Faculty Profile

Dr S Rohit

Associate Professor
  • Specialization
    Neonatology
  • Qualification
    MBBS
    Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala - 2007

    MD
    Pediatrics from PGIMER, Chandigarh - 2012

    DM
    Neonatology from AIIMS, Jodhpur - 2021

    MRCPCH
    RCPCH, UK - 2021

  • Area of Interest

    Delivery Room Care, Non invasive ventilation, POCUS, Neonatal pain

  • Experience
    • Associate Professor - AIMS,Thrissur - 15-10-2025 to
    • Assistant Professor - AIIMS, Guwahati - 01-08-2023 to 02-10-2025
    • Associate Professor - AIIMS, Guwahati - 04-07-2022 to 31-07-2023
    • Senior Resident - AIIMS, Jodhpur - 09-07-2018 to 08-07-2021
    • Senior Resident - AIIMS, New Delhi - 27-08-2012 to 26-08-2015
  • Awards / Achievements
    • Prof Meherban Singh Best Research Paper award at the Thrissur IAP Neocon - 2022
    • Appreciation from Research Cell, AIIMS Jodhpur, on its First Research Day, for publishing DM thesis on a high impact journal among the DM/MCh category - 2022
    • Dr Tresa Kabeer Memorial Endowment Gold Medal in Otorhinolaryngology - 2007
    • Sri K K Appu Memorial Endowment Gold Medal for Best outgoing student award - 2007
    • Dr V N Krishna Iyer Memorial Gold medal for topper - 2007
  • Publications
    • Yadav B, Gupta N, Kumar P, Sasidharan R, Purohit P, Singh K, Sharma P, Singh A. Cutoff levels of serum 25-OH-D for defining vitamin D deficiency in early infancy. Pediatrics & Neonatology. 2025 Jan 23.
    • Deori P, Karim H R, Sharma S J, et al. (September 29, 2025) Maternal Cardiac Arrest in Severe Preeclampsia at 34 Weeks: Successful Resuscitation, Perimortem Cesarean Section, and Dual Survival. Cureus 17(9): e93471. doi:10.7759/cureus.93471
    • Raj Kumawat S, Vyas H, Mohan R, Sasidharan R, Yadav B, Gupta N. 90 versus 60 min of early skin‐to‐skin contact on exclusive breastfeeding rate in healthy infants’ ≥35 weeks: A randomised controlled trial. Acta Paediatr [Internet]. 2024 Feb [cited 2024 Jan 19];113(2):199–205.
    • Bhardwaj NK, Sasidharan R, Toteja N, Yadav B, Prasanna KL, Bishnoi B, Gupta N, Singh P, Singh K, Singh A. Implementing the practice of early skin-to-skin contact among infants≥ 35 weeks gestation born vaginally: a quality improvement study. BMJ Open Quality. 2024 Apr 1;13(Suppl 1):e002408.
    • Abiramalatha T, Ramaswamy VV, Thanigainathan S, Yadav B, Bandyopadhyay T, Shaik NB, Devi U, Pullattayil AK, Sasidharan R, Gupta N. Comparative efficacies of vitamin D supplementation regimens in infants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. British Journal of Nutrition. 2024:1-3.
    • Gautam G, Gupta N, Sasidharan R, Thanigainathan S, Yadav B, Singh K, et al. Systematic rotation versus continuous application of ‘nasal prongs’ or ‘nasal mask’in preterm infants on nCPAP: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Pediatr. 2023;182(6):2645–54.
    • Toteja N, Sasidharan R, Kumar S, Zaman K, Singh VK, Jaiswal V, Srivastava K, Tiwari H, Mittal M. Role of Serum Ferritin and PRISM-III in Predicting Mortality in Children with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Northern India. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care. 2022 Jul 3.
    • Yadav B; Gupta N; Sasidharan R; Thanigainathan S; Purohit P; Singh K; Sharma P; Singh A, 3. European journal of pediatrics [Eur J Pediatr], ISSN: 1432-1076, 2022 Sep; Vol. 181 (9), pp. 3473-3482;
    • Toteja N, Khera D, Sasidharan R. Craniofrontonasal dysplasia. Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics. 2022;22(1):119.
    • Sasidharan R, Gupta N, Yadav B, Chawla D, Singh K, Kumarendu Singh A. 25% Dextrose Versus 24% Sucrose for Heel Lancing in Preterm Infants: A Noninferiority RCT. Pediatrics. 2022 May 1;149(5).
    • Sasidharan R, Toteja N. Medical management of cerebral palsy-part 1. Kerala journal of PMR. 2022:19(4):13-16
    • Sasidharan R, Toteja N. Medical management of cerebral palsy-part 2. Kerala journal of PMR. 2022:19(4):19-24
    • Sasidharan R, Gupta N, Toteja N, Yadav B. Diagnosing nail-patella syndrome: can it be so simple? BMJ Case Reports CP. 2021 Mar 1;14(3):e241833.
    • Toteja N, Khera D, Panda S, Sasidharan R, Singh K. Discovery of Porphyria in a Postoperative Surgical Patient. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Apr;88(4):412–412.
    • Gupta N, Yadav B, Sasidharan R, Tak V, Sharma A, Singh A, et al. P0656/# 2076: Emergence of extensively drug-resistant (xdr) gram-negative sepsis among neonates: a retrospective cohort study. Pediatr crit care med. 2021;22(supplement 1 3s):317.
    • Gupta N, Yadav B, Sasidharan R, Tak V, Sharma A, Singh A, et al. P0655/# 2074: Emergence of burkholderia cepacia complex sepsis among neonates: a retrospective cohort study. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;22(Supplement 1 3S):316–7
    • Gupta N, Yadav B, Sasidharan R, Tak V, Sharma A, Singh A, et al. P0657/# 2078: Alarming rates of multi-drug resistant organisms and systemic fungal sepsis among outborn neonates: a hair-raising data from a tertiary care neonatal unit in western india. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021;22(Supplement 1 3S):317.
    • Toteja N, Khera D, Sasidharan R, Choudhary B, Singh K. Enteric Fever Precipitating Myxedema Crisis. Indian J Pediatr. 2020 Oct;87(10):873–4.
    • Gupta N, Toteja N, Sasidharan R, Gupta T, Singh K. Behind the façade of sapophagia: Role of psychosocial factors in early childhood. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Mar;49:101956
    • Gupta N, Toteja N, Sasidharan R, Singh K. Childhood Scurvy: A Nearly Extinct Disease Posing a New Diagnostic Challenge, a Case Report. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 2020 Apr 1;66(2):231–3.
    • Sasidharan R, Yadav B, Gupta N. Umbilical cord blood sampling versus admission blood sampling on requirement of blood transfusion in extremely preterm infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Dec;215:283–4.
    • Sasidharan R, Yadav B, Gupta N, Murki S. Reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections in neonates. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2019 Aug;3(8):e11.
    • Sasidharan R, Gupta N, Chawla D. Dopamine versus epinephrine for fluid-refractory septic shock in neonates. Eur J Pediatr. 2019 Jan;178(1):113–4.
    • Yadav B, Sasidharan R, Gupta N. Oral vitamin A for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Eur J Pediatr. 2019 Oct;178(10):1601–1601.
    • Jayashree M, Sasidharan R, Singhi S, Nallasamy K, Baalaaji M. Root cause analysis of diabetic ketoacidosis admissions at a tertiary referral pediatric emergency department in North India. Indian J Endocr Metab. 2017;21(5):710.