"Raju Shah is a Medical Director of the Ankur Institute of Child Health and is a former Professor and Head of the department of Paediatrics at the GCS Medical College, both in Ahmedabad, India. He obtained his MBBS in 1970 and an MD in paediatrics in 1974 from the B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad and trained in vaccinology at the International Vaccine Institute in Korea in 2005. He has been awarded Honarary FRCPCH(UK) in July 2015.President of the Paediatric Association of SAARC from 2005 to 2008, Professor Shah was also Chairman of both the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) National Task Force on Safe Injection Practices(2005-7) and of the IAP Task Force on Children of Urban Poor(2005-7). Dr Shah was National President of Indian Academy of Paediatrics in year 2005 and also a Chairman of Immunization Committee of IAP for the years 2005 and 2006. He was Convener of the Immunisation committee from 1988 to 1993. He was a Chairman of Infectious Disease Chapter from 2001 to 2003 and was founder secretary from 1997 to 2001. Professor Shah’s has conducted many research activities which include primary immunisation responses to the DPT+Hib and pentavalent DPT+HBV+Hib vaccines, the response to cough suppressive formulas in URI in children, Varicella antibodies in populations of different ages, Immune response to Varicella vaccine and immune responses to IPV in children. He is an examiner of MBBS, MD (Ped) and DCH degrees at various universities in India as well as for MRCPCH(UK) and he has contributed to many training modules about a standardization of Office Practice, rational antibiotic practices, adolescent care, HIV/AIDS, safe injection practices, diarrhoea management and RTI management. He was Executive Editor of the Textbook of Paediatrics (IAP, 3rd Edition) and Editor of the Guidebook on Immunisation (IAP, 2006). Professor Shah has also written three books on immunisation and infectious diseases and has contributed chapters to many books on different aspects of paediatrics. He was sitting on the Editorial Board of Indian Pediatrics, Paediatrics Today and the Indian Journal of Paediatrics. The winner of numerous oration awards including Hon Surg Cmde Late Dr. Shantilal C. Sheth Oration of IAP in Pedicon 2015. Professor Shah as a Speaker has delivered more than 500 guest lectures at many national, international and state level conferences and CMEs. . Dr Shah has conducted many Dialogue sessions on Immunization and infectious diseases at various national level conferences. Dr Shah has published more than 50 articles in the peer reviewed journals
Paediatrics Infections, Immunisation