Dr. Cindhura

I. Qualifications:

• MBBS, MD Pediatrics, FIAP (Neonatology)

II. Experiences:

• Consultant Pediatrician – Arka children’s clinic, 2024-2025
• Jr. Consultant – Fernandez hospital (stork home), 2023-2024
• Clinical Fellow in Neonatology – Rainbow children’s hospital (Banjara hills), 2021-2023

III. Expertise:

• Newborn and pediatric life support management (intubation, surfactant LISA/INSURE/mechanical ventilator, bubble CPAP, hfov + iNO etc)
• Newborn transport (sick/ ventilated/hfov +iNO preterm/term)
• HIE management with therapeutic hypothermia (using MiraCradle, Tecotherm)
• Central line expert with high proficiency in delivering UAC, UVC, PICC 
• Trained in invasive procedures like lumbar puncture, ICD placement, peritoneal tap, intraventricular and reservoir tap, arterial lines, partial and double volume exchange transfusion, etc 
• Pre-term newborn management
• Parent counselling
• Exposure and experience in electronic health records

IV. Medical Thesis/Paper/Poster Presentations

• Research of young Indian Scientists in Neonatology (RyISE – Thiruvananthapuram) – Nominated as, Top 20 papers in neonatology in India, 2023.
• Dissertation (Fellowship): “Implementation of evidence based growth bundle to decrease postnatal growth restriction in preterm neonates”.
• Thesis: “Prevalence of fatty liver disease in overweight and obese children of ages 5-18 years”.
• Mother’s perception and perspective towards donor breast milk in this day and age (Gold medal paper presentations at Central Zone e-Pedicon 2020)
• A typical cause of stridor with a complicated airway (International Neonatology Conference – South NEOCON 2019)

V. Memberships:

• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) and Neonatology chapter life member
• Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC)
• Medical Council of India (MCI)