Dr. Shachi Bhanuda is a compassionate and highly skilled Paediatrician and Neonatologist with over a decade of clinical experience. She is extensively trained in advanced neonatal intensive care, including ventilation strategies, neonatal imaging, and critical procedures. Her practice focuses on evidence-based, family-centred care for newborns and children. She is also actively involved in academics and clinical research.

Educational Qualification:

• NNF Fellowship – Neonatology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
• MD – Paediatrics
• MBBS from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

Professional Experience:

• Associate Consultant – Paediatrics & Neonatology, Manipal Hospital, Dwarka
• Experience across NICU, PICU, inpatient wards, and OPD services
• Worked across paediatric subspecialties including nephrology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, hemato-oncology, pulmonology, cardiology, neurology, and infectious diseases

Professional Membership:

• National Neonatology Forum (NNF)

Publications:

• Presented in the NNF Oral Paper Presentation category at NEOCON, NAGPUR on "EFFECT OF VASOPRESSIN IN REFRACTORY NEONATAL SHOCK" in November 2023.
• Presented in the NNF Poster Paper Presentation category at NEOCON, NAGPUR on "RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNPLANNED EXTUBATIONS IN NEONATES" in November 2023.
• A CLASSICAL CASE OF RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME, published in IJSR (International Journal of Scientific Research), in February 2020, Volume 9, Issue 2.
• A RARE CASE OF NEONATAL MASTITIS, published in IJSR (International Journal of Scientific Research), in February 2020, Volume 9, Issue 2.
• POSTER PRESENTATION: Poster Presentation at Virocon National Conference 2018 on the topic, “AN UNCOMMON PRESENTATION OF A COMMON ILLNESS LIKE TYPHOID FEVER”, conducted at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai.
• A comparative study of Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) against the conventional peripheral blood smear microscopy in the early detection and diagnosis of malaria in children.