Dr. Preetha Joshi

Dr Preetha Joshi is a highly distinguished neonatal, paediatric, and cardiac intensivist in Mumbai with a monumental 29 years of overall experience.

She holds a DNB and FCPS in Paediatrics alongside prestigious critical care fellowships from the University of Sydney and the University of Toronto, and holds the record for an immense clinical volume, having successfully managed over 3,000 post-cardiac surgery patients, over 3,000 critically ill children, and more than 2,400 sick newborns.

Renowned globally for her exceptional mastery in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and neonatal ventilation.

She serves as a Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, offering highly advanced paediatric critical care and complex transport services with fluent support in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Dr Preetha brings profound knowledge to the medical management of severe cardiorespiratory failure, extremely premature birth complications, and critical multiple organ failure.

Her unparalleled proficiency in advanced intensive care ensures absolute physiological stabilisation, rapid haemodynamic recovery, and optimal life support for her patients.

Neonatal Intensive Care and High-Risk Transport

For extremely premature infants in Mumbai requiring highly complex respiratory support, Dr Preetha performs targeted critical care evaluations to rapidly ensure absolute physiological stabilisation:

• Execution of highly advanced neonatal critical care specifically targeting extremely low birth weight infants (up to 500 gm) and very preterm babies (24 weeks gestation)
• Medical management and precision-guided therapeutic interventions tailored for severe hyaline membrane disease, meconium aspiration syndrome, and neonatal septicaemia using advanced High Frequency Ventilation and inhaled Nitric Oxide therapy
• Diagnostic evaluation ensuring absolute reliability in comprehensive postoperative management of complex surgical problems including congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, hydronephrosis, and congenital hydrocephalus, alongside state-of-the-art transport of critically ill newborns

Paediatric Intensive Care and Renal Replacement

To safely manage severe paediatric trauma and critical infectious diseases for patients in Andheri West, Dr Preetha offers the following targeted intensive interventions:

• Clinical execution of cutting-edge critical care targeting severe malaria, dengue, septic shock, and accidental poisonings including severe snake bite poisoning with kidney failure
• Diagnostic evaluation and intensive therapeutic management leveraging highly advanced Renal Replacement Therapies including peritoneal dialysis, haemodialysis, haemofiltration, and continuous renal replacement therapy
• Tailoring advanced clinical therapies to ensure immediate haemodynamic stabilisation during postoperative care for complex neurosurgeries (tumours, VP shunts, neurointerventions), gastrointestinal and urological surgeries, and renal and liver organ transplants

Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care and ECMO

Dr Preetha provides the following specialised intensive procedures for children in Mumbai suffering from critical cardiorespiratory failure to overcome major survival challenges:

• Clinical diagnosis and execution of comprehensive intensive therapies specifically designed for severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and profound cardiorespiratory failure using Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Ventricular Assist Devices
• Focused evaluations delivering highly effective targeted preoperative stabilisation for complex cardiac anomalies and meticulous postoperative care for TGA, TOF, and TAPVC congenital heart surgeries
• Multidisciplinary care leveraging stringent critical care advancements to significantly accelerate postoperative recovery following complex paediatric lung and heart transplants, alongside comprehensive neurodevelopmental outpatient assessments for preterm babies up to 5 years of age

Clinical Outcomes and Paediatric Volume

Dr Preetha Joshi maintains an extraordinary track record of clinical excellence, consistently matching or exceeding international healthcare yardsticks at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH):

• Post Cardiac Surgery Patients: Over 3,000 cases managed (achieving a phenomenal 97 per cent KDAH survival rate against the 80-90 per cent international yardstick).
• Critically Ill Newborns: Over 2,400 cases treated with a 98.2 per cent survival rate (surpassing the 97-98 per cent international standard).
• Paediatric Intensive Care (PICU): Over 3,000 critically ill children successfully managed.
• Complex Surgical Problems: Over 300 cases managed with an 80 per cent survival rate.
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Over 100 cases achieving an 80 per cent survival rate.
• Severe Respiratory Failure (High Frequency Ventilation / Nitric Oxide): Over 50 cases treated with an 80 per cent survival rate (beating the 60-70 per cent international benchmark).
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Over 10 cases managed with a 90 per cent survival rate (surpassing the 80 per cent international yardstick).

Education

Dr Preetha Joshi completed her medical education and elite critical care training from prestigious global and national medical boards:

• MBBS from University of Mumbai (1997)
• DCh from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital Sion, Mumbai (2000)
• FCPS in Paediatrics
• DNB in Paediatrics from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi

Fellowships and Certifications

Dr Preetha Joshi completed an extensive suite of prestigious international fellowships reflecting her absolute mastery in critical care (2001 to 2007):

• Neonatal Fellowship from the University of Sydney (Royal North Shore Hospital and Royal Hospital for Women) and McMaster University, Canada
• Paediatric Intensive Care Fellowship from the University of Sydney (Sydney Childrens' Hospital) and the University of Toronto
• Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care and Transport Fellowship from the University of Toronto
• Certificate Training in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Professional Memberships

Dr Preetha Joshi holds esteemed leadership positions and memberships with a vast array of prestigious global medical organisations:

• Executive Board Member and Ex-Executive Board Member (Critical Care Division) of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• National Neonatology Forum (NNF)
• ECMO Society of India (ESI)
• Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Awards and Achievements

Dr Preetha Joshi is highly celebrated for her relentless dedication to clinical excellence and advanced paediatric life support:

• Recognised globally as the Chief Fellow in the Department of Paediatric Critical Care at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
• Instrumental in the successful care of critically ill preterm quintuplets, ensuring the thriving survival of 4 out of 5 babies (now thriving at 7 years of age)
• Serves as an esteemed Institute Fellowship Teacher and Examiner for Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care under the Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• Frequently invited as a keynote speaker and training workshop conductor for critical care conferences across India and internationally

Publications

Dr Preetha Joshi has presented more than 20 research papers globally and authored over 15 highly impactful publications in prestigious national and international journals and textbooks:

• Work on Ventilation in Preterm Babies (APRV)
• Case Series of Severe H1N1 Infection Cases in Paediatric ICU (World Critical Care Congress, Sydney 2011)
• Transfusion Related Lung Injury in Newborns (Canadian Paediatric Society and World Paediatric Critical Care Congress, Geneva 2007)
• Contributed extensively to authoritative medical literature, including authored chapters in the Newborn Intensive Care Handbook, Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Textbooks, Anaesthesia Textbook, and various Nursing Textbooks.

Professional Experience

Dr Preetha Joshi currently brings her extensive critical care expertise to the following leading institution, serving as a Consultant Neonatal, Paediatric, and Cardiac Intensivist at:

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute (Andheri West)

Previously, she gained extensive medical leadership and advanced clinical experience serving as:

• Chief Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
• Visiting Consultant in Paediatric ICU at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai

Book an Appointment with Dr Preetha Joshi, Paediatric Intensivist in Mumbai

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