I. Qualifications:
- MBBS, MD Pediatrics, FIAP (Neonatology)
II. Experiences:
- Consultant Pediatrician – Arka children’s clinic, 2024-2025
- Jr. Consultant – Fernandez hospital (stork home), 2023-2024
- Clinical Fellow in Neonatology – Rainbow children’s hospital (Banjara hills), 2021-2023
III. Expertise:
- Newborn and pediatric life support management (intubation, surfactant LISA/INSURE/mechanical ventilator, bubble CPAP, hfov + iNO etc)
- Newborn transport (sick/ ventilated/hfov +iNO preterm/term)
- HIE management with therapeutic hypothermia (using MiraCradle, Tecotherm)
- Central line expert with high proficiency in delivering UAC, UVC, PICC
- Trained in invasive procedures like lumbar puncture, ICD placement, peritoneal tap, intraventricular and reservoir tap, arterial lines, partial and double volume exchange transfusion, etc
- Pre-term newborn management
- Parent counselling
- Exposure and experience in electronic health records
IV. Medical Thesis/Paper/Poster Presentations
- Research of young Indian Scientists in Neonatology (RyISE – Thiruvananthapuram) – Nominated as, Top 20 papers in neonatology in India, 2023.
- Dissertation (Fellowship): “Implementation of evidence based growth bundle to decrease postnatal growth restriction in preterm neonates”.
- Thesis: “Prevalence of fatty liver disease in overweight and obese children of ages 5-18 years”.
- Mother’s perception and perspective towards donor breast milk in this day and age (Gold medal paper presentations at Central Zone e-Pedicon 2020)
- A typical cause of stridor with a complicated airway (International Neonatology Conference – South NEOCON 2019)
V. Memberships:
- Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) and Neonatology chapter life member
- Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC)
- Medical Council of India (MCI)