Dr. JANANI SANKAR

Languages Known

English, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu

Area(s) of expertise/Special interest

Hematology, Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine

Professional Experience

28 Years

Affiliations /Certifications / Memberships

• Past Executive Committee Member – IJPP
• Review Board

  IP

  IJMR

  Clinical Pediatrics

  Clinical and Experimental Immunology.

• Faculty – PEMC, IAP, BLS, ALS

  Life Member – IAP

  Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences.

  Ph.D Guide approved by the Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University.

  Examiner – Theory & Practical Examination – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

  Fellowship in Hemato Oncology- Approved Faculty 1996-2006.

  President of IAP Chennai city Branch - 2019.

  Executive Board Member – IAP 2021 & 2023.

  IAP TN ID chapter – Chairperson from Dec 2021 to Dec 2023.

Publications

73 PUBLICATIONS IN INDEXED JOURNALS

10 TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS

• Geetha S, Rajajee S, Janani S., Sino Bronchial syndrome in children with asthma, Indian Journal pediatrics. 1996 Vol.63; 549-552.
• Janani S, Andal A., Sujatha, Changing Profile of Enteric fever. Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics. Vol.4, No.3:1996:213
• Janani Sankar, Approach to a child with anemia, Indian Journal Practical pediatrics. Vol.5, No.4; 1997: 373
• Janani S, Rajajee S, Vishwanath V, Aplastic anemia and Miliary Tuberculosis, cause and effect, Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics. Vol 5, No; 1997:373.
• Janani S, Sarala R, Jaishree R, Moments of Happiness in Pediatric diagnosis-IJPP April –June 2001.
• S.Rajajee, Janani S, GM-CSF Treatment of Infections associated with Neutropenia in Infants, The Journal of Renal Sciences, Vol.4, No.3, Oct-Dec 2001.
• S.Rajajee, Malathy Sathya Sekaran, Janani S. Importance of screening the peripheral Smear, Indian Journal of Pediatrics. Vol-69:2002:
• Rajajee S, Shankar J, Dhattatri L. Pediatric presentations of leptospirosis. IndianJ Pediatr. 2002;69(10):851-853. doi:10.1007/BF02723704
• Janani S, Adhisivam A, Dengue Hemorrhagic fever in a child with Bombay blood group, IJPP, April –June 2003.
• Mathangi Ramakrishnan K, Jayaraman V, Andal A, Shanker J, Ramachandran P. Pediatric rehabilitation in a developing country-India in relation to aetiology, consequences and outcome in a group of 459 burnt children. PediatrRehabil. 2004;7(2):145-149.  
• Ramakrishnan K. M, Jayaraman V, Sankar J, Ramesh J, Pediatric burns due to fire walking and its complications. Experience at Chennai (Tamilnadu, India), Annals of Burns & Fire Disasters. Vol XVII;2004:124-126.
• Ramakrishnan KM, Sankar J, Venkatraman J. Profile of pediatric burns Indian experience in a tertiary care burn unit. Burns. 2005;31(3):351-353. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2004.11.005.
• Janani Sankar, Venkataramani Sripathi “Vulval synechiae an under-recognised entity” July 2004
• Nammalwar BR, Vijayakumar M, Sankar J, Ramnath B, Prahlad N. Evaluation of the use of DMSA in culture positive UTI and culture negative acute pyelonephritis. Indian Pediatr. 2005;42(7):691-696
• Janani Sankar, Lalitha Janakiraman, Jayanthi Ramesh, Suchithra Ranjith, “IMPACT OF PALS ON PEDIATRIC RESUSCITATION KNOWLEDGE”  Asian Journal of Critical Care. Voll; 2005:38-40
• C. Venkatesh, E. Mahender, S. Janani, Malathy. S, M. Vijayakumar, B. R.  Nammalwar, “Hyper Eosinophil syndrome” Indian Journal of Pediatrics. Vol 73; 2006: 237-239.
• Ramakrishnan MK, Sankar J, Venkatraman J, Ramesh J. Infections in burn patients--experience in a tertiary care hospital. Burns. 2006; 32(5):594-596. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.018
• Janani Sankar, Alka Sophia Rao, M. Vijayakumar, B. R. Nammalwar, S.Muralinath, “Is there a role for a routine ultrasound in children” Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, 2006;8(3):262.
• Suresh N, Ganesh R, Eswararaja T, Vasanthi T, Sankar J, Sathiasekaran.M “Neonatal diabetes mellitus with recurrent hepatitis” Indian J pediatrics 2006 May:73(5):451-2.
• Janani Sankar, Pratima Piduru, Vijayasekar. “Atypical Pneumonia” Indian Pediatrics. 2007:44:151.
• Ramakrishnan KM, Andal A, Sankar J, Jayaraman V. Facially disfigured children--dedicated approach and rehabilitation. Dev Neurorehabil. 2007;10(2):99-104. doi:10.1080/13638490701217362
• Ramakrishnan KM, Sankar J, Venkatraman J. Role of biological membranes in the management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome--Indian experience. Burns. 2007;33(1):109-111. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2006.04.029
• Prabhu V, Sankar J, Srinivasan A, Sathiyasekaran M. Desquamative enterocolitis: an intestinal variant of Carmi syndrome presenting as protein-losing enteropathy. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2008;27(5):215-216
• Muthukrishnan L, Sankar J, Mahender E, Balasubramaniam C, Kumaresan G. Dermal sinus tract: an OFT overlooked cause of E. coli meningitis. Indian J Pediatr. 2008;75(10):1086. doi:10.1007/s12098-008-0169-4
• Santhanam I, Kissoon N, Kamath SR, Ranjit S, Ramesh J, Shankar J. GAP between knowledge and skills for the implementation of the ACCM/PALS septic shock guidelines in India: is the bridge too far? Indian J Crit Care Med. 2009;13(2):54-58. doi:10.4103/0972-5229.56049
• A. Sumanth, Janani Sankar, Ravikumar, S. Sridharan “Hypertension due to Angiodysplasia” May 2009, The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 76, 751–752 (2009).
• Suresh N, Ganesh R, Sankar J, Sathiyasekaran M. Primary intestinal lymphangiectasia. Indian Pediatr. 2009;46(10):903-906
• Prasanna R, Sankar J, Ramachandran P. “Gorhams disease: Vanishing bone syndrome” Indian Pediatrics;46(3):2009:255-6
• Sankar J, Srinivasan A, Ramakrishnan V, Balasubramanian C. “An Unusual Cause of Acute Torticollis, Clin Pediatrics (Phila) 2009
• Suresh N, Sankar J. Macrophage activation syndrome: a rare complication of incomplete Kawasaki disease. Ann Trop Pediatr. 2010;30(1):61-64.doi:10.1179/146532810X12637745452239
• Mathangi Ramakrishnan K, Mathivanan Y, Sankar J. Profile of children abused by burning. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2010;23(1):8-12
• Srinivasan A, Sankar J, Ganapathi K. Inflammatory demyelinating disorders of childhood: experience with six children. Neurol India. 2010;58(3):452-456. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.65751
• Srinivasan A, Lavanya R, Sankar J. Steroid-unresponsive hypereosinophilic syndrome. Ann Trop Pediatr. 2011;31(3):273-277. doi:10.1179/1465328111Y.0000000027
• Kumar NP, Anuradha R, Suresh R, Janani Sankar, V Kumaraswamy,et al. Suppressed type 1, type 2, and type 17 cytokine responses in active tuberculosis in children. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2011;18(11):1856-1864. doi:10.1128/CVI.05366-11
• V. Ramesh, Janani Sankar, Ramkumar Ramamoorthy “Tuberculous gumma masquerading as mycetoma foot in a child” Jan 2012 Journal of Pediatric Infectious Disease. 7(1):37-40  DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2012-0338
• Janani sankar “Rickettsial infections” Jan 2012, Indian Journal of practical pediatrics. 14(1):11-14
• Ramakrishnan KM, Jayaraman V, Mathivanan T, Babu M, Ramachandran B, Sankar J. Profile of burn sepsis challenges and outcome in an exclusive children's hospital in Chennai, India. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2012;25(1):13-16
• Saileela R, Sridhar A, Premsekar R, Agarwal R, Shankar J, Cherian KM. The curious case of a button which led to the needle. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2012;3(3):399-401. doi:10.1177/2150135111434805
• Ramakrishnan KM, Mathivanan T, Jayaraman V, Babu M, Shankar J. Current scenario in chemical burns in a developing country: Chennai, India. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2012;25(1):8-12
• Janani sankar, “Chapter 7.2 Leptospirosis in Children” Jan 2013. Textbook of pediatrics infectious disease. DOI:10.5005/jp/books/11900_63
• Ramesh V, Sankar J, Gowrishankar K, Ganapathy K. Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome: A genetic disorder which mimics congenital intrauterine infection. Neurol India. 2013;61(1):77-78. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.108018
• Pavan Kumar N, Anuradha R, Andrade BB, N Suresh, R Ganesh, Janani Sankar  et al. Circulating biomarkers of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013;20(5):704-711. doi:10.1128/CVI.00038-13
• Mathangi Ramakrishnan K, Babu M, Mathivanan, Jayaraman V, Shankar J. Advantages of collagen based biological dressings in the management of superficial and superficial partial thickness burns in children. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2013; 26(2):98-104
• Ramesh V, Sankar J, Krishnamurthy B. Recurrent pneumococcal meningitis in a child with congenital common cavity malformation of the inner ear. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014;53(4):397-398. doi:10.1177/0009922813479019
• Bala Ramachandran, A.Managuli, K.G.Ravikumar, Janani Sankar “Performance of PIM and PIM2 scores in the PICU of a Tertiary care Children’s Hospital in India.” May 2014 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Janani Sankar “Pediatric Infectious disease specialist view point” Aug 2014. Indian Pediatrics 51(8).660-661
• Mathew, J. L., Arora, R.S. & Sankar, J. Outpatient versus inpatient IV antibiotic management for pediatric oncology patients with low risk febrile neutropenia: A randomised trial . Indian Pediatr 51, 659–661 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-014-0472-2
• Janani sankar, R.Venkateswari “Arthralgia in Children – case series” Journal of Arthritis 2015
• Radhika R, Janani S, Lakshmi K (2015) Correlation of Cytokines with Outcome in Children with Dengue and Septic Shock. J Immunol Tech Infect Dis 5:1. doi:10.4172/2329-9541.1000132
• Ramesh V, Sankar J. Intracerebral Hematoma in an Infant with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Indian Pediatr. 2015;52(11):991. doi:10.1007/s13312-015-0762-3
• Mathew JL, Singh S, Sankar J. Is Antibiotic Exposure Associated With Newly Diagnosed Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis? Indian Pediatr. 2015;52(10):883-888. doi:10.1007/s13312-015-0737-
• Janani Sankar, Venkateswari Ramesh “Acute Demyelinating Encephalomyelitis presenting as PUO” J pediatric Neurol Med 2016
• Sankar J, Ramesh V. Recurrent Intussusception in an Infant. Indian Pediatr. 2016;53(7):655. doi:10.1007/s13312-016-0906-0
• Janani Sankar “Bronchiolitis – Cochrane Reviews” April 2016. Pulmonology CME
• Ramesh V, Venkata NMM, Sankar J. Mixed Malarial Infection with Pancytopenia in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An Unusual Presentation. Indian J Med Pediatr Oncol. 2017;38(1):92. doi:10.4103/0971-5851.203507
• Ramesh V, Sankar J. Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis of Scapula Presenting as Pseudoparalysis in an Infant. Indian Pediatr. 2017;54(2):157-158. doi:10.1007/s13312-017-1023-4
• Raman R, Sankar J, Putlibai S, Raghavan V. Demographic profile of healthy children with nasopharyngeal colonisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae: A research paper. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2017;35(4):607-609. doi:10.4103/ijmm.IJMM_15_347
• Janani Sankar, Poovazhagi Varadarajan “Chapter -12 Critical Care” Jan 2017, Practical pediatric digest. (pp 201-212
• Subburaju N, Sankar J, Putlibai S. Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Bacteremia. Indian J Pediatr. 2018;85(9):800-802. doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2551-6
• Venkateswari Ramesh and Janani Sankar, ”Autoimmune Encephalitis Following Herbes Simplex Virus Encephalitis in an Infant. Indian pediatrics 2018
• Sundararajan L, Prabhu K, Ramesh V, Sankar J. Empyema Due to Thoracic Migrating Appendicolith. Indian Pediatr. 2018;55(7):603-604
• Dr. Janani Sankar, Dr. Venkateswari Ramesh, & Nagamalleswari. (2018). Etiological profile and outcome and hypertransaminemia in children. Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research, 2018
• Venkateswari Ramesh, Janani Sankar, Geetha Jayapathy, Mahitha Velusamy, “Retroperitoneal Gangiloneuroblastoma presenting as Chronic Diarrhea and Refractory Hypokalemia in a child. India Pediatrics 2019
• Clinton M, Sankar J, Ramesh V, Madhusudan M. Use of Proper Personal Protective Measures among Parents of Children Attending Outpatient Department - An Observational Study. Indian J Pediatr. 2021
• Pallapothu B, Sankar J. Acalypha indica-induced Hemolysis and Methemoglobinemia in a Child With G6PD Deficiency. Indian Pediatr. 2021
• Sankar J, Saravanan N. Prehospital Management of Children with Dengue Fever Admitted in a Tertiary-Care Center. Indian Pediatr. 2021
• Madhusudan M, Sankar J, Dhanalakshmi K, Putlibai S, Balasubramanian S. Seroprevalence to SARS-CoV-2 Among Healthcare Workers in an Exclusive Pediatric Hospital. Indian Pediatr. 2021
• Clinton M, Sankar J, Ramesh V, Madhusudan M. Changes in Pattern of Adherence to NPIs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Indian J Pediatr. 2021
• Manoj Madhusudan, Janani Sankar, Venkateswari Ramesh “Fructose 1,6 biphosphatase deficiency mimicking glycogen storage disease as recurrent hypoglycemia.” Indian pediatrics 2021
• Kumar NP, Hissar S, Thiruvengadam K, Janani Sankar et al. Discovery and Validation of a Three-Cytokine Plasma Signature as a Biomarker for Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis. Front Immunol. 2021;12:653898. Published 2021 Apr 16. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021
• Munusamy Ponnan S, Thiruvengadam K, Tellapragada C, Janani Sankar et al. Deciphering the Role of Mucosal Immune Responses and the Cervicovaginal Microbiome in Resistance to HIV Infection in HIV-Exposed Seronegative (HESN) Women. Microbiol Spectr. 202; 9(2):e0047021. doi:10.1128/Spectrum.00470-21
• Sankar Janani. “Short Course of Daily Prednisolone During Upper Respiratory Tract Infection for Children With Relapsing Steroid Sensitive Nephrotic Syndrome: Pediatrician's Perspective.” Indian pediatrics. 2022
• Unny AK, Rajashree P, Sundararajan L, Sankar J. Abdominal Manifestations of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Single-Center Experience. Indian Pediatr. 2022;59(12):936-938. doi:10.1007/s13312-022-2667-2
• Balasubramanian S, Sankar J, Dhanalakshmi K, et al. Differentiating Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and Its Mimics - A Single-Center Experience From a Tropical Setting. Indian Pediatric. 2023

RESEARCH AWARDS

• Dr. V. Balagopal Raju Award for the best paper at the IAPState Conference (July 1996) “Sino Bronchial Syndrome in Children”
  
• Dr. C. Thirugnana Sambandam Award for the best paper at the South Zone IAP Conference (August 1997) “Neutrophil Function Children”
• Best paper award in the International Critical Care Conference (Jan. 1997) “Prisms Score as a Predictor of Mortality in Children”
• Dr. KAK Award in IAP State Conference (July 1998) “Trace elements in nutrition health of children”
• Dr. T. Rajagopal Award in  IAP State Conference (Aug. 2002) “Profile of Renal Anomalies in Children”
• NAMS Membership Award – April 2005
• NCPID – 2006. Best paper award for paper Titled “ESBL UTI in Children” in a Tertiary Care Hospital
• NEURO PEDICON Aug 2008 – Trivandrum. Best paper award for paper titled “Neurological Manifestation of DHF in Children”
  
• Pedicon 2009 – Kacheepuram Coauthor for DR. VBR Award – Profile of D Negative HUS in Children.
• Dr. CTS  Award: Profile of ADEM in Children
• Dr. BRS  Award: Complicated Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
• Excellence In Teaching Award by National Board Of Examinations Feb 2012
• Active Pediatrician Award –Chennai awarded by IAP TNSC Aug 2015

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