Neelam Kler is an Indian neonatologist, known for her pioneering work on neonatal intensive care and ventilation.
10 Facts About Neelam Kler
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Neelam Kler is credited with developing neonatal care to better the survival rate of extremely tiny preterm babies to 90 per cent.
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Neelam Kler was born in Srinagar, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, and had her schooling in the Presentation Convent School in Srinagar.
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Neelam Kler has worked as a visiting consultant at King Fahd University Hospital, Gizan, Saudi Arabia, and as a fellow in neonatology at the Milwaukee Children Hospital, Wisconsin, USA.
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Neelam Kler has, at various points, collaborated with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and World Health Organization, on various matters related to neonatological care.
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Neelam Kler is a panel member of the Newborn and child health strategy of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Neelam Kler is known for the development of neonatal care, especially the care of preterm babies, and is considered a pioneer in intensive care and ventilation.
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Neelam Kler is credited with developing the department of neonatology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi to a state of the art facility with modern high frequency ventilation with Nitric Oxide delivery and bedside cerebral function monitoring.
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Neelam Kler has contributed in initiating a three-year doctoral program in neonatology by the National Board of Examinations.
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Neelam Kler has published several articles in national and international books on paediatrics, some of them are:.