Dr. Rajiv Ranjan

Dr Rajiv Ranjan is a highly experienced paediatrician in Patna with 27 years of clinical expertise spanning newborn care, paediatric infectious diseases, childhood respiratory and gastrointestinal conditions, immunisation, and adolescent medicine. Patients searching for the best paediatrician in Patna, a reliable child specialist in Bihar, or expert newborn and adolescent care doctor will find evidence-based, comprehensive paediatric care built on nearly three decades of clinical practice. Dr Ranjan consults in English.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Ranjan's clinical practice covers the full spectrum of paediatric medicine — from newborn care and immunisation through paediatric infectious disease management, respiratory and gastrointestinal conditions, growth and developmental concerns, paediatric allergy, and adolescent medicine.

Newborn and Neonatal Care in Patna

Comprehensive care for newborns and the early infancy period:

• Newborn Examination and Assessment
• Routine Neonatal Care
• Breastfeeding Counselling
• Jaundice in Newborn Evaluation
• Neonatal Infection Management
• Birth Weight and Feeding Concerns
• Vitamin and Iron Supplementation
• Early Developmental Screening

Childhood Vaccination and Immunisation in Patna

Routine and special vaccination services across the paediatric age range:

• IAP-Recommended Childhood Vaccination Schedule
• Routine Immunisation
• Catch-Up Vaccination
• Travel Vaccination for Children
• Influenza Vaccination
• HPV Vaccination
• Adolescent Vaccination
• Vaccination Counselling

Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Patna

Diagnosis and treatment of common and complex childhood infections:

• Acute Febrile Illness in Children
• Childhood Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis in Children
• Tropical Infections including Dengue, Malaria, and Typhoid
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
• Chickenpox and Measles Care
• Recurrent Childhood Infection Evaluation
• Antibiotic Stewardship in Paediatric Practice

Paediatric Respiratory Conditions

Long-term and acute respiratory care for children:

• Childhood Asthma Management
• Recurrent Wheezing Evaluation
• Bronchiolitis Care
• Allergic Rhinitis in Children
• Recurrent Cough and Cold
• Inhaler Technique Counselling for Children

Paediatric Gastrointestinal Conditions

Evaluation and treatment of childhood digestive conditions:

• Childhood Diarrhoea Management
• Recurrent Abdominal Pain Evaluation
• Childhood Constipation
• Vomiting and Reflux in Children
• Failure to Thrive Evaluation
• Lactose Intolerance and Food Allergy
• Helicobacter Pylori Treatment in Children

Growth, Development, and Nutrition

Long-term monitoring and management of growth and developmental concerns:

• Growth Monitoring
• Short Stature Evaluation
• Childhood Obesity Management
• Developmental Milestone Assessment
• Childhood Nutrition Counselling
• Anaemia in Children
• Vitamin D and Calcium Deficiency Management

Paediatric Allergy and Skin Conditions

Care for childhood allergic and dermatological conditions:

• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) in Children
• Food Allergy Evaluation
• Drug Allergy Care
• Allergic Rhinitis Management
• Common Childhood Skin Conditions

Adolescent Medicine

Healthcare focused on the unique needs of adolescents:

• Adolescent Growth and Pubertal Concerns
• Adolescent Immunisation
• Menstrual and Pubertal Health Counselling
• Adolescent Stress and Behavioural Concerns
• Acne and Adolescent Skin Conditions

Conditions Treated

• Newborn Care and Jaundice
• Childhood Asthma
• Childhood Pneumonia
• Recurrent Cough, Cold, and Throat Infections
• Acute Febrile Illness
• Childhood Diarrhoea and Vomiting
• Constipation in Children
• Failure to Thrive and Growth Concerns
• Childhood Anaemia
• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
• Childhood Obesity
• Adolescent Health Concerns

Professional Experience

• Senior Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, Paras HMRI Hospital, Indrapuri, Patna — Consultation Fee: ₹1000

Dr Ranjan's nearly three decades of paediatric practice have shaped a clinical approach grounded in pattern recognition across the full age range from newborn through adolescence. The volume of clinical encounters that build over 27 years of paediatric practice means that common presentations — fevers, recurrent infections, asthma flare-ups, growth concerns — are recognised and managed without unnecessary investigation, while genuine red-flag presentations are identified and acted on quickly. He now leads paediatric services at Paras HMRI Hospital Patna.

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

• MBBS from University of Ranchi (2000)
• MD Paediatrics
• Registered with Bihar Medical Council, Registration Number 32932 (2001)

Three Decades of Paediatric Practice in Bihar

For paediatrics specifically, the value of an experienced practitioner shows up most clearly in the everyday clinic — distinguishing a viral fever from one that needs investigation, a transient feeding problem from one that signals failure to thrive, an anxious parent's concern from a genuine clinical sign. These judgements are built through volume rather than algorithms, and Dr Ranjan's 27 years of clinical paediatric practice combined with MD Paediatrics sub-specialty training place his decision-making in the experience tier that families typically prefer for a long-term family paediatrician. For parents in Patna seeking continuity of care for their children from infancy through adolescence, this depth of practice is now available through Paras HMRI Hospital, Indrapuri.

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