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Overview:

He is a fully qualified Pediatrician and Pediatric Intensivist with extensive training from various institutes nationwide. He has always followed the principles of resilience, hard work, and dedication to make a real difference in the lives of children in their most fragile states. He is able to work under pressure and meet the high ethical standards set forth by the medical review authorities. He is an accredited teacher of IAP – College of Pediatric Critical Care and an accredited IAP – ALS instructor.

Qualifications:

• MBBS – Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool
• MD (Pediatrics) – Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University
• Doctorate of Medicine in Pediatric Critical/Intensive Care DrNB SS (National Board), Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai
• Accredited Teacher of IAP – College of Pediatric Critical Care (New Delhi)

Experience:

• 10 years of experience in pediatrics at various renowned hospitals across India
• 3 years of superspecialist training (DrNB SS) in pediatric intensive care (PICU) in Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai – First Superspecialist in Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) in Rayalaseema
• 1-year Senior Residency Dept of Pediatrics, Manipal University, Manipal, KA
• 1-year senior residency in Govt Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, AP
• 2 years as Senior consultant in Anurag Children's Hospital, One Town, Vijayawada
• 3 years as Junior Resident in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

Clinical Expertise:

1) General Pediatrics:

• Pediatric community-acquired infections
• Pediatric vaccination
• Nutrition & diet counselling
• Development of children
• Pediatric respiratory diseases
• Dengue
• Allergy, asthma, wheezing

2) Pediatric Critical Illnesses:

• Pediatric emergency care – All pediatric emergencies are taken care of
• Pediatric polytrauma/head injury
• Traumatic brain injury
• Bedside Echocardiography & ultrasonography
• Management of Severe dengue and its complications
• Acute liver failure
• Seizures(fits), refractory/super-refractory status epilepticus
• Neuro infections (Meningitis-brain fever, encephalitis, etc..)
• Cardiogenic shock
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Airway management
• Sepsis, septic shock
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, Covid-19 pneumonia
• Post-surgical ICU care
• Febrile neutropenia
• Oncological emergencies
• Tracheostomy care
• Long-term ventilation/home ventilation of patients with neuromuscular diseases
• Hemodialysis, Plasma Exchange, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, ECMO
• Mechanical ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation - HFNC, CPAP, BiPAP
• Procedural sedation for CT scan, MRI
• Pain medicine and palliative care
• Transportation of sick children in the ambulance
• Pediatric Basic life support, Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
• Burns
• Poisoning
• Bedside echocardiography

Areas of interest:

• Infection control and prevention
• Vaccination, nutrition
• Telemedicine
• Pediatric emergency care and pediatric critical care (PICU)
• Evidence-based medicine

Academic achievements:

• Faculty in AP State Pedicon
• Accredited Teacher of IAP – College of Pediatric Critical Care
• Chief investigator on the use of ANTT (Aseptic Non-Touch Technique) in PICU
• Co-investigator in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Heparin vs Saline in Arterial Line Catheters
• Accredited IAP – ALS Instructor

Languages known:

Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, English

Memberships:

IAP, PICC

Registration:

Fully qualified registration with MCI, APMC