Dr Lathiesh Kambam

Dr. Lathiesh Kumar Kambham is a board-certified Paediatrician and DM Neonatologist from prestigious institute Madras Medical College, Chennai known for its largest Paediatrics department. Inspired by the subject he immediately perceived DM - Specialist training in Neonatology. He acquired all the necessary skills to deal with the vast and challenging problems encompassing the field of Paediatrics and Neonatology.

He has special interest in the management of birth asphyxia babies. He has done extensive research on the same subject. He has undergone formal training in developmental assessment of preterm and birth asphyxia babies. Within a very short time he has achieved a popularity, for which many people take decades. Today Dr. Lathiesh is the most sought paediatrician and has patients from different parts of the country and overseas.

Dr. Lathiesh is an active member of many reputed organizations and have many articles published in Indian & international papers. He is committed to the provision of safe, meticulous, and the highest quality of care in order to achieve the best outcomes. Being a part of many associations, he has kept his dedication beyond the awards and certifications, to concentrate more on student teaching and motivation.

Further he is interested in creating the opportunities for many budding neonatologists by training them well and increasing the public awareness about the department. He will spearhead the multidisciplinary high risk follow up for preterm babies who underwent therapeutic cooling. He is trained for point of care ultrasound - cranium and functional Echocardiography in Neonates.

He is a professional who values ethics and practices evidence based medicine and follows international and national protocols in patient management. He is known for his detailed patient counselling and explanations, by providing the due disease process and prognostic details of their condition. The expert hand, better knowledge and the continued touch with the latest innovations in the field, makes him to stand out from the rest.

If you are in Bengaluru and need expert care for newborns or children, you can consult Dr. Lathiesh Kumar Kambam, one of the best pediatricians and neonatology specialists near you. He is available Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM.

Past Experience

• Involved in starting 28-bedded NICU at Motherhood Hospitals and 25-bed NICU at Aster Women and Children's Hospital. With this experience, it's going to be easy to build and setup new NICU.
• Involved in recruiting Consultants, Associate Consultants, Senior Specialists, Specialists and Nurses for NICU with my networking.
• Involved in training nurses and doctors, preparing protocols for NICU, creating orientation videos for new nurses and doctors for both hospitals.

• Aster Women and Children's Hospital: 55 bed exclusively catering services for women and children's health with 25 bed Level 3B unit. Currently Head and Lead Consultant for neonatal services, taking various responsibilities from setting up team of 13 neonatologists and treating neonates.
• Motherhood Hospital: 28 bed neonatal unit with facilities for all forms of ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide and total body cooling. Managed successfully infants born beyond 23 weeks and above 480 gm. Many neonatal surgeries have been performed successfully.
• Chinmaya Mission Hospital: Multi-speciality hospital with 20 bed NICU catering to both perinatal and surgical cases in NICU.
• Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children: One of highest delivery rates in the world (18,000 deliveries per year). Forty-five bedded Level 3B NICU. Well experienced with therapeutic hypothermia along with High Frequency Oscillation with Nitric Oxide therapy, surgical management and developmental assessment.

Awards & Achievements

• 2018 - International Program on Preterm Nutrition (IPPN), The University of Western Australia
• 2019 - Post Graduate Pediatric Nutrition Course (PGPN), Boston University, School of Medicine, USA

Memberships

• Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
• Member, Bengaluru Super-Speciality Forum
• Member, National Neonatology Forum (NNF)