Dott.ssa Mala Kumar

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Dr Mala Kumar – Paediatrician & Neonatologist in Lucknow

Dr Mala Kumar is a paediatrician and neonatologist with more than 38 years of experience caring for newborns, infants, children and adolescents in Lucknow. Her clinical experience spans both general paediatrics and the specialised care of newborns who need closer monitoring or intensive support.

Her professional journey includes serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, as well as serving as NICU Incharge at KGMU.

With an MD in Paediatrics and a Gold Medal, Dr Kumar has built her practice around careful clinical assessment, early recognition of illness and continued follow-up—particularly for babies and children who need closer medical supervision.

At Apollo Hospitals Lucknow, her areas of special interest include high-risk newborn follow-up, tertiary-level NICU and PICU care, neonatal ventilation, general paediatrics and neonatology.

For parents, paediatric care often involves more than treating an immediate illness. Understanding a child's growth, feeding, development and recovery is equally important. Dr Kumar's long experience in paediatrics and newborn care allows her to approach these concerns across different stages of childhood.

Clinical & Academic Leadership

Dr Mala Kumar has held significant academic and clinical responsibilities in paediatrics and newborn care during her career.

In precedenza ha ricoperto il ruolo di Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics at KGMU, Lucknow, e come NICU Incharge at KGMU.

Her professional work has also included teaching and training doctors and nurses across Uttar Pradesh in Special Care Newborn Units. She has served as a Master Trainer for FBNC, Advanced NRP, NBSU and CPAP, contributing to newborn-care training and capacity building.

She has also served as Nodal Officer of the State Newborn Resource Centre (SNRC) in KGMU, Uttar Pradeshe Nodal Officer of the Comprehensive Lactation Management Centre (Human Milk Bank) in KGMU.

Posizione pratica

Ospedali Apollo Lucknow
QWW2+RPF, Kanpur–Lucknow Road, Sector B, Bargawan, LDA Colony, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226012

Dr Mala Kumar consults at Apollo Hospitals Lucknow for paediatric and neonatal concerns.

Her location makes specialised paediatric and newborn care accessible to families in Lucknow and surrounding areas of Uttar Pradesh, including patients travelling from nearby cities and districts for specialist paediatric consultation.

Paediatric & Neonatal Expertise

Pediatria Generale

Dr Mala Kumar provides paediatric care for children across different stages of childhood, from infancy through adolescence.

Her general paediatric practice includes evaluation and management of childhood health concerns, with attention to the child's symptoms, medical history, growth, development and overall wellbeing.

Neonatologia

Neonatology focuses on the medical care of newborn babies, particularly babies who are premature, have low birth weight, develop complications around birth or require specialised monitoring after delivery.

Dr Kumar's special interest in neonatology includes the assessment and follow-up of high-risk newborns and the management of babies requiring advanced neonatal care.

Assistenza neonatale ad alto rischio

Some newborns require closer observation because of prematurity, low birth weight, difficult delivery, breathing problems, feeding difficulties or other medical concerns.

Dr Kumar's experience includes high-risk newborn follow-up and neonatal care, helping families monitor a baby's recovery, feeding, growth and development after the immediate neonatal period.

NICU & PICU Care

Dr Kumar has a specific clinical interest in tertiary-level NICU and PICU care.

This includes caring for newborns and children who require closer monitoring and intensive medical support. Apollo Hospitals Lucknow also provides Level III NICU facilities with neonatal specialist coverage and advanced respiratory support for critically ill and premature newborns.

Ventilazione neonatale

Neonatal ventilation is used when a newborn cannot maintain adequate breathing independently.

Dr Kumar's special interests include neonatal ventilation and the care of newborns requiring respiratory support. Apollo Lucknow's neonatal services include ventilator and CPAP support for babies with breathing difficulties.

Monitoraggio del neonato ad alto rischio

Follow-up after discharge from neonatal care is an important part of caring for high-risk babies.

Dr Kumar's special interest in high-risk newborn follow-up focuses on continued assessment after the acute neonatal period, including monitoring the baby's neurodevelopment.

Conditions & Situations Managed

Dr Mala Kumar's paediatric and neonatal practice covers children and newborns with a range of health concerns, including:

Newborn & Neonatal Concerns

• Nascita prematura
• Basso peso alla nascita
• High-risk newborns
• Breathing difficulties in newborns
• Ittero neonatale
• Difficoltà di alimentazione
• Infezioni neonatali
• complicazioni legate al parto
• Babies requiring respiratory support
• Newborns requiring intensive monitoring
• Follow-up neonatale ad alto rischio

General Paediatric Concerns

• Childhood fever and infections
• Malattie respiratorie
• Feeding and nutritional concerns
• Preoccupazioni per la crescita
• Preoccupazioni per lo sviluppo
• Recurrent childhood illnesses
• General health concerns in infants and children
• Problemi di salute degli adolescenti

The wider Apollo Lucknow paediatric service also provides assessment for common childhood conditions such as fever, respiratory symptoms, digestive problems, nutritional concerns, allergies, asthma, developmental concerns and growth disorders.

Key Paediatric & Neonatal Services

Cura dei neonati

Assessment and medical care for newborns during the early days and weeks of life, including babies requiring closer observation.

Monitoraggio del neonato ad alto rischio

Continued monitoring of babies who have required specialised neonatal care or have medical factors that require closer follow-up.

Terapia intensiva neonatale

Specialised care for critically ill, premature and high-risk newborns requiring intensive monitoring and medical support.

Ventilazione neonatale

Respiratory support for newborns who have difficulty breathing independently.

NICU & PICU Care

Specialised intensive care for newborns and children who require close clinical monitoring and advanced support.

General Paediatric Consultation

Assessment and management of common and ongoing health concerns affecting infants, children and adolescents.

Monitoraggio della crescita e dello sviluppo

Assessment of a child's growth and developmental progress when parents have concerns about physical growth or age-appropriate milestones.

Assistenza pediatrica preventiva

Child health guidance that may include routine assessments, vaccination discussions, nutrition and developmental monitoring.

Disease-Specific Paediatric & Neonatal Expertise

Advanced Neonatal Care at Apollo Hospitals Lucknow

Dr Mala Kumar's neonatal practice is supported by Apollo Hospitals Lucknow's dedicated neonatal care infrastructure.

Apollo Lucknow provides Level III NICU care for premature and critically ill newborns, including babies requiring ventilator support, intensive monitoring or coordinated surgical care. The neonatal unit also provides CPAP, HHFNC phototherapy, neonatal nutrition support and developmental follow-up.

The hospital's paediatric and neonatal ecosystem includes access to paediatric specialists across general paediatrics, neonatology, paediatric surgery, paediatric cardiology, paediatric neurology, paediatric critical care, pediatric dentistry and paediatric haemato-oncology.

This multidisciplinary environment can be particularly relevant when a newborn or child requires assessment by more than one specialist.

Istruzione e formazione formale

MD (Paediatrics) – Gold Medallist

Dr Mala Kumar's postgraduate qualification in Paediatrics, along with more than three decades of clinical experience, forms the foundation of her work in paediatric and neonatal medicine.

Patient-Centred Approach to Child & Newborn Care

A child's illness affects the entire family. Parents often need to understand not only what is happening medically, but also what they should watch for at home and when their child needs further medical attention.

Dr Mala Kumar's long experience in paediatrics and neonatology brings together clinical assessment, newborn care and continued follow-up. Her work with high-risk newborns also reflects the importance of monitoring a child's progress beyond the immediate treatment period.

For families, this means looking at the child as a whole—health, feeding, growth, development and recovery—rather than focusing only on an individual symptom.

Teaching, Training & Contribution to Newborn Care

Dr Mala Kumar's professional contribution extends beyond individual patient consultations.

Her work in teaching and training doctors and nurses across Uttar Pradesh in Special Care Newborn Units has contributed to the development of newborn-care skills at the clinical level.

Her roles as a Master Trainer for FBNC, Advanced NRP, NBSU and CPAP further reflect her involvement in structured newborn-care training.

Her association with the State Newborn Resource Centre and Comprehensive Lactation Management Centre has also connected her clinical experience with broader newborn and infant-care initiatives.

Care for Patients Travelling to Lucknow

Families from Lucknow and nearby districts may travel to the city when a newborn or child requires specialised paediatric or neonatal assessment.

Dr Mala Kumar's areas of expertise—particularly neonatology, high-risk newborn follow-up and intensive newborn care—can be relevant for families seeking specialist paediatric consultation in Lucknow.

Apollo Hospitals Lucknow provides an integrated paediatric environment with access to neonatal intensive care and multiple paediatric subspecialties when additional specialist assessment is required.