Dr. Runa Majumdar is a highly experienced consultant paediatrician at Manipal Hospitals Dhakuria with over 26 years of dedicated service in child health. She trained extensively in the UK and holds advanced credentials including fellowship and specialist training certifications. Dr. Majumdar’s core focus lies in general paediatric care with special emphasis on paediatric diabetes and growth disorders. She is recognised for her evidence-based, compassionate approach and contributions to clinical research and public health education.
Educational Qualifications:
- MBBS – North Bengal Medical College
- Diploma in Child Health (DCH)
- MRCPCH – Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK)
- MMEDSci (Child Health) – University of Leeds, UK
- FRCPCH – Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK
- CCST – Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Paediatrics
Professional Experience:
- Consultant – Paediatrics, Manipal Hospitals, Dhakuria – Kolkata
Awards & Achievements:
- Award for Outstanding Audit Presentation on Maternal Steroid Use and Neonatal Cortisone Levels – Jessop Hospital, January 2001.
- Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH), January 2022.
Professional Memberships:
- Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), UK.
- Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH), UK.
- Life Member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
- Member of the Indian Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE)
- Life Member of the Adolescent Health Academy (AHA), East Zone.
Publications:
- "External Carotid Aneurysm in a 9-Month-Old Infant" – Clinical Paediatrics, July 2000.
- "Reducing Prescription Errors in the Neonatal "Unit"—Current Paediatrics 2006.
- "Characteristics of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Leeds, UK" – Abstract publication in the Journal of the British Society of Paediatric.
- Endocrinology and Diabetes, September 2007.
- "Epidemic of Childhood Obesity", Aaloron magazine, Leeds 2006.
- "Incidence and Etiology of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Leeds, UK” —abstract publication in the Journal of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, June 2007.
- "Berardinelli-Seip Lipodystrophy" – Co-authored abstract publication at the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, June 2007.
- Thesis publication: "The incidence, prevalence and aetiology of Congenital Hypothyroidism in Leeds and Bradford" during her Master's in Medical Science (Child Health) from Leeds University.