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Dr. Shankar Kadam [DNB (Anaesthesiology), FIACTA]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Shankar Kadam [DNB (Anaesthesiology), FIACTA]
Dr. Shankar Kadam is Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiologist and Currently Working as Consultant - Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in the Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 16 years of experience in the field of paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care.
He has completed his DNB (Anaesthesiology), FIACTA, and a Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care from Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.
Profile Highlights :
- After his fellowship, Dr. Kadam worked at Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, and joined Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in 2010. He has been part of the hospital's Children's Heart Centre since its inception and works in its 24-bed paediatric cardiac ICU, which is equipped with ECMO, inhaled nitric oxide, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and modern ventilators.
- His areas of interest include paediatric cardiac anaesthesia, paediatric cardiac intensive care, transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE), ECMO and HFOV. He has considerable experience managing very small neonates both in the operating room and in intensive care, and is skilled in intraoperative TEE for congenital heart disease, which gives the surgical team real-time images of the heart repair before the chest is closed.
- Dr. Kadam has observed paediatric cardiac surgical units at Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK. His research includes studies on the effect of preoperative propranolol and of dexmedetomidine on junctional ectopic tachycardia after Tetralogy of Fallot repair, published in the Nigerian Journal of Cardiology (2015) and Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (2015), as well as reports on ECMO for atrial septal defect and difficult airway techniques in the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia.
- He is a member of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiology, the Indian Association of Cardiac and Thoracic Anaesthesia and the Association of Medical Consultants. Guided by the motto of doing good for others and for mother earth, he consults in English, Hindi and Marathi.
Areas of Expertise :
- Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- ECMO
- Neonatal Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Anaesthesia for Congenital Heart Surgery
- Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Anaesthesia
- Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery
- Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- ECMO Support
- High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy
- Post-operative Arrhythmia Management
- Difficult Paediatric Airway Management
List of Treatments
- Anaesthesia for Congenital Heart Surgery
- Neonatal Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Tetralogy of Fallot Repair Anaesthesia
- Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery
- Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- ECMO Support
- High-frequency Oscillatory Ventilation
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy
- Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
- Post-operative Arrhythmia Management
- Difficult Paediatric Airway Management
- Paediatric Cardiac Catheterisation Anaesthesia
Work Experience
Currently Working as Consultant - Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care in the Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiology Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, Kerala
- Observership - Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK
Education & Training
- DNB (Anaesthesiology)
- FIACTA
- Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore
Awards & Recognition
- Publication - Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Vol. 18 (2015)
- Publication - Nigerian Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 12 (2015)
- Publication - Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Vol. 17 (2014)
- Publication - Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (2012, 2014)
- Member - Indian Society of Anaesthesiology
- Member - Indian Association of Cardiac and Thoracic Anaesthesia
- Member - Association of Medical Consultants
Associated Hospitals
Location
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Shankar Kadam practises at the Children's Heart Centre of Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai.
He specialises in paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care, including neonatal heart surgery, intraoperative TEE and ECMO.
Dr. Shankar Kadam has more than 16 years of experience and has been with Kokilaben Hospital since 2010.
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