Dr. Vinod Gunasekaran

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Madras Medical College (2008)
• MD (Paediatrics) – Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh (2012)
• FNB (Paediatric Haematology-Oncology) – Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi (2016)
• Clinical Fellow (Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation) – National University Hospital, Singapore (2018)

Indexed Publications

• Gunasekaran V, Radhakrishnan N, Dinand V, Sachdeva A. Serum Procalcitonin in Predicting Significant Infections and Mortality in Pediatric Oncology. Indian Pediatrics. 2016;53(12):1075–1078.
• Sachdeva A, Gunasekaran V, Malhotra P, et al. Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Consensus Statement of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatrics. 2018;55(6):489–494.
• Sachdeva A, Gunasekaran V, Ramya HN, et al. Diagnosis and Management of Hemophilia – IAP Consensus Statement. Indian Pediatrics. 2018;55(7):582–590.
• Sachdeva A, Jain P, Gunasekaran V, et al. Fragile X Syndrome – IAP Consensus Statement. Indian Pediatrics. 2019;56(3):221–228.
• Danewa A, Kalra M, Sachdeva A, et al. Diagnosis and Management of Acquired Aplastic Anemia – IAP Consensus Statement. Indian Pediatrics. 2022;59(6):467–475.
• Sethupathy A, Gunasekaran V, Chelliah S, et al. Low-dose Midazolam and Ketamine for Sedation in Pediatric Hemato-Oncology. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2024;91(6):639.
• Ramya Uppuluri, Manas Kalra, Satyendra Katewa, Vinod Gunasekaran, Nita Radhakrishnan, Chetan Dhamne, Sirisharani Siddaiahgari, Revathi Raj. Prospective Collaborative Study for Pulse Dexamethasone and Lenalidomide in Relapsed/Refractory Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LENDEX-LCH Study): INPHOG-HIST-19-03 (CTRI/2020/07/026937). Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2026;73(5):e70217.

Editor of Book

• IAP NPH Paediatric Clinics – Pneumococcal Diseases in Children

Book Chapters Published

• Foetal & Neonatal Haematology, Oncology and Immunology (1st Edition, 2017)
  • Physiology of Haematopoiesis (Chapter 1)
  • Infections in the Neonatal Period – Primary Immunodeficiency Perspective (Chapter 47)
  • Management of Specific Immunodeficiency (Chapter 56)
• Algorithms in Paediatrics (1st Edition, 2017)
  • Approach to Persistent Fever with Hepatosplenomegaly in a Child (Chapter 62)
• IAP NPH Paediatric Clinics – Pneumococcal Diseases in Children
  • Host Defense Mechanisms and Risk Factors
  • Miscellaneous Pneumococcal Infections
• Pedicon Workshop Manuals (2015)
  • Childhood Leukemias
  • HSCT in Primary Immunodeficiency Disorders
  • Introduction to HSCT – Manual for Nurses
  • Contributor – Paedicon Manual on Antimicrobial Policy

Faculty & Speaker – Conferences

• Speaker – 10th SIOP Asia Congress, Moscow (2016)
• Faculty – Pedicon 2017, Bengaluru (Case Presentation on HLH; Moderator – CBC Parameters)
• Faculty – Mamalla Pedicon 2016 (Laboratory Diagnosis of Bleeding Disorders)
• Faculty – Bangalore Pedicon 2017 (Megaloblastic Anaemia)
• Faculty – SIOP-PODC Nutrition Workshop 2017 (Nutrition in CNS Tumours)
• Second Prize – Oral Oncology Paper, PHOCON 2012 (Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity)

Poster Presentations

• St. Jude VIVA Forum, Singapore (2016 & 2018)
• 47th SIOP Congress, Cape Town (2015)
• PHOCON (2014 & 2015)
• International Conference on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (2015)

Quiz Awards

• National Level Quiz Winner – PHOCON (2015)
• National IAP Postgraduate Quiz Winner (2012)
• First Prize – Delhi Society of Haematology Quiz (2015)
• State & Zonal Level Quiz Awards – ISHTM & ISHBT

Other Academic Achievements

• Ravi K. Jerath Award – Best Resident, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (2015)
• Faculty Development Workshop in Research Methodology – National Board of Examinations (NBE) (2016)
• State First Rank Holder – Tamil Nadu Medical Entrance Examination (MBBS, 2003)