KIOCHKathmandu Institute of Child Health

Meet the team

Our Doctors

KIOCH brings together leading pediatric specialists across Kathmandu and Damak — spanning cardiology, surgery, oncology, critical care, and general pediatrics.

Clinical Tiers & Categories

Kathmandu Children's Hospital(60 specialists)

Hub Hospital

Senior Consultants & Clinical Leadership10

Honorary chairs, department heads, and leading subspecialists directing pediatric clinical departments.

Chief Consultant (Honorary), Chairman

Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala

Cardiovascular Surgery

MD, MS, FRCS Ed

NMC: 1362

Medical Director

Dr. Urmila Shakya

Pediatric Cardiology

MBBS, MD, Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology

NMC: 1784

Hem Regmi Endowed Chair of Pediatrics

Prof. Dr. Devendra Shrestha

Pediatric Nephrology

MD, MBBS, Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology

NMC: 3644

Head of Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Hiramani Pathak

Pediatric Surgery

MBBS, MS General Surgery, MCh Pediatric Surgery

NMC: 14453

Consultant

Dr. Pusp Raj Awasthi

Pediatric Critical Care

Consultant

Dr. Dilip Neupane

Gastro

Consultant

Dr. Saurav Kumar Singh

Pediatric Critical Care

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

NMC: 8315

Consultant

Dr. Shilpa Amatya

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, DM Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

NMC: 11062

Head of Pathology

Dr. Prahar Dahal

Pathology & Cytogenetics

MBBS, MD Pathology, MHCM, Fellowship in Cytogenetics

NMC: 14309

Head of Anesthesiology

Dr. Rabin Baidya

Anesthesiology

MBBS, MD Anesthesiology, DESAIC

NMC: 10677

Co-Consultants6

Specialized pediatric consultants providing advanced diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic services.

Co-Consultant

Dr. Saurav Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 9857

Co-Consultant

Dr. Prerana Gauchan

Pediatric Critical Care

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

NMC: 12835

Co-Consultant

Dr. Krishna Deo Mandal

Pediatric Cardiology

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology

NMC: 13522

Co-Consultant

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Thakur

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

MBBS, MS Orthopedic Surgery, Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

NMC: 9472

Co-Consultant

Dr. Shikha Upadhyay

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

MBBS, MD Psychiatry, International Clinical Fellow in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

NMC: 12404

Co-Consultant

Dr. Sharmila Gurung

Anesthesiology

Registrars22

Resident clinical specialists and clinical registrars providing round-the-clock specialized pediatric care.

Registrar

Dr. Anjani Uprety

Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry

MDS (Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

NMC: 15665

Registrar

Dr. Shikha Pandey

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 21243

Registrar

Dr. Kabita Dangol

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 17161

Registrar

Dr. Anish Shakya

Anesthesiology

MBBS, MD Anesthesiology

NMC: 13430

Registrar

Dr. Subas Sharma

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 20228

Registrar

Dr. Shirish Silwal

Pediatric Surgery

MBBS, MS Pediatric Surgery

NMC: 12631

Registrar

Dr. Madan Kumar Timalsena

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 20317

Registrar

Dr. Mrinal Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 23617

Registrar

Dr. Sinda Karkee

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 26468

Registrar

Dr. Srijana Thapa

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 21056

Registrar

Dr. Divesh Shah

ENT

Registrar

Dr. Aayoush Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 14941

Registrar

Dr. Kshitiz Paneru

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 15305

Registrar

Dr. Shraddha Dangol

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 22841

Registrar

Dr. Salina Shrestha

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Deepmala Dongol

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Ujjwal Ghimire

Radiology

Registrar

Dr. Devaki Khadka

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Samichhya Khanal

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Pritha Adhikari

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Nischal Timsina

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Sandesh Khadka

Pediatric Surgery

Medical Officers22

Frontline clinical medical officers managing acute inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and critical care units.

Medical Officer

Dr. Nabin Khadka

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 32685

Medical Officer

Dr. Badal Thapa

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 38200

Medical Officer

Dr. Brinda Gurung

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 37676

Medical Officer

Dr. Smrity Bhattarai

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 38422

Medical Officer

Dr. Pearlbiga Karki

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Rajnish Kumar Shah

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Smriti Lama Thing

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Gunjan Rai

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Chitrakala Chaudhary

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Bibisha Dhakal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Manish Regmi

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Nitesh Karn

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Raju Kumar Mandal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Manoj Adhikari

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Shristi Rokaya

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Binita Kunwar

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Arti Kumari

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Prakriti Lamsal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Kaustuv Nepal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Anjila Pandey

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Samrat Paudel

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Rhijuta Pokharel

Pediatrics

Clinical Tiers & Categories

Kathmandu Children's Hospital(60 specialists)

Hub Hospital

Senior Consultants & Clinical Leadership10

Honorary chairs, department heads, and leading subspecialists directing pediatric clinical departments.

Chief Consultant (Honorary), Chairman

Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala

Cardiovascular Surgery

MD, MS, FRCS Ed

NMC: 1362

Medical Director

Dr. Urmila Shakya

Pediatric Cardiology

MBBS, MD, Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology

NMC: 1784

Hem Regmi Endowed Chair of Pediatrics

Prof. Dr. Devendra Shrestha

Pediatric Nephrology

MD, MBBS, Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology

NMC: 3644

Head of Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Hiramani Pathak

Pediatric Surgery

MBBS, MS General Surgery, MCh Pediatric Surgery

NMC: 14453

Consultant

Dr. Pusp Raj Awasthi

Pediatric Critical Care

Consultant

Dr. Dilip Neupane

Gastro

Consultant

Dr. Saurav Kumar Singh

Pediatric Critical Care

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

NMC: 8315

Consultant

Dr. Shilpa Amatya

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, DM Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

NMC: 11062

Head of Pathology

Dr. Prahar Dahal

Pathology & Cytogenetics

MBBS, MD Pathology, MHCM, Fellowship in Cytogenetics

NMC: 14309

Head of Anesthesiology

Dr. Rabin Baidya

Anesthesiology

MBBS, MD Anesthesiology, DESAIC

NMC: 10677

Co-Consultants6

Specialized pediatric consultants providing advanced diagnostic, surgical, and therapeutic services.

Co-Consultant

Dr. Saurav Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 9857

Co-Consultant

Dr. Prerana Gauchan

Pediatric Critical Care

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

NMC: 12835

Co-Consultant

Dr. Krishna Deo Mandal

Pediatric Cardiology

MBBS, MD Pediatrics, Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology

NMC: 13522

Co-Consultant

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Thakur

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

MBBS, MS Orthopedic Surgery, Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

NMC: 9472

Co-Consultant

Dr. Shikha Upadhyay

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

MBBS, MD Psychiatry, International Clinical Fellow in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

NMC: 12404

Co-Consultant

Dr. Sharmila Gurung

Anesthesiology

Registrars22

Resident clinical specialists and clinical registrars providing round-the-clock specialized pediatric care.

Registrar

Dr. Anjani Uprety

Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry

MDS (Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

NMC: 15665

Registrar

Dr. Shikha Pandey

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 21243

Registrar

Dr. Kabita Dangol

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 17161

Registrar

Dr. Anish Shakya

Anesthesiology

MBBS, MD Anesthesiology

NMC: 13430

Registrar

Dr. Subas Sharma

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 20228

Registrar

Dr. Shirish Silwal

Pediatric Surgery

MBBS, MS Pediatric Surgery

NMC: 12631

Registrar

Dr. Madan Kumar Timalsena

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 20317

Registrar

Dr. Mrinal Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 23617

Registrar

Dr. Sinda Karkee

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 26468

Registrar

Dr. Srijana Thapa

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 21056

Registrar

Dr. Divesh Shah

ENT

Registrar

Dr. Aayoush Shrestha

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 14941

Registrar

Dr. Kshitiz Paneru

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 15305

Registrar

Dr. Shraddha Dangol

Pediatrics

MBBS, MD Pediatrics

NMC: 22841

Registrar

Dr. Salina Shrestha

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Deepmala Dongol

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Ujjwal Ghimire

Radiology

Registrar

Dr. Devaki Khadka

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Samichhya Khanal

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Pritha Adhikari

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Nischal Timsina

Pediatrics

Registrar

Dr. Sandesh Khadka

Pediatric Surgery

Medical Officers22

Frontline clinical medical officers managing acute inpatient, emergency, outpatient, and critical care units.

Medical Officer

Dr. Nabin Khadka

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 32685

Medical Officer

Dr. Badal Thapa

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 38200

Medical Officer

Dr. Brinda Gurung

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 37676

Medical Officer

Dr. Smrity Bhattarai

General Pediatrics

MBBS

NMC: 38422

Medical Officer

Dr. Pearlbiga Karki

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Rajnish Kumar Shah

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Smriti Lama Thing

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Gunjan Rai

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Chitrakala Chaudhary

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Bibisha Dhakal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Manish Regmi

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Nitesh Karn

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Raju Kumar Mandal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Manoj Adhikari

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Shristi Rokaya

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Binita Kunwar

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Arti Kumari

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Prakriti Lamsal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Kaustuv Nepal

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Anjila Pandey

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Samrat Paudel

Pediatrics

Medical Officer

Dr. Rhijuta Pokharel

Pediatrics

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Our Doctors

Kathmandu Children's Hospital(60 specialists)

Senior Consultants & Clinical Leadership10

Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala

Dr. Urmila Shakya

Prof. Dr. Devendra Shrestha

Dr. Hiramani Pathak

Dr. Pusp Raj Awasthi

Dr. Dilip Neupane

Dr. Saurav Kumar Singh

Dr. Shilpa Amatya

Dr. Prahar Dahal

Dr. Rabin Baidya

Co-Consultants6

Dr. Saurav Shrestha

Dr. Prerana Gauchan

Dr. Krishna Deo Mandal

Dr. Abhishek Kumar Thakur

Dr. Shikha Upadhyay

Dr. Sharmila Gurung

Registrars22

Dr. Anjani Uprety

Dr. Shikha Pandey

Dr. Kabita Dangol

Dr. Anish Shakya

Dr. Subas Sharma

Dr. Shirish Silwal

Dr. Madan Kumar Timalsena

Dr. Mrinal Shrestha

Dr. Sinda Karkee

Dr. Srijana Thapa

Dr. Divesh Shah

Dr. Aayoush Shrestha

Dr. Kshitiz Paneru

Dr. Shraddha Dangol

Dr. Salina Shrestha

Dr. Deepmala Dongol

Dr. Ujjwal Ghimire

Dr. Devaki Khadka

Dr. Samichhya Khanal

Dr. Pritha Adhikari

Dr. Nischal Timsina

Dr. Sandesh Khadka

Medical Officers22

Dr. Nabin Khadka

Dr. Badal Thapa

Dr. Brinda Gurung

Dr. Smrity Bhattarai

Dr. Pearlbiga Karki

Dr. Rajnish Kumar Shah

Dr. Smriti Lama Thing

Dr. Gunjan Rai

Dr. Chitrakala Chaudhary

Dr. Bibisha Dhakal

Dr. Manish Regmi

Dr. Nitesh Karn

Dr. Raju Kumar Mandal

Dr. Manoj Adhikari

Dr. Shristi Rokaya

Dr. Binita Kunwar

Dr. Arti Kumari

Dr. Prakriti Lamsal

Dr. Kaustuv Nepal

Dr. Anjila Pandey

Dr. Samrat Paudel

Dr. Rhijuta Pokharel

Kathmandu Children's Hospital(60 specialists)

Senior Consultants & Clinical Leadership10

Prof. Dr. Bhagawan Koirala

Dr. Urmila Shakya

Prof. Dr. Devendra Shrestha

Dr. Hiramani Pathak

Dr. Pusp Raj Awasthi

Dr. Dilip Neupane

Dr. Saurav Kumar Singh

Dr. Shilpa Amatya

Dr. Prahar Dahal

Dr. Rabin Baidya

Co-Consultants6