Dr. Mustafa Captain is a highly skilled pediatrician and neonatologist with extensive experience in NICU and pediatric intensive care. He completed his M.B.B.S. from Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, India, followed by an M.D. in Pediatrics from Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Pune, India. He also completed a Fellowship in Neonatology at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center, Pune, India.

Dr. Captain specializes in NICU management, ventilation techniques, including surfactant administration by LISA, prematurity care, birth asphyxia management, total parenteral nutrition, and pediatric emergencies. He has previously practiced as a Specialist in PICU and NICU care in the Maldives and is a life member of the National Neonatology Forum, India.

Languages Spoken: English, Hindi, Urdu, and several regional Indian languages

• Management of preterm infants and NICU procedures (UVC, UAC, PICC Line, Central Line, Lumbar Puncture, ICD insertion, Needle thoracocentesis)
• Pediatric emergencies, including CPR and PALS
• Pediatric respiratory conditions, including acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma and acute respiratory infections
• Gastrointestinal disorders, urinary tract infections, anemia, rickets, nutritional deficiencies, and failure to thrive
• Growth and developmental monitoring