Dr K Suresh Gowda comes with 18 years of experience in the field of Pediatrics & Neonatology. He has worked in department of pediatrics and Neonatology in United Kingdom & Bangalore handling various positions and departments. Following his return from the UK in March 2015, he worked at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathalli, Bangalore from March 2015 to July 2017.
He his currently working at Motherhood Hospitals (HRBR and Indiranagar) since August 2017. He has graduated from Mysore University and has worked in NIMHANS, Bangalore as a Junior resident in Neurological Rehabilitation. He later pursued DCH and MRCPCH in United Kingdom.
He completed his Senior house officer Rotation training programme in Pediatric sub-specialties and Neonates from the prestigious Bart’s and the London NHS Trust, United Kingdom and has been a practicing Pediatrician and Neonatologist ever since. He further worked as Senior Specialty doctor for 10 years at Singleton & Morriston Hospital ABMU LHB, Wales, United Kingdom. His expertise is in Pediatric subspecialties which include Accident & Emergency, General Pediatrics’, Respiratory Pediatrics’, Pediatrics Neurology & Community Pediatrics’, with special interest in invasive and non-invasive ventilation of sick neonates.
He has six years of exclusive Neonatal experience in a level III NICU (Royal London hospital -Barts & the London NHS Trust, Fife hospitals NHS trust & Singleton Hospital at ABMU LHB) and has adequate expertise in the care of extremely low birth weight babies. He was part of the Neonatal transport team during this period involving in transfer of sick neonates & babies with HIE.
During his vast work experience, he is trained, skilled and competent in handling premature babies, total body cooling for the management of hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, managing a wide repertoire of neonatal conditions including extreme prematurity, persistent pulmonary hypertension, meconium aspiration syndrome, congenital and acquired sepsis, IUGR babies, congenital cardiac conditions, infants of substance abusing mothers, medical management of neonatal surgical problems including diaphragmatic hernia, tracheoesophageal fistula, gastroschisis and exomphalos.
Dr. Suresh is also an Instructor for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS). He has also been part of NEST team (Neonatal enhanced Skills training). He has been teaching undergraduate, Nursing and Paramedical students.Dr. Suresh Gowda is also part of the NCAT team for the private tertiary hospital and NCAT Karnataka. He is the Co- author of the books ‘Therapeutic Hypothermia- an aide memoir” and the “Neonatal transport- How to get it right?”. With the guidance of UNICEF and DDCH Karnataka, he his part of the team in mentoring VIMS and district hospital, Bellary to reduce the mortality rates.
Dr Suresh is one of the Neonatal Faculty of ICATT. (International Critical Care Air Transfer Team). He his part of the Neonatal & Pediatric International Critical Care Air Transfer Team
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