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Dr. Rama Krushna Guru

Consultant Neonatologist

Speciality

Neonatology

Qualification

MBBS, DNB (Pediatrics), Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP)

Experience

10 Years

Location

CARE Hospitals, Bhubaneswar


Field(s) of Expertise

  • Neonatal care in Tertiary care NICU 
  • Comprehensive management of high-risk newborns.
  • Invasive and non-invasive neonatal ventilation.
  • PICC line insertion and management.
  • Difficult intravenous cannulation.
  • Surfactant Replacement Therapy (SRT).
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for neonatal assessment.
  • Double Volume Exchange Transfusion (DVET).
  • Incubator care and monitoring.
  • Management of extremely preterm infants.
  • Comprehensive care of critically ill neonates.
  • Management of neonatal respiratory distress and related complications.


Publications

  • High myopia: A pointer to an inborn error of metabolism. Cureus. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20930 
  • Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli causing neonatal sepsis in Odisha, India: Four-year surveillance. Cureus. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22219 
  • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in childhood systemic lupus erythematosus with a unique presentation: A case report. Cureus. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27205 
  • Clinical presentation of hypoglycemic brain injury suggested by neuroimaging in unanticipated term neonates: A retrospective study. DOI: https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.8719 
  • Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) for the treatment of type I retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04913-1 
  • Introduction of newer strategies for the highest implementation of delayed umbilical cord clamping after caesarean birth: A quality improvement study. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7363/120110 
  • Risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth-weight neonates under optimized oxygen therapy. Perinatology. 2022–2023;23(3–4), October–December 2022 and January–March 2023.
  • Lower hemoglobin levels as a risk factor for the development of retinopathy of prematurity. Cureus. July 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.64264 
  • Prevalence of acute bacterial infection and their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in children with severe acute malnutrition from a tertiary care hospital of Odisha. Cureus. July 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.65280
  • Clinicobacteriological profile and outcome of empyema thoracis in children from a tertiary care center in Eastern India. October 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_141_24 
  • Clinical and immunological profile of pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in Eastern India: A prospective observational study. Cureus. August 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66709 
  • Intravenous fluid supplementation in the management of severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in preterm neonates: A randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Pediatrics. June 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06226-1 
  • Neonatal anemia in preterm infants: Are we overtransfusing? Cureus. July 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.87657 
  • Learnings from a quality improvement study for breastfeeding initiation within one hour of delivery during the past COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Integrative Medicine and Research. August 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/jimr.jimr_39_25


Education

  • MBBS – M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur | 2011
  • DNB – S.G.M. Hospital, Delhi | 2018
  • Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP) – Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar | 2020


Fellowship/Membership

  • Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) – Life Member 
  • National Neonatology Forum (NNF) – Life Member 


Past Positions

  • Senior Resident (SR) – SGMH, Delhi
  • Senior Resident (SR) – Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar
  • Assistant Professor – Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar

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