Dr M.M.A. Faridi, MD, DCH, having advanced training in Neonatology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, is the Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Era University, Lucknow, India. He is also decorated with the State Award by the Government of Delhi. He is a former director-professor and head of, department of pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. He is a visiting professor to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal; American University of Barbados School of Medicine, Barbados, and Andijan State Medical Institute, Uzbekistan. He edited two textbooks, wrote several chapters, and published 215 articles in the reputed national and international journals. Credited with >3900 citations, his papers have been read by >70500 scientists world over. Several of his published articles are included in the Systematic and Cochrane Reviews. His h-index is 36, and his Research Interest Score is >95% ResearchGate members. He has guided more than 100 postgraduate students for thesis research work. He immensely contributed to developing the training tools for the IYCF Counseling Course and is actively doing research on hypovitaminosis D in infants. He is a Reviewer for 25 International and National journals and an Associate Editor, Human Vaccine & Immunotherapeutics. He has several orations and fellowships to his credit.

Neonatology