Neelam Kler | |
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| Born | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Occupations | Neonatologist,pediatrician |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Neelam Kler is an Indianneonatologist, known for her pioneering work onneonatal intensive care and ventilation.[1] She is credited with developing neonatal care to better the survival rate of extremely tinypreterm babies (less than 1000 grams) to 90 percent.[2] The Government of India honoured her with the third-highest civilian award,Padmabhushan, in 2014, for her services to the fields of medicine andneonatology.[3]
Neelam Kler was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India and had her schooling in the Presentation Convent School in Srinagar.[4] Opting for the medical profession, she obtained a master's degree inPaediatrics from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, (PIGMER) Chandigarh and continued there for further training in neonatology. Later, she went to Copenhagen, Denmark, on a fellowship in neonatology from theCopenhagen University for advanced studies on the subject.[5]
After returning from Copenhagen, Kler started her professional career in India by joiningSir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, on 31 May 1988.[4] During a career spanning 26 years, Kler launched the department of neonatology at the hospital, presently holding the position of the Chairperson.[5]
She has also worked as a visiting consultant atKing Fahd University Hospital,Gizan, Saudi Arabia and as a fellow in neonatology at the Milwaukee Children Hospital,Wisconsin, USA.[5]
Presently she holds the following offices:
She has, at various points, collaborated withUnited Nations International Children's Emergency Fund,[9] andWorld Health Organization,[10] on various matters related to neonatological care.[2][11] She is also a panel member of theNewborn and child health strategy of theMinistry of Health and Family Welfare.[12]
On the social front, Dr. Kler chairs theHealth Care atALL Ladies League.[13]
Neelam Kler is known for the development of neonatal care, especially the care ofpreterm babies, is considered a pioneer inintensive care andventilation. She is credited with developing the department of neonatology atSir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi to a state of the art facility with modern high frequency ventilation withNitric Oxide delivery and bedside cerebral function monitoring. Statistical data has shown that, under Dr. Kler, the survival rate of preterm babies, weighing less than 1000 grams, have improved to 90 per cent and the infection rate was brought down to 9.8 per 1000 inpatients.[2][14]
She has also contributed in initiating a three-year doctoral program in neonatology by theNational Board of Examinations.[12]
Neelam Kler has published several articles in national and international books on paediatrics,[17][18] some of them are:
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