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Dr. Tanuja Karande [DNB (Pediatrics), FNB (Ped. Cardiology)]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Tanuja Karande [DNB (Pediatrics), FNB (Ped. Cardiology)]
Dr. Tanuja Karande is Paediatric Cardiologist and Currently Working as Consultant in the Children's Heart (Paediatric Cardiology) Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
She is having more than 12 years of experience in the field of Paediatric Cardiology.
She has completed her basic medical training from Dr. D.Y. Patil College, Navi Mumbai, DNB (Pediatrics) from Mumbai, FNB (Paediatric Cardiology) from Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi in 2012, and a fellowship in Paediatric Heart Failure and Transplant from Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Profile Highlights :
- After training in general paediatrics and paediatric cardiology, Dr. Karande pursued specialised training in paediatric heart failure and transplantation at the Stollery Children's Hospital and Alberta Heart Institute in Canada. She has worked at Kokilaben Hospital for about 12 years and played a key role in establishing the hospital's paediatric heart transplant unit.
- Her expertise covers the diagnosis and management of congenital heart defects, paediatric cardiac interventions, fetal echocardiography, paediatric heart failure and heart transplantation. She performs 2D, 3D, transoesophageal and fetal echocardiograms, as well as diagnostic catheterisation, device closures, balloon procedures, stenting, pacemaker implantation and cardiac biopsies. Among her notable cases is a balloon atrial septostomy in an 800 g infant with transposition of the great arteries, and she has treated more than 500 cases.
- Dr. Karande has won the Best Poster award at the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India in 2015, the Best Oral Paper at the Asia Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society meeting in Shanghai in 2016 for her work on the impact of fetal diagnosis on outcomes, and an award from the Heart Failure Association of India in 2022 for an original study on home milrinone therapy in children with heart failure. She has published in the Annals of Pediatric Cardiology and co-authored guidelines on physical activity in children with heart defects.
- She is a member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Association of Medical Consultants. She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi and is deeply committed to the children she treats, believing that the real superheroes are small children fighting big battles.
Areas of Expertise :
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Paediatric Cardiac Interventions
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Paediatric Heart Failure
- Paediatric Heart Transplant
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Device Closure
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Balloon Atrial Septostomy
- Paediatric Stenting
- Paediatric Pacemaker Implantation
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterisation
List of Treatments
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Device Closure
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Closure
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Balloon Atrial Septostomy
- Paediatric Stenting
- Paediatric Pacemaker Implantation
- Fetal Echocardiography
- Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterisation
- Paediatric Heart Failure
- Paediatric Heart Transplant
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Congenital Heart Block
Work Experience
Currently Working as Consultant in the Children's Heart (Paediatric Cardiology) Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Fellow in Paediatric Heart Failure and Transplant - Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Paediatric Cardiology Fellow - Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
Education & Training
- Basic Medical Training - Dr. D.Y. Patil College, Navi Mumbai
- DNB (Pediatrics) - Mumbai
- FNB (Paediatric Cardiology) - Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, 2012
- Fellowship in Paediatric Heart Failure and Transplant - Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Canada
Awards & Recognition
- Best Poster - Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (2015)
- Best Oral Paper - Asia Pacific Pediatric Cardiac Society, Shanghai (2016)
- Award for original study on home milrinone therapy - Heart Failure Association of India (2022)
- Member - Indian Academy of Pediatrics
- Member - Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
- Member - International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Member - Association of Medical Consultants
- Publication: Staged pacemaker implantation in a preterm with hydrops fetalis due to complete heart block - Ann Pediatr Cardiol (2013)
Associated Hospitals
Location
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Tanuja Karande practises as Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
She specialises in congenital heart defects, paediatric cardiac interventions, fetal echocardiography, paediatric heart failure and paediatric heart transplantation.
Dr. Tanuja Karande has more than 12 years of experience and has treated over 500 cases, including helping establish the paediatric heart transplant unit at Kokilaben Hospital.
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