Dr. Mydili Maniam-Mohan, MD, FAAP

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Get to know Pediatrician & Pediatric Emergency Room Physician Dr. Mydili Maniam-Mohan, who serves patients in Fresno, California.

Dr. Maniam-Mohan is a board-certified pediatrician, as well as a fellowship-trained pediatric emergency room physician. She practices alongside her father-in-law, Dr. Ponniah Mohan, at First Pediatrics Medical Group, Inc. in Fresno, California.

Together, they provide medical care to infants, children, and young adults from birth to 21 years of age. Their mission is to treat a patient’s family with the same compassionate care and excellent service they would offer their own family. They work hard to make sure that families understand how to keep their children healthy, and help to make the difficult prospect of being sick a little easier.

Upon graduating with her medical degree from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research in India in 2000, Dr. Maniam-Mohan relocated to the United States. Once there, she went on to perform her residency in pediatrics at Henry Ford Hospital, followed by her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) and a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Licensed to practice medicine in Michigan and California, Dr. Maniam-Mohan remains affiliated with Valley Children’s Hospital, a dedicated pediatric hospital in Madera, California.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all their developmental stages, as they grow and mature. 

A pediatric emergency physician is a specialist in the care of children and teens who are acutely ill or injured. They are trained to care for a wide range of problems that require immediate medical help.

In her free time, Dr. Maniam-Mohan is an accomplished vocalist. She loves art and music, and going on holidays with her husband and daughter.

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