Consultants @ RxDx
Dr Poonam Khadka
Dr Poonam Khadka
MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)
Consultant Paediatrician
Department: Paediatrics
Consultation Available at : RxDx SAMANVAY Clinics, Malleswaram
Dr Poonam completed her MD in Paediatrics at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, where she received structured training in managing common and complex childhood illnesses, neonatal emergencies, and paediatric intensive care. Her postgraduate training included hands-on experience in NICU, emergency services, inpatient and outpatient paediatric care, along with exposure to neonatal resuscitation and advanced life support.
As a practising Paediatrician in Malleshwaram, Dr Poonam currently provides comprehensive child healthcare services at RxDx Clinics, focusing on newborn assessments, immunisations, growth and developmental monitoring, acute childhood illnesses, and long-term paediatric follow-up. She has a calm, reassuring approach and places strong emphasis on parental counselling, ensuring families feel informed and confident about their child’s health.
Her previous clinical roles include consultant positions in mother-and-child clinics, paediatric hospitals, and tertiary care centres. She has managed a wide range of paediatric conditions, including respiratory infections, gastrointestinal illnesses, nutritional concerns, paediatric emergencies, and neonatal complications. Her experience also includes attending normal deliveries and caesarean sections, with responsibility for newborn resuscitation and immediate postnatal care.
Dr Poonam has actively participated in community paediatric outreach programmes, immunisation camps, school health camps, and free paediatric clinics for underprivileged children. These initiatives reflect her strong commitment to preventive healthcare and child wellness beyond the clinic setting.
She regularly updates her clinical knowledge through CME programmes, paediatric life support training, neonatology updates, and academic conferences. Her postgraduate research focused on pre-hospital management of shock in children, highlighting her interest in paediatric emergency care and outcome-based practice.
Known for her empathetic communication, evidence-based treatment, and child-friendly approach, Dr Poonam works closely with parents to support healthy growth, development, and long-term wellbeing in children from infancy through adolescence.
Qualification
- MD – Paediatrics – Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
- MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University
- Registered with Karnataka Medical Council (KMC No: 73498)
Areas of Expertise
- General paediatrics
- Newborn and neonatal care
- Immunisation and preventive child health
- Growth and developmental monitoring
- Paediatric infections and fever management
- Emergency paediatrics
- Nutrition and feeding counselling
- School health assessments
Conditions Treated
- Childhood infections and fever
- Newborn health issues
- Respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses
- Growth and developmental concerns
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Paediatric emergencies
- Vaccination-related care
Procedures & Services Provided
- Newborn examination and counselling
- Childhood vaccination services
- Growth and development assessment
- Paediatric outpatient consultations
- Newborn resuscitation support
- Preventive health check-ups
Language Spoken
- English
- Kannada
- Hindi
- Nepali
