Dr. Sushil Shukla

Dr Sushil Shukla is a senior paediatric interventional cardiologist in Noida with 24 years of experience in congenital heart disease diagnosis, structural cardiac interventions, and paediatric cardiac critical care

Currently serving as a Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology at Metro Heart Institute, Sector 12, Noida, Yashoda Hospital and Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Sector 21 and Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Omega-I.

He has independently performed over 800 diagnostic cardiac catheterisations and over 200 interventions in paediatric cath labs, and holds the distinction of performing PDA device closure in a preterm child weighing just 1.3 kg, the smallest such case recorded in the NCR region.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Paediatric Interventional Cardiology

Dr Sushil Shukla independently performs a comprehensive range of catheter-based interventions for congenital heart disease in infants, children, and neonates:

• Device closure for ASD, VSD, PDA, and RSOV
• AP window device closure
• Ductal stenting in critically ill neonates
• Coarctation of aorta (COA) angioplasty and stenting
• Balloon atrial septostomy and coiling techniques

Structural Heart Interventions in Infants and Neonates

Dr Shukla performs high-risk structural interventions in very small and critically ill neonates requiring specialised catheter-based care:

• PDA device closure in preterm neonates (smallest recorded case in NCR at 1.3 kg)
• Ductal stenting in critically ill neonates under local anaesthesia
• RVOT stenting and PA stenting
• Hybrid cardiac procedures
• PAVM and coronary fistula closure

Balloon Valvuloplasty and Angioplasty

Dr Sushil manages paediatric patients with valvular and vascular obstruction using balloon-based interventional techniques:

• Balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty
• Balloon aortic valvuloplasty
• Angioplasty in infants
• COA angioplasty
• Coil embolisation of MAPCAs and vascular plug closure

Fetal and Neonatal Cardiology

Dr Shukla evaluates and manages cardiac conditions from the fetal stage through the neonatal period using advanced imaging and interventional approaches:

• Fetal echocardiography
• Neonatal cardiac assessment and management
• Congenital heart disease evaluation in the fetal period
• Pre-birth counselling for families with fetal cardiac lesions
• Neonatal cardiac critical care

Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging

Dr Sushil Shukla independently performs 500 to 700 echocardiography studies per month and is proficient in multiple echo modalities:

• Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
• Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Epicardial echocardiography
• Fetal echocardiography
• Echo-guided procedural support

Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterisation

Dr Shukla performs complex diagnostic catheterisation studies in infants and children with congenital cardiac lesions:

• Diagnostic angiography in small infants with complex congenital cardiac lesions
• Pre-Glenn and pre-Fontan haemodynamic studies
• Oximetry studies
• Coil embolisation procedures
• Cath-lab-based congenital cardiac evaluation

Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care and Emergencies

Dr Sushil manages critically ill children with complex cardiac conditions in paediatric cardiac ICU settings:

• Paediatric CTVS ICU post-operative management
• Cardiac emergency assessment and stabilisation
• Arrhythmia management in children
• Temporary cardiac pacing
• Pericardiocentesis

Electrophysiology and Rhythm Disorders

Dr Shukla evaluates and manages children with arrhythmias and cardiac rhythm abnormalities:

• Electrophysiology assessment and pacing
• Arrhythmia diagnosis and management
• Temporary pacemaker implantation
• ECG interpretation in paediatric patients
• Rhythm monitoring in congenital heart disease

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, GSVM Medical College, CSJM University, Kanpur (2002)
• MD Paediatrics, MLN Medical College, Allahabad University, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh (2008)
• FNB Paediatric Cardiology (DNB Fellowship), Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi (2015)
• MRCPCH, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
• Medical Registration: Delhi Medical Council, Registration No. 16676 (2002)
• Member, Irish Medical Council

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Metro Heart Institute, Sector 12, Noida, Senior Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology
• Yashoda Hospital and Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Senior Consultant
• Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Sector 21A, Visiting Consultant
• Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital, Omega-I, Visiting Consultant

Previous Associations

• Max Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi, Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology
• RTIICS, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Kolkata, Junior Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology
• Max Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi, Associate Consultant, Paediatric Cardiology
• Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Delhi, Resident, Paediatric Cardiology
• Cork University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland, Neonatal SHO 
• AIIMS, New Delhi, Senior Research Officer, Paediatric Cardiology 
• Max Hospital, Pitampura, Delhi, Registrar, Paediatrics and Neonatology
• University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi, Registrar, Paediatrics 
• Hindu Rao Hospital, Delhi, Registrar, Paediatrics

Research and Publications

• "Catheter-Based Closure of Hypertensive PDA with Unconventional Devices: Immediate and Short-Term Follow-Up"
• "Hemiplegia and Dysarthria as Initial Presentation in a Child Suffering from Japanese Encephalitis", case report published in Journal of Vector Borne Disease (December 2008)
• "To Define the Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease in Newborns", research conducted as Senior Research Officer, AIIMS, New Delhi (2011)

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