PERSONALIZED CARE FOR A
BETTER FUTURE.
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
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O u r   S t o r y

The founder of our centre, Dr. Shilpa Hegde, completed her education from some of the most prestigious medical colleges in India. She completed her MD in Paediatrics from one of the oldest medical colleges in India, Grant Government Medical College and J. J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai.

With her special interest in child development and behavioral studies, she pursued a Fellowship in Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental pediatrics from the prestigious Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai.

She has worked as a developmental pediatrician in Mumbai. With a dream of starting a centre for child development, she formed a team of qualified and experienced therapists and started ‘KALARAVA- CENTRE FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT’. Since its inception, the centre has provided comprehensive treatment in the field of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics in Mangaluru.

Dr Shilpa Hegde
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DR.SHILPA HEGDE

MBBS MD Pediatrics(Mumbai)
FLDNDP(Mumbai)
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

TESTIMONIALS

“Kalarava centre as a team is providing great support to my son who is 2 years and 10 months old, diagnosed with mild autism. In the last 6 months, he has made a lot of improvements in his receptive and expressive language, thanks to great effort from his speech therapist Jyotsana Shetty. Now he is able to understand our commands, communicate his needs through actions and say close to 20 to 30 words. She has always provided constant support to us and given us continous guidance as to how to further improve his communication skills. His OT therapist Rakshita has has helped to keep my son’s sensory related issues under control which was a major concern for me as a parent. His ABA therapist Josmi George has helped with improving his sitting tolerance along with improvements in gross motor imitation, improvement in eye contact and following commands. Dr. Shilpa has always been very approachable and provided all the support we needed. Kudos to the team for providing a great environment for child.”

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Shalna S

October 2022

“We visited Kalarava centre for my son who is diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. Our 1st meeting was with Dr. Shilpa Hegde. I must say that Dr. Shilpa makes us parents feel so confident about our own kids and evaluates the child with an ease. She recommends the necessary therapies. Regarding therapists, they are well trained and manage the sessions very well. We received ABA services from Anisha ma’am and OT services from Neetu ma’am. Both were very kind and sweet. They made sure my child was comfortable. The sessions went smoothly. They even gave us home program which helped a lot. I would highly recommend Kalarava centre.”

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Bhavna L

August 2022

It was a wonderful experience for last 6 months at kalarava with my child. My daughter was diagnosed with signs of hyperactivity and had autistic features. She had very poor eye contact, concentration and speech delay. Really grateful to Dr. Shilpa Hegde for helping us and guiding us to deal with this. They have an amazing team, my personal experience with the OT therapist Esther and ABA therapist Nivedita was an amazing one. Now my daughter’s eye contact and communicating skills have improved significantly. Thank you Kalarava and team.”

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Aksha F

May 2022

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