Piyush Gupta

Piyush Gupta

Piyush Gupta MD FIAP FNNF FAMS FRCPCH Is Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Principal, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and was President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2021). A renowned academician, teacher, researcher, author and editor, he has published more than 300 papers, 450 book chapters, and edited/authored 50 books including PG Textbook of Pediatrics, Essential Pediatric Nursing, IAP Textbook of Pediatrics, Principles of Medical Education,and How to Write a Thesis. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of Indian Pediatrics (official journal of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics) for 6 years. He has been conferred fellowships by the Royal College of Paediatrics, UK; Indian Academy of Pediatrics; National Neonatology Forum, India; National Academy of Medical Sciences, India; and awarded by the American Academy of Pediatrics for his work on micronutrients. His major initiatives include workshops on thesis and scientific paper writing; and increasing awareness for practicing rational management of diarrhea and pneumonia in children. Dr Piyush Gupta has served as technical expert/advisor to Government of India, WHO, UNICEF, and ICMR. He has delivered 40 orations, including the prestigious KL Wig Oration in the field of Medical Education in India. He has served as the Joint Secretary of South Asia Pediatrics Association. He is serving on the editorial board of several national and international journals.He has been awarded as the National Teacher of Excellence by the VicePresident of India. In 2021, he served as the National President of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. During his presidential year, he conceptualized and facilitated framing of 105 IAP guidelines on parental education; and initiated a nationwide campaign on nurturing care for Early Childhood Development, supported by WHO and UNICEF. In 2022, he was awarded the ?Outstanding Asian Pediatrician Award? by the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association.His thrust areas are nutrition,child survival,and medical education.

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