Dr. Praveen Kumar C

Dr Praveen Kumar C is a Paediatrician and Neonatologist in Bengaluru with 16 years of experience, currently practising as an Associate Consultant across Manipal Hospitals in Yelahanka and Hebbal.

He specialises in neonatal intensive care, premature infant management, advanced neonatal ventilation, and therapeutic hypothermia.

Areas of Expertise

• Neonatal Intensive Care and Preterm Management: Dr Praveen manages critically ill premature and extremely low birth weight neonates, delivering evidence-based protocols for neonatal sepsis, metabolic disturbances, and respiratory distress.
• Advanced Mechanical Ventilation and Surfactant Therapy: He provides non-invasive and invasive respiratory support, including high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide therapy, to treat complex pulmonary failure in newborns.
• Therapeutic Hypothermia and Neuro-Monitoring: He administers whole-body cooling protocols and continuous amplitude-integrated electroencephalography to treat birth asphyxia and protect neonatal neurological outcomes.
• Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Emergency Retrieval: Dr Kumar performs bedside ultrasound assessments, umbilical catheterisation, and PICC line insertions, alongside coordinating emergency neonatal transport for critically ill infants.

Awards, Research, and Publications

Dr Praveen has authored research papers on rare congenital neuromuscular disorders and adolescent health in peer-reviewed medical publications, including the International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics.

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