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BRIEF PROFILE

Dr. Suguna is a Neonatologist with more than 9 years of experience. She practices at Apollo Cradle in Kondapur, Hyderabad, and is trained in neonatal intensive care, retrieval, and transport. She has experience in advanced neonatal procedures, including central line insertion and intercostal drainage tube insertion, and neurosonogram. Dr. Suguna’s special interest areas include care of low and extremely low birth weight babies, neonatal intensive care procedures, pulmonary physiology, and ventilation of neonates. She is a member of the Indian Medical Association(IMA) and the National Neonatology Forum of India(NNF).

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Child growth and developmental evaluation

• Follow-up clinic for High Risk Neonates

• Newborn Jaundice

• Breastfeeding & Newborn care

• Routine Immunisation (vaccination)

• Nutritional Assessment

• Infections, Viral fevers

EXPERTISE IN

• Extremely preterm newborn care

• Non-invasive ventilation (CPAP, HFNC)

• Invasive Ventilation

• Neuro-developmental Assessment 

AREAS OF INTEREST:

·        Improvement in breast feeding rate

·        Kangaroo mother care

·        High risk neonate followup

EDUCATION

• MBBS from SVS Medical College, Mahaboob Nagar – 2008

• DCH from Osmania Medical College in Niloufer hospital, Hyderabad – 2011

• DNB – Paediatrics from Andhra Mahila Sabha, Hyderabad – 2014

• DM – Neonatology from Osmania Medical College in Niloufer Hospital, Hyderabad – 2017

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

• Cayler Cardio-Facial Syndrome: An Uncommon Condition in Newborns, Iran J Pediatr. 2015 April

25(2): e502.

• A study on the role of Kangaroo Mother Care, on the vital signs in preterm and low birth weight neonates. 

Global Journal for research analysis: volume-6, issue-12, December-2017.

• Spectrum of respiratory distress in a Newborn – A study from a tertiary level Hospital, IJSR, Volume:

VII, Issue: I, January – 2018

• Morbidity and Mortality Patterns in Small for Gestational Age versus Appropriate for Gestational

Age Preterm Neonates Admitted in Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Observational Study, International Journal of Scientific Study | January 2017 | Vol 4 | Issue 10