Qualification:

• Dr. Pranitha has completed her Fellowship in Neonatology (Recognised by IAP) from Fernandez Hospital, Hyderguda.
• Dr. Pranitha has a diploma in child health from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health in the United Kingdom.
  
• Dr. Pranitha has a special interest in breastfeeding. She has completed an internationally certified program for lactational expertise from Begin Ed.
• She has earned her Diploma in child health (DCH) from the Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences.
• She has completed her MBBS from NTR University of Health Sciences.        

Other Relevant Courses:

• IAP – NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Medvarsity, Apollo Hospitals.

Awards:

• University topper from Andhra Pradesh in DCH.
• Received the Kamineni Foundation Gold Medal for scoring the highest marks.

Experience:      

• After her post-graduation, she has worked as Senior Registrar in various corporate hospitals.
• Due to her interest in newborns, she has done Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP) from Fernandez Hospital, Hyderguda.
• Later she worked as Junior Consultant at Paramitha Children’s Hospital and as a Consultant Neonatologist at Sai Narmada Hospital.

Experience in Neonatology:

• She is experienced in handling high-risk neonates, including extreme preterms, ventilated, septic, and asphyxiated babies.
• She is trained in invasive and noninvasive modes of ventilation, HFOV, and iNo. She is also trained in various NICU procedures and experienced in executing neonatal resuscitation as per NRP guidelines.
• She is experienced in coordinating the safe transport of critically ill babies.

Areas of interest:

• Neonatal Resuscitation
• Breastfeeding
• Human milk banking

Memberships:

• Registered Member of Telangana State Medical Council.
• Registered Member of the Medical Council of India.
• Member of IAP and IAP Neochap.

Oral Presentations :

• Presented an oral presentation for the Gold Medal at Neocore 2019, JIPMER.
• Presented scientific paper (oral) at IAPNEOCON, 2019, Bangalore.

Research Publications:

• Subramanian S, Murki S, Reddy P, Chelakalapalli N, Chary R, Veerlapati R, Japa A. A newborn with Hydrops. Neoreviews June 2021,22(6)e398-e401.
• Reddy P, Murki S, Chelakalapalli N, Chary R, Veerlapati R, Japa A. Neonate with urinary retention- Think out of the box (tube)!! Neoreviews.
• Muppidi PR, Kallem VR, Vardhelli V, Murki S. Infant with a congenital nephrotic Syndrome- A case report. Hong Kong Journal of Paediatrics Research 2018; 1(1):12-13.
• Muppidi PR, Murki S, Kiran S, Rao P, Maram S. Neonatal Hypothermia Monitoring and Alerting Device, Acceptability among Mothers and Caregivers. International Journal of Research and Review. 2019;6(12):217-20.
• Muppidi PR, Murki S, Kiran S, Oleti TP, Kallem VR, Kamineni B, Vardhelli V, Sharma D. TempWatch for Monitoring Hypothermia in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Perinatology, Vol 20, No.4 Jan-Mar 2020.
• Kamineni B, Tanniru A, Vardhelli V, Sharma D, Pawale D, Kulkarni D, Reddy PR, Deshabotla S, Murki S. Accuracy of Bilistick (a Point-of-Care Device) to Detect Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 66, Issue 6, December 2020, Pages 630-636.