Miriam Adhikari

{{short description|South African physician and scientist}}

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| fields = Pediatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology

| workplaces = University of KwaZulu-Natal
Nelson Mandela School of Medicine

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Miriam Adhikari is a physician and scientist specializing in paediatrics with a focus on neonatology.{{Cite web |url=http://drill.org.za/professor-miriam-adhikari/ |title=Prof. Miriam Adhikari |website=drill.co.za |access-date=2017-10-17}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ukzn.ac.za/news/emeritus-paediatrics-professor-receives-award-for-excellence/ |title=Emeritus Paediatrics Professor Receives Award for Excellence |date=18 January 2017 |website=University of KwaZulu-Natal |access-date=2017-10-17}} She is Emeritus Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and a neonatologist at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine.{{Cite web|url=http://clinprac.ukzn.ac.za/Staff/ProfessorMiriamAdhikari.aspx|title=Professor Miriam Adhikari|website=clinprac.ukzn.ac.za|access-date=2018-07-26}} She also has a focus on paediatric nephrology and is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.assaf.co.za/index.php?page_id=176 |title=Members List « ASSAf – Academy of Science of South Africa |website=www.assaf.co.za |language=en-US |access-date=2017-10-17}} She has a degree from the University of Cape Town and a PhD from the University of Natal.

Research

Miriam Adhikari specialises is paediatrics and infectious disease and has co-authored over 100 publications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Miriam_Adhikari/publications|title=MIRIAM ADHIKARI {{!}} University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban {{!}} ukzn {{!}} School of Clinical Medicine|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2020-02-11}} One area of focus for Adhikari is the management of mothers and babies by nurses.{{Cite web |last=ukzn-admin |title=Emeritus Paediatrics Professor Receives Award for Excellence – UKZN |url=https://ukzn.ac.za/news/emeritus-paediatrics-professor-receives-award-for-excellence/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |language=en-US}}

Awards

She was awarded the Annual Service Excellence Award by the KwaZulu-Natal government in 2017. She said her main focus was to teach the nursing staff the importance of managing the mothers and babies.

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