Paediatrics

• 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.

• He took his MD in Paediatrics from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He is the first Pediatrician from Kerala to pass MNAMS in Paediatrics. He was conferred fellowship of Royal College of Glasgow – FRCP in 2009. He had won gold medals as undergraduate and post graduate.

• Dr. C.K. Sasidharan, former Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Calicut Medical College had decorated several positions while in serve including Superintendent Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH), syndicate member and Dean Faculty of Medical Sciences and Technology, Cochin University; Professor of Paediatrics, MES Medical College, Perithalmanna, Member of Senate and Faculty Calicut University.
• He was primarily responsible for developing Neonatology Unit of Medical College, Calicut with unique feature of maternal involvement in neonatal care. He had been in the forefront for improving the immunization status, nutrition status of tribal children in Wayanad. He maintains high quality work in patient care and research.

• Viral Infections in Children

He had published several original research works in national and international journals. He is credited with reporting to first outbreak of Hand-foot-and-mouth diseases in Kerala- India. He also described a new disease in children – Red Baby Syndrome while working in Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut.

• Anjay MA, Sasidharan CK, Anoop P. Hepatic subcapsular hematoma: two neonates with disparate presentations. Pediatr Neonatal. 2012 ; 53 (2) :144-6.
• Brown N, Sasidharan CK. Fisher D. Early growth and markers of cardiovascular risk in Keralan children in the integrated child development Scheme. Public Health Nutr. 2010; 13 (7) :1042-8.
• Sasidharan CK, Sugathan P, Mampilly N, Agarwal R, Khare S, Lal S, JayaramPaniker CK. Red baby syndrome a new disease due to parvovirus B-19 observed in Kerala. Indian J Pediatr. 2009 ; 76(3):309-12
• Sasidharan CK, Vijayakumar M. Virnodkumar MS. Effect of phenytoin sodium in reducing blistering of epidermolysisbullosa report of four cases. Indian J DermatolVenereolLeprol. 2002 ; 68 (4):217-9.
• Sasidharan CK, Gokul E, Anoop P, Vijayakuar M, Benefits of maternal participation in newborn nurseries. Indian J Pediatr. 2005 ; 72 (10) : 829-33.
• Sasidharan CK, Sugathan P, Agarwal R, Khare S, Lal S, JayaramPaniker CK. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Calicut. Indian J Pediatr. 2005; 72 (1) :17-21.
• Sasidharan CK, Anoop P, Vijayakumar M, Jayakrishnan MP, Reetha G, Sindhu TG. Spectrum of clinical presentations of vein of galen aneurysm. Indian J Pediatr. 2004 ;71 ( 5): 459-63.
• Sasidharan CK, Ravi KV. Popliteal pterygium syndrome with unusal features. Indian J Pediatr. 2004 ;71(3) :269-70.
• Sasidharan CK, Anoop P. Congenital varicella syndrome. Indian J Pediatr. 2003 ; 70(1) :101-3.
• Anoop P, Sasidhran CK. Baller-Gerold syndrome. Indian J Pediatr. 2002; 69 (12):1097-8.
• Sasidharan CK, Anoop P. Anencephaly with placental attachment. Indian J Pediatr. 2002 ; 69 (11) :991-2.
• Sasidharan CK, Kutty PM, Aithkumar, Sajith N. Fetal intracranial hemorrhage due to antenatal low dose aspirin intake. Indian J Pediatr. 2001 ; 68 (11): 1071-2.
• Sasidharan CK, Kumar PS. Vein of Galen aneurysm. Indian J Pediatr. 1990 ; 57 (3) : 446-8.
• Sasidharan CK, Rajagopal KC, Panicker CK. Salmonella typhimurium epidemic in newborn nursery. Indian J Pediatr. 1983 ; 50 (407): 599-605.
• Choudhry VP, Srivastava RN, Arya LS, Sasidharan CK, Ghai OP. Peritoneal dialysis in children: review of 9 years experience. Indian Pediatr. 1978 ; 15 (11): 887-92.
• Singh N, Sasidharan CK, Venkataraman S. Non-compressive myelopathy. J Assoc Physicians India. 1977; 25 (2) :123-9.
• Sasidharan CK, Alexander K.G, Shashikhare. Outbreak of enterovirus 71 meningitis in Calicut.BMJ 2016.

• Alumni oration – CMC 2000
• Eapen Samuel Award, 2010 – Best Publication - 2010
• Oration – IMSACON , 2015 (Pratap Reddy Oration)

• MBBS: Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode
• DCH: Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode
• MD (Paed.): Govt Medical College, Rohtak, Haryana
• FIMSA(Fellowship without KSMC registration): Fellow of International Medical Science Academy

• Worked as Consultant Paediatrician in Amala Hospital, Thrissur, Fathima hospital, Kozhikode.
• Worked as Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatalogist in PVS Hospital, Kozhikode since 1995.

• Neonatalogy
• Childhood Asthma - developed a module for treatment of childhood asthma without the usage of inhaler. (Paper presented & published)
• Childhood seizures & Developmental disorders
• Child rights promotional activities

• MBBS – Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute, Thrissur (2011)
• MD (Paediatrics) - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur (2017)

• Consultant Paediatrician - EMS Co-operative Hospital, Perambra (Oct 2018)
• Sr. Resident - Goverment Medical college, Manjeri (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
• Consultant Paediatrician at MI Mission Hospital, Thrissur (2017)

• MBBS – Madras Medical College and Research Institute,Chennai(2012)
• MD Pediatrics – Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh- 2015
• DNB Pediatrics - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2016)
• FNB (Pediatric Intensive Care)
• MRCPCH
• Fellowship in ECMO (ECMO Society of India)

• Fellowship of National Board (FNB) Resident, Department of Paediatric critical care - Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (March 2017-March 2019)
• Consultant Paediatrician - Santi Hospital, Omassery, Calicut(Feb 2016- Feb 2017)

Textbook Chapter Authorships

• “High frequency oscillatory ventilation in pediatric acute hypoxemic respiratory failure”. Critical Care updates 2018.Chapter 97. Indian society of critical care medicine
• “High Flow Nasal Cannula in Children: A Concise Review and Update”. Critical Care updates 2019.Chapter 100. Indian society of critical care medicine.
• Lung mechanics with ventilation; physiology and monitoring”. IAP Speciality series on Pediatric intensive care 3rd edition 2019. Chapter 6. Jay Pee Publications.

Case Reports

• Rauf A, Vijayan A, John ST, et al. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome with Features of Atypical Kawasaki Disease during COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J Pediatr. 2020 ;87(9):745-747. (First Report of MIS-C from Asia, cited 110 times till date)
• Rauf A, Gupta D, Sachdev A, et al. Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist: An Early Clue to Diagnosis of Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019;23(11):536-7.
• Rauf A, Joshi RK, Aggarwal N, Joshi R. Postoperative cerebral oximetry monitoring helps in early detection of diminished flow in Blalock-Taussig shunt. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2019;12(2):169-171.
• Rauf A, Sachdev A, Gupta D. Exchange transfusion as a treatment strategy in Severe Pertussis with Hyperleukocytosis in an infant -A Case Report. J Pediatr Crit Care 2019;6(4): 40-42.
• Rauf A, Gupta N, Sachdev A, et al. Murine typhus infection presenting with multiorgan dysfunction in a child: A case report. Curr Medi Research Prac.2018;9
• Rauf A, Vijayan A, Hashitha VM, John ST, Peringat J. Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury following multiple bee stings in a child: A case report. J Pediatr Crit Care 2021;8:252-4
• Rauf A, Pilania RK, Latheef KM, Raj R, Rawat A. Early diagnosis of Wiskott − Aldrich syndrome in the neonatal period and successful haematopoietic stem cell transplant in infancy. Curr Med Res Pract 2021;11:288 90.
• Pandiarajan V, Rauf A, Kumar N, et al. Strawberry Gingivitis: First Manifestation of a Vasculitic Disorder in a Young Child. J Clin Rheumatol. 2016 ;22:444-5.
• KK, Abdul Rauf et al. Autoimmune Manifestations Associated with COVID 19 Infection in Children: A Series of Three Cases From a Single Centre. BMH Medical Journal - ISSN 2348–392X, v. 9, n. 1, p. 19-22, dec. 2021.
• Madathil S, Priyadarshi M, Antony SA, Rauf A, John ST. Respiratory Distress in a Newborn with Severe Birth Asphyxia. J Peds. 2021 June. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.06.020
• Latheef A, Sabik S, Rauf A, et al. Incomplete Kawasaki Disease- A diagnostic Challenge; Case series. Calicut Journ Pediatr.2020;1;25-8.

• Rauf A, Joshi KJ, Aggarwal N, et al. Effect of Albumin Addition to Cardiopulmonary Bypass Prime on Outcomes in Children Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery (EACPO Study)-A Randomized Controlled Trial. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Oct 20;2150135120959088.
• Rauf A, Sachdev A, Venkataraman ST,et al. Dynamic Airway Driving Pressure and Outcomes in Children With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure. Respir Care. 2020 Oct 6:respcare.08024.
• Rauf A, Singhi S, Nallasamy K, et al. Non respiratory and non diarrheal causes of acute febrile illnesses in children hospitalised in a tertiary centre: A prospective study. Am J Trop Med and Hyg.2018;99:783-8.
• Tiwari A, Balan S, Rauf A, et al. COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a hospital-based prospective cohort study from Kerala, India. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2021;5:e001195.
• Middelburg JG, Crijnen TEM, D’Antiga L, Verdoni L, Rauf A and Middelburg RA. Association of Ethnicity with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Related to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An International Case-Referent Study. Front. Pediatr.2021: 9:707650.

• Young Talent Award. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine. 2020

• MBBS- Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kannur,Kerala - 2007
• MD Pediatrics-Bangalore Medical College,Bengaluru,Karnataka - 2015
• Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care-RGUHS -2017
• IDPCCM-Rainbow Children’s Hospital,Marathahalli,Bengaluru - 2018

• Pediatric Intensivist and Assistant Professor,KMCT Medical College Hospital,Kozhikode (March 2022-July 2022)
• Consultant ,Pediatric Intensive Care Services,Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathahalli, Bengaluru (2019-2020)
• Junior Consultant, Pediatric Intensive Care Services, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathahalli, Bengaluru (2018-2019)
• Fellow in Pediatric Intensive Care,Rainbow Children’s Hospital,Marathahalli,Bengaluru (2017-2018)
• Senior Registrar,Rainbow Children’s Hospital,Marathahalli,Bengaluru (2015-2017)

• Thesis: “A Study of various Renal Manifestations in HIV infected children”
• Was part of team collecting data for NEAR4KIDS: International Emergency Airway Registry for Children.

• Interplay of genetic factor leading to stroke in a child with Downs syndrome (British Biomedical Bulletin, BBB[2][4][2014]613-617).
• Delayed haemolytic reaction due to Anti-kidd antibodies in thalassemic child (British Biomedical Bulletin, BBB[2][4][2014]618-621).
• Neurofibromatosis Type 1 with Chiari Malformation Type 1 in Child: A Case Report (British Biomedical Bulletin, BBB[3][1][2015] 142-146)
• Rahiman FA, Shetty R, Khilnani P. Traumatic brain injury in ICU . J Pediatr Crit Care. 2017; 4(1):49-56
• F.Rahiman, R.Shetty et al. A Care of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with multisystem involvement masquerading as sepsis. Pediatr Critic Care Medicine 19:133 June 2018
• F.Rahiman, R.Shetty et al. Thiamine Responsive Pulmonary hypertension in a tertiary Care PICU in South India. Pediatr Critic Care Medicine 19:223 June 2018
• Authored chapters in manual for “IAP-TIPS” for the purpose of Central IAP Program- TIPS (Training in Pediatric Emergencies by Simulation)
• F Rahiman et al. Simulation in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Rainbow Pediatric Journal.2019;1(4):17-19
• Banu A, Rahiman F, Patki V. Status Epilepticus. IAP textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols.3rd Edition
• Rahiman F, Shetty R. Raised Intracranial pressure. IAP textbook of Pediatric ICU Protocols.3rd Edition

• Oral Presentation at SIMEDUCON 2018(SIMULUS 3), Vellore (Third Prize) : Simulation training in the ambulance for pediatric critical care transport team.
• Poster Presentation at SIMEDUCON 2018 (SIMULUS 3), Vellore (Third Prize) : Simulathon –Pediatric trauma simulation training insitu across India. Poster Presentation. SIMULUS 3,2018. Vellore
• Gold Medal in Physiology in September 2003, Kannur University
• Gold Medal in Biochemistry in September 2003, Kannur University
• Gold Medal –University Topper for First MBBS Examination, September 2003, Kannur University

• MBBS – Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram
• MD PEDIATRICS – MES Academy of Medical Sciences, Perinthalmanna
• POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP- Pediatric Critical Care- Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut.

• Worked as a Consultant in Pediatrics at ASHA HOSPITAL, VADAKARA
• Worked as a Consultant in Pediatrics at SREECHAND HOSPITAL, KANNUR

• THESIS – A study on clinical profile of neonatal seizures and its correlation with EEG.

• Bedside Surgical Tracheostomy in PICU: A Single Centre experience of 20 cases – At PEDCRITICON -2023, Pune.