The Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology Chapter of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics was formed in 1987 by the founder chairperson Dr Meena Desai, BJ Wadia Children’s Hospital, Mumbai. With Dr Prisca Colaco as honorary secretary, Dr Desai was instrumental in giving shape to this fledgling specialty, the Chapter providing the focal point for meetings and exchange of ideas and information. Dr PSN Menon, at AIIMS, Delhi, and Dr P Raghupathy, at CMC Vellore, joined hands with them to nurture the specialty and push it along during its formative years. Some adult endocrinologists developed a special interest in pediatric endocrinology, some pediatricians got endocrinology training and degrees, and some pediatric endocrinologists trained overseas returned home to India. Thus the group grew to greater strength each year. In 1996, our Newsletter CAPE NEWS was started by then Chair Dr Menon and honorary Secretary Dr Anju Virmani, and has continued uninterrupted with 3 issues a year, since then, under her able editorship. It served as the only means of communication amongst the fraternity, until the age of email and internet.
