Dr. Preetha Joshi

MBBS, DCh, FCPS, DNB (Pediatrics)
Department: Oncology
Focus Areas: 
Surgical Oncology
About Dr. Preetha Joshi 
Dr. Preetha Joshi is a Consultant in Neonatology, PICU & Paediatric Cardiac ICU at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. Dr. Preetha has pursued a Post-graduation degree in Paediatrics from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College-Sion. She also has experience of training and working in Australia and Canada for 7 years. She was the Chief Fellow in the Department of Paediatric Critical Care at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. At KDAH, she manages Neonatal and Paediatric ICU which has a Transport facility for Critically Ill Newborns and children up to 18 years. She was involved in the care of Preterm Quintuplets, 4 of the 5 babies survived and are thriving well at 7 years. She also looks after postoperative cardiac surgery patients in the Paediatric Cardiac ICU which sees 500 postoperative children per year. She has been involved in the setting up of a state-of-the-art transport service for critically ill children. There is a dedicated neonatal and paediatric ambulance with neonatal transport incubators and neonatal and paediatric ventilators. Children are picked up from many peripheral hospitals and nursing homes in the outskirts of Mumbai.
Hospital
KDAH
Experiences
22+ Years
Languages
English, Hindi
Specializations
Neonatal, Paediatric Critical Care and Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care
Key Treatment Provided
Specialised Services in Intensive Care Neonatal, Paediatric and Cardiac, Management and Treatment of Very Preterm Babies (completed 6 months of pregnancy or less than 1000 gm), Special types of Ventilation like High Frequency Ventilation & use of Nitric Oxide, Postoperative Cardiac Critical Care, Post operative Organ Transplant care ( Liver, Kidney, Lung and Heart), Ventricular Assist Device, Peritoneal and Haemodialysis including Hemofiltration, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) –in Cardiac or Respiratory Failure
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