Identity

	Name:	Kondekar Santosh Venketraman
	Date of Birth:	11/01/1975
	Nationality:	Indian
	Telephone No.	919869405747
	Fax No. :	**
	Email Address:	drdoctor@hotmail.com
	Address:	For correspondence: C/O Dr. Kondekar Santosh Venketraman 15/N2, 358 Tenaments,BMC colony, Near Mela Hotel Worli Sea Face Road, Worli-18; Mumbai , India. 400018

Passed MBBS in Jan 97 and later MD in 2002 and DNB pediatrics in 2003 from Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai, university of Mumbai.

Out Patient Department (OPD) I have attended and managed: Paediatric Medicine OPD, Well Baby Clinic, Genetic Clinic, Bad Obstetric History (BOH) / High risk OPD, Paediatric Chest OPD & School Clinic also Hematology OPD and Nephrology OPD at B.J.W.H. parel Mumbai.

In Patient Department Emergency Management: I have expertise in Cardiopulmonary resuscitations, managed cases of status epilepticus, status asthmaticus, dehydration and shock and various other emergencies in the emergency department. I have managed patients on the ventilator in PICU and NICU.    I also carried out the following procedures during my residency:

Teaching Experience I have been involved in bedside clinical tutorial and lectures for undergraduate students and also postgraduate juniors as per the teaching curriculum at our hospital since 1997. I had actively participated in clinical presentations, case presentations/discussions, interhospital meetings and seminars.. My post is a pediatrics teaching post for two years initially as Registrar (Aug 2000 to July 2002) and then for an year as Asst Medical officer till date. The teaching also includes conducting bedside clinical teaching rounds for undergraduates and postgraduate students of pediatrics including wards and ICU individually.

Intensive Paediatric Care Unit (PICU / IPCU) As a house officer and then as a registrar in IPCU, I managed and supervised emergencies like status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, shock, GBS, congestive cardiac failure, hepatic encephalopathy, snake poisoning, acute poisonings, dehydration, sepsis, common infections etc. I also managed critically ill patients on ventilators. Also managed cases of inborn errors of metabolisms. Then as a senior registrar in PICU ; I took active part in teaching the junior residents and house officers. Since last two years, I am affiliated to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (initially as a senior registrar 6 months and then as an assistant medical officer for 2.5 yr) and take daily rounds guiding the registrars taking decisions and managing patients in PICU. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) I managed neonates requiring specialized care in cases of asphyxia, IUGR, neonatal sepsis, hypoglycemia, convulsions, preterm, hyperbilirubinemia and inborn errors of metabolism etc. I have carried out neonatal resuscitations in labour ward; I had performed more than 80 exchange transfusions in last 3 years. I worked in neonatal intensive care unit for 5 months as a a part of the training at Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai. As a house officer in neonatology at KEM Hospital Mumbai and then as a neonatologist (as a part time job at Surya Nursing Home ( a tertiary neonatal care center); since last six months), I am skilled in neonatal resuscitation, central/long lines, umbilical lines, attending labour room calls and caserian sections for neonatal care. Also I am trained in Neonatal Advanced Life Support through NALS provider course (NNF recognised). Also I had carried out exchange transfusions and I am able to manage newborns on ventilatory support.I am skilled in neonatal intubations and management of various neonatal illnesses and their complications.

 

Haematology and Oncology OPD I have worked in the Pediatric Haematology OPD at B.J. Wadia Hospital for two months as a resident in pediatrics. I attended cases of ALL, Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin Lymphomas, Neuroblastomas, other tumours, aplastic anaemias, nutritional anemias and various syndromic and hemolytic anemias. I have expertise in giving intrathecal and intravenous chemotherapy and also bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Pediatric Chest Clinic I had attended and managed patients of bronchial asthma and other respiratory illnesses; and am skilled in performing and interpreting Pulmonary Function Tests. Pediatric Cardiology Experience For almost 8 months; I had attended Pediatric Cardiology sessions at Glennmark Cardiac Center under guidance of Dr Bharat Dalvi. I have attended atleast 600 colour doppler sessions and am able to interprete and report the same. Genetic Clinic I attended genetic clinic and managed cases with metabolic disorders and genetic diseases. I actively participated in genetic counselling sessions. Nephrology Clinic I had also attended pediatric nephrology clinic at B.J. Wadia Hospital. I had managed pediatric nephrology cases including nephrotic syndrome and acute glomerulonephritis on outpatient and inpatient basis. I had been skilled in pediatric peritoneal dialysis.

Awards

• Receipt of National Merit scholarship during graduation.
• Shirwalkar Scholarship in Undergraduate course.
• Past Academic Achievements:
  Distinction in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology.
  More than 70% score throughout my academic course.
  Passed all courses in First attempt and In First Class.
  

• More than 4 years experience in clinical pediatrics in a Tertiary Pediatric Care Center at King Edward Memorial Hospital Mumbai, India.
• More than 9 months clinical and administrative experience in Intensive Paediatric Care Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Speciality clinical experience in varied pediatric specialties including nephrology, hematology, neonatology, chest medicine and genetics.
• One-year clinical experience in remote and tribal area with minimal resources.

• A chapter on "Anticoagulation In Children" in a book "Thrombosis in children 2003"
• A poster presented at EMBICON 2002 on "Pulseoximetry as fifth vital sign"
• Contributed to Moving Academy of Genetic Sciences workshop Book 2002
• Contributed to "Handbook on Pediatric Criticare" Workshop 2003
  at KEM Hospital Mumbai on 5 Sept 2003.
• Participate in academic discussions at http://www.iapindia.org
• Run forum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paediatrics

• MD Pediatric medicine, Mumbai University.
  DNB Pediatric medicine , DIPLOMAT OF NATIONAL BOARD of EXAMINATIONS in PEDIATRICS,Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India
• FCPS Pediatric medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons Mumbai
• DCH Pediatric medicine , College of Physicians and Surgeons Mumbai
• PALS: AAP recognized Pediatric Advanced Life Support Course
• NALS: Breast Feeding Promoting Network in India (BPNI) & National Neonatology Forum (NNF) recognized Neonatal Advanced Life Support Course.
• Breast Feeding and lacation : Management workshop
• Managing Pediatric HIV infections: Training workshop
• participated Pediatric Nephrology Workshop in 1999 at B.J.W.H
• Participated as a Faculty in Pediatric Criticare Workshop 2003 at KEM Hospital Mumbai on 5 Sept 2003.

• Dr. Keya Lahiri
  Professor & Head
  Department of Paediatrics,
  Seth G. S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012.
  Phone No. 9102224136051 Ext. : 2102/2060
  Email: infopediatrics@gsmc.edu
• Dr. C. T. Deshmukh
  Professor,
  Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
  Department of Paediatrics,
  K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 4000 012.
  Email:chandrahasdeshmukh@gsmc.edu
• Dr. S. B. Bavdekar
  Professor,
  General Pediatrics
  Department of Paediatrics,
  K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 4000 012.
  Phone No. 9102224136051 Ext. : 2224/2259
  Email: sandisha@yahoo.com, drsbavdekar@vsnl.com

MORE REFEREEs:

      Dr Rekha Udani	
      Professor and Head,
      NICU,Department of Neonatology, 
      K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 4000 012.
      Phone No. 9102224136051 Ext. : 2138


      Dr Bhupendra Awasthi;
      Head Dept Pediatrics Lilavati Hospital	
      Chief Neonatologist and Administrator
      Surya Nursing Home and NICU 
      Santacruz, Mumbai
      Phone no: +91-9820081574, +91-022-56981924 

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