Dr. Meera Khorana

Dr. Meera Khorana

Senior Neonatal Consultant, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (QSNICH), Bangkok

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Senior pediatrician and neonatologist with extensive clinical, leadership, teaching, and professional training experience in neonatal-perinatal medicine. Former Chief of the Division of Neonatology at the Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (QSNICH), Bangkok, and currently serving as Senior Neonatal Consultant.

Longstanding educator in neonatal-perinatal medicine including neonatal intensive care, neonatal resuscitation, neonatal ventilation, neonatal nutrition, breastfeeding-friendly maternity and newborn care, early skin-to-skin contact and initiation of breastfeeding, lactation support, and breastfeeding care for preterm, sick, and hospitalized infants. Teaching includes neonatal fellows, pediatric residents, general physicians, nurses, lactation professionals, and multidisciplinary newborn-care teams, with an emphasis on translating evidence into clinical practice and policy.

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Senior Neonatal Consultant

Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (QSNICH) | 2022-Present

Consultant, Subcommittee for Neonatal Fellowship Training Program

Perinatal-Neonatal Society of Thailand | 2022-Present

Chief, Division of Neonatology

Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health (QSNICH) | 2017-2022

Chair, Joint Breastfeeding Committee of QSNICH and Rajavithi Hospital

QSNICH | 2016-2022

Member, Subcommittee for Neonatal Fellowship Training Program

Perinatal-Neonatal Society of Thailand | 2017-2022

EDUCATION AND POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

MBBS

Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India | 1980-1985

Certificate of Proficiency, Board of Pediatrics

Children's Hospital, Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand | 1990-1993

Certificate in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA | 1996-1999

Certificate in Breastfeeding Practice and Policy

Centre for International Child Health, London, United Kingdom | 2003

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Bangkok International Neonatal Symposium | 2015-2026

• Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP E6[R3]) | September 2026

• Lactation Consulting Training Program Enriched | May 2024

• Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor Course | August 2022

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions: Panel 13: The First Hour Matters: Birth Practices That Shape Lifelong Breastfeeding Success

1. Carole Dobrich (Canada/Australia) 2. Meera Khorana (Thailand) Moderator: tbc