
MBBS, Kannur University, India DNB Pediatrics, National Board of Examinations, India IDPCCM, IAPICC- College of Pediatric Critical Care, India PGDFM (Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine), CMC Vellore, India Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care, Manchester University NHS Foundation, United Kingdom MRCPCH, Royal College of Pediatrics and Child health, United Kingdom
Pediatric intensivist with critical care expertise across India, UK, and Middle East
Experience
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Languages
English, Hindi, Malayalam
Location
Oud Metha, Dubai
Sees
children
Dr. Suryakanthi Chandrasekharan is a Pediatric Intensivist with extensive clinical experience across leading Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Central and South India, the United Kingdom, and Bahrain. She holds an MBBS from Kannur University and completed her DNB Pediatrics in India, followed by advanced fellowship training in Pediatric Intensive Care at Manchester University NHS Foundation. She is registered with the UK General Medical Council and holds MRCPCH (Member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health).
Dr. Chandrasekharan specializes in managing critically ill children across a broad range of emergencies: acute infections including sepsis, heart function and fluid management problems, lung and brain-related critical illness, severe trauma, and metabolic or blood-related emergencies. She is trained in advanced procedures including ECMO (a heart-lung support machine), bronchoscopy, and uses focused ultrasound to assess heart function and place central lines safely. Her practice is grounded in evidence-based medicine delivered through collaborative multidisciplinary teams.
She is a good fit for families of children requiring intensive care management, whether for acute medical emergencies, post-surgical support, or transport to specialized facilities. Her background across multiple healthcare systems and her formal training in critical care transport make her well-suited to complex cases requiring coordination across different levels of care.
Special interests: sepsis management, respiratory and neuro-critical care, trauma care, metabolic and endocrine emergencies, hemato-oncological intensive care.
Extracted from the doctor's hospital profile — patient-friendly terms
MBBS
Kannur University, India
DNB Pediatrics
National Board of Examinations, India
IDPCCM (Diploma in Pediatric Critical Care)
IAPICC - College of Pediatric Critical Care, India
PGDFM (Post Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine)
CMC Vellore, India
Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care
Manchester University NHS Foundation, United Kingdom
MRCPCH
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, United Kingdom
Junior Lecturer in Pediatrics
Government Medical College, Kalamassery, India
Senior Registrar in PICU
Rainbow Children's Hospital and Birthright, Hyderabad, India
Senior Clinical Fellow in PICU
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, United Kingdom
Specialist PICU
King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Specialist PICU
American Hospital, United Arab Emirates
Consultations are available in English, Hindi, Malayalam.
American Hospital — American Hospital Dubai, Oud Metha, Dubai.
Yes — this doctor sees children.
Commonly treated: Acute Infections, Endocrine Emergencies, Heart Failure in Children, Metabolic Emergencies, Post-Operative Complications, Respiratory Failure, Severe Trauma.
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