Dr. Harshal Khade

Qualifications

• IAP Fellowship in NeonatologyIndian Academy of Pediatrics, at NICE Hospital for Women, Newborns & Children, Hyderabad · 2017
• DCH (Diploma in Child Health)College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai · 2015
• AFIH (Associate Fellow of Industrial Health)DGFASLI, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India · 2013
• MBBSTerna Medical College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra University of Health Sciences) · 2008
• RegistrationMaharashtra Medical Council, Reg. No. 2010/01/0029

Additional qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Advanced Healthcare ManagementIIM Nagpur (Executive Education) · 2025–2026
• Open Learning Programme in Entrepreneurship (one year)EDII Ahmedabad · 2020

Clinical experience

• Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist, Mangala Polyclinic, Nagpur2018 to present

  Outpatient paediatric and neonatal care, growth and developmental follow-up, immunisation and high-risk newborn follow-up.

• Consultant Neonatologist (Tele-ICU), Cloudphysician Healthcare, BengaluruJune 2022 to May 2026

  Round-the-clock remote neonatal critical-care cover for partner NICUs across India: admissions, ventilation and fluid management, sepsis care and escalation decisions with bedside teams. Led tele-neonatology operations for one year, including clinical protocols, rostering and quality review, and mentored bedside doctors and nurses through daily virtual rounds.

• Junior Consultant, Neonatology, NICE Hospital for Women, Newborns & Children, HyderabadMarch to September 2017

  Level III NICU care of preterm and sick term neonates, including ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia for HIE and neonatal procedures.

Clinical skills

• Neonatal resuscitation and stabilisation; invasive and non-invasive ventilation (CPAP, HFNC)
• Surfactant administration, umbilical venous and arterial catheterisation, exchange transfusion
• Therapeutic hypothermia for HIE; neonatal sepsis and fluid–electrolyte management
• Paediatric emergency and ward care, growth and developmental assessment, immunisation

Teaching and academic activities

• Tele-NICU teaching, 2022–2026Daily case-based virtual rounds and protocol training for doctors and nurses at partner NICUs.
• Neonatal nursing educationClinical content and teaching sessions for NICU nurses through Acuity Neocare Academy, an online neonatal nursing education platform.
• Bedside teaching, 2017NICU teaching of junior doctors and nursing staff at NICE Hospital, Hyderabad.
• Quality improvementNICU infection-control bundles, clinical audit and NABH-aligned documentation.

Publications

Seven peer-reviewed publications, 2016–2017. Full texts are available on Academia.edu.

1. Srivatsava G, Raju U, Khade H, Reddy N. Feed fortification for enteral nutrition in low birth weight infants – LBW formula vs HMF: an RCT. Int J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2017;3(3):110–4. Original research
2. Khade HM, et al. Primary immunisation coverage in lower socioeconomic strata in Telangana: perceptions and pitfalls. Int J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2017;3(3):127–33. Original research
3. Raju U, Venkatnarayan K, Raju A, Khade H. Pain in the neonate: acknowledgement to action. Int J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2017;3(3):90–101. Review article
4. Khade H, Raju U, Deshmukh T, Srivastav G, Kadiri V. Neonatal congenital methemoglobinemia – a case report. Indian J Med Case Rep. 2016;5(4):12–7. Case report
5. Khade H, Prasanna S, Gunjan G, Padmanabh R, Raju U, Suman V, Srikrishna S. Ivemark syndrome: a rare neonatal life threatening disorder. Int J Curr Med Appl Sci. 2016;10(3):110–3. Case report
6. Raju U, Panwar S, Srivastava G, Khade H, Srinivas P. Neonatal Candida guilliermondii sepsis – an unusual bug in neonatal intensive care unit. Int J Med Paediatr Oncol. 2016;2(3):123–6. Case report
7. Srivastava G, Khade H, Raju U, Panwar S. Congenital anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia: a rare neonatal presentation. J Integr Pediatr Healthc. 2017;1(1):003. Case report

Conference presentations

• Induced hypothermia for stage 2 HIE: one-year experience and pre-discharge outcomes. Poster, Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Meeting, 2017.
• Changing paradigms in ventilation: a seven-year study in neonatal care. Oral presentation, NNF NEOCON 2016.
• Rare presentation of congenital methaemoglobinaemia in a newborn. Poster, IAP NEOCON 2016.
• Incidence of multisystemic involvement in term neonates with birth complications. Poster, IAP NEOCON 2016.

Continuing medical education and training

• Mental Health in Children and Adolescents (certified course, ongoing)IAP – ICP · 2026
• AI in Neonatology Certificate CourseNational Neonatology Forum (NNF) · 2026
• Implementation of 6th Edition Standards for Hospitals (3-day)NABH · August 2026
• Implementation of 2nd Edition Digital Health Standards for Hospitals (2-day)NABH · August 2026
• Data Science and Personalised Medicine Certificate CourseMGMARI, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), with Optimal Oncology · June to September 2022
• Medisure 2020: online medicolegal and telemedicine education programmeMedisure · January 2021
• The Telephone & Telemedicine in Clinical Medicine: An Instrument of Opportunity & RiskHarvard Medical School, Postgraduate Medical Education · September 2020
• Orientation cum Training Course on Telemedicine Practice GuidelinesTelemedicine Society of India · 2020
• International Scientific Symposium: Tackling COVID-19, Europe & India PerspectiveMedicover Hospitals, India · April 2020