Dr. Nicola Judith Flynn

Dr Nicola Judith Flynn is a senior consultant paediatrician and neonatologist in Kolkata with over 26 years of clinical experience in general paediatrics, neonatology, paediatric intensive care, and paediatric emergency medicine, currently heading the Department of Paediatrics at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata.

She has played a foundational role in establishing NICU and PICU units across multiple hospitals and is a certified instructor in Neonatal Advanced Life Support under the National Neonatology Forum of India, with active research contributions including a government-funded study on neonatal anthropometry.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

General Paediatrics

Children with acute and chronic medical conditions are assessed and managed with comprehensive clinical paediatric care:

• General paediatric consultation
• Childhood infectious disease management
• Growth and developmental assessment
• Nutritional and feeding disorder management
• Complementary feeding guidance

Neonatology and NICU Care

Newborns with critical and complex medical conditions are managed with advanced neonatal intensive care and life support:

• NICU management and neonatal critical care
• Neonatal sepsis assessment and treatment
• Kangaroo mother care
• Retinopathy of prematurity assessment
• Small-for-gestational-age neonate management

Paediatric Intensive Care

Critically ill children requiring intensive monitoring and organ support are managed with structured PICU-based interventions:

• Paediatric intensive care unit management
• Multi-organ failure in children
• Severe sepsis and shock in paediatrics
• Exchange transfusion in complicated malaria
• Emergency stabilisation and resuscitation

Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Children presenting with acute emergencies are assessed and managed with rapid diagnostic and therapeutic interventions:

• Paediatric emergency assessment
• Haemoptysis evaluation and management
• Acute infectious emergency care
• Paediatric trauma stabilisation
• Emergency airway and resuscitation support

Paediatric Nephrology

Children with renal disorders including nephrotic syndrome are evaluated and managed with clinical and investigative nephrology support:

• Childhood nephrotic syndrome management
• Steroid responsiveness prediction
• Urinary biochemical indices assessment
• Renal function monitoring in children
• Collaborative nephrological care

Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics

Children with developmental concerns including screen time exposure and communication delays are assessed with structured observational and intervention approaches:

• Developmental milestone assessment
• Screen time impact evaluation
• Social communication development assessment
• Caregiver-delivered behavioural intervention
• Early childhood developmental screening

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliation

Dr Nicola Judith Flynn currently serves as:

• Senior Consultant and Head of Paediatrics, Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous Associations

• Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, Kolkata, Head of Paediatrics
• Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata, Established NICU, PICU, and Paediatric General Ward
• SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, Senior Resident, NICU
• St Mary's Hospital, Korauta, Varanasi, Medical Officer

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore University (2000)
• MD Paediatrics, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru (2007)

Medical Council Registration: West Bengal Medical Council, Registration No 63655 (2008)

Awards and Academic Contributions

• First Prize, Best Paper Presentation, Bangalore Paediatric Society IAP Annual Postgraduate Case Presentation Competition, for presentation on unusual presentation of haemoptysis in paediatric patients
• Certified Instructor, Neonatal Advanced Life Support, National Neonatology Forum of India
• Conducted UNICEF-certified Masterclass on Kangaroo Mother Care, August 2023
• Conducted CME on Complementary Feeding, June 2024
• Research Associate with Dr Dilip Mahalanabis, Society for Applied Studies, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 2008 to 2013
• Received grant from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal, for study on maternal Helicobacter Pylori infection and neonatal anthropometry
• Co-guide for DNB thesis on predictive value of immature platelet fraction as a biomarker in neonatal sepsis
• Presented paper on Retinopathy of Prematurity, National Neonatology Forum NEOCON 2005

Research and Publications

• "Anthropometric Measurements and Their Association with Cord Blood Lipids in Small-for-Gestational-Age Indian Neonates" — Society for Applied Studies, Kolkata
• "Effect of Maternal Helicobacter Pylori Infection on Birth Weight and Anthropometry of Neonates" — Government of West Bengal DST-funded study
• "Usefulness of Urinary Biochemical Indices in Predicting Steroid Responsiveness in Children with Idiopathic Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome" — MD Thesis
• "Association of Mobile and Device Use in Early Childhood on Social Communication Development among Children Aged 18 to 60 Months" — Observational study, Kolkata
• "Effects of Caregiver-Delivered Behavioural Interventions on Communication Skills in Children Exposed to High Screen Time" — Preliminary study
• Paper on unusual presentation of haemoptysis submitted to Indian Paediatric Journal

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