Dr. Preeti Galagali is a strong advocate of Child and Adolescent Holistic Health care for 3 decades. She believes in enhancing health in all its dimensions – physical, psychological, emotional, digital, spiritual and social.
Dr Preeti Galagali is a trail blazer and pioneer in the field of child and adolescent health care in India. In 2005, she was amongst the first group of Indian paediatricians to be formally trained in adolescent medicine and is one of the few in the country to offer exclusive comprehensive teen health services in the private sector. She has extensively trained in mental health care and counselling techniques.
She is an integral part of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) team that revolutionized adolescent health care. She led the first IAP clinical guidelines on adolescent health, digital wellness and child protection. She is the founder editor of two publications- We Connect and the Indian Journal of Adolescent Medicine. She is the associate editor of the first Adolescent Health Academy (AHA) IAP book on adolescent health. She has over 100 scientific publications and delivered over 200 scientific talks including orations. In 2024, she was invited to speak at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA. She has designed and conducted many national and international training programs, workshops and conferences.
She is an active member of the SAHM Youth and Mental Health Committees. She was the Chairperson AHA IAP 2019 and the Central IAP Executive Board member 2013 and 2021. She has led and actively contributed to 15 IAP Presidential Action Plans including the landmark IAP program on Teen Suicide Prevention.
Pediatrics
Dr. Preeti Manmohan Galagali
MD, PGDAP, FIAP
Consultant Adolescent Health Specialist and Pediatrician
- Director, Bengaluru Adolescent Care and Counselling Centre, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Clinical Lead, Adolescent Clinic, Manipal Hospital, HAL Old Airport Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Co-Chairperson, Education Committee, International Association of Adolescent Health
- Co-Chairperson Nutrition Committee, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM), USA
- Secretary, International Chapter, SAHM, USA
- Lead, Digital Wellness and Media Literacy Committee and Member, Adolescent Health Committee, International Pediatric Association
- Chief Editor, We Connect, The official publication of Women Pediatricians Forum
- Advisor, Adolescent Health Academy- Indian Academy of Pediatrics (AHA-IAP)
Dr Preeti Galagali has conducted over 2500 community workshops reaching out to over 1 million beneficiaries (counsellors, NGOs, teachers, parents and adolescents). She has propagated health promoting educational messages through print, visual and digital media.
She is the recipient of many international and national awards for her outstanding contributions to adolescent medicine including the prestigious Fellow of Indian Academy of Pediatrics Award, Karnataka Women Achiever’s Award and the SAHM Northern Hemisphere Award.