Pediatrics

The Department of Pediatrics at Shalamar Hospital is committed to delivering comprehensive, compassionate, and evidence-based care to newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. Our team comprises qualified pediatric consultants, fellows, postgraduate residents, medical officers, and trained nursing staff providing round-the-clock services across outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and intensive care settings.

Our clinical practice follows national and international guidelines, with structured protocols for neonatal and pediatric emergencies. The department is also actively involved in medical education, offering undergraduate MBBS training and an accredited postgraduate program (FCPS Pediatrics), supervised by experienced faculty members.

We take pride in providing safe, family-centred care supported by modern facilities, multidisciplinary collaboration, and a strong commitment to continuous quality improvement.

Accreditations:

• Recognized postgraduate training site (MCPS / FCPS Pediatrics) by College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
• Accredited neonatal and pediatric emergency services
• Regular faculty development and quality assurance audits

Clinical Services

• General Pediatric Outpatient Clinics
• Pediatric Emergency & Triage (ETAT-based system)
• Fully equipped Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Inborn and Outborn Nurseries
• Four fully independent isolation rooms, each equipped with negative-pressure airflow to ensure safe containment and management of patients with airborne infectious diseases.
• Specialized newborn care including oxygen blenders, CPAP, phototherapy, and expertise for management of common and complex newborn illnesses
• Follow-up of preterm and high risk babies discharged from nursery
• Bedside ultrasound and x-ray facilities for sick patients
• Expertise for bedside procedures such as umbilical venous catheterization, lumbar puncture, chest drain insertion, peritoneal dialysis, exchange transfusion
• Daily inpatient rounds and consultant-supervised care

Subspecialty Clinics

• Pediatric Neurology Clinic – epilepsy, developmental delay, neuromuscular disorders
• Pediatric Endocrinology Services – growth disorders, diabetes, disorders of sexual differentiation, adrenal disorders
• Pediatric Gastroenterology Services – feeding issues, neonatal GI disorders
• Pediatric Nutrition & Lactation Support Clinic – growth assessment, feeding counselling
• Pediatric Cardiology Collaboration – screening and referral pathways
• Pediatric Surgery Collaboration – consultation available round the clock

Facilities & Equipment

• “Neonatal Resuscitation” by certified trained specialist for every newborn delivered at Shalamar Hospital
• Modern NICU with incubators, radiant warmers, and infusion systems
• Noninvasive ventilation (CPAP, High-flow oxygen) and mechanical ventilators for paediatric ICU and nursery
• Phototherapy units
• Neonatal Cardiac Screening by Portable Echocardiography by Pediatrics Cardiologist
• Pediatrics Neurology Clinic supervised by trained Pediatric Neurologist
• EEG facility available through neurology services
• Vaccination Centre integrated with Well-Baby services
• Pediatric Procedure Room
• Dedicated Pediatric Emergency area

Coming Soon

• UNICEF Pakistan – support for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) developmental activities and vaccination services
• Coordination with WHO for Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance and reporting of measles cases
• InterGen Ankara, Turkey – genetic testing for neuro-genetic and metabolic disorders (under consideration)
• University of Health Sciences (UHS) – undergraduate curriculum alignment
• College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) – postgraduate curriculum alignment
• LUMS Digital Health & AI Initiative – academic engagement and training
• Collaborative clinical pathways with Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Pediatric Endocrinology

The Pediatrics Department regularly conducts academic and community-oriented events, including some recent activities:

• Guest lectures by national and international experts
• Pediatric Neurology Clinic inauguration (November 2025)
• Newborn Care Week activities and awareness sessions
• World Prematurity Day walk and seminar
• Hands-on workshops: Essential Newborn Care (ENC), ETAT, EEG data sessions, Pneumothorax (Easy Drain) workshop
• Faculty Development workshops aligned with ASPIRE standards