Pediatrics

Children are the future of the nation and caring for them becomes responsibility of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. The dedicated Pediatric team focuses on the care and health of children till 18 years of age. Their clinical expertise, outpatient and diagnostic facilities and in- patient facilities in a safe and caring environment instills confidence and promotes healing. Paediatric Department located in Keshav Bhandarkar Centre For Maternal & Child Health Kasturba Hospital, Manipal provides a full range of tertiary pediatric care, health promotion and prevention programs for children and adolescents. The hospital caters to children along the Konkan coastal from Calicut to Goa. The medical staff has responded to the changing needs of children requiring inpatient care by developing need based clinical services.

Clinics

Well Baby Clinic

High Risk Clinic

Downʼs Syndrome Clinic

Genetics Clinic

The Genetics Clinic at Kasturba Hospital is providing clinical evaluation, diagnosis, management and counseling facilities to patients with genetic diseases. In association with Manipal Life Sciences Center, we offer karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization, molecular diagnosis and biochemical evaluation to various genetic disorders. The clinic has strong laboratory support from hematology, biochemistry, microbiology and pathology which may be needed for the patients with genetic disorders. The DNA diagnostic tests for thalassemia, sickle cell disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, hemophilia etc are provided for diagnosis of patients, carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis.