Dr. Punit Goenka

Dr Punit Goenka is a consultant paediatrician in Kolkata with 26 years of experience in neonatal intensive care, paediatric respiratory diseases, paediatric nutrition, and general paediatrics, currently practising at Manipal Hospital Salt Lake, ILS Hospital Dumdum, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital Andul Road, and RB Diagnostic, Kankurgachi.

He is a recipient of the Dr Sailendranath Mukherjee Medal in MBBS and has completed the Post Graduate Paediatric Nutrition Program from Boston, with active faculty contributions to teaching and training of postgraduates and nursing staff through the West Bengal Academy of Paediatrics.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Neonatal Intensive Care and Newborn Resuscitation

Newborns requiring critical care and resuscitation are managed by Dr Punit Goenka with advanced neonatal life support expertise and Level 3 NICU management experience:

• Newborn resuscitation
• Sick newborn and Level 3 NICU management
• Neonatal jaundice and phototherapy
• Preterm and low birth weight care
• Neonatal infection management

Paediatric Respiratory Diseases

Children with respiratory conditions and allergic airway diseases are evaluated and managed by Dr Goenka with structured paediatric respiratory clinical expertise:

• Bronchial asthma diagnosis and management
• Respiratory infection treatment
• Allergic airway condition evaluation
• Intercostal drainage
• Pleural fluid aspiration

Paediatric Nutrition and Growth

Children requiring nutritional assessment and growth monitoring are managed by Dr Punit with postgraduate paediatric nutrition expertise from Boston:

• Paediatric nutrition assessment and planning
• Growth monitoring and evaluation
• Malnutrition assessment and rehabilitation
• Dietary counselling for children
• Post Graduate Paediatric Nutrition Program trained management

Paediatric Infectious Diseases

Children with acute and chronic infectious conditions are assessed and managed by Dr Goenka with comprehensive paediatric infectious disease clinical expertise:

• Childhood fever and infection management
• Chickenpox and viral illness treatment
• Paediatric infectious disease assessment
• Lumbar puncture for meningitis evaluation
• Bone marrow aspiration when clinically indicated

Immunisation and Preventive Child Health

Children across all age groups are managed by Dr Punit Goenka with structured immunisation and preventive health programmes:

• Vaccination and immunisation scheduling
• Preventive child health consultation
• Well-child developmental assessment
• Infection prevention counselling
• Paediatric health screening and monitoring

Paediatric Procedures

Children requiring specialist paediatric procedural interventions are managed by Dr Goenka with trained procedural expertise:

• Liver biopsy
• Bone marrow aspiration
• Ascitic fluid drainage
• Lymph node FNAC
• Lumbar puncture

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Punit Goenka currently consults at:

• Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, Consultant
• ILS Hospital, Dumdum, Kolkata, Consultant
• Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Andul Road, Consultant
• RB Diagnostic, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, Consultant

Previous Associations

• Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Shibpur, Consultant
• West Bank Hospital, Andul, Consultant

Awards and Academic Distinctions

• Dr Sailendranath Mukherjee Medal, MBBS Examination, University of Burdwan (1999)
• Third Rank, National Neonatology Forum PG Quiz, Divisional Round, BHU Varanasi (2004)

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS with Honours, Burdwan Medical College (2000)
• MD Paediatrics, Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra (2005)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), American Heart Association
• Advanced NRP Provider, IAP-NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Program, First Golden Minute
• Post Graduate Paediatric Nutrition Program (PGPN), Boston, USA

Professional Memberships and Registrations

• West Bengal Medical Council (Registration No. 56229, since 2000)
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• West Bengal Academy of Paediatrics, Faculty Member
• National Neonatology Forum
• Indian Medical Association, IMA North West, Kolkata

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