title: Pediatric Cardiology in India: Onset of a New Era.
abstract: Pediatric cardiology is outgrowing from the shadows of adult cardiology and cardiac surgery departments in India. It promises to be an attractive and sought-after subspeciality of Pediatrics, dealing with not only congenital cardiac diseases but also metabolic, rheumatic and host of other cardiac diseases. The new government policy shall provide more training avenues for the budding pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, pediatric anesthetists, pediatric cardiac intensivists, neonatologists and a host of supportive workforce. The proactive role of Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, towards creating a political will at the highest level for framing policies towards building infrastructure, training of workforce and subsidies for pediatric cardiac surgeries and procedures shall fuel the development of multiple tertiary cardiac centers in the country, making pediatric cardiology services accessible to the needy population.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics; PGIMER and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, and *Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP; India. Correspondence to: Dr Dinesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India. dineshkumar169@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bagri
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009313:National Health Programs; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*