
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Dr. Nitin G Pai serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, a constituent unit of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE).
In this role, he balances comprehensive clinical duties with academic and research leadership, managing a wide spectrum of complex elective and emergency neonatal and pediatric surgical conditions. Deeply committed to evidence-based medicine and clinical advancement, Dr.
Pai serves as the department's Research Coordinator and contributes his specialized expertise as an active member of the KMC Tumor Board at the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre. Alongside his clinical and administrative responsibilities, he is a dedicated educator involved in training the next generation of medical professionals like MBBS students inaddition to teaching MS General surgery and Mch Pediatric surgery postgraduates.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Paediatric surgery | VIII Semester |
| Paediatric surgery | Mch Paediatric surgery |
| Paediatric surgery | MS General surgery |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| DrNB | Paediatric surgery | Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi | 2018 |
| DNB | General Surgery | Sikkim Manipal Institute if Medical Sciences, Gangtok | 2014 |
| MBBS | MBBS | JN Medical College, Belgaum | 2008 |
| Fellow of Indian Association of Pediatric surgeons | Paediatric surgery | 44835 | |
| PALS- Pediatric advanced life support (AHA- AAP) | 44378 | ||
| ATLS(Advanced trauma life support) Cincinnati, USA | 44287 | ||
| Diploma in Minimal access surgery (DMAS) | 43770 | ||
| MNAMS | 2015 | ||
| Fellow of American College of Surgeons(FACS) | 2025 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Associate Professor | April 2025 - Till Date |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Assistant Professor | 03/2020 to 03/2025 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Senior Resident | 07/2018 to 02/2020 |
| Cincinnati Children’s Ohio | Clinical fellow, Pediatric surgery | 01/2021 to 07/2022 |
| Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Delhi (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) | Senior resident | 04/2015 to 04/2018 |
| JIPMER, Puducherry | Senior resident | 07/2014 to 04/2015 |
| Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim | Junior resident | 06/2011 to 06/2014 |
| All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, New Delhi | Junior resident | 07/2009 to 12/2009 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE | Tutor, Anatomy | 09/2008 to 04/2009 |