Dr. Janaki Ballava Pradhan

Dr Janaki Ballava Pradhan is a Paediatrician and Neonatologist in Bhubaneswar with 20 years of experience, currently practising as a Senior Consultant at Manipal Hospital, Khandagiri.

He is also associated with CuraX Clinic Labs Lasers, IRC Village.

He specialises in neonatal intensive care, extreme preterm management, paediatric critical care, and high-risk neurodevelopmental follow-up.

Areas of Expertise

• Neonatal Intensive Care and Extreme Preterm Care: He provides advanced critical care for micro-premature and critically ill neonates born before 28 weeks and weighing under 1,000 grams, managing complex neonatal respiratory distress and nutritional failure.
• Advanced Ventilation and Critical Procedures: Dr Janaki performs advanced neonatal mechanical ventilation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, emergency peripherally inserted central catheter line placements, and neonatal peritoneal dialysis.
• Paediatric Intensive Care and Infection Management: He delivers intensive medical care for critically ill children in the paediatric intensive care unit, treating severe sepsis, childhood infections, immunological disorders, and juvenile diabetes.
• Developmental Surveillance and Preventive Paediatrics: Dr Pradhan conducts structured neurodevelopmental follow-up for high-risk neonatal intensive care graduates, alongside routine growth tracking, childhood immunisations, and nutritional assessments.

Educational Background

He completed his MBBS and an MD in Paediatrics, followed by a DM in Neonatology and a Fellowship in Neonatology from the Indian Academy of Paediatrics. He also serves as an accredited national trainer for neonatal ventilation workshops.

Awards, Research, and Publications

Dr Pradhan received the Best Outgoing Student Award in Neonatology from the Institute of Child Health, Madras Medical College, and the Best Clinical Fellow in Research Award at Rainbow Hospital, Hyderabad.

He has authored two book chapters and multiple clinical papers on neonatal nutrition and mechanical ventilation.

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