Faculty & Staff
Dr. Shashidhar A
MBBS, MD Paediatrics, DM Neonatology
Professor and Head, Department of Neonatology
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada
- Overview
- Projects
- Publications
- Other Contributions
Professor and Head
Qualification/ Education
- Under graduation :MBBS from JSS Medical College, Mysore
- Post-graduation :MD Pediatrics from KIMS, Bangalore
- Super specialization :DM Neonatology from St John’s Medical College Bangalore
- Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Law & Ethics(PGDMLE): National Law School of India University Bangalore
- MBA (Hospital Administration) from ICFAI University, Sikkim
Experience
- Internship : JSS Medical College Mysore April 2007 to April 2008
- Junior Resident (Pediatrics) : Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore. May 2008 to May 2011
- Senior Resident (Neonatology): St John’s Medical College July 2011 to July 2014
- Assistant Professor (Neonatology): St John’s Medical College September 1 2014 to December 31 2017
- Associate Professor (Neonatology): St John's Medical College January 1 2018 to 31st May 2024
- Professor (Neonatology) : St John's Medical College from 1st June 2024 till date
Areas of interest
- Medical education
- Simulation
- Quality improvement,
- innovation
- Neonatal Nutrition
- Newborn Research,
Field of Expertise
- Neonatal intensive care,
- Preterm newborn management,
- Quality improvement, and implementation research in limited-resource settings
Fellowship & Membership
- National trainer IAP-NNF NRP (Advanced & Basic)
- Specialist mentor for improving Newborn Health in primary care in High priority districts of Karnataka, Assessor of SNCU quality, Government of Karnataka
- Research Officer: Pan-Asia Epidemiologic Surveillance Network To Assess The Burden of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (Pan-Asia pneumoNet). Bangalore. February 2009- February 2011
- Neonatology fellowship examiner, Recognised PG guide, Guide to MSc Nursing, mentor to UG medical students, DNB External Assessor, Resource person for fellowship in family medicine course.
- Invited speaker & Faculty for multiple National & State CMEs, Workshops, conferences
- Site Principal investigator SafeBoosC 3 trial 2019 to 2023
Extramural portfolios/ Committees
- Executive Board Member NNF Karnataka 2025 - 27
- Member Scientific Core Committee for Unicef - NNF Mentoring project to improve Newborn Health in SNCUs of 4 States
Other formal training/certification
- Certifications: Health research fundamentals,
- Medical certification of Death,
- ICH-GCP,
- ONTOP-trainer,
- Problem based learning,
- Revised basic MET/AETCOM Simulation,
- Basic Course in Biomedical Research
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
- Member of clinical audit committee, skill lab core committee, e-learning committee of the hospital,
- Academic Coordinator for Department
- Internship : JSS Medical College Mysore April 2007 to April 2008
- Junior Resident (Pediatrics) : Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore. May 2008 to May 2011
- Senior Resident (Neonatology): St John’s Medical College July 2011 to July 2014
- Assistant Professor (Neonatology): St John’s Medical College September 1 2014 to December 31 2017
- Associate Professor (Neonatology): St John's Medical College January 1 2018 to 31st May 2024
- Professor (Neonatology) : St John's Medical College from 1st June 2024 till date
- Medical education
- Simulation
- Quality improvement,
- innovation
- Neonatal Nutrition
- Newborn Research,
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