Dr. Vikram S Kumar
Head of Academia-DNB, Senior Consultant
M.B.B.S, M.D (Paediatrics)

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PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS/COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Life member- Indian Academy of Pediatrics- L/2012/K-1664

  • Life member- Indian medical Association- KAR/9306/77/178/163756/2011-12/CL

  • Executive committee member Shivamogga IMA branch from 2011 till date.

  • Life member-ICANCl (Indian child Abuse, Neglect & Child labour) group of Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

  • Life member- Bangalore Pediatric Society

  • Organizing Secretary- International Adolescent Meet, St John’s Medical College, November 2010

  • Organizing Secretary: South India Pediatric conference, Shivamogga October 13th- 16th 2016

  • Organizing Secretary: Karnataka State Pediatric conference, Shivamogga October 13th- 16th 2016

  • Organizing secretary: Updates on Pediatrics; National Medical college CME, Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Shivamogga, October 2018

  • Scientific committee convener : Karnataka state Pediatric critical care conference; Shivamogga – May 2020

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

  • Editor in chief- IAP- Shivamogga Bulletin from 2011-2020

  • Editorial Committee member- Shivamogga IMA bulletin 2011-till date

  • Section editor on Fluid and Electrolytes: IAP PG teaching module 2018

  • IAP-ALS manual : Section editor Acute mountain sickness

  • Journal Watch section editor: Pediatric infectious disease Journal by Indian Association of Pediatrics

  • Journal Watch section editor: Karnataka Pediatric Journal

INSTRUCTOR ACTIVITIES

  1. National faculty/instructor- IAP/ AAP certified- Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Programme/ First Golden Minute since 2010

  2. National faculty/instructor- IAP/ AAP certified- Advance neonatal Resuscitation Programme since 2011

  3. National faculty/instructor- IAP certified- Pediatric Advanced Life Support since 2013

  4. National faculty/instructor- IAP certified- Basic life support since 2013

  5. National faculty/Trainer of trainers-IAP certified- Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Programme/ First Golden Minute since 2012

  6. Practical Vaccinology – IAP certified trainer

  7. State level Trainer- Neurodevelopmental disorder

  8. State level trainer: Asthma Training Module ( ATM)

  9. Senior instructor: Comprehensive-Emergency care and life support (C-ECLS); by Jeevaraksha trust; Flagship programme of Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences; Bengaluru.

  10. Senior Instructor: BCLS, CCLS, COLS Indian Resuscitation council, India

Publications
1. Kamble, N., Kumar, V.S., Rangaswamy, D.R. et al. Acute Myositis Temporally Associated with Mumps. Indian J Pediatr 91, 752 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-024-05122-0
2. Jogi SV, Kumar VS, Kamble N, Rangaswamy DR. A child with X-linked inherited intellectual disability. Journal of Chitwan Medical College. 2024;14(48):94-5. DOI:https://doi.org/10.54530/jcmc.1509
3. Kamble, N., Kumar, V.S., Rangaswamy, D.R. et al. When it itches, dengue switches off: a retrospective case series. Bull Natl Res Cent 48, 68 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-024-01225-y
4. Kumar VS. Lifelong Learning in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Inf Dis 2024;6(3):104–109. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1441
5. Kumar VS. Journal Watch Updates. Pediatr Inf Dis 2024;6(1):32–35. DOI:10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1416
6. Kumar VS. Journal watch: ROP, HOCM, vitiligo and more. Karnataka Paediatr J 2023;38:96-100. DOI:10.25259/KPJ_49_2023
7. Kumar VS. Journal watch: Neonatology, allergies and more. Karnataka Paediatr J 2023;38:59-64. DOI:10.25259/KPJ_46_2023
8. Kumar VS. KPJ journal watch. Karnataka Paediatr J 2022;37:127-30. DOI:10.25259/KPJ_4_2023
9. Veeramachaneni, A., Rangaswamy, D.R., Kamble, N.,Kumar, V.S.. Thalidomide as an adjunctive therapy in complex childhood neuro-tuberculosis: a case report. Bull Natl Res Cent 48, 72 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-024-01222-1
10. Kumar VS. Advances and challenges in pediatric care: Insights from diverse clinical perspectives. Karnataka Paediatr J. 2024;39:72-6. doi: 10.25259/KPJ_16_2024
11. Galagali, P. M., Kinikar, A. A., & Kumar, V. S. (2022). Vaccine Hesitancy: Obstacles and Challenges. Current pediatrics reports, 10(4), 241–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40124-022-00278-9
12. Kallesh, A., & Kumar, V. S. (2021). Congenital Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis. The New England journal of medicine, 385(24), e86. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMicm2112460
13. Kumar, V. S., Dhananjaya, S. R., & Gowda, S. (2023). Tuberculosis treatment spills the beans on Wilson's disease and more. Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 79(Suppl 1), S276–S279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.08.018
14. Kumar VS, Rudrappa DS, Ravindran T, Srinivas G, Gowda S. Cuties, Creams and Cushing.
15. Veeraiah S. Prashanth, Kumar S. Vikram, Dhananjaya S R., Khalid Sajna and Gowda Shivaraj*, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase E3 Deficiency - Heterozygous Mutation in Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase (DLD) Gene Associated with Symptomatic Hypoglycemia. A Case Report, New Emirates Medical Journal 2023; 4 (2) : e220323214862 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/04666230322112120
16. Kallesh, A., Kumar, V.S., Dhananjaya, S.R. and Gowda, S., 2023. Neonate of Jehovah witness parents. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 52(4), p.481-483.DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v52i4.10539
17. Veeraiah PS, S Kumar V, R Dhananjaya S, Kallesh A, K Sajna M, Kumar PV, Gowda S. Can Full Enteral Feeds during Therapeutic Hypothermia be Achieved without Adverse Effects? An Observational Study. Asian Journal of Pediatric Research. 2022 Jun 15;9(1):30-5.
18. Kumar, V. S., Dhananjaya, S. R., & Gowda, S. (2023). Tuberculosis treatment spills the beans on Wilson's disease and more. Medical journal, Armed Forces India, 79(Suppl 1), S276–S279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.08.018
19. Kumar VS. KPJ journal rounds. Karnataka Pediatr J 2020;35(1):63-4. DOI . 10.25259/KPJ_15_2020
20. Kumar VS. What\'s Making News?. Pediatr Inf Dis 2020; 2 (3):125-126. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1270
21. Kumar VS. What's In?. Pediatr Inf Dis 2020; 2 (2):82-83. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1263
22. Kumar VS. What\'s in?. Pediatr Inf Dis 2020; 2 (1):41-42. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1247
23. Benakanal S.V., Kumar V.S., Patil R.B. Usefulness of ‘Babkin Reflex’ in normal term Indian infants. Int J Pediatr Res. 2019;6 (05):221-225.doi:10.17511/ijpr.2019.i05.05
24. Kumar VS. What\ 's In?. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (4):179-180. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1225
25. Kumar VS. Recent Advances. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (3):134-135. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1208
26. Kumar VS. Journal Watch. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (2):77-78. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1201
27. Kumar VS. Pediatric Tuberculosis. Pediatr Inf Dis 2019; 1 (1):42-43. DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1111
28. Benakanal S.V., Kumar V.S., Patil R.B. A study of treatment patterns in symptomatic management of fever in children (antipyresis) among pediatricians. . Int J Pediatr Res. 2019;6 (06). doi:10.17511/ijpr.2019.i12.01
29. Daga S, Kumar V, Patil SB, Agrawal MP. Tuberculosis Detection among Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection using Osborne’s Criteria. Global Journal of Medical Research. 2019 Feb 7.
30. Kumar, V. S., Budur, S. V., Odappa, G. H., Bankolli, S. Y., & Rao, A. P. (2015). Clinical profile of hand, foot, and mouth disease and its associated complications among children in Shimoga City, southern Karnataka: A hospital-based study. Indian journal of public health, 59(2), 141–144. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-557X.157536
31. Kumar VS,ParmeshwarappaSB,Vadde AR. Celiac disease manifesting as isolated cobalamin deficiency megaloblastic anemia: case series and review. j Sci Soc 2014; 41:211-4.
32. Sangeeta VB, Vikram S Kumar, Adarsh E. clinico etiological profile, need for lumbar puncture and prevalence of meningitis in children with first febrile seizure. Sch. Acad.J.biosci 2014; 2(9): 595-599.
33. Kumar VS, Budur SV, Odappa GH. A study of ‘Cough Trick' technique in reducing vaccination prick pain in adolescents. Indian J Pain 2014;28:95-98.
34. Kumar, V. S., Sangeeta, V. B., Shubrata, K. S., & Nagaraja, A. V. (2014). A novel case of 'muscle eye brain disease' in an immigrant family in India. Journal of pediatric neurosciences, 9(1), 88–89. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.131501
35. Indumathi CK, Vikram Kumar S et al. Severe lipoid Pneumonia following aspiration of machine oil: successful treatment with steroids. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2012;54:197-199.
36. Indumathi CK, Vikram Kumar S et al. Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis. Pediatr Inf Dis. 2010 Jan-Mar; 11:45-47.
Achievements
1. National faculty/instructor- IAP/ AAP certified- Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Programme/ First Golden Minute since 2010
2. National faculty/instructor- IAP/ AAP certified- Advance neonatal Resuscitation Programme since 2011
3. National faculty/instructor- IAP certified- Pediatric Advanced Life Support since 2013
4. National faculty/instructor- IAP certified- Basic life support since 2013
5. National faculty/Trainer of trainers-IAP certified- Basic Neonatal Resuscitation Programme/ First Golden Minute since 2012
6. Practical Vaccinology – IAP certified trainer
7. State level Trainer- Neurodevelopmental disorder
8. State level trainer: Asthma Training Module ( ATM)
9. Senior instructor: Comprehensive-Emergency care and life support (C-ECLS); by Jeevaraksha trust; Flagship programme of Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences; Bengaluru
10. Senior Instructor: BCLS, CCLS, COLS Indian Resuscitation council, India

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