Dr. Tanuja Karande

Dr Tanuja Karande is a Paediatric Cardiologist in Mumbai with 22 years of experience in congenital heart disease management, paediatric cardiac interventions, and paediatric heart failure and transplantation, currently serving as Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West.

She is the only paediatric cardiologist in India certified in transplant training from Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, Canada, pioneered the first paediatric heart transplant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, and has performed over 500 simple and complex paediatric cardiac catheterisation procedures including balloon atrial septostomy in a neonate weighing 800 grams.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Marathi.

Area of Expertise

Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis and Management

Dr Karande evaluates and manages neonates, infants, and children with simple and complex congenital heart defects using advanced echocardiographic and catheterisation techniques.

• Congenital heart defect evaluation
• 2D and 3D echocardiography
• Transoesophageal echocardiography
• Fetal echocardiography
• Congenital heart disease management

Paediatric Cardiac Interventions

Dr Tanuja independently performs a wide range of transcatheter interventional procedures for children with structural and congenital heart disease.

• Device closure procedures
• Balloon atrial septostomy
• Valvuloplasty and ballooning
• Stent implantation
• Diagnostic cardiac catheterisation

Paediatric Heart Failure

Dr Karande manages children with acute and chronic heart failure using contemporary pharmacological and device based treatment strategies including newer heart failure medications.

• Paediatric heart failure management
• Home milrinone therapy
• ARNI therapy in children
• Cardiomyopathy management
• Heart failure device coordination

Paediatric Heart Transplantation

Dr Tanuja Karande leads the paediatric heart transplant programme at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital as the only paediatric cardiologist in India with certified transplant training.

• Paediatric heart transplant evaluation
• Pre transplant assessment
• Post transplant biopsy procedures
• Cardiac transplant monitoring
• Organ donation awareness

Pacemaker Implantation in Children

Dr Karande is among the few paediatric cardiologists in India performing pacemaker implantation in neonates and children with bradyarrhythmias and congenital heart block.

• Paediatric pacemaker implantation
• Neonatal pacemaker procedures
• Complete heart block management
• Staged pacemaker implantation
• Post pacemaker follow up

Fetal Cardiology and Prenatal Counselling

Dr Tanuja performs fetal echocardiography and provides prenatal counselling for families with suspected or confirmed congenital heart disease to enable early postnatal management planning.

• Fetal echocardiography
• Prenatal cardiac diagnosis
• Fetal cardiac intervention planning
• High risk pregnancy cardiac monitoring
• Impact of fetal diagnosis on outcomes

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS (2004), Dr DY Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• DNB Paediatrics (2008), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• FNB Paediatric Cardiology (2012), Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi
• Fellowship in Paediatric Heart Failure and Transplant, Stollery Children's Hospital, Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, Canada
• Maharashtra Medical Council Registration No 31722, 2004

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, 12 years

Research and Publications

• Neonates with Critical Congenital Heart Defects, Impact of Fetal Diagnosis on Immediate and Short Term Outcomes
• Staged Pacemaker Implantation in a Preterm with Hydrops Fetalis due to Complete Heart Block, Annals of Paediatric Cardiology, January 2013, 6(1):99 to 100
• Guidelines for Physical Activity in Children with Heart Defects, Annals of Paediatric Cardiology, 2023
• Multi institutional Research on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children during COVID Pandemic

Awards and Recognition

• Best Poster, Tracheobronchial Anomalies in Children with Heart Defects, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India, 2015
• Best Oral Paper, Impact of Fetal Diagnosis on Outcomes, Asia Pacific Paediatric Cardiac Society Meeting, Shanghai, 2016
• Award for Original Study, Initial Experience of Home Milrinone Therapy in Children with Heart Failure, Heart Failure Association of India, 2022
• Invited Speaker, Challenges Faced in Paediatric Cardiac Care in India, Global Health Conference, Canada, 2019

Professional Memberships

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics
• Paediatric Cardiac Society of India
• International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Association of Medical Consultants

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