Paediatric Infectious Diseases at CMC Vellore provides specialised care for children with complex, difficult-to-treat and high-risk infections.
Paediatric Infectious Diseases at CMC Vellore provides specialised care for children with complex, difficult-to-treat and high-risk infections.
The service was established in the 1980s and has evolved from a consultation service into a dedicated specialty with multidisciplinary clinical care, education, research and infection-control expertise.
Today, the department works closely with multiple paediatric and surgical specialties to care for children with infections ranging from tuberculosis and HIV to congenital, hospital-acquired, opportunistic and drug-resistant infections.
Our approach combines evidence-based medicine, antimicrobial stewardship and compassionate, family-centred care.
The department provides outpatient and inpatient consultation services for children up to 15 years of age, including those with complex or high-risk infections.
Outpatient Services: Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis, HIV, congenital infections, difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant infections, bone and joint infections, brain and spine infections, complicated urinary infections and other uncommon infections.
Infections in High-Risk Children: Specialised care for children undergoing cancer treatment, organ transplantation or immunosuppressive therapy, as well as children with primary immunodeficiency disorders.
Inpatient Consultations: Multidisciplinary infectious disease support for children admitted under paediatric medical and surgical specialties, including management of hospital-acquired, postoperative and opportunistic infections.
Immunisation & Infection Prevention: Guidance on vaccination and antibiotic prophylaxis for children with immunodeficiencies and those undergoing procedures or treatments that increase infection risk.
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Expert guidance on the appropriate use of antibiotics and management of antimicrobial-resistant infections.
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic
OPD: Tuesdays & Fridays
Timings: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Appointments: Through the CMC Patient Portal / CMC App
CMC has been at the forefront of specialist training in Paediatric Infectious Diseases in India.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
A 2-year full-time fellowship, established in 2017, provides advanced training in clinical infectious diseases, microbiological and molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial stewardship, infection control, research and care of high-risk children.
The programme prepares fellows to become clinicians, researchers, educators and leaders in paediatric infectious diseases.
Advanced Vaccinology Training
CMC also conducts INDVAC, a 10-day advanced vaccinology course designed for paediatricians, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists, researchers, vaccine trial teams and other healthcare professionals.
Research & Innovation
Research spans childhood pneumonia and neonatal infections, tuberculosis, dengue, scrub typhus, typhoid, congenital infections, antimicrobial resistance, emerging infections and vaccine research, including clinical trials.
Professors
Dr. Winsley Rose
Dr. Anila Chacko
Associate Professor
Dr. Baker Fenn
Christian Medical College Vellore,
Ida Scudder Road, Vellore – 632004
Tamil Nadu, India.
Patient-related:
+91 8000338855;
WhatsApp: +91 9385285928
callcentre@cmcvellore.ac.in
CMC Ambulance Service:
+91 9791979797
Mon-Fri: 8 am to 4.30 pm
Sat: 8 am to 12 pm
Office of the Medical Superintendent
E-mail: msoffice@cmcvellore.ac.in
