Dr. Nirosha Ponnuraj

Dr Nirosha Ponnuraj is a Specialist Paediatrician at NMC Specialty Medical Centre, Rolla, with over seven years of clinical experience caring for children from newborns to adolescents. She completed her MBBS at JIPMER Puducherry in 2013 and her MD in Paediatrics from Government Theni Medical College in 2017, where she graduated as a gold medalist. She holds MRCPCH (UK) certification and a Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition. Before moving to the UAE, she worked as a consultant and assistant professor at leading hospitals in Tamil Nadu, India.

Dr Ponnuraj's clinical expertise spans neonatology, paediatric nutrition, infectious diseases, emergency and critical care, developmental paediatrics, and breastfeeding medicine. She manages conditions including fever, diarrhoea, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia in children, with particular focus on high-risk newborns and growth and developmental milestones. She is an active medical researcher with several publications in national and international journals, including work on dengue-related complications and rare paediatric conditions.

She is a good fit for families seeking comprehensive paediatric care with strong emphasis on preventive health, nutrition counselling, and breastfeeding support. Dr Ponnuraj is fluent in English and Tamil.