Dr. Shankar Kadam

Dr Shankar Kadam is a Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist in Mumbai with 16 years of experience in paediatric cardiac anaesthesia, congenital heart disease management, and paediatric cardiac intensive care, currently serving as Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West.

He completed his Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Narayana Hrudualaya, Bangalore, has observed paediatric cardiac surgical units at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and has been an integral part of the Children's Heart Centre at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital since its inception.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Marathi.

Area of Expertise

Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia

Dr Kadam provides comprehensive anaesthetic care for neonates, infants, and children undergoing congenital heart disease surgeries including complex and high risk cardiac procedures.

• Neonatal cardiac anaesthesia
• Congenital heart disease surgery anaesthesia
• Tetralogy of Fallot repair anaesthesia
• Anaesthesia for complex cardiac defects
• High risk paediatric cardiac anaesthesia

Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care

Dr Shankar manages critically ill children in a 24 bed paediatric cardiac ICU equipped with advanced monitoring and life support technologies.

• Post cardiac surgery intensive care
• Haemodynamic monitoring and management
• Mechanical ventilation management
• High frequency oscillatory ventilation
• Inhaled nitric oxide therapy

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Dr Kadam manages paediatric patients requiring ECMO support for cardiac and respiratory failure in the perioperative and critical care setting.

• ECMO initiation and management
• Venoarterial ECMO support
• Post cardiac surgery ECMO care
• ECMO weaning protocols
• Mechanical circulatory support

Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography

Dr Shankar Kadam performs intraoperative TEE for congenital heart disease to guide surgical decision making and assess repair outcomes in real time.

• Intraoperative TEE for congenital heart disease
• Post repair cardiac assessment
• Structural defect evaluation
• Haemodynamic TEE monitoring
• Perioperative cardiac imaging

Difficult Airway Management in Paediatric Patients

Dr Kadam manages complex airway challenges in neonatal and paediatric cardiac surgical patients using advanced techniques and improvised tools.

• Paediatric difficult airway management
• Endotracheal tube exchange techniques
• Endobronchial suction management
• Airway assessment in neonates
• Perioperative airway planning

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Medical Trust Hospital, Kochin, Kerala
• DNB Anaesthesiology, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• FIACTA, Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesiologists
• Fellowship in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Narayana Hrudualaya, Bangalore

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Consultant Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesiologist and Intensivist, 2010 onwards

Research and Publications

• Effect of Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot, Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 3
• Effect of Preoperative Propranolol on Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia after Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot, Nigerian Journal of Cardiology, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 2
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator for Atrial Septal Defect, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2014, 58(4):501 to 502
• Infant Feeding Tube Stiffened with Guide Wire as Endotracheal Tube Exchanger in Difficult Airways, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
• Pneumothorax and Surgical Emphysema during Therapeutic Endobronchial Suctioning, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Anaesthesiology
• Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesiologists
• Association of Medical Consultants

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