Srinath Krishnappa Fellowship Neonatology,DCH,MD,MBBS
Junior Attending Physician, Neonatology Services, pediatrics Years Of Experience: 10-
About the Physician
Dr. Srinath B Krishnappa joined Sidra Medicine as a Neonatal Hospitalist in 2020. He manages all types of neonatal illnesses, including extremely premature babies and infants with surgical and cardiac needs, among others. He has a special interest in neonatal hemodynamics and has recently joined the Newborn hemodynamic group in the NICU after completing the QNiCHE functional echo training program.
Previously, Dr. Srinath did Neonatology training at SickKids Hospital, Toronto, Canada, between 2013-2017. He then spent 2 years as a senior clinical fellow at Monash Newborn, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia, before moving to Doha, Qatar.
Languages Spoken English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Years Of Experience 10Education - MD, DcH Nashik University, Mumbai, India 2009
- Fellowship Neonatology, Toronto Canada 2017 and
- Fellow Neonatology, Melbourne Australia 2020
Areas of Interest - Neonatal Hemodynamics and Functional Echocardiography
- Neonatal Lung Ultrasound
- Central Venous insertions
- Quality and Safety working group
Educational Interests - Teaching Neonatal procedures
- Cardiology and Echocardiography teaching sessions
- Lung USG bedside evaluation
Medical Publications - Catherine Tan, Kartik Sehgal, Kunal Sehgal, Srinath B Krishnappa, Arvind Sehgal. Diuretic use in infants with developing or established chronic lung disease: A practice looking for evidence. J Paediatr Child Health. 2020 Aug;56(8):1189-1193. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32227546/
- Srinath Krishnappa, Prakesh S Shah, Amish Jain, Maura H F Resende, Patrick J McNamara, Dany E Weisz. Predictors of Early Extubation after Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation among Infants Born Extremely Preterm Dependent on Mechanical Ventilation. J Pediatr. 2019 Jul. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31279574/
- B K Srinath, J Shah, P Kumar, P S Shah. Kangaroo care by fathers and mothers: comparison of physiological and stress responses in preterm infants. 2016 May;36(5):401-4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26674998/
- Dr Arvind Sehgal, Miss Catherine Tan, Dr. Srinath B Krishnappa. Diuretics in developing or established chronic lung disease: A survey of practice in Australia and NewZealand. Letter to the editor. Journal of Paediatrics and child health. 2019 Dec, Volume 55, issue 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14650/
- Durrani NU, Cowsill C, Krishnappa SB. Improving the quality and timeliness of neonatal intensive care unit discharge note: A quality improvement project. J Clin Neonatol 2022;11:124-135.