Dr. Preeti Manmohan Galagali

Dr Preeti Manmohan Galagali is a paediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist in Bengaluru with over three decades of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, and Radha Ortho and Paediatric Centre, Rajajinagar.

She belongs to the first cohort of paediatricians in India to be formally trained in adolescent medicine in 2005, holds leadership roles in international adolescent health organisations including the International Association for Adolescent Health and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and has conducted over 500 community programmes across rural and urban India.

She consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Punjabi.

Area of Expertise

General Paediatrics and Child Health

Dr Preeti Manmohan manages children across all age groups with comprehensive paediatric evaluation and preventive health care:

• Growth and development monitoring
• Childhood immunisation
• Nutritional assessment and management
• Behavioural and developmental concerns
• General paediatric illness management

Adolescent Medicine and Teen Health

Dr Galagali provides dedicated adolescent health services covering the full spectrum of physical and developmental changes in teenagers:

• Puberty assessment and counselling
• Adolescent nutrition and anaemia
• Menstrual health and disorders
• Non communicable disease prevention in teens
• Adolescent lifestyle and wellness care

Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing

Dr Preeti evaluates and manages adolescents presenting with emotional, psychological, and behavioural concerns in a structured clinical setting:

• Anxiety and depression in adolescents
• Suicidal behaviour assessment and management
• Substance use evaluation
• Screen time and digital health concerns
• Stress and academic pressure related illness

Child Nutrition and Growth Disorders

Dr Galagali assesses and manages children with nutritional deficiencies, growth concerns, and diet related health problems across paediatric age groups:

• Undernutrition and overweight management
• Micronutrient deficiency assessment
• Obesity and metabolic risk in children
• Growth faltering evaluation
• Dietary counselling for children and teens

Parental Counselling and Adolescent Behavioural Health

Dr Manmohan Galagali counsels parents and caregivers on child rearing, adolescent behaviour, and family communication strategies:

• Parental counselling
• Parent adolescent communication
• Life skills education
• Child abuse recognition and support
• Adolescent behaviour and conduct concerns

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD Paediatrics
• PGDAP, Post Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics
• FIAP, Fellow of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• Advanced Course in Adolescent Counselling, Child Development Centre, Trivandrum
• International Transactional Analysis Course TA 101, Bengaluru
• Training in Solution Focused Therapy, Mukta Mental Health Association, Bengaluru
• Training in Trauma Informed Approach to Psychological Interventions, Mukta Foundation, Bengaluru
• Training Course in Essential Interventions for Child Sexual Abuse, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Training Course in Working with Children with Disability, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
• Training Program on Dealing with Juveniles with Sexual Behaviour Problems, International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Chennai

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Excellence in Adolescent Medicine, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine USA, International Chapter, Northern Hemisphere Award, 2024
• Excellence in Medical Field, Karnataka Women Achievers Award, 2023
• IAP Adolescent Health Academy 1st Prize, Exceptional Contribution to International Adolescent Health Week Celebrations, 2022
• Special IAP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, 2019
• Fellow of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics for Exceptional Services to Child and Adolescent Health, 2018
• International Travel Scholarship Award, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, USA, 2017
• Dr Dilip Patgiri Oration, Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Assam, 2022
• Dr J Dubal Oration, IAP Kutch, 2018
• Dr MKC Nair Oration, Adolescent Health Academy, Kerala, 2017

Research and Publications

• Turetsky R, Galagali PM, Churchill RD, Jansen DDEMC, Sawyer SM, Klein JD. Answering the Call: International Policy Statement Provides the Framework for Adolescent Health Care Professional Education Globally. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2024, 74(3):400 to 401

Professional Memberships

• Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, USA, Co-Chair Nutrition Committee and Secretary International Chapter
• International Association for Adolescent Health, Canada, Co-Chair Education Committee
• International Pediatric Association, Adolescent Health Program Group Member
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Life Member and Past Chairperson Adolescent Health Academy
• Adolescent Health Academy, IAP, Life Member
• Growth Development and Behavioural Paediatrics Chapter, IAP, Life Member
• Non Communicable Diseases Prevention Academy, IAP, Life Member
• Child Abuse and Child Labour Neglect Group, IAP, Life Member
• Environment and Child Health Chapter, IAP, Life Member

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru
• Radha Ortho and Paediatric Centre, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru

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