Dr Parimala V Thirumalesh is a Senior Consultant - Neonatology & Paediatrics at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. She has experience of 20 years post-MD and has trained extensively both in India and UK in Neonatology and Pediatrics. Dr Parimala has trained extensively in Paediatrics from Command Hospital Air force India and in Neonatology from St Michaels and Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK which are the largest referral hospitals for Neonatal surgical and medical emergencies in UK. Her area of special interest is to make tertiary level neonatal care affordable. She is certified as an NLS (New-born Life Support) provider from Birmingham UK, APLS (Advanced Pediatric Life Support) from Southampton Hospital, UK, BLS (Basic Life Support) from Newham UK and is certified in Neonatal cranial ultrasound course from Bristol UK. Dr Parimala is currently undertaking two research projects at Aster. She is in the process of developing an app to provide first aid for babies, which has been shortlisted for Smart fifty innovative solutions towards better India. She is pioneering efforts to make tertiary neonatal care affordable and reachable to everyone and to provide holistic support to all children in terms of addressing all their issues, be it physical, mental or social. Dr Parimala has the CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) Southwest London rotation training in Paediatrics and Neonatology from UK and completed her MRCPCH from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK.
