Dr. Sudha Rathna Prabhu

Visiting Consultant

15 Years of Experience

Pediatrician

MBBS, DNB, PhD

English, Hindi

Consultation Fee ₹ 500

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Dr. Sudha Rathna Prabhu is a highly qualified pediatrician with extensive years of experience.
Her areas of expertise include Endocrinology, Diabetology and Pediatrics.
She excels in maternal and neonatal metabolic screening.
She is skilled in medical epigenetics and genetic medicine, which are related to family counseling.
Dr. Sudha is the first pediatrician in Tamil Nadu exclusively trained by the Indian Council of Medical Research National Task Force Team in Newborn Metabolic Screening and Pediatric Endocrinology.
She completed her MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai, and pursued a DNB in pediatrics from the Institute of Child Health Egmore, Chennai. She has also pursued a PhD.
She obtained NPTEL Online Certification in Human Molecular Genetics, Medisys eVarsity Certification in Genetic Counseling, and Harvard Medical School Certification in Clinical Endocrinology in 2022.
Dr. Sudha is a member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, the International Society of Newborn Screening, and the National Neonatology Forum.

Shield of Honour for outstanding work in Perinatal and Fetal Medicine at MediScan, 2012
Best Poster Presentation award, International Society for Newborn Screening conference, NewDelhi, 2013
3rd prize, poster presentation, ISIEM, 2014
Best Poster Award, ISIEM, 2017

She has numerous publications. Some of the papers published are:

Prabhu, S. R., Mahadevan, S., Bharath, R., Jagadeesh, S., Kumutha, J., & Suresh, S. (2014). Normative data for stretched penile length in term neonates born in Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 18(4), 585. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.137500
Mahadevan, S., Prabhu, S., & Kannan, S. (2017). Iodine deficiency: An under-recognized problem. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(4), 640. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.ijem_39_17
Prabhu, S. R., Mahadevan, S., Jagadeesh, S., Dharan, D., Ganesh, C., Suresh, S., & Suresh, I. (2018). Normative Data of Thyroid Gland Volume in South Indian Neonates and Infants. Indian Journal of Pediatrics/Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 85(12), 1045–1049. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-017-2528-5