About Dr. Afsana Patel
Dr. Afsana Patel
Consultant Neonatologist & Pediatrician
Ex.Consultant Neonatologist @ GMERS Gotri
Ex.Consultant Major Corporate Hospitals of Vadodara (Zydus, Sterling, Savita, HCG & Shukan Hospital)
Personal Details
- Indian
- Female
- English, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Persian
- www.littlestarhospitalvadodara.com
- 97129 67940
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Dr Afsana Patel is a Well Renowned Neonatologist & Skilled Pediatrician, well specialized in Critical Care of New Born, Care for Premature & Low birth weight Babies, Babies born with Congenital Defects & Genetic Disorders. She is having unwavering Commitment, having full dedication and determination of Best Possible Care for every patient. She has a great skill of Counseling with huge experience in field of Clinical Neonatology and General Pediatrics with Compassionate Care. She has done her Fellowship in Neonatology from Gujarat’s First level 3 NNF Accredited unit of NICU (Anand Children’s Hospital & NICU, Surat & trained under Stalwarts of Neonatology, Dr Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Dr Sachin Shah & Dr Chetan Shah). She is having expertise in Vaccination and has achieved a certification from IMPACT (UNICEF).
Dr Afsana Patel established Little Star Children”s Hospital in the year 2020. Dr Afsana Patel’s extensive experience in Pediatrics and Neonatology has made her a trusted expert, caring for children not just from Vadodara but across Gujarat and beyond. Her dedication to child health has impacted thousands of families over the past 15 years.
Dr. Afsana Patel is IAP-certified expert in Advanced Asthma Care, specializes in pediatric asthma management with exceptional counseling skills, ensuring comprehensive care for children with respiratory conditions.
Dr. Afsana Patel is BPNI-certified breastfeeding counselor, has helped thousands of mothers successfully establish breastfeeding, ensuring positive health outcomes for both mothers and babies. Her expertise and guidance have made a significant impact in promoting breastfeeding .
Area of interest
- Neonatal Intensive Care
- Breastfeeding Counselling & Skilled Newborn Resuscitation
- Vaccinology (Pediatrics, Adult & Geriatrics)
- Pediatric Allergy and Asthma
Fellowship in Perinatal Neonatal Medicine
- Anand Children Hospital, Surat- Gujarat’s 1st Level-III-A NNF Accredited NICU
- Lactation Counselor & DASII EXAMINNER
- Trained in Functional Echocardiography
- Post graduate Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition
Faculty Of National Conference Of Paediatrics (Neocon & Pedicon)
Invited Guest Faculty of National Neonatal Resuscitation Programme (BNRP & Advanced NRP)
Area of interest: Neonatal intensive care & Targeted Echocardiography.
Years of experience: 15 years in Neonatology
Professional Membership
- IAP: L/2017/P-1887 & NNF: GUJ/L-5062
- IMA (Gujarat) LM/Guj/26611 GMC Reg No: G-52952
Professional Skills
Advance Neonatal Care
- Intubation
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Neonatal Transport
- Post-operative Care
- Total Parentral Nutrition
Assisted Ventilation of Neonate
- Ventilator management (Conventional & High frequency with Nitric oxide)
- Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIIPV) management
- Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) management
Neonatal Procedure:
- Chest tube placement (ICD)
- Umbelical catheter placement (UAC/UVC)
- Surfactant Therapy & Peritoneal dialysis
- Exchange Transfusion/Partial exchange Transfusion
- PICC LINE Insertion
- Peripheral arterial catheter placement.
- Venipuncture & Arteriopuncture
- Lumbar Puncture & Ventricular Tapping
- Total body cooling management
- Skilled at Invasive BP (IBP) Monitoring
- Point of care Ultrasound & Functional Echocardiography
Experience
- Anand children hospital, Surat-April 2015 to Sep-2016
- IAP: L/2017/P-1887 & NNF: GUJ/L-5062
- IMA (Gujarat) LM/Guj/26611 GMC Reg No: G-52952
- Sep-2017 to June-2019 @ Jupiter hospital, Vadodara.
- Dec-2016 to April-2017 @ Ashirwad hospital, Vadodara.
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from KBN Medical College, Gulbarga (Karnataka)-2008
- Post-Graduation (DCH) from Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamasad-2015
- Fellowship in Neonatology (FNNF)
Internship & Residency
Internship:
- Baroda Medical college, Baroda-2009
Residency:
- Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad-2015
Positions Held
- Vice President Academy of Pediatrics Vadodara-2025
- Secretary VAHA (Vadodara Adolescent Health Association) -2025
- Hall trust Committee Member IMA, Vadodara-2025
- Chairman YouthCon 2023, 2024 & 2025
- Honorary Secretary, Academy of Pediatrics, Vadodara (AOPV), 2024
- Honorary Joint Secretary, Academy of Pediatrics, Vadodara (AOPV), 2023-2024.
- Honorary Treasurer, Academy of Pediatrics, Vadodara (AOPV), 2022-2023.
- Executive Committee Member of Academy of Pediatrics, Vadodara (AOPV), since 2019.
- Executive Committee Member of National Neonatology Forum, Gujarat State (NNF), 2022-2023 & 2025.
- Executive Board Member of Indian Medical Association, Vadodara (IMA), 2022-2023 & 2024
- Ext. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, NEOTECH Physiotherapy College, 2021-2024.
- Professional Member of IAP NRC since 2023.
- Professional Member of IYCF Chapter of IAP since 2022.
- Professional Member of Medico-legal Chapter of IAP since 2021.
- Professional Member of AHA & VAHA since 2021.
- National Faculty for many Conferences of Pediatrics & Neonatology.
- Author of Textbook of IAP-IYCF: ESSENTIALS OF MATERNAL, INFANT, YOUNG CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NUTRITION (Chapter: Breastfeeding in Covid Era)
- Author of Neoblaze: NNF Bulletin (Chapters: Blood Component Therapy, Feeding in SGA Infants)
- Author of Nursing Textbook of Pediatrics by AOP Gujarat, Gujarati Version (Chapter - Tube Feeding)
- State Academic Co-ordinator (SAC) of Basic NRP, Gujarat state, since 2021.
- Faculty: Basic & Advanced NRP, BLS, NC-ECD, CBEC (IAP MODULES), RACE MODULE OF NEONATOLOGY, etc.
Academic Activities
- Neonatal Resuscitation Programme Course-June-2012 @ PSMC, Karamsad in June-2012
- Workshop on Satellite Neonatal Ventilation @ KEM, Pune in Dec-2013
- Acute care for Practicing Paediatrician @ Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad (IAP DEC-2013)
- Paediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support (PFCCS)(Society of Critical Care Medicine-USA)-Karamsad-Feb-2013
- CME in Practical Paediatrics @ Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital, Mumbai-March-2014
- IAP-NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Program (First Golden Minute Project)-BNCRP Provider Course -23rd-24th April-2014 @ Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad.
- Workshop on Simplifying our Practice Bharuch Obstetrics & Gynec Society & Anand children hospital, Bharuch in Aug-2015
- Neonatal Simulation Based Workshop-NEOSIM-Aug-2015 @ Fortis hospital, Mumbai
- CME On Advanced Ventilation Workshop-Mumbai-Nov-2015
- IAP-NNF Neonatal Resuscitation programme (First Golden Minute Project) {Advance NRP Provider Course} @ Nirmal hospital, Surat-June-2016
- CME update in Perinatology @ Ankleshwar-July-2016.
- Vadodara Annual Paediatric conference- July-2017(VAPCON-2017)
- CME on Neonatal Respiratory Support @ Vadodara-July-2018
- DASII –Workshop on Developmental Assessment Scales for Indian Infants (DASII) & Follow up of High Risk Newborns & Neurodevelopmental Assessment Tests, KEM Hospital, Pune-October 2018
- Workshop on Paediatric Respirology-(Napcon)-Ahmedabad-Nov-2018
- Workshop on “Controlling Asthma in Pediatric Poulation through Education and Research” (CASPER) Programme-Vadodara-March-2019
- Participated in “Antimicrobial Stewardship”-July-2019
- GIAPCON & Workshop on INTACT Newborn Survival Workshop – Vadodara-Dec-2019
- Post graduate program in Paediatric Nutrition of Boston (PGPN)-Nov-2018
- Vadodara Annual Paediatric Conference- July-2019 (VAPCON-2019)
- West Zone Pedicon & Workshop on ABG of ABG, Fluids & Electrolytes-Surat-Sep-2019
- IAP Basic Life Support Course (Provider Level)-Surat-Nov-2019
- Workshop on Mission Kishore Uday-Vadodara—Nov-2019
- Infant & Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling Course- Part I/II/III
- An integrated course on Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding and HIV & Infant Feeding}-B J Wadia Children Hospital, Mumbai-Aug-2019 to Feb-2020
- District Level Training National TB Elimination Program (NTEP)-Vadodara-March-2020
Achievements
- Poster Presentation on Successful Use of Nasal CPAP in ≤ 30 week of Neonates under Guidance of Dr Sachin Shah.@ IAP NEOCON @ Hotel Sahara Star, Santacruz East, Mumbai-2015.
- DASII –Workshop on Developmental Assessment Scales for Indian Infants (DASII) & Follow up of High Risk Newborns & Neurodevelopmental Assessment Tests, KEM Hospital, Pune-October 2018.
- Conducted BNCRP @ Vadodara (April-2019) & Dahod (June-2019).
- Faculty of BNCRP & Advanced NRP at Various Places.
- Observer faculty at-12th NRP for National “TOT Workshop” at Indore
- Delivered a talk on “Neonatal Thrombosis” in Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Update organised by AOP Vadodara (Nov-2019)
- Delivered a talk on “Menstrual Hygiene”-Social Awareness Mission for Vibrant Adolescent Development (SAMVAD) organised by AOP Vadodara (Nov-2019) @ Munisevashram-Goraj.
- Delivered a talk on Mission Kishor Uday at MES Girls School at Vadodara-Dec-2019
- MOC of various Academic Programms organised by AOP Vadodara.