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  • Dr. Shaji Thomas John

    Chief of Clinical Support Services & Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology

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Dr. Shaji Thomas John MD, DCH, DTM & H, PGDAP, FIAMS, FIAP

Chief of Clinical Support Services & Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology

Dr.Shaji was one of the first doctors who joined Baby Memorial Hospital when it was started in 1987. Starting his career as a Paediatrics specialist in BMH, he has gone on to become the Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology and Chief of Clinical Support Services in this institution. He is also actively involved in the management of problems associated with teenagers and young adults. He was the first in Kerala to start a special clinic for children with Down syndrome. He is a much sought after faculty for state and national conferences, especially on topics related to Adolescent Paediatrics and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). He has been a faculty for many international conferences on topics related to Down syndrome.

Qualification
  • His academic interests had taken him across the length and breadth of the country; after his MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut he went on to take his DCH (Diploma in Child Health) from Bombay and later DTM&H (Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) from the world-renowned School of Tropical Medicine under the University of Calcutta, which is one of the oldest medical institutions in the country. Later he took his PGDAP (Post Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics) from Thiruvananthapuram. He took his MD (Paediatrics) from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and was the best outgoing student of his batch. He was awarded the Fellowship of the IMA Academy of Medical Specialties and later the coveted Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Recently he was awarded the Fellowship in Neuro-developmental Paediatrics for his work amongst children with neuro-developmental problems.

Work Experience
  • Dr.Shaji Thomas John was one of the first doctors who joined Baby Memorial Hospital when it was started in 1987. The department of Paediatrics was formed and nurtured under his guidance and over the years has become one of the strongholds of the institution. Starting his career as a Paediatrics specialist in BMH, he has gone on to become the Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology in this institution. After obtaining his PG Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics he is actively involved in the management of problems associated with teenagers and young adults also. He was the first in Kerala to start a special clinic for children with Down syndrome amply supported by the management of the hospital. Recognizing his administrative qualities coupled with sincerity and dedication he was made the Medical Superintendent of the hospital in 1993 and later the Director of Quality Management Services in 2013.
  • Prior to his attachment with Baby Memorial Hospital, he had worked in the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 3 years.
  • He is a much sought after faculty for state and national conferences, especially on topics related to Adolescent Paediatrics and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). He is an authority on Trisomy 21 and a recognized speaker for World Down Syndrome Congresses. Dr.Shaji Thomas John is well known for his advocacy for children with special needs and represented India in the APDSF (Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation) and was also the Chair of the Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Medical Health Wellness (APDS MHW) Research Committee.
  • Dr.Shaji had conceived and directed the Free Hepatitis B Vaccination programme with the help of 'Children's Opportunities Grant' in the city of Calicut in the year 2000 wherein all the Government Primary School children who were willing were immunized. It was only later that the government made it compulsory and is now part of the 'Pentavalent vaccine' routinely administered to all children in India. He was also the District Co­ordinator and Resource person for Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) of World Health Organisation (WHO).

Research
  • He is actively involved in researches associated with Down syndrome and other related topics. An ongoing study is headed by him, related to the development of children with Down syndrome, who attend the Down Syndrome Clinic in Baby Memorial Hospital.

Publications
  • John TS. Wiskott-aldrich syndrome. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1992;58:388-390
  • Shaji Thomas John. Hot water epilepsy – first report from Kerala. Kerala Med. J. 2000;41(3):25-26.
  • Mohan Leslie Noone, Shaji Thomas John. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. BMH Med J. 2014;1(1):17-18
  • Noone ML, John ST. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. J.of Neurology. 2016;260:S146-S146
  • Dhaval K. Chaudhari, Roshni Gangan, Shaji Thomas John. Infant with Hypocalcemia with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to Vitamin D deficiency. BMH Medical Journal 2015;2(1):20-23
  • Priyantha Goel, Satish Nunna, Shaji Thomas John, Satish Kumar Kolar Venkatesh. Acute Segmental Necrotising enteritis, presenting with transient protein losing enteropathy and bleeding diathesis in a child managed surgically – a case report. SM J.Paedtr. Surg. 2016; 2(4):1026
  • Gopi VK., Babu PR., John ST., Jospeh TP. Thoracoscopic window pericardiectomy in an infant. BMH Med. J. 2016; 3(4):110-112
  • Fahad Muhammed Shareef AT, Shaji Thomas John, Salam KA. Autoimmune encephalitis – A case report. BMH Med. J. 2017;4(1):38-40
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K. Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs od Caretakers of Children with Down syndrome. BMH Med. J. 2020;7(3):50-58
  • Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Shaji Thomas John, Raghuram Krishnan, Abdul Latheef. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome with features of Atypical Kawasaki Disease during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J. Pediatr. 2020; 87:745-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03357-1
  • Sanjay RE, Sabeena S., Robin S., Shaji TJ., Jayakrishnan MP., Sureshkumar EK., et al. Genetic analysis of Enterovirus D68 associated with pneumonia in children from South India. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2021; 70:001356
  • Shamnad Madathil, Mayank Priyadarshi, Surya Antony, Abdul Rauf KK, Shaji Thomas John. Respiratory distress in a newborn with severe birth asphyxia. The J. of Pediatrics. 2021;
  • Shaji Thomas John, Alexander KG., Gayathri K. Adverse Drug Reactions in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. BMH Med. J. 2021;8(3):103-109.
  • Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Hashitha VM, Shaji Thomas John, Jayameena Peringat. Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury following multiple beestings in a child: A case report. J.Pediatr. Critical Care. 2021;8(5)252-254.
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Rizwana P., Abhay Mani Martin. Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruptions associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9:132-134. ISSN 2349-3291. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214953.
  • Wanjagua R, Hepburn S, Faragher R, John ST, Gayathri K, Gitonga M, Meshy CF, Miranda L, Sindano D. Key learning from COVID-19 to sustain Quality of Life for families of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 2022;19(1): 72-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12415
  • John ST, Gayathri K. Screening of mothers to detect Down syndrome: a practical approach in a resource limited setting. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9(6): 566-70. https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20221375
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Sahasranam K. Cytogenetic patterns, Congenital Heart Disease and Thyroid Dysfunction in children with Down syndrome. The J Pediatrics. 2022; 245(6): 196-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JPEDS.2022.01.034
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K, Shabina Ahmed, Multani KS, Krishna Kumar, Sankar VH, et al. Consensus statement of the Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) on the management of children with Down syndrome. Indian Pediatr. 2023; 60:298-307.

Awards
  • Recipient of the ISSN Award for the best publication 2022
  • ‘Best Doctor Award’ by the Government of Kerala in 2018
  • Down Syndrome Federation of India (DSFI) Excellence Award 2018 in honour of Outstanding Research for the cause of Down syndrome.
  • Award from the Adolescent Health Academy for Exemplary Service for the growth of AHA at the National level in 2017
  • Honoured on World Down Syndrome Day 2016 (21st March) by the Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Calicut and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, in recognition of the services rendered for the betterment of persons with Down syndrome.
  • The ‘Best Doctor Award 2012’ instituted by the Kozhikode branch of Indian Medical Association.
  • Recipient of the ‘Amaljith Humanitarian Foundation Award 2009’ for his services to children with special needs
  • Recipient of the 'Distinguished Service Award' on Doctors Day 2006 and the 'Four Avenues of Service Citation' by Rotary International in 2002.
  • Dr.Shaji was the National Chairperson of ‘Adolescent Health Academy’ (AHA) for the years 2016 & 2017.
  • Chairperson of ‘Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation’ (APDSF) - 2016
  • Chairperson of ‘Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Research Committee’ 2015 & 16
  • State President of the 'Indian Academy of Pediatrics' (IAP) - 2014
  • State President of the 'Adolescent Health Academy' (AHA) in 2010.
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Dr. Shaji Thomas John

Chief of Clinical Support Services & Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology

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Dr. Shaji Thomas John
Chief of Clinical Support Services & Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology

Dr.Shaji was one of the first doctors who joined Baby Memorial Hospital when it was started in 1987. Starting his career as a Paediatrics specialist in BMH, he has gone on to become the Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology and Chief of Clinical Support Services in this institution. He is also actively involved in the management of problems associated with teenagers and young adults. He was the first in Kerala to start a special clinic for children with Down syndrome. He is a much sought after faculty for state and national conferences, especially on topics related to Adolescent Paediatrics and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). He has been a faculty for many international conferences on topics related to Down syndrome.

  • His academic interests had taken him across the length and breadth of the country; after his MBBS from Government Medical College, Calicut he went on to take his DCH (Diploma in Child Health) from Bombay and later DTM&H (Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) from the world-renowned School of Tropical Medicine under the University of Calcutta, which is one of the oldest medical institutions in the country. Later he took his PGDAP (Post Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics) from Thiruvananthapuram. He took his MD (Paediatrics) from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore and was the best outgoing student of his batch. He was awarded the Fellowship of the IMA Academy of Medical Specialties and later the coveted Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Recently he was awarded the Fellowship in Neuro-developmental Paediatrics for his work amongst children with neuro-developmental problems.
  • Dr.Shaji Thomas John was one of the first doctors who joined Baby Memorial Hospital when it was started in 1987. The department of Paediatrics was formed and nurtured under his guidance and over the years has become one of the strongholds of the institution. Starting his career as a Paediatrics specialist in BMH, he has gone on to become the Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology in this institution. After obtaining his PG Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics he is actively involved in the management of problems associated with teenagers and young adults also. He was the first in Kerala to start a special clinic for children with Down syndrome amply supported by the management of the hospital. Recognizing his administrative qualities coupled with sincerity and dedication he was made the Medical Superintendent of the hospital in 1993 and later the Director of Quality Management Services in 2013.
  • Prior to his attachment with Baby Memorial Hospital, he had worked in the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 3 years.
  • He is a much sought after faculty for state and national conferences, especially on topics related to Adolescent Paediatrics and Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). He is an authority on Trisomy 21 and a recognized speaker for World Down Syndrome Congresses. Dr.Shaji Thomas John is well known for his advocacy for children with special needs and represented India in the APDSF (Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation) and was also the Chair of the Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Medical Health Wellness (APDS MHW) Research Committee.
  • Dr.Shaji had conceived and directed the Free Hepatitis B Vaccination programme with the help of 'Children's Opportunities Grant' in the city of Calicut in the year 2000 wherein all the Government Primary School children who were willing were immunized. It was only later that the government made it compulsory and is now part of the 'Pentavalent vaccine' routinely administered to all children in India. He was also the District Co­ordinator and Resource person for Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) of World Health Organisation (WHO).
  • He is actively involved in researches associated with Down syndrome and other related topics. An ongoing study is headed by him, related to the development of children with Down syndrome, who attend the Down Syndrome Clinic in Baby Memorial Hospital.
  • John TS. Wiskott-aldrich syndrome. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1992;58:388-390
  • Shaji Thomas John. Hot water epilepsy – first report from Kerala. Kerala Med. J. 2000;41(3):25-26.
  • Mohan Leslie Noone, Shaji Thomas John. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. BMH Med J. 2014;1(1):17-18
  • Noone ML, John ST. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. J.of Neurology. 2016;260:S146-S146
  • Dhaval K. Chaudhari, Roshni Gangan, Shaji Thomas John. Infant with Hypocalcemia with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to Vitamin D deficiency. BMH Medical Journal 2015;2(1):20-23
  • Priyantha Goel, Satish Nunna, Shaji Thomas John, Satish Kumar Kolar Venkatesh. Acute Segmental Necrotising enteritis, presenting with transient protein losing enteropathy and bleeding diathesis in a child managed surgically – a case report. SM J.Paedtr. Surg. 2016; 2(4):1026
  • Gopi VK., Babu PR., John ST., Jospeh TP. Thoracoscopic window pericardiectomy in an infant. BMH Med. J. 2016; 3(4):110-112
  • Fahad Muhammed Shareef AT, Shaji Thomas John, Salam KA. Autoimmune encephalitis – A case report. BMH Med. J. 2017;4(1):38-40
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K. Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs od Caretakers of Children with Down syndrome. BMH Med. J. 2020;7(3):50-58
  • Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Shaji Thomas John, Raghuram Krishnan, Abdul Latheef. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome with features of Atypical Kawasaki Disease during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J. Pediatr. 2020; 87:745-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03357-1
  • Sanjay RE, Sabeena S., Robin S., Shaji TJ., Jayakrishnan MP., Sureshkumar EK., et al. Genetic analysis of Enterovirus D68 associated with pneumonia in children from South India. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2021; 70:001356
  • Shamnad Madathil, Mayank Priyadarshi, Surya Antony, Abdul Rauf KK, Shaji Thomas John. Respiratory distress in a newborn with severe birth asphyxia. The J. of Pediatrics. 2021;
  • Shaji Thomas John, Alexander KG., Gayathri K. Adverse Drug Reactions in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. BMH Med. J. 2021;8(3):103-109.
  • Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Hashitha VM, Shaji Thomas John, Jayameena Peringat. Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury following multiple beestings in a child: A case report. J.Pediatr. Critical Care. 2021;8(5)252-254.
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Rizwana P., Abhay Mani Martin. Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruptions associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9:132-134. ISSN 2349-3291. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214953.
  • Wanjagua R, Hepburn S, Faragher R, John ST, Gayathri K, Gitonga M, Meshy CF, Miranda L, Sindano D. Key learning from COVID-19 to sustain Quality of Life for families of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 2022;19(1): 72-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12415
  • John ST, Gayathri K. Screening of mothers to detect Down syndrome: a practical approach in a resource limited setting. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9(6): 566-70. https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20221375
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Sahasranam K. Cytogenetic patterns, Congenital Heart Disease and Thyroid Dysfunction in children with Down syndrome. The J Pediatrics. 2022; 245(6): 196-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JPEDS.2022.01.034
  • Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K, Shabina Ahmed, Multani KS, Krishna Kumar, Sankar VH, et al. Consensus statement of the Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) on the management of children with Down syndrome. Indian Pediatr. 2023; 60:298-307.
  • Recipient of the ISSN Award for the best publication 2022
  • ‘Best Doctor Award’ by the Government of Kerala in 2018
  • Down Syndrome Federation of India (DSFI) Excellence Award 2018 in honour of Outstanding Research for the cause of Down syndrome.
  • Award from the Adolescent Health Academy for Exemplary Service for the growth of AHA at the National level in 2017
  • Honoured on World Down Syndrome Day 2016 (21st March) by the Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Calicut and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, in recognition of the services rendered for the betterment of persons with Down syndrome.
  • The ‘Best Doctor Award 2012’ instituted by the Kozhikode branch of Indian Medical Association.
  • Recipient of the ‘Amaljith Humanitarian Foundation Award 2009’ for his services to children with special needs
  • Recipient of the 'Distinguished Service Award' on Doctors Day 2006 and the 'Four Avenues of Service Citation' by Rotary International in 2002.
  • Dr.Shaji was the National Chairperson of ‘Adolescent Health Academy’ (AHA) for the years 2016 & 2017.
  • Chairperson of ‘Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation’ (APDSF) - 2016
  • Chairperson of ‘Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Research Committee’ 2015 & 16
  • State President of the 'Indian Academy of Pediatrics' (IAP) - 2014
  • State President of the 'Adolescent Health Academy' (AHA) in 2010.
OP Days and Timings
  • Mon 11:30 am - 01:30 pm
  •   04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Tue 11:30 am - 01:30 pm
  •   04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Wed 11:30 am - 01:30 pm
  •   04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Thu 11:30 am - 01:30 pm
  •   04:00 pm - 06:00 pm
  • Sat 11:30 am - 01:30 pm
  •   04:00 pm - 06:00 pm

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