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First name
Purnima
Last name
Prabhu
Designation
Paediatric Nutrition Therapist
Qualifications
M.B.B.S.
Areas of expertise
Special interest in ketogenic diet therapy, autism and diets in inborn errors of metabolism
Professional Experience and Training
Professional Experience
- Passed MBBS from Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital in 1977.
- Worked for 1 year in the post-graduate pediatric departments of K.E.M. Hospital and B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children at Parel, Bombay 1978-79.
- Practicing Family Practitioner at Bombay since 1980 (34 years)
- Practicing Therapeutic Nutrition Consultant in own clinic (Siddhamrut Clinic) in central Mumbai from 1993 (21 years)
Training in Nutrition:
- Observer at Francis Stern Nutrition Centre at Tufts University, Boston, U.S.A. in summer of 1997.
- Observer at Metabolic Division of the New England Medical Center ,Boston, under Dr. Mary Ampola and Dr. Mark Korson in November 2001.
- Visited Division of Genetics, headed by Dr Seymore Packman, University Of California-San Francisco, U.S.A. in July 2004.
- Visited Brain Institute, headed by Dr Prasanna Jaykar, Miami Children’s Hospital in March 2010
- National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston in October 2008
Professional Affiliations
- On advisory board RBK Academy I B School in Mumbai, since 2006
- Nutrition Advisor to Wellness Rx of Apollo-HUL team in 2008
- Nutrition Advisor to British Biological for training in Ketogenic diets
- Associate life member, Indian Academy of Paediatrics
- Life Member, Indian Medical Association
Publications
- Article on” Ketogenic Diet Therapy” – Paediatric Clinics of India, 2007
- Chapter on “ Refractory Epilepsy In Children” –in Pediatric Therapeutics book, by Ed. Dr Edwin Joe, 2007
- Article on “Idiopathic Obesity Management in Children - Pediatric clinics of India”, 2008
- Guest speaker on “Idiopathic Obesity Management in Children” in CME conducted by Dr Athavale Research Foundation in 2008.
- Faculty at the IAP, VI National Childhood Disability Conference, conducted by NCDC 2009 Spoke on “Beyond traditional Therapies”.
- Guest faculty Speaker on Ketogenic diet and Inborn Errors of Metabolism in” International Research workshop on Inborn Errors Of metabolism & metabolic Disorders” In College of Medicine & JNM Hospital, WBUHS Kalyani, Nadia, March 2013
- Guest speaker on topic “Routine vitamin and calcium supplements in well babies” in 47th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics ”PEDICON 2010” Hyderabad.
- Speaker at “EMBICON” ,conducted by IAP on “Diet In 5 Minutes” Mumbai , September 2013.
- Guest faculty Speaker on Practical aspects of Administering Ketogenic Diet Neuropedicon, December 2013, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Workshop on Ketogenic diet in Neuropedicon 2013.
Writing Committee member and team trainer for “Nutrition in Office Practice – Group Education Module” for Indian Academy of Pediatrics. 1) Launched at Pedicon 2014, Indore, January 2014. 2) Workshops conducted at Pune, Navi Mumbai, Amravati, Nizamabad, etc.
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