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Dr. Rajiv Uttam [MBBS, MRCP (Paeds), FICCM]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Rajiv Uttam [MBBS, MRCP (Paeds), FICCM]
Dr. Rajiv Uttam is Paediatric Pulmonologist and Intensivist and Currently Working as Director - Paediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care in the Paediatric Care Department at Medanta - The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, India.
He is having more than 35 years of experience in the field of paediatric critical care and paediatric pulmonology.
He has completed his MBBS, MRCP (Paediatrics) from the Royal College of Physicians, UK, and is a Fellow of the Indian College of Critical Care Medicine (FICCM).
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Uttam is one of the country's most senior paediatric intensivists and pulmonologists, with nearly four decades of experience treating critically ill children. He consults at Medanta Gurugram as well as Medanta Mediclinic, Golf Course and Medanta Mediclinic, Defence Colony.
- He trained and practised for 12 years at a leading hospital in the United Kingdom before returning to India. Since then he has been instrumental in setting up paediatric intensive care units (PICU) and paediatric pulmonology departments at several major corporate hospitals in Delhi.
- His areas of expertise include paediatric ventilation, non-invasive ventilation and neonatal and paediatric bronchoscopy. Bronchoscopy allows direct examination of a child's airways to diagnose and treat problems such as foreign bodies, airway narrowing, persistent infections and noisy breathing, while modern ventilation strategies support children with severe respiratory failure.
- Dr. Uttam is a founding member of the paediatric critical care college of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics and has played a leading role in its development. He also writes extensively for parents on recognising breathing problems in children, fever with rash, diphtheria and the effects of sleep and diet on children's health.
Areas of Expertise :
- Paediatric Pulmonology
- Paediatric Critical Care (PICU)
- Paediatric Ventilation
- Non-invasive Ventilation
- Neonatal and Paediatric Bronchoscopy
- Paediatric Asthma
- Pneumonia in Children
- Bronchiolitis
- Chronic Cough in Children
- Noisy Breathing and Airway Malacia
- Foreign Body Aspiration
- Paediatric Respiratory Failure
- Mechanical and Non-invasive Ventilation
- Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children
List of Treatments
- Paediatric Asthma
- Pneumonia in Children
- Bronchiolitis
- Chronic Cough in Children
- Noisy Breathing and Airway Malacia
- Foreign Body Aspiration
- Paediatric Respiratory Failure
- Mechanical and Non-invasive Ventilation
- Neonatal and Paediatric Bronchoscopy
- Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children
- Paediatric Sepsis and Shock
- Paediatric Intensive Care
- Recurrent Chest Infections
- Diphtheria and Severe Infections
Work Experience
Currently Working as Director - Paediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care in the Paediatric Care Department at Medanta - The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, India.
Past Experience :
- Paediatric Trainee and Practitioner - Leading hospital, United Kingdom (12 years)
- Set up PICU and Paediatric Pulmonology departments - Major corporate hospitals, Delhi
Education & Training
- MBBS
- MRCP (Paediatrics) - Royal College of Physicians, UK
- FICCM - Indian College of Critical Care Medicine
Awards & Recognition
- Founding Member - Paediatric Critical Care College, Indian Academy of Paediatrics
- Fellow - Indian College of Critical Care Medicine
Associated Hospitals
Location
Medanta - The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Rajiv Uttam practises at Medanta - The Medicity, Sector 38, Gurugram, and also consults at Medanta Mediclinic, Golf Course and Defence Colony.
He specialises in paediatric pulmonology and paediatric critical care, including paediatric ventilation, non-invasive ventilation and neonatal and paediatric bronchoscopy.
Dr. Uttam has nearly four decades of experience treating critically ill children, including 12 years of training and practice in the UK.
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