"• MD Pediatrics (Bombay University) 1981 • Visiting Professor La Rabida Childrens Hospital Chicago • Visiting Fellow Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street London • International Consensus Group for diagnostic criteria for vasculitis (Ankara Turkey 2008) and Macrophage Activation Syndrome (Genoa 2013) • 65 indexed research papers and publications (see list) • Co Author Pediatrics: Priorities in Office Practice- (co-authored with Dr YK Amdekar), Childhood Asthma: A Modern Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment and Dr RK Anands Guide to Child Care (2nd edition-in preparation) • National Coordinator PRINTO (Pediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization) • Convenor Kawasaki Disease Registry and Cystic Fibrosis Registry Mumbai IAP • Recognized guide for DNB Pediatrics • Past President Indian Academy of Pediatrics Respiratory Chapter and Rheumatology Chapter "
Area of expertise
Pediatric Rheumatology
Introduction:
"Dr. Raju P. Khubchandani is the Director of Pediatrics and in charge of the Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre. Dr Khubchandani’s major area of interest and specialization for the last 15 years has been pediatric rheumatology and he has cared for over two thousand children with musculoskeletal diseases. Dr. Khubchandani maintains a keen interest in childhood asthma and respiratory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and such children are seen as a part of his general pediatric consultations. "
Awards/Fellowship
"1. Several orations and awards at national and state level
2. Invited speaker and teacher at international, national and state conferences and seminars.
3. Has convened and pioneered several innovative teaching formats in print, as seminars and on the web.
4. Medical writing for lay persons.
5. Serves as advisor and managing committee member to a new children’s hospital project in Mumbai and some other social initiatives."