About us
Dr Divya Vilas Pujari
MBBS, MD Paediatrics, MRCPCH
MUHS Fellowship in Endocrinology
Clinical fellow at Great
Ormond Street Hospital, London
Dr Divya Pujari is a dedicated Consultant in Pediatric Endocrinology based in Mumbai, associated with Jaslok Hospital, Bhatia Hospital, Surya Hospitals, and Sparsh Hospital. She brings a wealth of experience from her extensive training in two prominent centers of pediatric endocrinology: BJ Wadia Hospital for Children in Mumbai, where she completed an MUHS fellowship, and the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, where she served as a Clinical Fellow.
Dr Pujari has a particular passion for pediatric endocrinology, inspired by the challenge of recognizing and understanding children’s health needs. Her areas of expertise encompass a wide range of pediatric endocrine disorders, including congenital hyperinsulinism, neonatal diabetes, adrenal pathologies, and calcium and bone disorders. She is actively involved in the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology, where she contributes to their newsletter editorial board, and regularly presents her work at national and international conferences.
With a calm, patient-centered approach, Dr Pujari aims to enhance patient outcomes through evidence-based practices. Her research contributions include studies on congenital heart diseases, pediatric diabetes, and endocrine complications in oncology patients. In addition to her clinical work, she has been instrumental in organizing multidisciplinary meetings on hypothalamic-pituitary axis tumors and has conducted CMEs on pediatric endocrinology topics. Dr Pujari is deeply committed to her profession and continues to strive for excellence in pediatric endocrine care.
Research & Academics
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Accuracy of auscultation for diagnosing Congenital heart diseases in term babies -
Dissertation on “Clinico-biochemical profile transient hypocortisolism of new borns: A Retrospective observational study”
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Currently working on a quantitative paper on Bardet Biedl outcomes
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Tutor for Ripple 2024, a teaching course for the regional London MRCPCH exam Preparation course
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Member of ESPE Newsier Editorial Board
Publications
- Taksande, A, Jameel P.Z., Pujari, D., Taksande, B., Meshram, R., Variation in pulmonary function tests among children with sickle cell anemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PAMJ. 2021;39(140). doi:10.11604/pamj.2021.39.140.28755.
- Taksande A, Pujari D, Jameel P.Z, Taksande B, Meshram R, Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension among children with Down syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. WJCP.
- Divya Vilas P, Amar T, “Accuracy of cardiac auscultation for diagnosing congenital heart diseases in newborns”, J Pediatrics and Child health. Issues 2(4); DOI: http://doi.org/03.2021/1/1019.
- Diaz-Moreno U, Gan CG, Pujari D, Gan HW, Batzios S, “L-Dopa Might Be Insufficient to Suppress Development of Prolactinomas in Dihydropteridine Reductase-Deficiency Patients”, JCEM Case Reports, 2024, 2, luae172 https://doi.org/10.1210/jcemcr/luae172
- Patel ZJ, Lohiya S, Vagha K. Ahmed T, Pujari D, Vagha J et al, Concurrent central diabetes insipidus and cerebral salt wasting disease in a post- operative case of craniopharyngioma: a case report. BMC Pediatr.
- Gaikwad S, Uke P, Pujari D, Swarnkar K. Open-lip schizencephaly with neuroregression. J Datta Meghe Inst Med Sci Univ 2020;15:503-5
Presentations
- Paper presentation on study of paediatric head injury in a rural tertiary care hospital in PROGIDY 2018
- Poster presentation on Accuracy of auscultation for diagnosing CHDs in term babies at GAPIO, Nagpur 2020
- Poster presentation on ‘is it reliable to measure forearm BP in children in NAPCON 2018
- Presentation on diabetes mellitus in India during pathology seminar at KIMS, Karad
- Awarded certificate of appreciation at Jawaharlal Nehru medical college
- Monthly case presentation for international Hypothalamo pituitary axis tumour MDT meetings
- Regular monthly presentations for departmental complex case discussion
- Presentation of a ‘Rare case of Pituitary gigantism’ at Pan London Paediatric endocrine case Meeting
- Paper presentation (accepted) to be presented in BSPED conference in November in Manchester, UK
- Selected for Case presentation at ESPE 2024 in Liverpool
Conferences
- Indian society for paediatric and adolescent endocrinology, paediatric endocrinology training 2021 (ISPAE PET School)
- Conducted CME on Paediatric Obesity day commemorating World Obesity day with the Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, BJ Wadia Hospital
- Conducted a Patient Support group for Paediatric Obesity, commemorating the World Obesity day with the Division of Paediatric Endocrinology, BJ Wadia Hospital (Published in many regional newspaper articles)
- CME on paediatric imaging
- CME on paediatric neurology and neurodevelopment problems in children
Awards
- Mahapedicon intercollegiate quiz: 1st prize (2019)
Pediatric endocrine experience:
I am a consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology in Mumbai, India. In my previous role I was a Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology in Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. In addition to clinical work, I was also actively involved with academics. I was a part of the team arranging an international multicentric Hypothalamo pituitary axis tumours MDT.
Prior to this, I have completed a 1 year Paediatric endocrine fellowship at the renowned BJ Wadia hospital for Children, Mumbai (est. 1928).
Working in 2 major centres of Paediatric endocrinology, I have gained experience and confidence in dealing with a plethora of endocrine issues. As a part of my fellowship I have also dealt with oncology patients having endocrine complications.
I feel confident in dealing with a wide range of Paediatric Endocrine pathologies including, but not limited to Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Neonatal Diabetes, Paediatric Diabetes, Primary Adrenal insufficiency, Adrenal tumors, calcium and bone disorders and disorders of sexual development. I was also offered fellowship posts in Sick Kids hospital, Toronto and University college Hospitals, London.