ChatAbout Dr. Sahana Shankar
- Dr. Sahana Shankar is a pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist with 10+ years of experience.
- Her areas of expertise include neonatal and infantile jaundice, chronic liver failure, liver and multi-visceral transplantation, chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune and other chronic liver diseases.
- She is a life member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition.
- She completed her training pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and clinical nutrition at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
- During her training time, she has performed 200 liver transplants in children as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- After MBBS from JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, she completed MD in Pediatrics from Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
- She has been awarded:
- European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, hepatology and Clinical Nutrition (ESPGHAN) young investigator Award, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Awarded Nestle Nutrition Institute Scholarship in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical nutrition, 2016
- Best Outgoing Student award and Gold medal in MBBS in 2009
Hospital
LocationSpecial Interest
Neonatal and infantile jaundice, Chronic liver failure, Multi-visceral transplantation, Chronic diarrhea, Inflammatory bowel disease, Autoimmune and other chronic liver diseases
Work Experience of Dr. Sahana Shankar
Consultant, Vijaya Children’s Clinic, Bangalore
Senior Registrar, Manipal Hospital (Old Airport Road) Bangalore
Senior Registrar, KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Sahana Shankar's
- Fellowship, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
- MD, Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
- MBBS, JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore
1. European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, hepatology and Clinical Nutrition (ESPGHAN) young investigator Award, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland 2. Awarded Nestle Nutrition Institute Scholarship in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical nutrition, 2016 3. Best Outgoing Student award and Gold medal in MBBS in 2009
- Bolia R, Shankar S, Herd L, Hardikar W. Rhesus Alloimunization Occurs After Rh Incompatible Liver Transplantation in Children. Transplantation. 2018 Jan;102(1):e1.
- De Marco R, Shankar S, Rosenbaum J, Efron D. A Case of the Stomach Flu. J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Feb;54(2):214.
- Shankar S, Oliver M. Primum non-nocere – Minocycline-induced liver injury in a teenager. J Paediatr Child Health. 2018 Sep;54(9):1031-1033. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14096. Epub 2018 Jul1.
- Shankar S, Bolia R, Hodgson A, Bishop J, Evans HM, Oliver M. Combined liver and pancreas transplantation in two children with cystic fibrosis – first experience in Australia and New Zealand. Pediatr Transplant. 2018 Jun 6:e13234. doi: 10.1111/petr.13234.
- Shankar S, Bolia R, Foo HW, Hardikar N, Wensing M, Hardikar W. Normal gamma glutamyl transferase levels at presentation predict poor outcome in Biliary atresia. JPGN.
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