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    Overview

  • Dr. Chitra Sankar is a Consultant - Paediatrics at Manipal Hospitals, in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. Her areas of competence and talent include evaluating young children's development, particularly those from as young as 1 day old to 3 years. She has experience diagnosing and treating kids with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, conditions on the autism spectrum, learning difficulties, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is a specialist in developing early intervention programs for various problems. She also specialises in developmental follow-up clinics and neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants.

  • The doctor has obtained certification in using the developmental assessment scale for babies from India. She has received training in administering the gold-standard diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorders, the autism diagnostic interview, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule. She is gathering information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW and preterm infants in the Indian Scenario. She is knowledgeable about early intention programs, community-based and hospital-based developmental clinics, and developmental screening procedures.

  • She has memberships in several respectable medical organisations such as the Bangalore Paediatric Society (BPS), the childhood disability group, the Indian Association of Paediatrics (IAP), and the IAP Growth and Development chapter. Additionally, she has been featured in numerous newspapers, including South First, Asianet News, and Times Now News.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Paediatrics
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Growth and development chapter, BPS, and childhood disability group
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Talks & Publications

  • How prepared are we for the mental health epidemic in the midst of pandemic? - Dr.Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics and Dr.Satish Kumar C R, Consultant - Clinical Psychology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport road. Click Here
  • How does the second Covid wave impact children? - Dr Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Click Here
  • Covid affects mental health of children - Dr Chitra Shankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here
  • Dr. Chitra Shankar on Skipping breakfast leads to slow psycho-social development in children, says new study | South First.Click Here

    Fellowship & Membership

  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Growth and development chapter, BPS, and childhood disability group
  • Overview

  • Dr. Chitra Sankar is a Consultant - Paediatrics at Manipal Hospitals, in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. Her areas of competence and talent include evaluating young children's development, particularly those from as young as 1 day old to 3 years. She has experience diagnosing and treating kids with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, conditions on the autism spectrum, learning difficulties, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is a specialist in developing early intervention programs for various problems. She also specialises in developmental follow-up clinics and neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants.

  • The doctor has obtained certification in using the developmental assessment scale for babies from India. She has received training in administering the gold-standard diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorders, the autism diagnostic interview, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule. She is gathering information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW and preterm infants in the Indian Scenario. She is knowledgeable about early intention programs, community-based and hospital-based developmental clinics, and developmental screening procedures.

  • She has memberships in several respectable medical organisations such as the Bangalore Paediatric Society (BPS), the childhood disability group, the Indian Association of Paediatrics (IAP), and the IAP Growth and Development chapter. Additionally, she has been featured in numerous newspapers, including South First, Asianet News, and Times Now News.

  • Field of Expertise

  • Paediatrics
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Talks & Publications

  • How prepared are we for the mental health epidemic in the midst of pandemic? - Dr.Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics and Dr.Satish Kumar C R, Consultant - Clinical Psychology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport road. Click Here
  • How does the second Covid wave impact children? - Dr Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Click Here
  • Covid affects mental health of children - Dr Chitra Shankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here
  • Dr. Chitra Shankar on Skipping breakfast leads to slow psycho-social development in children, says new study | South First.Click Here

    Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Overview

  • Dr. Chitra Sankar is a Consultant - Paediatrics at Manipal Hospitals, in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. Her areas of competence and talent include evaluating young children's development, particularly those from as young as 1 day old to 3 years. She has experience diagnosing and treating kids with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, conditions on the autism spectrum, learning difficulties, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is a specialist in developing early intervention programs for various problems. She also specialises in developmental follow-up clinics and neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants.

  • The doctor has obtained certification in using the developmental assessment scale for babies from India. She has received training in administering the gold-standard diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorders, the autism diagnostic interview, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule. She is gathering information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW and preterm infants in the Indian Scenario. She is knowledgeable about early intention programs, community-based and hospital-based developmental clinics, and developmental screening procedures.

  • She has memberships in several respectable medical organisations such as the Bangalore Paediatric Society (BPS), the childhood disability group, the Indian Association of Paediatrics (IAP), and the IAP Growth and Development chapter. Additionally, she has been featured in numerous newspapers, including South First, Asianet News, and Times Now News.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Growth and development chapter, BPS, and childhood disability group
  • Field of Expertise

  • Paediatrics
  • Talks & Publications

  • How prepared are we for the mental health epidemic in the midst of pandemic? - Dr.Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics and Dr.Satish Kumar C R, Consultant - Clinical Psychology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport road. Click Here
  • How does the second Covid wave impact children? - Dr Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Click Here
  • Covid affects mental health of children - Dr Chitra Shankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here
  • Dr. Chitra Shankar on Skipping breakfast leads to slow psycho-social development in children, says new study | South First.Click Here

    Field of Expertise

  • Paediatrics
  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Growth and development chapter, BPS, and childhood disability group
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada
  • Talks & Publications

  • How prepared are we for the mental health epidemic in the midst of pandemic? - Dr.Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics and Dr.Satish Kumar C R, Consultant - Clinical Psychology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport road. Click Here
  • How does the second Covid wave impact children? - Dr Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Click Here
  • Covid affects mental health of children - Dr Chitra Shankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here
  • Dr. Chitra Shankar on Skipping breakfast leads to slow psycho-social development in children, says new study | South First.Click Here
  • Overview

  • Dr. Chitra Sankar is a Consultant - Paediatrics at Manipal Hospitals, in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. Her areas of competence and talent include evaluating young children's development, particularly those from as young as 1 day old to 3 years. She has experience diagnosing and treating kids with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, conditions on the autism spectrum, learning difficulties, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is a specialist in developing early intervention programs for various problems. She also specialises in developmental follow-up clinics and neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants.

  • The doctor has obtained certification in using the developmental assessment scale for babies from India. She has received training in administering the gold-standard diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorders, the autism diagnostic interview, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule. She is gathering information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW and preterm infants in the Indian Scenario. She is knowledgeable about early intention programs, community-based and hospital-based developmental clinics, and developmental screening procedures.

  • She has memberships in several respectable medical organisations such as the Bangalore Paediatric Society (BPS), the childhood disability group, the Indian Association of Paediatrics (IAP), and the IAP Growth and Development chapter. Additionally, she has been featured in numerous newspapers, including South First, Asianet News, and Times Now News.

    Talks & Publications

  • How prepared are we for the mental health epidemic in the midst of pandemic? - Dr.Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics and Dr.Satish Kumar C R, Consultant - Clinical Psychology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport road. Click Here
  • How does the second Covid wave impact children? - Dr Chitra Sankar, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road and Dr. Bhaskar Shenoy, Consultant - Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road. Click Here
  • Covid affects mental health of children - Dr Chitra Shankar, Consultant - Developmental Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here
  • Dr. Chitra Shankar on Skipping breakfast leads to slow psycho-social development in children, says new study | South First.Click Here
  • Overview

  • Dr. Chitra Sankar is a Consultant - Paediatrics at Manipal Hospitals, in Old Airport Road, Bengaluru. Her areas of competence and talent include evaluating young children's development, particularly those from as young as 1 day old to 3 years. She has experience diagnosing and treating kids with developmental disorders such as cerebral palsy, conditions on the autism spectrum, learning difficulties, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is a specialist in developing early intervention programs for various problems. She also specialises in developmental follow-up clinics and neurodevelopmental follow-up of preterm infants.

  • The doctor has obtained certification in using the developmental assessment scale for babies from India. She has received training in administering the gold-standard diagnostic tools for autism spectrum disorders, the autism diagnostic interview, and the autism diagnostic observation schedule. She is gathering information on the neurodevelopmental outcomes of VLBW and preterm infants in the Indian Scenario. She is knowledgeable about early intention programs, community-based and hospital-based developmental clinics, and developmental screening procedures.

  • She has memberships in several respectable medical organisations such as the Bangalore Paediatric Society (BPS), the childhood disability group, the Indian Association of Paediatrics (IAP), and the IAP Growth and Development chapter. Additionally, she has been featured in numerous newspapers, including South First, Asianet News, and Times Now News.

  • Fellowship & Membership

  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Indian association of Paediatrics.
  • Growth and development chapter, BPS, and childhood disability group
  • Field of Expertise

  • Paediatrics
  • Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Kannada