Dr. Rajiv Chhabra

20 years of experience

Consultant - Paediatric & Neonatal Intensivist Head of Department - Paediatrics Artemis Hospitals

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He chose to become a pediatrician because he wanted a challenging career in the medical field dealing with children and their parents He doesn’t just treat patients—he cares for children and their families. He uses a 360-degree approach that extends beyond medical treatment, aiming to improve diet and nutrition and reduce the psychological, social, and spiritual burden of illness.

He specializes in pediatric critical care because it allows him to make an immediate difference in the lives of the children he care for. He brought 20 years of experience in pediatrics in the evaluation and treatment of children. He also partners with parents to provide individualized care and achieve the best outcomes for their children.

He knows that treatment can have varying effects on different parts of the body, even if it alleviates or fixes a condition. When he takes care of children, he thinks carefully about how he wants to treat them. He makes an effort to learn everything he can about them and that he is aware of any and all potential effects of treatment.

He tries to listen to his patients’ stories about why they have come to see him, rather than relying only on diagnostic tests. While available treatments can be lifesaving, they are not perfect—his aim is to strike a balance, coming up with the healthiest option that is tailored to meet each patient’s needs. A child’s family is very important in every aspect of his life—especially when the child requires medical attention. This is especially true with infants who can’t verbally assist the physician to identify the location of their problem. His major contribution to the society will be giving kids who aren’t obese in future as obesity is being considered as mother of all illness by him.

His focus is always on teaching and education through regular conferences, special workshops and seminars, he provides comprehensive education in pediatrics for today’s physician, including clinical skill, communication, system awareness, practice management and evidence-based medicine.

He is an active, enthusiastic learner who strive to learn and contribute to the program as medicine progresses on a daily basis. He enjoys a dynamic, collaborative environment that puts teamwork in education, clinical care and research into action. He teaches residents to become master clinicians, advocates for children and lifelong learners. He is progressively establishing a high quality, state of the art department of Paediatrics with a vision of building the best quality centre with world class services. Dr Chhabra has served community in various categories including school health clinics, taking lectures in corporate offices, his vision to create a top class institution has resulted in significant growth and its continuous endeavor to provide the best and effective world class customer service.

After coming to Gurugram, he realized that the incidence of allergic disorders pertaining to respiratory tract is much more common in environment. Therefore, he took interest in this particular subject of allergies and respiratory illness and tries to relieve the symptoms. Allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma are 2 common diseases which he expertise in and which are treatable.

He is also on advisory board of few magazines like Child magazine, my city for kids. He has presented in various national and international conferences and has few papers published in indexed journals.