Doctor Profile

MBBS
MD (Paediatrics)
Fellowship in Neonatology at Amrita Institute of Medical Science - National Neonatology Forum (NNF)

Areas of Expertise :

Resuscitation of the newborn – Neonatal resuscitation program (NRP), management of asphyxia, immediate postnatal stabilization.
Preterm and low birth weight care – Thermal regulation, feeding, growth monitoring, developmental follow-up.
Management of critically ill neonates with sepsis, shock, respiratory distress, seizures,.
Ventilation and respiratory support – CPAP, mechanical ventilation, high-frequency ventilation, surfactant therapy.
Fluid, electrolyte, and nutrition management – TPN, parenteral nutrition, enteral feeding (breast milk fortification, donor milk, specialized formulas).
Infectious diseases – Sepsis, congenital infections,
HIE, neonatal seizures, neuroimaging, neuroprotection, developmental care.
Neonatal cardiology – CHDs, PDA, PPHN.
Inborn errors of metabolism, newborn screening, management protocols.
Pre- and postoperative care, NEC, abdominal wall defects, congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Research Work :

February 2023 - Attended 20th Intensive Clinical Training Programme in Pediatrics organized by Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Kozhikode.
November 2022 - Participated in the workshop on Pyrexia of Infections, Non Infectious Treatment organized by IAP.
November 2022 - Presented paper at 51st Annual State Conference of IAP (Kerala) – Calpedicon 2022.
August 2022 - Poster presentation in Aster Kids 6th Monsoon CME 2022- Pediatric Endocrinology Update.
May 2022 - Case Presentation at IAP (Cochin ) Monthly CME Programme.
September 2020 - Successfully completed Heartcodes PALS online training programme organized by American Heart Association.

Publication :

Thesis entitled Association between Serum 25 OH Vitamin D level and Sleep disorders in Overweight and Obese Children.
Co Author of Case report – Hereditary Tyrosenemia presenting as Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Young infant – International journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021 June:8(6):1114-1117.
Study on Malnutrition in critically Ill children in the PICU of a Tertiary level hospital in South India (Ongoing).
Study on Neonatal transfusion Requirements and Safe guarding : Focus on Understanding the influence of Gestational age, Birth weight and safeguarding evaluation -(Neo Transfuse)- (Ongoing).

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