Dr. Harvinder Kaur Palaha

Dr (Maj.) Harvinder Kaur Palaha is a paediatrician and neonatologist with 45 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Clinic Brookefield and Holy Family Multispeciality Hospital Bandra West in Mumbai.

Whether a newborn needs NICU care, a child has an acute illness, needs immunisation, growth monitoring, nutritional guidance, or a developmental evaluation, Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha provides thorough evaluation and family-centred paediatric care.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha offers comprehensive paediatric and neonatal care with four and a half decades of clinical experience spanning armed forces paediatrics, NICU leadership at international centres, paediatric intensive care, community maternal-child health, and academic medicine.

Neonatal and Intensive Care

Critically ill newborns and high-risk infants receive structured intensive care management from Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha, who holds a Fellowship in Neonatology from BJ Wadia Hospital and has served as Head of Department and Senior Neonatologist at Aga Khan Hospital Tanzania and as Paediatric Intensivist at Jaslok Hospital Mumbai.

• Neonatal Intensive Care management
• High-Risk Newborn evaluation and management
• Kangaroo Mother Care for preterm infants (published research)
• Newborn Jaundice evaluation and phototherapy
• Neonatal Sepsis evaluation and treatment
• Preterm and Low Birth Weight infant management
• Paediatric Intensive Care management
• Neonatal Emergency stabilisation

General Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases

Children with acute febrile illness, respiratory infections, or paediatric infections receive structured evaluation and treatment from Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha.

• Acute Febrile Illness evaluation (dengue, typhoid, viral fever)
• Respiratory Tract Infections and Pneumonia management
• Paediatric Infectious Emergency evaluation and treatment
• Gastroenteritis and Diarrhoeal Disease treatment
• Urinary Tract Infections in children
• Meningitis and Encephalitis management
• Rare Paediatric Condition evaluation and management

Immunisation and Preventive Paediatrics

Children receive age-appropriate vaccination and preventive health care from Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha, with extensive experience in community immunisation programmes including her work at SNEHA Mumbai.

• Routine Childhood Immunisation as per IAP schedule
• Catch-up Vaccination for missed doses
• Travel Vaccination guidance
• Vaccine counselling for parents
• Community Immunisation programme experience

Growth, Development, and Nutrition

Children with nutritional concerns, growth faltering, developmental delays, or milestones-related queries receive structured evaluation and guidance from Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha, whose research includes community nutrition and maternal-child health programmes.

• Growth Monitoring and percentile tracking
• Developmental Milestone assessment
• Nutritional Assessment and counselling
• Breastfeeding and Lactation guidance
• Failure to Thrive workup
• Anaemia and Micronutrient Deficiency evaluation
• Adolescent Health assessment

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Bombay University (1980)
• MD (Paediatrics), RNT Medical College, Udaipur
• Fellowship in Neonatology, BJ Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai (2005)

She has served across premier national and international institutions including Indian Armed Forces (10 years as Classified Paediatrician), AIIMS Delhi (Research Officer, Paediatrics), Jaslok Hospital Mumbai (Paediatric Intensivist), BJ Wadia Hospital Mumbai, Aga Khan Hospital Dar Es Salaam Tanzania (Head of Department and Senior Neonatologist), SNEHA Mumbai (Program Director, Maternal and Child Health), and KJ Somaiya Medical College Mumbai (Associate Professor).

She is registered with the Maharashtra Medical Council (Registration No. 43144, 1980).

Hospital Affiliations

• Manipal Clinic, Brookefield, Bengaluru (Consultation Fee: ₹750)
• Holy Family Multispeciality Hospital, Bandra West, Mumbai

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha has contributed to paediatric and neonatal research through publications and presentations at national and international conferences, community health programme leadership, and academic teaching.

Key Research Areas

• Kangaroo Mother Care in urban slums
• Maternal and neonatal health improvement programmes
• Rare paediatric conditions
• Community maternal-child health outcomes

Book an Appointment with Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha

To consult Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha at Manipal Clinic Brookefield in Bengaluru or Holy Family Multispeciality Hospital Bandra West Mumbai, visit HexaHealth to check consultation fees and book an appointment.