Dr. Shashiraj Subramanya H S

Dr Shashiraj Subramanya H S is a Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead for Paediatric Heart Transplant at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City, Bangalore, one of India's leading centres for paediatric cardiac care.

With over 26 years of experience in paediatric medicine and cardiology, parents searching for a paediatric cardiologist in Bangalore or a specialist in paediatric heart failure and heart transplant will find in Dr Shashiraj Subramanya a clinician with rare and focused expertise in the most complex end of paediatric cardiac medicine.

He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), credentials that reflect his standing among an elite group of paediatric cardiac specialists internationally.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Shashiraj Subramanya H S specialises in the medical management of children with advanced cardiac conditions, with a particular focus on heart failure and transplant medicine.

His clinical scope covers both the acute and long-term management of paediatric patients with complex cardiac diagnoses, including those who require mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation as definitive therapy.

Conditions managed include:

• Paediatric Heart Failure including acute decompensated and chronic heart failure in infants, children, and adolescents
• End-Stage Paediatric Heart Disease requiring transplant evaluation and listing
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy causing progressive ventricular dysfunction in children
• Restrictive Cardiomyopathy with diastolic dysfunction and elevated filling pressures
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy including obstructive and non-obstructive forms
• Post-Heart Transplant Care including rejection surveillance and immunosuppression management
• Congenital Heart Disease with associated ventricular dysfunction or univentricular physiology
• Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care for critically ill children requiring haemodynamic support
• Myocarditis and inflammatory cardiac conditions causing acute heart failure
• Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy in paediatric patients
• Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in transplant recipients

Procedures and Clinical Services

Dr Shashiraj Subramanya H S is involved in a comprehensive range of diagnostic, therapeutic, and transplant-related procedures for children with advanced heart disease. His clinical role encompasses pre-transplant evaluation, perioperative management, and lifelong post-transplant surveillance.

Diagnostic Procedures:

• Paediatric Echocardiography for ventricular function assessment
• Cardiac MRI Interpretation for myocardial tissue characterisation
• Endomyocardial Biopsy Surveillance for transplant rejection monitoring
• Cardiac Catheterisation for haemodynamic assessment and transplant evaluation
• Exercise Stress Testing in older children and adolescents

Heart Failure Management:

• Inotropic Therapy for acute decompensated heart failure
• Diuretic and Neurohormonal Therapy for chronic heart failure
• Mechanical Circulatory Support coordination including VAD management
• Bridge-to-Transplant Therapy planning and management
• Paediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation guidance

Transplant Services:

• Pre-Transplant Evaluation and Listing coordination
• Donor-Recipient Matching assessment
• Post-Transplant Immunosuppression Management
• Rejection Surveillance and Treatment
• Long-Term Transplant Follow-Up including growth and developmental monitoring
• Management of Post-Transplant Complications including infection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Critical Care:

• Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care management
• Haemodynamic Monitoring in critically ill children
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) coordination for cardiac support

Clinical Expertise and Leadership

Dr Shashiraj Subramanya leads the Paediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Medicine programme at Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, a programme that addresses one of the most clinically demanding areas in paediatric medicine.

His role as Clinical Lead reflects his responsibility for managing transplant evaluation, listing, perioperative care, and long-term post-transplant follow-up for children with end-stage heart disease.

He works within a multidisciplinary team at a centre recognised for its high-volume cardiac surgical and transplant activity.

Qualifications and Credentials

• MBBS, Karnataka University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, 2000
• MD (Paediatrics)
• FAAP, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• FACC, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

Languages Spoken

Dr Shashiraj Subramanya H S consults in English, Hindi, and Kannada, making him accessible to families across Bangalore and the wider region.

Book an Appointment with Dr Shashiraj Subramanya H S, Paediatric Heart Transplant Specialist in Bangalore

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