Dr. Videesh Sombattina

Dr Videesh Sombattina is a neonatologist in Delhi with 15 years of experience specialising in the management of extremely premature and critically ill newborns, advanced respiratory support, therapeutic hypothermia, and high risk infant follow up, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi.

He trained as Senior Resident at AIIMS, New Delhi, and received an award at Central Zone UP NEOCON 2023 for his paper on surfactant replacement therapy in meconium aspiration syndrome.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Premature and Critically Ill Newborn Care

Extremely premature and critically ill newborns including term and preterm infants are managed by Dr Videesh Sombattina with advanced neonatal intensive care protocols:

• Extremely premature infant management
• Critically ill term newborn care
• NICU based neonatal management
• Post surgical newborn care
• Neonatal sepsis management

Advanced Respiratory Support

Newborns with respiratory distress and failure are managed with a full spectrum of non invasive and invasive ventilatory support techniques:

• CPAP and non invasive ventilation
• Conventional mechanical ventilation
• Volume guarantee ventilation
• High frequency oscillatory ventilation
• Inhaled nitric oxide therapy

Surfactant Therapy and Neonatal Procedures

Newborns requiring surfactant replacement and bedside neonatal procedures are managed with evidence based clinical techniques:

• Surfactant replacement therapy
• Endotracheal intubation
• Central line and PICC line placement
• Lumbar puncture
• Intercostal drainage tube placement

Therapeutic Hypothermia

Newborns with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy are managed with structured therapeutic hypothermia protocols:

• Therapeutic hypothermia for HIE
• Neonatal brain monitoring
• Post hypothermia neonatal care
• Neurodevelopmental outcome monitoring
• HIE severity assessment

Point of Care Ultrasound

Newborns requiring bedside imaging assessment are evaluated with point of care neonatal ultrasound:

• Point of care brain ultrasound
• Point of care lung ultrasound
• Functional echocardiography
• Neonatal haemodynamic assessment
• Bedside USG guided procedures

High Risk Infant Follow Up

Premature and high risk newborns are followed through structured neurodevelopmental and growth assessment programmes:

• Neurodevelopmental follow up
• High risk infant monitoring
• Growth and nutrition assessment
• Developmental milestone evaluation
• Early intervention planning

Paediatric and Neonatal General Care

Children requiring routine paediatric care and newborns needing supportive management are assessed and managed with comprehensive clinical protocols:

• Routine paediatric immunisation
• Common childhood illness management
• Parental counselling and education
• Early enteral feeding management
• Developmentally supportive neonatal care

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Kurnool Medical College, Andhra Pradesh (2011)
• MD Paediatrics, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi (2016)
• DM Neonatology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi (2023)
• Member, National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF)

Awards and Academic Recognition

• Award Winner, Central Zone UP NEOCON 2023, Paper Presentation on "Early Bolus Surfactant Replacement Therapy Versus Standard Care in Term Neonates with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome"

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliation

Dr Videesh Sombattina currently practises at:

• Manipal Hospital, Dwarka, Delhi, Consultant Neonatology

Previous Associations

• Delhi New Born Centre, New Delhi, Consultant Neonatologist and Paediatrician
• AIIMS, New Delhi, Senior Resident
• Sardar Vallabhai Patel Hospital, New Delhi, Senior Resident
• ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Senior Resident

Professional Memberships

• National Neonatology Forum of India (NNF)

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