Paediatrics • Respiratory Medicine • Allergy • Nutrition

Trusted child health guidance, built on international paediatric training.

Dr Murali Gopal is a Senior Paediatrician and Paediatric Pulmonologist based in Chennai, with UK higher specialist training, Australian paediatric pulmonology fellowship experience, dedicated allergology training, and postgraduate paediatric nutrition training.

MBBS DCH, UK MRCPCH, UK FRCPCH, UK CCT Paediatrics, UK Paediatric Pulmonology Fellow, Australia Allergology, India PGPN, Boston

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About the Doctor

A child-centred clinician with broad paediatric and respiratory experience.

This profile is designed for parents visiting an education portal: clear, reassuring, and focused on the training behind the advice. Dr Murali’s professional journey includes general paediatrics, neonatology, paediatric intensive care, paediatric respiratory medicine, cystic fibrosis care, and allergy practice.

Higher specialist paediatric training and CCT in Paediatrics

Australia

Paediatric pulmonology fellowship experience in Brisbane, Australia

25+

Years across paediatrics, neonatal care, intensive care, and respiratory medicine

57489

Tamil Nadu Medical Council registration number

Professional Training

Training pathway and qualifications

A concise parent-friendly summary of formal qualifications, specialist training, advanced paediatric respiratory exposure, allergy training, and paediatric nutrition training.

MBBSAnnamalai University, India

Diploma in Child HealthRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK

MRCPCHRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK

CCT in PaediatricsGeneral Medical Council, United Kingdom

FRCPCHRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK

Fellowship in Paediatric PulmonologyRoyal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

AllergologyBangalore, India

PGPNPostgraduate Course in Paediatric Nutrition • Boston

Medical graduation and internship

Completed MBBS through Annamalai University and internship training at Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Chidambaram.

Broad NHS paediatric training

Worked across neonatology, general paediatrics, community paediatrics, gastroenterology, rheumatology, cardiology, cardiac intensive care, and paediatric intensive care in multiple UK centres.

CCT in Paediatrics

Completed higher specialist paediatric training in the UK and obtained Certificate of Completion of Training in Paediatrics from the General Medical Council.

Respiratory medicine and intensive care exposure

Specialised in paediatric respiratory medicine at University Hospitals of Leicester, with experience in asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, empyema, long-term ventilation, and multidisciplinary respiratory care.

Fellow in Cystic Fibrosis & Respiratory Medicine

Completed fellowship-level paediatric respiratory work at Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, a tertiary centre managing complex respiratory disorders, cystic fibrosis, suppurative lung disease, neonatal lung disease, interstitial lung disease, airway disorders, and complex respiratory referrals.

Paediatric pulmonology and allergy practice

Practises in Chennai with a focus on paediatrics, respiratory medicine, allergy, and child nutrition, including parent counselling, vaccination guidance, feeding guidance, and long-term child health education.

Postgraduate Course in Paediatric Nutrition

Completed PGPN, Boston, adding a structured nutrition perspective to infant feeding, growth, weaning, and family counselling within the parent education portal.

Advanced Training Context

Training exposure within specialist respiratory and allergy services.

During his fellowship-level paediatric respiratory work at Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, Dr Murali had clinical training exposure in specialist respiratory services where senior physicians’ public professional profiles reflect major work in chronic cough, bronchiectasis, airway malacia, respiratory physiology, environmental lung health, cystic fibrosis care, and complex paediatric respiratory medicine. These references describe the training environment and areas of influence; they do not imply endorsement of this portal.

Professor Anne B. Chang AMConsultant paediatric respiratory physician; internationally recognised for work in chronic cough, protracted bacterial bronchitis, and paediatric bronchiectasis.

A/Professor Brent MastersSenior Respiratory & Sleep Physician; known for clinical and research work in paediatric airway malacia and tracheomalacia.

Professor Peter D. SlyEmeritus paediatric respiratory physician with major expertise in respiratory physiology, developmental immunology, and children’s environmental lung health.

Professor Claire Wainwright AMPaediatric respiratory physician and cystic fibrosis service leader, with recognised work in cystic fibrosis, airway disease, and paediatric respiratory clinical trials.

Dr Pendakur AnandAllergology training exposure in Bengaluru; Senior Allergist & ENT Specialist, former President and founder Vice President of the Indian Academy of Allergy.

Clinical Focus

Areas of special interest

The page deliberately explains expertise in parent-friendly language, without turning the profile into a dense academic CV.

Childhood breathing problems

Asthma, chronic cough, recurrent wheeze, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease, and complex respiratory symptoms.

Allergy care

Assessment of allergic conditions, allergy counselling, and long-term management discussions with families.

Infants and children

General paediatrics, newborn care, growth and development, vaccination counselling, feeding advice, and preventive child health.

Paediatric nutrition

Postgraduate paediatric nutrition training supporting practical guidance on infant feeding, growth, weaning, and parent education.

Critical care background

Training exposure in paediatric intensive care, neonatal care, cardiac intensive care, and emergency stabilisation of unwell children.

Complex respiratory review

Experience with respiratory investigations, multidisciplinary respiratory review, and long-term support for children with complex breathing problems.

Parent communication

Focus on clear explanation, practical home-care guidance, red-flag recognition, and evidence-based parent education.

Parent Education Portal

Good paediatric care does not end with a prescription. Parents need clarity, reassurance, and reliable guidance they can revisit at home.

Why this portal exists

This portal is being developed as a trusted library of parent education resources: condition guides, feeding and nutrition information, vaccination resources, safety checklists, and practical home-care instructions.

To explain common child health problems in simple, accurate language.
To help parents recognise warning signs that require medical review.
To support clinic counselling with printable and mobile-friendly resources.
To reduce confusion from unreliable online information and social media myths.

This educational portal does not replace a consultation with a qualified doctor. Urgent symptoms, breathing difficulty, dehydration, seizures, altered sensorium, or a very unwell child require immediate medical attention.