Lalitha Kailas

Dr. Lalitha Kailas

PAEDIATRICS

Principal, Professor

MBBS, MD

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Area of Interest

Endocrinology and rheumatology

Additional Responsibilities

Principal
Member of Senate KUHS : 20189-2022
Ethical committee member , CDC, TVM from 2019
Chairman Institutional Human Ethics Committee , Institute of Advanced Virology , Thonnakkal, Kerala since 2022

Achievements, Memberships, Awards

Life time member of IAP
Reviewer Indian Pediatrics : 2023
FIAP award 2021

Publications

Title

Journal / Book

Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.)

Authorship

1st / 2nd / Other

State /Reg / Nat / Int

Indexed in

Neurodevelopmental assessment of neonates with congenital hypothyroidism in a tertiary care center:

Indian Journal of Child Health

Vol-4, Issue-3, July-Sept 2017

Nat

Clinical & laboratory profile of dengue fever cases in children less than 12 years in atertiary care centre in rural kerala

IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology

October- December 2018:4(4):137-141

2^nd author

Int

Clinical profile and neuroimaging of neonates with influenza encephalopathy

Indian Journal of Child Health

27Apr.2018;5(4):272-5

4^th author

Nat

Newborn foot length measurement as a screening tool for the prediction of birth weight

Journal of medical sciences and clinical research

volume 07/issue 06/ page 761-767/june 2019.

Influence of risk factors on malnutrition, in children of one to five-years age group: a case control study

Indian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR)

Volu volume - 9/issue -7/ July 2019.

Nat

A study of serum zinc levels in children admitted with pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India
Journal

Ashrin A Naushad, Lalitha Kailas and Sreekanth K Sivaraman. A study of serum zinc levels in children admitted with pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India. Indian Journal of Child Healt. 2022; 8(12): 426-429. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijch.v8i12.3235

2^nd
Int

Index Copernicus, EZB, Journal Guide, BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine,World Cat, Google Scholar

Chapter on Varicella

IAP textbook of Paediatrics

5^th & 6^th edition

1^st

Nat

Chapter on goiter

PG Textbook of Paediatrics

5^th & 6^th edition

1^st

Nat

Chapter on Parvo virus

IAP textbook of infectious diseases

3^rd edition

1^st

Nat

Association of junk food consumption , daily screen timeand daily physical activity with overweight and obesity among school children aged 8-10years – A cross sectional case control study

JCDR

VOL 17 (2)SC08-SC12 Feb 2023

3^rd

Nat

DOAJ

Study of association of respiratory viruses in the etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children and correlation with clinical and laboratory features : role of emerging new viruses

IJRMS

Vol12 NO.1 (2024): January 2024

2^nd

International

Pubmed

Title	Journal / Book	Publication details (Year, Volume, Page No. etc.)	Authorship 1st / 2nd / Other	State /Reg / Nat / Int	Indexed in
Neurodevelopmental assessment of neonates with congenital hypothyroidism in a tertiary care center:	Indian Journal of Child Health	Vol-4, Issue-3, July-Sept 2017		Nat
Clinical & laboratory profile of dengue fever cases in children less than 12 years in atertiary care centre in rural kerala	IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology	October- December 2018:4(4):137-141	2^nd author	Int
Clinical profile and neuroimaging of neonates with influenza encephalopathy	Indian Journal of Child Health	27Apr.2018;5(4):272-5	4^th author	Nat
Newborn foot length measurement as a screening tool for the prediction of birth weight	Journal of medical sciences and clinical research	volume 07/issue 06/ page 761-767/june 2019.
Influence of risk factors on malnutrition, in children of one to five-years age group: a case control study	Indian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR)	Volu volume - 9/issue -7/ July 2019.		Nat
A study of serum zinc levels in children admitted with pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India	Journal	Ashrin A Naushad, Lalitha Kailas and Sreekanth K Sivaraman. A study of serum zinc levels in children admitted with pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India. Indian Journal of Child Healt. 2022; 8(12): 426-429. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijch.v8i12.3235	2^nd	Int	Index Copernicus, EZB, Journal Guide, BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine,World Cat, Google Scholar
Chapter on Varicella	IAP textbook of Paediatrics	5^th & 6^th edition	1^st	Nat
Chapter on goiter	PG Textbook of Paediatrics	5^th & 6^th edition	1^st	Nat
Chapter on Parvo virus	IAP textbook of infectious diseases	3^rd edition	1^st	Nat
Association of junk food consumption , daily screen timeand daily physical activity with overweight and obesity among school children aged 8-10years – A cross sectional case control study	JCDR	VOL 17 (2)SC08-SC12 Feb 2023	3^rd	Nat	DOAJ
Study of association of respiratory viruses in the etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children and correlation with clinical and laboratory features : role of emerging new viruses	IJRMS	Vol12 NO.1 (2024): January 2024	2^nd	International	Pubmed

Presentations

Topic

Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop

Name of the event

Conference / CME / Workshop

Venue

Dates

Level

General Pediatrics

Faculty

PEDICON 2020,

57^th Annual Conference of the Indian academy of Pediatrics

Indore

9 to 12th Jan 2020

National

Research Projects

Project

Completed / Ongoing

Funded

Y / N

Collaborated

Y / N

Published

Y / N

A study on the clinical outcome of moderate persistent bronchial asthma treated with standard therapy versus vitamin D supplementation as adjunct to standard therapy.

Completed

N

N

N

Timing of tooth eruption among children attending pediatric department of a tertiary care centre in South Kerala.

Completed

N

N

N

A study of plasma zinc level and nutritional risk factors in children with pneumonia in the age group of 6 months to 5 years.

Completed

N

N

N

Risk factors of overweight and obesity among 8-10 year old school going children in Trivandrum.

Completed

N

N

N

Newborn screening using pulse oximetry for cardiac and non cardiac hypoxaemic conditions.

Completed

N

N

N

Proportion of Non alcoholic fatty liver diseases among obese and overweight children and its associated factors in a tertiary care centre.

Completed

N

N

N

Assessment of screen time on behavioral and growth parameters in children aged between 2-8 years in a tertiary care center in South Kerala

Completed

N

N

N

Relationship between Serum Zinc levels and febrile seizures – A hospital based case control study

Ongoing

N

N

N

Topic	Guest lecture / Oral / Poster / Convener of Workshop	Name of the event	Conference / CME / Workshop	Venue	Dates	Level
General Pediatrics	Faculty	PEDICON 2020,	57^th Annual Conference of the Indian academy of Pediatrics	Indore	9 to 12th Jan 2020	National

Project	Completed / Ongoing	Funded Y / N	Collaborated Y / N	Published Y / N
A study on the clinical outcome of moderate persistent bronchial asthma treated with standard therapy versus vitamin D supplementation as adjunct to standard therapy.	Completed	N	N	N
Timing of tooth eruption among children attending pediatric department of a tertiary care centre in South Kerala.	Completed	N	N	N
A study of plasma zinc level and nutritional risk factors in children with pneumonia in the age group of 6 months to 5 years.	Completed	N	N	N
Risk factors of overweight and obesity among 8-10 year old school going children in Trivandrum.	Completed	N	N	N
Newborn screening using pulse oximetry for cardiac and non cardiac hypoxaemic conditions.	Completed	N	N	N
Proportion of Non alcoholic fatty liver diseases among obese and overweight children and its associated factors in a tertiary care centre.	Completed	N	N	N
Assessment of screen time on behavioral and growth parameters in children aged between 2-8 years in a tertiary care center in South Kerala	Completed	N	N	N
Relationship between Serum Zinc levels and febrile seizures – A hospital based case control study	Ongoing	N	N	N