NEOPEDICON 2025, the first national symposium, was held at Neotia Bhagirathi Woman & Child Care Center under the inspiring direction of Mr. Parthiv Neotia, Executive Director, Ambuja Neotia Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. Leading pediatricians and neonatologists gathered at NEOPEDICON 2025 to promote innovation and advancements in neonatal and pediatric care, reflecting Ambuja Neotia Healthcare’s dedication to excellence.

Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Ambuja Neotia Healthcare, Mr. Pradeep Lal Mehta, gave a keynote speech to kick off the event. He welcomed the delegates and discussed the company’s motto, “Caring About Your Care – a true testament to what we are – a veritable reflection of the honesty, compassion, and emotional support we provide to families”. In addition to continuing to serve and grow its services to pediatric super specialties in the days ahead, he underlined the role Neotia Bhagirathi hospitals play in bringing together pediatric and neonatology specialists across the country. Dr. Apurba Ghosh, Director of the Institute of Child Health, Kolkata, gave the keynote address after the opening remarks. He emphasized the value of evidence-based medicine and academic advancement in pediatric care.

NEOPEDICON 2025 brought together a distinguished group of nationally recognized medical experts, serving as a gathering of prominent healthcare luminaries. They were  Dr. Arun Singh, renowned Neonatologist; Dr. Samir Hasan Dalwai, Founder-Director and Consultant at New Horizons Child Development Centre, Mumbai; Dr. Amit Kumar Satapathy, Additional Professor, Department of Pediatrics, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar; Dr. Somenath Gorain, Consultant Paediatrician at Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre, Newtown; Dr. Bikramjit Das, Consultant, Paediatric & Neonatal Critical Care, Neotia Bhagirathi Woman & Child Care Centre, New Town and others.

The conference had four expert-led sessions focusing on critical areas of pediatric care, including developmental pediatrics, pediatric critical care, pediatric nephrology, and perinatology.

The highlights of the symposium were

• Rising Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Importance of Early Diagnosis
• Rising Mycoplasma Infections
• Staphylococcus Infections
• Multidisciplinary Approach
• Training for Peripheral Doctors
• Comprehensive UTI Management

By bringing together specialists from various specialties to create a multidisciplinary model, NEOPEDICON 2025 strengthened Ambuja Neotia Healthcare’s dedication to providing holistic pediatric care. Impactful insights were presented in four expert-led sessions, which were followed by panel discussions on actual case studies that improved clinical communication and teamwork.

Priyanka Dutta