Meet the specialists behind the care.

Dr. Silky Jain

Founder & CEO

Chief – Paediatric Haematology, Oncology & BMT

MBBS, MD · Paediatric Haemato-Oncology & BMT

Founder & CEO of Lavender Lane, and Chief of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and BMT. A Senior Paediatric Haemato-Oncologist and Bone Marrow Transplant physician. One of a small number of dedicated paediatric haemato-oncologists in India, she built Lavender Lane on a simple belief: a child is not a small adult, and their care should never be an afterthought in a system built for adults.

• Childhood leukaemias, lymphomas and solid tumours
• Bone marrow transplant
• Thalassaemia and benign blood disorders

Dr. Jyoti Bhatia

Senior Consultant, Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrics

MBBS, MD Paediatrics

A developmental and behavioural paediatrician with over 16 years of experience helping children with autism, developmental delays, and learning and behavioural difficulties. Her approach is family-centred: parents are partners in every plan she makes.

• Autism spectrum disorder assessment and intervention
• Early identification and early intervention
• Developmental delays and neurodevelopmental disabilities

Mrs. Viniti Puri Shrivastava

Senior Consultant, Speech & Language Therapy

BSc, MSc

Mrs. Viniti Puri Shrivastava is a certified Speech and Language Therapist specialising in paediatric speech, language and social communication difficulties, including autism spectrum disorders. Trained at AYJNIHH, Mumbai, and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, she brings over 27 years of clinical and teaching experience to Lavender Lane. She is also Clinical Director of Gigg's Human Communication Centre in Noida.

• Specialist autism assessment and management (ADOS-2)
• Speech difficulties: misarticulation, stuttering and dyspraxia
• Language and learning disorders: assessment and management

Dr. Mohit Jain

Senior Consultant, Paediatrics & Paediatric Allergy

MD Paediatrics, MD Physician

Dr. Mohit Jain has cared for the children of Noida for over 27 years. A senior paediatrician and one of the region's few dedicated paediatric allergy specialists, he brings deep experience in childhood asthma, allergy testing and immunotherapy.

• General paediatrics and newborn care
• Childhood allergy and asthma
• Skin prick testing and allergen immunotherapy

Dr. Apoorva Agarwal

Consultant, Paediatrics

MBBS, MD Paediatrics, DNB Paediatrics

Dr. Apoorva Agarwal trained at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, one of the busiest children's hospitals in the country. A paediatrician with strong intensive care and newborn care skills, she brings the rigour of a high-volume teaching hospital to everyday child care.

• General paediatrics and acute childhood illness
• Newborn and neonatal care
• Paediatric intensive care and emergency care

Dr. Jayati Agrawal

Senior Consultant, Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology

MBBS, MD, DNB, PDCC

Tummy pain that keeps coming back. A toddler who won't gain weight. Jaundice that lingers in a newborn. Dr. Jayati Agrawal is the specialist who looks at a child's gut and liver the way they were built, not as a smaller version of an adult's. Trained at KEM Mumbai and SGPGIMS Lucknow, she brings over a decade of paediatric experience and a calm, thorough approach to the problems parents find hardest to explain.

• Coeliac disease and malabsorption
• Chronic and persistent diarrhoea
• Poor weight gain and paediatric nutrition

Ms. Anuja Agarwala

Senior Consultant, Paediatric & Metabolic Nutrition

M.Sc, RD

Formerly Senior Dietitian in the Department of Pediatrics at AIIMS, New Delhi, Ms. Anuja Agarwala is one of India's most respected voices in paediatric nutrition. She brings 34 years of experience in clinical nutrition, from everyday feeding concerns to complex metabolic and genetic disorders.

• Nutrition in type 1 (juvenile) diabetes
• Dietary therapies in epilepsy, including ketogenic approaches
• Nutrition in genetic and metabolic disorders