Dr L N Taneja

A well-known senior paediatrician, known across the country for his teaching. He has cared for children from birth to 18 since 1985.

Training

• MBBS, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
• Kalawati Jagannath Singh Memorial Prize and Gold Medal, best student in Paediatrics, 1982
• MD Paediatrics, Safdarjang Hospital, 1987
• Certificate in Adolescent Medicine, AKN Sinha Institute, IMA
• Fellow of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2016
• Paediatric Nutrition, Boston University, 2017

Practice

He worked at Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi from 1989 to 1990. Since 1991 he has run this clinic with his wife, Dr Renu Taneja.

He helped Shanti Nursing Home become the first Baby Friendly Hospital in East Delhi. He has been at Max Hospital, IP Extension since it opened in 2005. Other paediatricians across the city often ask him for a second opinion.

He treats

• Newborn and young child feeding
• Children who are seriously ill
• Long-term illness
• Repeated cough, breathing difficulty, asthma and allergy
• Growth, diet and vaccinations from birth onwards

Teaching

He has trained hundreds of paediatricians across India in life support since 1995, through the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

• National Convener of the IAP life support group, 2011–2012
• Wrote the IAP Advanced Life Support instructor manual
• Built the IAP Basic Life Support course, for doctors, nurses and ordinary people
• Built a course for school teachers on handling medical emergencies at school
• Teaches paediatric intensive care, chest infections and asthma courses nationwide

Other work

• Secretary of the IAP Infectious Diseases Chapter, Delhi and NCR
• Former Secretary and President, IAP East Delhi
• Has organised conferences on swine flu, dengue and tuberculosis
• Speaks at conferences on antibiotics, feeding, vaccines, asthma and blood pressure in children
• Member of the IMA and several chapters of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics