Management Of Liver Diseases
Liver Biopsy
Diagnostic Upper GI Endoscopy
Parenteral Nutrition

Wilsons Disease
Chronic Hepatitis B
Viral Hepatitis
Cholecystitis
Metabolic Liver Diseases
Choestatic Jaundice In Infants
Chronic And Persistent Diarrhoea

MBBS from Madras, India in 1982
DCH from Madras, India in 1987
MD (Ped) from Mangalore,India in 1991
Fellowship (Ped Gastro) from Sydney, Australia in 1996

1. Member, Board of studies ( Pediatrics & Subspecialities) 2001 - 2010. The Tamilnadu Dr M G R Medical university, Chennai, India.
2. Treasurer, Pediatric Gastroenterology chapter of Indian academy of Pediatrics, 2006 - 2008.
3. Editor. IAP Text book of Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2006, New Delhi.

1. Indian Academy of Pediatrics
2. Indian Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
3. Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialty of IAP

(a)International Medical Journals
01. Ingested Needles in a 3-Month-Old Infant. John Matthai, Rajagopal. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol 36, No 9 2001: 1450-1451.
02. Bilateral communicating bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformations in a child. AK Singal, V.R.Ravi Kumar, Madhusudana Rao, John Matthai, Ann Thorac Surg 2006;83:330-2.

(b)National Medical Journals


01.Chronic and persistent diarrhea in Infants and young children. Status statement. For Pediatric Gastroenterology chapter of IAP. Matthai J. Indian Pediatr 2011;48: 37-42.
02.Preduodenal portal vein in association with midgut malrotation and duodenal web— triple anomaly? Singal AK, Chithra R, Paul S, Matthai J. J Pediatr Surg 2009; 44(2) 5-7.
03.Hydatid Disease of Liver in Children – John Matthai, Sarah Paul. Current practices in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition – Indian J Pediatr 2008;75:S87-S89.
04.Antenatally diagnosed ovarian cyst with torsion managed lapraoscopically. Singal A K, Vignesh KG, Paul S, Matthai J. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Sug. 2008
05.Leucocyte Adhesion Defect – I . K.Jothilakshmi, Sugantha Priya, John Matthai. Indian Pediatrics. June 2008; (Vol.45) 507 -509.
06.Symptomatic hepatic hemangioendothelioma in a new born. K.Jothilakshmi, John Matthai, Sarah Paul, A.K.Singal Indian Pediatrics. Oct.2006; (Vol.43) 908 – 910.
07.Dapsone syndrome with leukemoid reaction. N.B Dhanya, V.Sundaram, R.Rai, P.Surendran, P.N.Kumar, J.Matthai, C.R. Srinivas. Ind. J. leprosy. Vol. 78(4) 2006.
08.Acute gastric volvulus secondary to eventration of the diaphragm in a child. Singhal AK, Vignesh KG, Matthai J. Journal. Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2006;11:44-46.
09.Probiotics in Children. Anitha Sri Lakshmi R, John Matthai Journal: Ind J Practical Pediatrics. 2005;7(1)60 – 63.
10.Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease in children. Priya R, Matthai J Ind J Practical Pediatr. Oct – Dec 2004; 6(4):296-301.
11.Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis. Monica Uppal, John Matthai , C R Srinivas, Narasimha Sharma K. Ind J dermatol 2003;48 (3)
12.Melnick Frazer Syndrome . John Matthai, Jayashree .Ind Pediatr 2002; 39:1058
13.Radiological evaluation of children with urinary tract infection. Jothilakshmi, Sarah Paul, John Matthai Ind. J. Pediatr. Dec. 2001.
14.Cholestatic jaundice in infancy. John Matthai, Sarah Paul. Ind Pediatr. Aug.2001
15.Vitamin E Updated – John Matthai Indian Journal of Pediatrics 1996; 63: 242 -253.
16.Urinanalysis in urinary tract infection – John Matthai, Ramaswamy M. Ind J Pediatr 1995.
17.Congenital Tuberculosis: Under-diagnosed or underreported – John Matthai, Ramaswamy M. Ind J Pediatr 1994.
18.Acinetobacter Sepsis in the newborn – John Matthai, Christo GG .Indian Pediatrics 1993.
19.Neonatal Citrobacter Sepsis: Clinical and epidemiological aspects. John Matthai, Christo GG. Ind. J Pediatr 1990.
20.Omphalopagus twins-transfusion syndrome. John Matthai, Samuel V S. Ind J Pediatr July 1988.

1. Hydatid disease of liver. IBCON 2006. Indo British joint conference of pediatric gastroenterology Delhi,India
2. Proton pump inhibitors in children. IPEDIA 2008. Kualalumpur. Malaysia.

1. Nestle international nutrition scholarship 1994.
2. FIAP (Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics) 2010.

Dr.John Matthai has been a speaker at State and National Pediatric, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Adult Gastroenterology conferences over the last 13 years. Been examiner for MBBS, DCH and MD( Peds) at almost all south Indian universities.