Dr. Pankaj Sugaonkar

Dr Pankaj Sugaonkar is an Interventional Paediatric Cardiologist in Pune with 25 years of experience, currently practicing at Ruby Hall Clinic, Sassoon Road, Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Deccan Gymkhana and Little Heart Clinic, Deccan Gymkhana.

He specialises in device closure for congenital heart defects, balloon angioplasty, fetal echocardiography, neonatal cardiac interventions and long term management of structural and congenital heart disease in infants, children and adolescents.

Dr Sugaonkar completed his Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology from Narayana Hrudayalaya, Kolkata, has performed over 2,500 complex paediatric cardiac catheterisation procedures.

Area of Expertise

Device Closure for Congenital Heart Defects

Dr Pankaj Sugaonkar treats infants and children with atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus requiring non-surgical cardiac correction.
He performs transcatheter device closure procedures using advanced catheterisation techniques to avoid open heart surgery and support normal cardiac development.

Neonatal and Paediatric Cardiac Interventions

Sugaonkar manages critically ill newborns with severe pulmonary stenosis, aortic stenosis and complex structural cardiac anomalies requiring emergency catheter based treatment.
He performs balloon valvuloplasty, balloon atrial septostomy and coarctation of aorta stenting for urgent haemodynamic stabilisation in neonates and infants.

Fetal Echocardiography

Dr Pankaj evaluates pregnancies with suspected congenital cardiac anomalies through high resolution prenatal cardiac imaging from as early as 18 weeks of gestation.
He performs fetal echocardiography to detect structural heart defects before birth and guide early postnatal intervention planning.

Paediatric Echocardiography and Cardiac Imaging

He assesses infants and children with suspected or known structural heart disease through comprehensive two dimensional and three dimensional echocardiographic evaluation.
Diagnostic tools include paediatric and adult transoesophageal echocardiography, cardiac CT and cardiac MRI for detailed structural and functional cardiac assessment.

Pulmonary Artery and Vascular Interventions

Dr Sugaonkar treats children with pulmonary artery stenosis, vascular fistulae and complex pulmonary vascular anomalies requiring catheter based correction.
He performs pulmonary artery angioplasty, vascular fistulae embolisation and advanced structural interventions for congenital vascular abnormalities.

Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy and Rheumatic Heart Disease

Pankaj Sugaonkar evaluates and manages children with cardiac arrhythmias, cardiomyopathy and rheumatic heart disease requiring long term cardiac follow up.
Management includes electrophysiological assessment, anti-arrhythmic therapy and structured monitoring protocols for chronic paediatric cardiac conditions.

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, 2001
• Diploma in Child Health, Bhide Hospital, Pune, 2005
• DNB Paediatrics, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, 2008
• Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiology, Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Kolkata, 2011
• Advanced Training in Paediatric Cardiology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Ruby Hall Clinic, Sasoon Road
• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital (A Unit of Manipal Hospitals), Deccan Gymkhana
• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital (A Unit of Manipal Hospitals), Nagar Road
• Little Star Clinic, Chinchwad
• Little Heart Clinic, Deccan Gymkhana

Previous Associations

• KEM Hospital, Rasta Peth, Pune

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