Dr. Ravneet Joshi

Dr Ravneet Joshi is a lactation specialist and paediatrician in Bengaluru with 29 years of experience, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road.

She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and one of the few physician lactation specialists in urban India, having presented published research on the role of lactation physicians at a tertiary care centre and participated in breastfeeding research symposiums.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Kannada.

Area of Expertise

Lactation Consultation and Breastfeeding Support

Dr Ravneet Joshi evaluates and manages mothers with breastfeeding difficulties using structured clinical lactation assessment and personalised support:

• Breastfeeding initiation and positioning
• Low milk supply management
• Nipple pain and latch assessment
• Engorgement and mastitis management
• Breastfeeding support for working mothers

Newborn Feeding and Neonatal Nutrition

Dr Joshi manages newborns with feeding challenges and nutritional concerns in both hospital and outpatient settings:

• Newborn feeding assessment
• Tongue tie evaluation and management
• Neonatal weight gain monitoring
• Supplementation and weaning guidance
• Premature infant feeding support

Vaccine Hesitancy and Lactation Medicine

Dr Ravneet Joshi counsels lactating mothers on vaccination safety, medication use during breastfeeding, and health decisions affecting nursing women:

• Vaccine counselling for lactating mothers
• Medication safety during breastfeeding
• Maternal health during lactation
• Breastfeeding awareness and education
• Community lactation outreach

Paediatric General Medicine

Dr Joshi manages children across age groups with general paediatric conditions alongside dedicated lactation and neonatal care:

• General paediatric consultation
• Neonatal seizure assessment
• Infant growth and development monitoring
• Child nutrition evaluation
• Preventive paediatric care

Research and Clinical Trial Participation

Dr Ravneet Joshi has been involved in structured clinical research and drug trials in the field of paediatrics and lactation medicine:

• RSV vaccine research participation
• Anti tussive drug clinical trials
• Neonatal seizure outcome research
• Lactation physician role in urban India
• Evidence based lactation practice

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Panjab University, 1997
• MD Paediatrics, Panjab University, 1999
• IBCLC, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 70387, 2005

Awards and Academic Contributions

Research and Publications

• Experience of Lactation Physician at a Tertiary Care Centre in Urban India, Journal of Breastfeeding Medicine, Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, San Francisco
• Study of Neonatal Seizures, Clinical Features, Biochemical Changes, Outcome and Prognosis of the Disease, MD Thesis
• Clinical Trials as Research Associate, Studies on Anti Tussive Drugs, Messrs Nicholas Piramal
• Clinical Trials as Research Associate, Studies to Identify Appropriate Vaccine for RSV

Media and Public Health Contributions

• Vaccine Hesitancy is High Among Lactating Women, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
• Breastfeeding and Returning to Work: Striking a Balance, Mompreneur Circle, World Breastfeeding Awareness Week
• World Breastfeeding Week 2022, featured contributor

Professional Memberships

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Life Member
• Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India, Life Member
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
• International Lactation Consultant Association
• Nutrition Chapter, Indian Academy of Paediatrics

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru

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