About Dr. Ankit Mehta

Welcome to Dr. Ankit Mehta’s Clinic at Zydus Hospital in Ahmedabad.

Dr. Ankit Mehta

MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), DM (Pediatric Critical Care), Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care

Email: ankitvijay.mehta@gmail.com

Education

D.M. Pediatric Critical Care
July 2014 – June 2017
Advanced Pediatric Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care
Jan 2013 – Dec 2013
Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

M.D. Pediatrics
Apr 2008 – Apr 2011
NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University

M.B.B.S.
Apr 2002 – Feb 2008
NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat University

H.S.C.
June 2000
Hindustan Zinc School, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

S.S.C.
June 1998
Maharana Mewar Public School, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Work Experience

Consultant, Pediatric Critical Care
Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad

• Presently working as a Consultant in Pediatric Critical Care.
• Manage critically ill pediatric patients with complex medical needs, including ECMO management, ventilator support, and intensive care.
• Conduct quality improvement projects and lead training for colleagues and junior residents in Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line insertion.
• Chief facilitator for sessions on Procedural Sedation in Pediatrics.

Observership Program at Cardiac ICU
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

• Learned advanced techniques in ECMO management in the Cardiac ICU environment.

DM Fellow Resident, Pediatric Critical Care
Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER Chandigarh
July 2014 – June 2017

• Worked in multiple departments including Pediatric Emergency (12 months), Pediatric ICU (25 months), Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care (3 months), Neonatology (6 weeks), Pediatric Bronchoscopy (6 weeks), Trauma ICU (2 weeks), Dialysis Unit (2 weeks).
• Managed over 2500 pediatric patients in a 15-bedded Level-3 ICU.
• Specialized in managing cases of Acute Febrile Encephalopathy, Tropical Fever, Pneumonia (ARDS), and other critical pediatric conditions.

Senior Resident, Advanced Pediatric Centre
PGIMER Chandigarh
July 2011 – July 2014

• Worked in Pediatric Critical Care for 11 months and Pediatric Emergency Medicine for 4 months.
• Gained experience in Pediatric Nephrology, Immunology, Rheumatology, Cardiology, and Child Psychology.
• Worked under esteemed mentors like Prof. Sunit Singhi, Dr. Jayashree Muralidharan, and Dr. Surjit Singh.

Experience in Pediatric Cardiac Patients

• Managed approximately 200 post-operative pediatric cardiac surgery patients, including VSD, PDA, ASD, TOF, TAPVC, TGA, TA, BT Shunt, and Glenn Shunt patients.
• Expertise in post-operative care, ventilator management, weaning protocols, and managing complications in post-operative children.

Publications

• First Author: “Neurocritical Care Monitoring,” Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, Vol.2 No. 3, July-Sept. 2015.
• Co-author: “Sleep Problems in Children: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians,” Indian Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 80, Issue-7, July 2013.
• Co-author: “Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis: Fulminant encephalitic presentation in a child,” Indian Journal of Pediatrics (Accepted for Publication).

Paper Presentations

• “Predictors of MRSA Infections at admission to Pediatric Emergency based on Clinical and Laboratory Features: A Case Series based analysis,” presented at NAPEM, February 2016.
• “Approach to AKI in ER,” presented at NAPEM, February 2017 at Hyderabad for Young Faculty Award.
• “Role of Renal NIRS in detecting early AKI and need for RRT in children of severe sepsis in PICU: A Prospective observational study,” presented at ESPNIC, June 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.

Research

• “Co-relation of Somatic Renal Oxygenation with continuous Superior Vena Caval Oxygen saturation in Children with Severe Sepsis in Pediatric ICU.”

Courses and Conferences Attended

• PEDICON 2017
• National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Feb 2016, 2017
• Pediatric Nephrology IAP Chapter Delhi 2014
• Pediatric Neurology 2013, 2014 Chandigarh
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 2012
• PFCCS Course, 2011
• Basic Pediatric ICU Course, 2011

Achievements

• Dr. V Bal Gopal Raju Award – 2nd prize for Best Scientific Paper in Child Health, PEDICON 2017.
• Best Presenter Award for presentations during the Jul-Dec 2015 D.M. academic session.
• Chief Facilitator for conducting Procedural Sedation in Pediatrics sessions at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
• Secured 3rd Rank in University – M.D. Examination and Pre-PG Entrance Examination.
• Secured 1st Position in Pediatrics Quiz conducted by the Indian Association of Pediatrics (IAP) in Ahmedabad.

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