Dr. Ayesha Romana

Dr. Ayesha Romana is a Specialist Pediatrician at Zulekha Hospital Dubai with clinical and research experience spanning general pediatrics, neonatal care and childhood health. Her earlier professional and academic background includes the Department of Pediatrics at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bangalore, India, where she was involved in pediatric and neonatal research. She has approximately 14 years of overall clinical experience, according to her available professional profile, and her training history includes Bangalore Medical College and Research Centre and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health. Her clinical practice encompasses general pediatric care, including well-child assessment, neonatal jaundice, childhood infections and developmental and other pediatric conditions. She is currently registered in Dubai as a Specialist in Pediatrics, with Zulekha Hospital listed as her primary facility in data derived from the DHA Sheryan professional register. Practo

In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Romana has contributed to pediatric and neonatal research. She was a co-author of a 2019 randomized controlled trial published in Indian Pediatrics comparing levetiracetam with phenobarbitone for neonatal seizures. The study involved 100 neonates and was conducted through the Department of Pediatrics and Division of Neonatology at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health in Bangalore. PubMed More recently, she co-authored a 2025 case report in the Dubai Medical Journal on neonatal presentation of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, with her affiliation listed as the Department of Pediatrics at Zulekha Hospital Dubai. KnE Open She was also among the authors of a 2025 case report concerning an anomalous congenital adhesion band causing neonatal small-bowel obstruction, again representing the Department of Pediatrics at Zulekha Hospital Dubai. ResearchGate

For the 15th Pedia Dubai International Pediatrics & Neonatal Conference 2027, Dr. Romana is officially listed as a member of the Organizing Committee, representing Zulekha Hospital Dubai. She was also listed as a Specialist Pediatrician and organizing committee member in the previous Pedia Dubai conference book, indicating continuing involvement in the conference's professional and educational activities.