Anaesthesiology
Lead Consultant -Paediatric Intensive and Emergency Care22 Years of Experience – SPARSH Hospital 18 Years as a Specialist – SPARSH Hospital 23+ Years of Experience – HexaHealth 10 Years of International Clinical Exposure in the UK and Australia
Fortis Hospital
Sarjapur Road
Dr. Sai Shankar is an experienced Pediatrician, Pediatric Intensivist and Emergency Care Specialist in Bangalore with extensive expertise in the management of critically ill newborns, infants, children and adolescents.
His clinical practice includes pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, high-risk pediatric emergencies, advanced ventilation, airway management, cardiovascular stabilisation and post-operative critical care.
Dr. Sai Shankar has significant experience in advanced life-support technologies such as ECMO and ventricular assist device management for selected critically ill children requiring complex cardiopulmonary support.
His expertise also includes pediatric cardiac critical care, management of children after cardiac surgery, functional echocardiography in intensive care and advanced hemodynamic assessment.
He has extensive experience in pediatric retrieval and transport medicine, including the safe transfer of critically ill infants and children requiring specialised intensive care support.
His practice also covers stabilization of children with polytrauma, head injuries, severe infections, septic shock, respiratory failure and other life-threatening pediatric emergencies.
His approach focuses on rapid assessment, evidence-based intensive care, advanced monitoring, multidisciplinary coordination and compassionate communication with families during critical illness.
Advanced intensive care for critically ill children requiring continuous monitoring, organ support and specialist pediatric critical care.
Specialised intensive care for premature, high-risk and critically ill newborns requiring advanced monitoring and respiratory or circulatory support.
Rapid assessment and stabilisation of children with acute or life-threatening illnesses, injuries and medical emergencies.
Specialised ventilatory support for children with severe respiratory failure using conventional and advanced ventilation strategies.
Advanced ventilation used in selected critically ill children with severe respiratory failure when conventional ventilation is inadequate.
Specialised respiratory support using inhaled nitric oxide in selected pediatric and neonatal patients with severe pulmonary vascular or oxygenation problems.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may be used to provide temporary heart and lung support for selected critically ill children with severe cardiac or respiratory failure.
Advanced extracorporeal life support for selected newborns with life-threatening respiratory or cardiac failure.
Specialised intensive care for children with complex heart disease, including perioperative and post-operative cardiac management.
Advanced monitoring and critical care support for children recovering from congenital or other major cardiac pro
MBBS, MD (Pediatrics) , Fellow Pediatric and Cardiac Critical Care ( UK, Australia ) , Fellow Neonatal Intensive Care ( Oxford, UK)
Management of normal and difficult airway and use of video intubations Basic and advanced paediatric ventilation including HFO and iNO Cardiovascular stabilisation of a sick child, USG guided CVL access Pediatric and Adult ECMO Paediatric functional echocardiography in intensive care Stabilisation of polytrauma and head injury in children Paediatric peritoneal and haemodialysis Controlled sedation and use of anaesthetic drugs Post operative management of cardiac children Pediatric simulations and critical care training
Genuine patient experiences and treatment feedback.
Quick answers to common questions about Dr. Sai Shankar
Dr. Sai Shankar specializes in Paediatric Intensive and Emergency Care with expertise in Basic and advanced paediatric ventilation including HFO and iNO, Cardiovascular stabilisation of sick children, USG guided CVL access, and Paediatric peritoneal and haemodialysis—with over 22 years of experience.
Yes. He provides Stabilisation of polytrauma and head injury in children, Paediatric and Adult ECMO for life support, and Post operative management of cardiac children. He also offers Controlled sedation and use of anaesthetic drugs for safe procedures.
SPARSH Hospital lists 22 years of experience, including 18 years as a specialist, while HexaHealth lists more than 23 years of experience.
His expertise includes pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, pediatric emergency medicine, ECMO, advanced ventilation, pediatric cardiac critical care, airway management and pediatric retrieval.
Yes. Pediatric intensive care is one of his main areas of expertise.
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