MEET DR. MANISHA JUVEKAR - MRCPCH | FRCPEdin | DNB | MD | DCH | FCPS

Dr. Manisha Juvekar is an esteemed Paediatric Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine Consultant from Mumbai, India, with over two decades of hands-on experience in managing complex and critical cases in paediatric respiratory medicine. She is dedicated to providing comprehensive respiratory and sleep care for infants and children, combining clinical expertise with advanced diagnostic capabilities and specialised treatment approaches.

A firm believer in lifelong learning, Dr. Manisha has pursued several academic qualifications, specialised training programmes and international certifications. She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at the esteemed Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Mumbai. Her professional journey includes specialised international training and clinical experience at prestigious institutions such as Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK; K. K. Children’s Hospital, Singapore; and the Olympus Centre for Bronchoscopy, Thailand.

Through these academic and clinical engagements, Dr. Manisha has developed extensive expertise in managing a wide range of respiratory conditions in children, including cystic fibrosis, asthma, chronic lung diseases in infants and children, primary ciliary dyskinesia, sleep-disordered breathing and other complex respiratory disorders. She is also trained in advanced lung function assessment, including cardiopulmonary exercise testing and polysomnography (sleep studies).

As a Fellow at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK, and K. K. Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Dr. Manisha underwent advanced training in paediatric respiratory medicine and sleep medicine. She holds an international qualification in sleep medicine from the Indian Association of Sleep Medicine and Research Centre, along with an International Sleep Medicine Certification and a Diplomate qualification in Pediatric Sleep Medicine from the University of Colorado.

Her specialised training in bronchoscopy began at the Olympus Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by further training at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Tamil Nadu. Her expertise encompasses advanced and interventional bronchoscopic procedures, including foreign body removal from the airway, transbronchial and endobronchial biopsies, bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial stenting, balloon dilatation and other specialised interventions, including intrathoracic lymph node biopsies.

Dr. Manisha also manages children with respiratory insufficiency during sleep, particularly those with neuromuscular disorders, neurological conditions and congenital malformations. Her work in this specialised area focuses on the assessment and management of complex respiratory and sleep-related challenges in children who require comprehensive, multidisciplinary care.

A pioneer in paediatric sleep medicine and interventional paediatric pulmonology, Dr. Manisha was the first paediatric pulmonologist to establish a Level I comprehensive sleep laboratory in Mumbai and Maharashtra. She has also pioneered bronchial stenting in infants with bronchomalacia, a rare airway abnormality, including procedures performed in a six-month-old infant and, more recently, a 45-day-old infant.

Dr. Manisha is associated with several prestigious medical institutions and has actively participated in and presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. Her professional memberships include the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, the Academy of Sleep Medicine India, the Royal College of Physicians of London and the European Respiratory Society.

Through her continued commitment to clinical excellence, specialised training and advances in paediatric respiratory and sleep medicine, Dr. Manisha strives to improve the diagnosis, treatment and long-term well-being of children with respiratory and sleep-related conditions.