report. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics 2011;31(4):367-9.

8.     KulkarniK, Singh M, Kumar R. Is drug-resistant Salmonella typhi anemerging threat?BMJ Case Rep. 2009; 2009. pii: bcr04.2009.1783. Epub2009 Aug 20.

9.     Samprati M.,Devidayal, Kumar R., Mariam S. Intrarenal abscess caused by Escherichia coliin a young boy: A Case Report. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013.Photon 112, 138-140.

10.  Kumar S, Kumar R, RadotraBD, Singh M. Tubercular Ventriculitis:An Uncommon Entity. Indian J Pediatr. 2013 Apr30. [Epub ahead of print]

11.  Devi Dayal, Sheetal Sharda, Savita Verma Attri andRakesh Kumar. Hypophosphatemic rickets caused by a novel PHEX genemutation in an Indian girl. DOI10.1515/jpem-2013-0270 J Pediatr Endocr Met 2014; aop  

12.  Kumar R,Singhi P, Dekate P, Singh M, Singhi S. Meningitis Related Ventriculitis -Experience from a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India. Indian Journal ofPediatrics.DOI: 10.1007/s12098-014-1409-4.

13.  DeviDayal, Kumar S, Sachdeva N, Kumar R, Singh M, Singhi S. Fall in vitamin Dlevels during hospitalization in children. International Journal of Pediatrics.Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 291856, 6 pageshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/291856

Chapters in books

1.     SSingh, R Kumar. Newer vaccines and vaccines under development. In “Immunisationfor Children”. 2nd Edn. Editors: Niranjan Shendurnikar and MukeshAggarwal. Paras Publications. ISBN: 81-8191-095-8.

2.     RKumar. Chapter 2.9. Infections in immunocompromised children. In Textbook of Paediatric InfectiousDiseases. 1st Edn. Editors: Dr A.Parthasarathy. Publishers: Jay Pee Brothers, New Delhi.2013, pp 82-88.

3.     RKumar, Devi Dayal. Vitamin D Deficiency. InCurrent Pediatric Practice (Series). 1st Edn. Editors: SunitSinghi, Joseph L Mathew. Publishers: Peepee Publishers and Distributors (P)Ltd., New Delhi. 2013, pp 96-106.

4.     R Kumar, Devi Dayal. Current Management of Type 1 Diabetes. In Current Pediatric Practice (Series).2nd  Edn. Editors: SunitSinghi, Joseph L Mathew. Publishers: Peepee Publishers and Distributors (P)Ltd., New Delhi. 2014.