Dr. Sowmini P Kamath

Dr Sowmini P Kamath is a consultant paediatrician in Mangaluru with 27 years of experience in general paediatrics, neonatal care, and paediatric intensive care, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru.

She has served as Associate Professor of Paediatrics at KMC, Mangalore, and has contributed to paediatric and neonatal research with publications and international conference recognition.

She consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Konkani.

Area of Expertise

General Paediatrics

Dr Sowmini P Kamath evaluates and manages children across all age groups for a wide range of acute and chronic childhood illnesses with evidence-based clinical care:

• Common childhood illness evaluation and management
• Fever, infections, and respiratory illness in children
• Growth and developmental assessment
• Nutritional evaluation and management
• Chronic childhood condition monitoring

Newborn and Neonatal Care

Newborns requiring immediate assessment and specialised care are managed with structured neonatal protocols from the time of delivery:

• Newborn assessment and care at delivery
• Neonatal resuscitation support
• Neonatal jaundice evaluation and management
• Early identification of neonatal infections
• Feeding difficulty and growth monitoring in newborns

Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care

Dr Kamath manages critically ill newborns and children requiring intensive monitoring and advanced supportive care:

• Neonatal intensive care unit management
• Paediatric intensive care for acute illness
• Respiratory support and monitoring in critically ill children
• Sepsis and systemic infection management
• Post-illness recovery and follow-up care

Vaccination and Preventive Paediatrics

Children are assessed and managed with age-appropriate immunisation schedules and preventive health guidance:

• Routine and catch-up immunisation programmes
• Vaccination counselling for parents
• Preventive health screening in children
• Childhood disease prevention and education
• Growth and milestone monitoring

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (1999)
• MD Paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (2014)

Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Manipal Hospital, Attavar, Mangaluru

Previous Associations

• KMC, Mangalore – Associate Professor, Paediatrics

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Poster Award, MACID International Conference, 2018
• Publications in paediatric and neonatal research across multiple areas of clinical practice

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