• MBBS – Government Medical College, Calicut
• DCH (Diploma in Child Health) – Grant Medical College, Bombay
• MD (Paediatrics) – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• DTM&H (Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene) – School of Tropical Medicine, University of Calcutta
• PGDAP (Postgraduate Diploma in Adolescent Paediatrics) – Thiruvananthapuram

• Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut – Chief of Clinical Support Services & Chief of Paediatrics & Neonatology (1987 – Present)
• Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut – Medical Superintendent (1993)
• Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut – Director, Quality Management Services (2013)
• Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Specialist Paediatrician 

Areas of Expertise

• Paediatric and neonatal care
• Adolescent health and well-being
• Management of Down syndrome and neurodevelopmental disorders
• Public health programme implementationPaediatric infectious diseases
• Preventive paediatrics and immunisation
• Multidisciplinary developmental clinics

Core Specialisations

• Adolescent paediatrics
• Neurodevelopmental paediatrics
• Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) care
• Chronic illness management in children

• FIAMS – IMA Academy of Medical Specialties
• FIAP – Indian Academy of Pediatrics
• Fellowship in Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics

• Best Doctor Award – Government of Kerala (2018)
• DSFI Excellence Award – Outstanding Research in Down Syndrome (2018)
• Amaljith Humanitarian Foundation Award (2009)
• Best Doctor Award – IMA Kozhikode (2012)
• Distinguished Service Award – Rotary International (2006)
• ISSN Award – Best Publication (2022)

Recognised by the Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation and Indian Academy of Pediatrics for his contributions

• National Chairperson, Adolescent Health Academy (AHA)
• Former Chairperson, Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Fellow, IMA Academy of Medical Specialties

• John TS. Wiskott-aldrich syndrome. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1992;58:388-390
• Shaji Thomas John. Hot water epilepsy – first report from Kerala. Kerala Med. J. 2000;41(3):25-26.
• Mohan Leslie Noone, Shaji Thomas John. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. BMH Med J. 2014;1(1):17-18
• Noone ML, John ST. Unilateral Hemispheric Encephalitis. J. of Neurology. 2016;260:S146-S146
• Dhaval K. Chaudhari, Roshni Gangan, Shaji Thomas John. Infant with Hypocalcemia with dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to Vitamin D deficiency. BMH Medical Journal 2015;2(1):20-23
• Priyantha Goel, Satish Nunna, Shaji Thomas John, Satish Kumar Kolar Venkatesh. Acute Segmental Necrotising enteritis, presenting with transient protein losing enteropathy and bleeding diathesis in a child managed surgically – a case report. SM J. Paedtr. Surg. 2016; 2(4):1026
• Gopi VK., Babu PR., John ST., Joseph TP. Thoracoscopic window pericardiectomy in an infant. BMH Med. J. 2016; 3(4):110-112
• Fahad Muhammed Shareef AT, Shaji Thomas John, Salam KA. Autoimmune encephalitis – A case report. BMH Med. J. 2017;4(1):38-40
• Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K. Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs of Caretakers of Children with Down syndrome. BMH Med. J. 2020;7(3):50-58
• Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Shaji Thomas John, Raghuram Krishnan, Abdul Latheef. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome with features of Atypical Kawasaki Disease during COVID-19 pandemic. Indian J. Pediatr. 2020; 87:745-747. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-020-03357-1
• Sanjay RE, Sabeena S., Robin S., Shaji TJ., Jayakrishnan MP., Sureshkumar EK., et al. Genetic analysis of Enterovirus D68 associated with pneumonia in children from South India. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2021; 70:001356
• Shamnad Madathil, Mayank Priyadarshi, Surya Antony, Abdul Rauf KK, Shaji Thomas John. Respiratory distress in a newborn with severe birth asphyxia. The J. of Pediatrics. 2021;
• Shaji Thomas John, Alexander KG., Gayathri K. Adverse Drug Reactions in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccines among healthcare workers. BMH Med. J. 2021;8(3):103-109.
• Abdul Rauf, Ajay Vijayan, Hashitha VM, Shaji Thomas John, Jayameena Peringat. Rhabdomyolysis and Acute Kidney Injury following multiple beestings in a child: A case report. J. Pediatr. Critical Care. 2021;8(5):252-254.
• Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Rizwana P., Abhay Mani Martin. Reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruptions associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9:132-134. ISSN 2349-3291. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20214953
• Wanjagua R, Hepburn S, Faragher R, John ST, Gayathri K, Gitonga M, Meshy CF, Miranda L, Sindano D. Key learning from COVID-19 to sustain Quality of Life for families of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. 2022;19(1):72-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.12415
• John ST, Gayathri K. Screening of mothers to detect Down syndrome: a practical approach in a resource limited setting. Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2022; 9(6):566-570. https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20221375
• Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K., Sahasranam K. Cytogenetic patterns, Congenital Heart Disease and Thyroid Dysfunction in children with Down syndrome. The J Pediatrics. 2022; 245(6):196-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JPEDS.2022.01.034
• Shaji Thomas John, Gayathri K, Shabina Ahmed, Multani KS, Krishna Kumar, Sankar VH, et al. Consensus statement of the Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) on the management of children with Down syndrome. Indian Pediatr. 2023; 60:298-307.