Dr Kumar Ankur

Renowned neonatologist and pediatrician based in Dwarka/Delhi, Dr. Ankur leads the Neonatology program at Max Dwarka. He manages both maternal–newborn dyads around high-risk deliveries and broader pediatric needs. He has authored the “Handbook of Neonatal Clinical Practice (Neo-Clips)” and has multiple publications (Neoreviews, Indian J Pediatr, etc.). His interests include ventilation strategies, bedside ultrasound, neonatal nutrition, and long-term follow-up.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MD (Pediatrics)
• DNB (Neonatology)

Professional Experience:

• Director & HOD – Neonatology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dwarka (Present)
• DNB Fellow – Neonatal Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), New Delhi
• Senior Resident (PDCC) – Pediatric Gastroenterology, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
• Senior Resident – Pediatrics, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, LHMC, Delhi

Professional Memberships:

• Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Life Member, National Neonatology Forum (NNF)
• Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Research Papers & Publications:

Book Authored/Co Editor:

• Handbook of Neonatal Clinical Practice (Neo-Clips)" Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers

Research & Publications/Books:

• Kumar Ankur, Aparna Prasad, Swati Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Chetry, Payal Mittal, Sachal Sharma, Alka Kumar; Refractory Hypertensive Cardiogenic Shock After Exchange Transfusion. Neoreviews April 2023; 24 (4): e250–e254. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.24-4-e250
• Kumar Ankur, Aparna Prasad, Gaurav Kharya, Sanjeev Chetry; Dry Gangrene of Feet in an Apparently Well Neonate. Neoreviews March 2023; 24 (3): e184–e187. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.24-3-e184
• Ankit Gupta, Kumar Ankur, Prashant Jain, Ashish Prasad, Aparna Prasad, Sanjeev Chetry; A Missed Cause of Abdominal Distention in a Neonate. Neoreviews July 2022; 23 (7): e504–e506. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.23-7-e504
• Aparna Prasad, Kumar Ankur, Sanjeev Chetry, Kiran Kirtani; Case of Bleeding Eye with Thrombocytopenia. Neoreviews June 2022; 23 (6): e416–e418. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.23-6-e416
• Singh N, Ankur K, Chetry S, Prasad A, Kanodia S. A Case of Persistent Hypoglycemia with Disorder of Sex Development. Neoreviews. 2022 Feb 1;23(2):e125-e127. doi: 10.1542/neo.23-2-e125. PMID: 35102386.
• Ankur K, Prasad A, Bhardwaj R, Rahmani MH. Deletion in Exon-20 of ABCA12 Gene Causing Harlequin Ichthyosis. Journal of Neonatology. 2023;37(1):83-84. doi:10.1177/09732179211072206
• Ankur, Kumar1,*; Prasad, Aparna1; Jain, Prashant2; Prasad, Ashish2; Chetry, Sanjeev1. Duodenal atresia with bile-duct anomaly. Current Medicine Research and Practice 12(1):p 38-40, Jan–Feb 2022. | DOI: 10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_34_21
• Kumar Ankur, Aparna Prasad, Ankit Parakh, Sanjeev Chetry, Prashant Jain, Ashish Prasad; Stridor After Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair: Where Is the Lesion?. Neoreviews January 2022; 23 (1): e56–e59. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.23-1-e56
• Jain P, Prasad A, Rahul KM, Ankur K. Difficult Airway of Fetus: Making a Safe Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2021 Nov-Dec;26(6):448-450. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_226_20. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 34912147; PMCID: PMC8637992.
• Banik S, Ankur K, Chetry S, Prasad A. Neonatal Chikungunya Presented as Apnea. Journal of Neonatology. 2021;35(4):189-191. doi:10.1177/09732179211048409
• Aparna Prasad, Kumar Ankur, Rasika D. Setia, Sanjeev Chetry; Case of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn due to a Rare Red Cell Antibody. Neoreviews October 2021; 22 (10): e693–e695. https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.22-10-e693
• Prasad A, Ankur K, Chetry S. Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Neonates Due to Perinatal Stress: A Case Series. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Jul 15;58(7):688. PMID: 34315836.
• Ankur, K., Joshi, C., Prasad, A. et al. Prevalence of Tongue-Tie in Infants Weighing ≥ 1800 g at Birth. Indian J Pediatr 88, 1057 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-021-03828-z
• Ankur K, Prasad A, Jain P, Parakh A, Prasad A, Chetry S. Neonate Receiving Mechanical Ventilation with Continuous Bubbling Coming Through the Orogastric Tube. Neoreviews. 2021 May;22(5):e356-e359. doi: 10.1542/neo.22-5-e356. PMID: 33931483
• Farmania R, Gupta A, Ankur K, Chetry S, Sharma S. Complexities of pyridoxine response in PNPO deficiency. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021 Apr 3;16:100443. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100443. PMID: 33981986; PMCID: PMC8082192.
• Ankur, Kumar1,*; Prasad, Aparna1; Chetry, Sanjeev1; Farmania, Rajni2; Jain, Sachin3. Rare case of a floppy neonate: Joubert syndrome. Current Medicine Research and Practice 11(1):p 47-49, Jan–Feb 2021. | DOI: 10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_47_20
• Sharma PK, Saikia B, Sharma R, Ankur K, Khilnani P, Aggarwal VK, Cheong H. Genetic analysis in Bartter syndrome from India. Indian J Pediatr. 2014 Oct;81(10):1095-8. doi: 10.1007/s12098-014-1379-6. Epub 2014 Apr 4. PMID: 24696311.
• Choudhury, Vivek & Ankur, Kumar. (2011). How to search the medical literature. Current Medicine Research and Practice. 1.
• Taneja, Saurabh & Ambastha, Dhiraj & Ankur, Kumar & Panja, Sauren & Tyagi, Niraj & Ray, Sumit. (2011). Do biochemical markers predict mortality in severe sepsis or septic shock?.