Dr Pramod, is a Director at Fernandez Hospital. He has been a member of the medical team since 1994 and currently heads the Neonatal Department. He did his MD in Pediatrics from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Dr Pramod visited South Africa in 2004, to study the implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care and introduced it at Fernandez Hospital. In addition to providing training for doctors and nurses in the Neonatal Department, Dr Pramod is also involved in various clinical trials.