Dr. Amitava Sengupta (NEWBORN & CHILD SPECIALIST) Fellowship Neonatology (Neth), FNNF, MICP, DCH, MBBS.

He is a graduate (1976) and postgraduate (1981) from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and also served at Utrecht Childrens Hospital, Netherlands in Neonatal Intensive Care.

He is a renowned Neonatologist and Paediatrician known across India and overseas for his expertise and excellence in Care of Newborns and delivering Neonatal Intensive Care.

He is associated as Medical Advisor / Executive Director with various International and National NGOs related to dedicated childrens work and is the founder member and Chairperson & Executive Director of the Development and Supportive Care (DSC) Foundation for Newborn & Children (India)

He has been involved as a pioneer in Neonatal Intensive Care at different prestigious hospitals in Delhi & NCR since 4 decades.

He is National Faculty and has been actively involved in Teaching Programs, organizing and conducting conferences, workshops and CMEs for various Academies and National bodies like National Neonatology Forum (NNF) India, Indian Academy of Paediatrics and DSC Foundation for Newborn & Children (India)

He has been training Neonatal Caregivers across India in Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) in the NICU and hence sensitizing and teaching them the infinite importance of improving functional outcome, having positive neuro developmental outcome and achieving the Gold Standard Of INTACT SURVIVAL Of The Preterm, Fragile And/Or Critically Ill Infants.

Approximately 2000 Neonatal Caregivers have been trained by Dr. Amitava and his team in the DSC Workshops held across India and overseas till now.

His credentials, National Honours with affiliations and various contributions in National academics and Care of the Newborns across India are given below:

• > Director Mother And Child Unit, Neonatology And Pediatrics, Paras Hospitals (NABH & NABL accredited) Gurgaon (NCR) India (August 2006 to till date) Level III NICU
• > Chairperson & Executive Director, Development And Supportive Care (DSC) Foundation For Newborn & Children (India)
• > Chairman Workshop Committee : 37th Annual Convention Of National Neonatology Forum (NEOCON 2017)

• > National Assessor : NICU Accreditation Program National Neonatology Forum (NNF)-UNICEF 2014.
• > National Instructor : FBNC Program (NNF-UNICEF) 2014.
• > National Faculty : NNF-IAP Advanced NRP 2010.

• > Chief Advisor Of 49th Annual National Conference Of Indian Academy Of Pediatrics- IAP (Pedicon 2012), Gurgaon (NCR)
• > Chairperson: Neonatal Neurocon 2013, Gurgaon (NCR)
• > Chief Coordinator Department of Neonatology and Paediatrics atSitaram Bhartia Institute Of Science And Research (SBISR),New Delhi for 10 years (July 1996 to July 2006) Level III NICU

Course Director & Lead Faculty: International & National Workshops On Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) In The NICU

International Workshops

1. St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Russia International Workshop on Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) in the NICU 14th &15th October, 2018
2. Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon(NCR), India INTERNATIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS (TOT) MASTER COURSE FOR FACULTY ON DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE CARE (DSC) IN THE NICU on 2nd and 3rd March 2019

National Workshops

1. Paras Hospitals Gurgaon(NCR)-, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Mother & Child Unit-NNF India, on 23rd July 2014
2. St Johns Medical College& Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Bengaluru NNF- Karnatakaon 15thMarch 2015.
3. Lady Hardinge Medical College, Department of Neonatology, New Delhi- Centenary Celebrations on 20thMarch 2015
4. Institute Of Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics & Neonatology, BHU VaranasiNNF UP on 29thMarch 2015
5. Little Stars Childrens Hospital, Hyderabad Department of Neonatology, IAP Twin Cities AP, India on 7thJune 2015
6. Deogiri Childrens Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, in association with Indian Academy Of Pediatrics, Aurangabad Chapter on 2nd August 2015
7. Christian Medical College (CMC) & Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, in association withIndian Academy Of Pediatrics& North Arcot Chapter on 29th August 2015
8. Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences,Department of Pediatrics, Sikkim Manipal University, India, in association with Development and Supportive Care (DSC) Foundation for Newborn & Children (India) on 26th September 2015
9. Choithram Hospital & Research Centre, Indore, Neonatology Division, Department of Pediatrics, in association with Development and Supportive Care (DSC) foundation for Newborn & Children (India), Indian Academy Of Pediatrics, Indore Chapter & Nursing Research Society Of India (NRSI)on 31st July (Sunday), 2016
10. MAHAPEDICON 2016 ( 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF IAP MAHARASHTRA STATE),OrganizedBy Indian Academy Of Pediatrics (IAP) MAHARASHTRA STATE Chapterin association withDevelopment And Supportive Care (DSC) Foundation For Newborn & Children (India) on 18th November 2016 at Aurangabad
11. Little Stars Childrens Hospital, Hyderabad, AP, India Organized In Association With Development And Supportive Care (DSC) Foundation For Newborn & Children (India) & NNF Telengana Chapter On7th September (Thursday), 2017
12. Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon (NCR) 12th National Workshop on Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) In The NICU for Neonatal Caregivers working in regional and Apex institutions across India, On 6th May (Sunday) 2018.
13. Cloudnine Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 13th National Workshop on Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) in the NICU on 10th February (Sunday) 2019
14. SPS Hospitals, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 14th National Workshop on Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) in the NICU on 17th February (Sunday), 2019
15. InternationalTraining Of Trainers(TOT) Master Course for Faculty onDevelopmentalSupportive Care(DSC) in the NICU on 2nd and 3rd March, 2019.
16. AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttrakhand, India 15th National Workshop on Developmentally Supportive Care (DSC) in the NICU on 29th April, 2019

• Course Director:Modules inNeonatology-Duration: 3 months (3 such courses) held in Division of Neonatology: Department of Neonatology and Pediatrics,Paras Hospitals, Gurgaon (NCR) India for Pediatric Specialists from Ministry of Health,Government Of Iraq.