
Dr. Navaneetha Sasikumar
Pediatric Cardiologist, Kochi
MBBS, MD(Pediatrics), DM(Cardiology), (FACC)Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellowship in Pediatric, Adult Congenital and Structural Interventional Catheterisation (University of Toronto, Canada)
- 19 Years Experience
- 1 Hospital
About
15 years of experience in Cardiology. Expert in key hole operations for closing holes(ASD, VSD, PDA), opening valves(Balloon dilatation for Aortic Stenosis, Pulmonary Stenosis, Mitral stenosis), opening blocked blood vessels(Coarctation of aorta, Pulmonary artery Stenosis, Conduit Stenosis, Blocked Pipes carrying blood ), changing valves(Valve replacement), life saving operations in newborn babies (Balloon atrial septostomy, Balloon dilatation of pulmonary valve, aortic valve, ductal stenting, RVOT Stenting)etc
- Languages : Assamese, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, English
Experience
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist , Government Medical College Kottayam Kerala, Kottayam - Currently working here
Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Chennai - Currently working here
Consultant in Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology , Narayana Hrudayalaya, Guwahati - Currently working here
Specialities
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Pediatric Cardiology
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Interventional Cardiology
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Cardiology
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Procedures
Cardiac Angiography
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Doppler
Cardiac Imaging
Echocardiogram
- More
Conditions
Abnormal Heart Beat
Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
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Aneurysm of heart
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Aortic Valve Disease
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Rheumatic aortic valve diseases
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Rheumatic aortic insufficiency
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Aortic valve insufficiency
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Arrhythmias
Breathing Disorders
- More
Expertise
Services offered :
- Provide accurate diagnosis of birth defects(e.g ASD , VSD, PDA, Aortic stenosis , Pulmonary stenosis, Coarctation, TOF, TGA etc etc ) of the heart from the fetus to the geriatric age
- Plan medical / interventional / surgical treatment for birth defects of the heart from the fetus to the geriatric age
- Diagnosis and treatment of acquired heart disease in children and adolescents (e.g Rheumatic Heart Disease , Kawasaki Disease )
- Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in Children and adolescents
- Lifelong Care of patients with birth defects after operations including adjusting medications and planning repeat operations when needed.
- Diagnosis and management of Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies (heart muscle disease), Pulmonary hypertension(high lung pressure) in Children and Adolescents
- Diagnosis and planning management of structural heart disease in adults (congenital / acquired)
- Prevention, Diagnosis and management of Lifestyle related diseases in children and adolescents (e.g High blood pressure , Obesity, High blood cholesterol) Planning and managing pregnancy in women with birth defects of the heart / structural heart disease who have or have not been operated
Procedures Performed :
- Two dimensional Echocardiography
- Fetal Echocardiography (study of the heart of the baby in mothers womb)
- Advanced echocardiography e.g Trans esophageal echocardiography in children and adults, Three dimensional echocardiography
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization for birth defects / structural heart disease in children , adolescents and adults
- Closing holes in the heart(ASD, VSD, PDA) for children, adolescents and adults without need for open heart surgery - percutaneous interventional / key hole type
- Opening Valves / Blocked blood carrying tubes (aortic valve stenosis , pulmonary valve stenosis, coarctation of aorta , pulmonary artery stenosis, conduit stenosis ) in children, adolescents and adults without need for open heart surgery -percutaneous interventional / key hole type
- Changing valves without need of open heart surgery (percutaneous valve replacement)
Education
MBBS, 2002, TDMC Alleppey Kerala, Alleppey, India
MD Pediatrics, 2006, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India
DM (Cardiology), 2009, LTMGH Sion, Mumbai, India
Fellowship in Ped Interventional Catheterisation, 2016, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Fellowship in Adult Congenital and Structural Interventional Catheterisation, 2017, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Practice Information
Hayat Hospital, Guwahati
Kahilipara Road, Odalbakra, Lalganesh, Guwahati, Assam - 781034
MON, THU
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Achievements & Contributions
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Navaneetha_Sasikumar
- Awarded FACC by the American College of Cardiology in recognition of expertise in the field
- Member of American College of Cardiology
- Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
- Pediatric Cardiac Society of India
- Cardiological Society of India
- Permanent Member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
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