Vision :

• Leading the transformation of child health so children in the State achieve best outcomes… “Living Healthier Together with every child and their family”

Mission :

• To provide state of the art patient services encompassing Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy.
• To provide equality in education in the field of Dermatology, venereology and leprosy for undergraduates and postgraduates students.
• Implementation of national health programs related to Leprosy and STIs.

Three Pillars :

• Medical Education: To start DM super-specialty courses and new MUHS affiliated Fellowship courses
• Clinical Services: To start Bone marrow transplant center and diagnostic center for genetic disorders with dedicated sub-specialty OPD
• Research: To strengthen QI projects, original research publication in indexed journal and increase collaboration in national and international protocols

Research & Publications of Paediatrics

• Authors – Marbaniang, I., Borse, R., Sangle, S. Kinikar Aarti
  Topic – Development of shortened HIV-related stigma scales for young people living with HIV and young people affected by HIV in India
  Published At – Health Quality Life Outcomes

• Authors – Gafar, Fajri and Wasmann, Roeland E. and McIlleron, Helen M. and Aarnoutse, Rob E. and Kinikar Aarti
  Topic – Global Estimates and Determinants of Antituberculosis Drug Pharmacokinetics in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis
  Published At – The European Respiratory Journal

• Authors – Paradkar MS, Devaleenal DB, Mvalo T, Arenivas A, Thakur KT, Wolf L, Nimkar S, Inamdar S, Giridharan P, Selladurai E, Kinikar A, Valvi C, Khwaja S, Gadama D, Balaji S, Kattagoni KY
  Topic – TBM-KIDS Study Team. Randomized Clinical Trial of High Dose Rifampicin with or without Levofloxacin versus Standard of Care for Paediatric Tuberculous Meningitis
  Published At – Clinical Infectious Diseases

• Authors – Turkova A, Wills GH, Wobudeya E, Chabala C, Palmer M, Kinikar A, Hissar S, Choo L, Musoke P, Mulenga V, Mave V, Joseph B, LeBeau K, Thomason MJ, Mboizi RB, Kapasa M, van der Zalm MM, Raichur P, Bhavani PK, McIlleron H, Demers AM, Aarnoutse R, Love-Koh J, Seddon JA, Welch SB, Graham SM, Hesseling AC, Gibb DM, Crook AM; SHINE Trial Team
  Topic – Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere Tuberculosis in African and Indian Children
  Published At – The new england journal of medicine

• Authors – Tornheim JA, Paradkar M, Zhao H, Kulkarni V, Pradhan N, Kinikar A, Kagal A, Gupte N, Mave V, Gupta A, Karakousis PC
  Topic – The Kynurenine/Tryptophan Ratio Is a Sensitive Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis Among Indian Children
  Published At – Frontiers immunology

• Authors – Johnson J, Latif A, Randive B, Kadam A, Rajput U, Kinikar A, Malshe N, Lalwani S, Parikh TB, Vaidya U, Malwade S, Agarkhedkar S, Curless MS, Coffin SE, Smith RM, Westercamp M, Colantuoni E, Robinson ML, Mave V, Gupta A, Manabe YC, Milstone AM
  Topic – Implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program to Improve Infection Prevention and Control Practices in Four Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Pune, India
  Published At – Frontiers Pediatrics

• Authors – ChishalaChabala, Anna Turkova, Anneke C Hesseling, Kevin M Zimba, Marieke van der Zalm, Monica Kapasa, Megan Palmer, Maxwell Chirehwa, LubbeWiesner, Eric Wobudeya, AartiKinikar, VidyaMave, Syed Hissar, Louise Choo, Kristen LeBeau, Veronica Mulenga, Robb Aarnoutse, Diana Gibb, Helen McIlleron, SHINE trial
  Topic – Pharmacokinetics of First-Line Drugs in Children With Tuberculosis, Using World Health Organization–Recommended Weight Band Doses and Formulations
  Published At – Clinical Infectious Diseases

• Authors – Manali Shinde, Chhaya Valvi, Aarti Kinikar, Isha Deshmukh
  Topic – A study of assessment of neonatal pain and the practices in pain management amongst health care workers in NICU of a tertiary care centre
  Published At – Journal of pediatrics, Perinatology and child health

• Authors – Nayanratna Deshmukh, Rahul Dawre, Isha Deshmukh, Aarti Kinikar
  Topic – Arterial blood gas analysis profile in extremely premature neonates admitted in a tertiary care NICU
  Published At – International Journal of advanced research

• Authors – Naresh Dattatraya Sonkawade, Aarti Avinash Kinikar, Rajesh K Kulkarni, Rahul M Dawre, Chhaya T Valvi, Pragathi A Kamath
  Topic – Screening of Extended Family Members of Thalassemia Major Children as Thalassemia Preventive Strategy
  Published At – Ethiopian journal of Health Sciences

• Authors – Naresh D S, Aarti A K, Kulkarni R, Valvi C, Rajput UC, Dawre R, Pawar S,Jadhav T, Chandanwale R, Tambe M, Venkatesham K, Suryavanshi N
  Topic – Knowledge, attitude and practices among police force towards covid – 19 pandemic during Lockdown in Pune, India – An Online cross – sectional servey
  Published At – MED J

• Authors – Vidya Mave, Dinesh Kadam, S. Gaikwad, Aarti Kinikar
  Topic – Measuring TB drug levels in the hair in adults and children to monitor drug exposure and outcomes
  Published At – International Journal Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

• Authors – Chishala Chabala, Anna Turkova, Anneke C Hesseling, Kevin M Zimba, Marieke van der Zalm, Monica Kapasa, Megan Palmer, Maxwell Chirehwa, Lubbe Wiesner, Eric Wobudeya, Aarti Kinikar
  Topic – Pharmacokinetics of First-Line Drugs in Children With Tuberculosis, Using World Health Organization–Recommended Weight Band Doses and Formulations
  Published At – Clinical Infectious Diseases

• Authors – Shafiq M, Mathad JS, Naik S, Alexander M, Yadana S, Araújo-Pereira M, Kulkarni V, Deshpande P, Kumar NP, Babu S, Andrade BB, Leu CS, Khwaja S, Bhosale R, Kinikar A
  Topic – Association of Maternal Inflammation During Pregnancy With Birth Outcomes and Infant Growth Among Women With or Without HIV in India
  Published At – JAMA Netw Open

• Authors – Isha Deshmukh, Prajkta Dubey, Aarti Kinkar
  Topic – Blood Product transfusion practices in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit
  Published At – Indian Journal of Applied Research

• Authors – Shalini G N , Isha Deshmukh, Aarti Kinikar
  Topic – Epidemiological and clinical profile of Non Covid 19 patients admitted to PICU of a tertiary Care Referral Centre during Covid 19 Pandemic
  Published At – Indian Journal of Applied Research

• Authors – Sagar R Vartak, Chhaya T Valvi, Aarti A Kinikar.
  Topic – Anemia in acyanotic, congenital heart disease: A significant comorbidity
  Published At – Indian Journal of Applied Research

• Authors – Smita Nimkar, Suvarna Joshi, Aarti Kinikar , Chhaya Valvi, D Bella Devaleenal, Kiran Thakur
  Topic – Mullen Scales of Early Learning Adaptation for Assessment of Indian Children and Application to Tuberculous Meningitis
  Published At – J Tropical Pediatrics