Dr. Chetan Ginigeri

Dr Chetan Ginigeri is an internationally trained paediatric intensivist in Bangalore with 25 years of clinical expertise spanning paediatric intensive care, paediatric infectious emergencies, high risk newborn follow up, neonatal intensive care coordination, general paediatrics, immunisation, and high risk antenatal counselling.

Patients searching for the best paediatric intensivist in Bangalore, a reliable PICU doctor in Karnataka, or expert child critical care specialist will find JIPMER, PGIMER, and King's College London trained, Director level paediatric intensive care. .

Areas of Expertise

Dr Ginigeri's clinical practice centres on paediatric intensive care, with broad scope across PICU based management of critically ill children, paediatric infectious emergencies, high risk newborn follow up, general paediatrics, and preventive child health. His training pathway through JIPMER, PGIMER, and King's College London supports the depth of paediatric critical care expected for the most complex and acute childhood presentations.

Paediatric Intensive Care in Bangalore

PICU based critical care for severely ill children, supported by Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care from King's College London:

• Paediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock Management
• Paediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
• Paediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Paediatric Mechanical Ventilation
• Non Invasive Ventilation in Children
• Multi Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) in Children
• Paediatric Shock Management (Cardiogenic, Hypovolaemic, Distributive)
• Acute Severe Asthma in Children
• Status Epilepticus Management in Children
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in Children
• Acute Encephalitis and Meningitis Critical Care
• Post Surgical Paediatric Critical Care
• Post Cardiac Surgery Paediatric ICU Care Coordination
• Paediatric Trauma Critical Care
• Paediatric Burns Critical Care
• Acute Poisoning and Ingestion in Children

Paediatric Infectious Emergencies in Bangalore

Acute care for severe childhood infections:

• Severe Pneumonia Critical Care
• Dengue Shock Syndrome Management
• Severe Malaria in Children
• Acute Encephalitis and Meningitis
• Severe Diarrhoea with Dehydration
• Severe Measles and Complications
• Neonatal Sepsis Coordination
• Multi Drug Resistant Infection Management in Children
• Pandemic and Emerging Infectious Disease Response

Paediatric Resuscitation and Emergency Procedures

Acute resuscitation and bedside PICU procedures:

• Paediatric Resuscitation
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support
• Endotracheal Intubation in Children
• Central Venous Catheter Insertion
• Arterial Line Insertion
• Intercostal Drain (ICD) Insertion
• Lumbar Puncture
• Intraosseous Access
• Procedural Sedation in Children
• Difficult Airway Management in Children

High Risk Newborn Follow Up

Long term developmental follow up of high risk neonates:

• High Risk Newborn Follow Up Clinic
• Developmental Milestone Assessment
• Growth Monitoring in NICU Graduates
• Early Intervention Coordination
• Cerebral Palsy Risk Assessment Coordination
• Feeding and Nutritional Counselling

General Paediatrics and Preventive Care

Comprehensive paediatric outpatient care:

• General Paediatric Consultation
• Childhood Vaccination (IAP Schedule)
• Well Baby Follow Up
• Growth and Development Monitoring
• Childhood Nutrition Counselling
• Common Childhood Illness Care
• Paediatric Allergy Management

High Risk Antenatal Counselling

Pre delivery counselling for families with anticipated high risk outcomes:

• Counselling for Anticipated Preterm Delivery
• Expected Newborn Outcomes Discussion
• NICU Admission Expectations
• Family Preparation for Complex Neonatal Outcomes
• Coordination with Obstetric Team

Conditions Treated

• Paediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock
• Paediatric ARDS and Acute Respiratory Failure
• Status Epilepticus in Children
• Acute Encephalitis and Meningitis
• Dengue Shock Syndrome
• Severe Malaria in Children
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children
• Multi Organ Dysfunction in Children
• Paediatric Trauma and Burns
• Acute Poisoning in Children
• High Risk NICU Graduates Needing Follow Up
• General Paediatric Conditions

Professional Experience

• Director, Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Manipal Hospital, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Consultation Fee: ₹1200
• Director, Paediatric Intensive Care, Manipal Hospital, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore
• Previous Lead Consultant, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore
• Previous Consultant, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore
• Previous Consultant, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bangalore
• Previous Chief, PeopleTree Hospitals, Bangalore

His career trajectory reflects sustained senior level leadership across multiple named Bangalore hospitals. His Chief designation at PeopleTree Hospitals, Lead Consultant role at Aster CMI Hospital, and Consultant tenure at Narayana Hrudayalaya, one of India's largest paediatric cardiac surgical centres, each built distinct critical care exposure before his current Director roles across two Manipal Hospitals.

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

• MBBS from JIPMER, Puducherry (2001)
• MD Paediatrics from PGIMER, Chandigarh (2004)
• Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care from King's College London, United Kingdom (2011)

Registration Number

Registered with Karnataka Medical Council, Registration Number 101269 (2013)

Professional Memberships

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Intensive Care Chapter
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics, Respiratory Chapter
• Society for Trauma and Emergency Paediatrics

JIPMER, PGIMER and King's College London Trained Director of Paediatric Intensive Care

Paediatric intensive care is one of the most demanding sub specialties in medicine, where the clinical decision making required for critically ill children differs fundamentally from adult critical care in physiology, pharmacology, equipment, and family communication. The training pathway required to practise at the highest level in paediatric intensive care is correspondingly rigorous.

Dr Ginigeri's pathway runs through three of the most competitive medical institutions available at each training stage: MBBS from JIPMER, Puducherry (one of India's top five autonomous medical institutions), MD Paediatrics from PGIMER, Chandigarh (India's apex postgraduate medical institution), and Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care from King's College London (one of the world's leading academic medical centres). This combination is genuinely elite — few Indian paediatric intensivists carry all three institutional names on their training record.

His subsequent multi-hospital career across six named Bangalore institutions, including Chief designation at PeopleTree Hospitals, Lead Consultant at Aster CMI, and Consultant at Narayana Hrudayalaya, built the volume and variety of paediatric critical care exposure that comes from working across diverse hospital systems. As Director of Paediatric Intensive Care across Manipal Hospital Yelahanka and Manipal Hospital Kanakapura Road, he now leads PICU services across two major Manipal locations. For families navigating decisions about PICU admission for a critically ill child, this depth of international training, leadership experience, and sustained multi-hospital critical care practice is now offered through Manipal Hospital, Yelahanka and Manipal Hospital, Kanakapura Road.

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