Dr. Soonu Udani

Dr Soonu Udani is a highly esteemed paediatric critical care specialist in Mumbai with 45 years of overall medical experience, encompassing over 30 years entirely dedicated to advanced intensive care.

Serving as the Medical Director of a 207-bed tertiary facility in South Mumbai and a recognised DNB teacher since 2009, she holds an MD, DNB, and Fellowship in Critical Care alongside her MBBS.

Fluent in English, Hindi, and Marathi, she serves as a Consultant at SRCC Children Hospital, pioneering the National GEM (Golden Hour Emergency Medicine) Course.

Her clinical expertise ensures optimal life support and emergency interventions for complex respiratory distress, critical infectious diseases, and acute systemic conditions.

Area of Expertise

Dr Soonu brings extensive expertise in managing complex cardiopulmonary anomalies and acute paediatric medical emergencies.

Her proficiency in critical care ensures accurate diagnosis and highly specialised life support interventions for profound multi-organ dysfunction and aggressive infectious states.

Paediatric Intensive Care and Life Support

For patients in Mumbai, Dr Soonu Udani performs clinical evaluations for Acute Respiratory Diseases and Severe Infections:

• Formulating immediate resuscitation protocols to definitively stabilise catastrophic cardiopulmonary collapse
• Administering targeted mechanical ventilation regimens to safely resolve complex paediatric respiratory failure
• Executing rigorous haemodynamic monitoring to rapidly manage aggressive septic shock and acute infectious diseases

Medical Emergencies and Acute Care (MICU)

To support patients in Maharashtra, Dr Udani provides interventions for Critical Illnesses and Acute Neurological Emergencies:

• Deploying highly advanced intensive care support to comprehensively manage profound multi-organ dysfunction
• Directing critical Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) interventions to ensure robust physiological recovery in critically ill neonates
• Designing precisely titrated continuous infusion therapies to safely control severe acute metabolic crises

Clinical Innovations and Paediatric Milestones

• Experience: 45 years overall (30 years in intensive care). MBBS (1974-1981). MD. DNB. Fellowship in Critical Care.
• Clinical Leadership: Medical Director at SRCC (since 2017), driving the Family First programme. Former Head of Paediatrics at Hinduja Hospital. Served at Miami Childrens Hospital and County Hospital. Acquired 6 advanced medical management skills.
• Academic Roles: Recognised DNB Paediatrics teacher (since 2009) and Advanced Paediatric Intensive Care Course faculty. Former Lecturer and Honorary Assistant Professor at Grant Medical College.
• National Impact: National Convenor of the GEM Course. Chairperson of the IAP Intensive Care Chapter and ISCCM Paediatric Section.
• Research Contributions: Presented findings on bacterial meningitis in 6 children at the 8th Asian Congress. Analysed bronchial aspirates in 1987.

Education

Dr Soonu Udani completed her medical education and elite intensive care training from recognised national and international boards:

• MBBS from Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, University of Bombay (1974 to 1981)
• MD in Paediatrics from Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
• Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Paediatrics
• Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine

Professional Memberships

Dr Soonu holds highly influential leadership positions and memberships across major global medical organisations:

• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) - Fellow and Life Member
• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) - Life Member (Mumbai Branch)

Publications and Research

Dr Soonu Udani is a prolific medical researcher and author, globally contributing to the advancement of paediatric critical care literature:

• Detection of Tubercle Bacilli and Antigen in Bronchial Aspirates
• Infantile Hydrocephalus and Bacterial Meningitis

Professional Experience

Dr Soonu Udani currently brings her intensive care expertise to the following institution, serving as a Medical Director and Consultant at:

• SRCC Children Hospital, Mahalakshmi (Mumbai) - ₹1500

Previously, she gained immense exposure serving in highly specialised clinical roles at:

• Hinduja Hospital (Consultant Paediatrician and Intensivist, Head of Paediatrics)
• Miami Childrens Hospital, USA (Attending Neonatologist)
• County Hospital, State University of New York Health Science Center, USA (Resident)
• Grant Medical College and JJ Group of Hospitals (Honorary Assistant Professor / Lecturer)

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