External resources
- Immediate Past Chair & Convenor of PECSIG: http://www.pecsig-nhs.org.uk
- Honorary Treasurer Paediatric Research Society: http://www.prs.nhs.uk
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests
1. Heart murmurs- parental understanding and anxiety.
2. Comparative outcome of major heart defects detected antenatally versus those detected postnatally.
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native or bilingual
- Urdu
- Fluent
- Panjabi, Punjabi
- Conversational
- Persian (Farsi)
- Basic
Publications
1. Expert consensus statement “Neonatologist-performed Echocardiography (NoPE)” – training and accreditation in the UK. Singh Y, Gupta S, Groves AM, Gandhi A et al. Eur J Pediatr, 2016 Feb;175(2):281-7. (PMID:26362538).
2. Accidental nicotine liquid ingestion: emerging paediatric problem. Gupta S, Manikonda R, Gandhi A. Arch Dis Child, 2014 Dec;99(12):1149. (PMID: 25202128).
3. Self Assessment. Mukherjee A, Gandhi A.. Paediatrics and Child Health, March 2014 (Vol. 24, Issue 3, Pages 133-36).
4. Using CRP in neonatal practice. Ismail A, Gandhi A. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med February 2014. doi; 103109/14767058.2014.885499.
5. A teenager with lumbar striae distensae (when a bruise is not a bruise). El-Shimy N, Gandhi A. BMJ Case Reports 2013. doi;10.1136/bcr-2013-201962.
6. Staffing small units. Ismail AQ, Gandhi A
Nurs Child Young People. 2013 March; 25(2):13. (PMID: 21675170)
7. Coronary Artery Fistula- A rare cause of neonatal heart murmur. Sreekantam S, Gandhi A. Welsh Paed J 2012 ; 37:45.
8. A Neonatal Case of congenital coronary artery fistula. Ismail AQ, Gandhi A, Desai T, Stumper O. BMJ Case Reports February 2012.
9. Nosebleeds in Children as a Potential Marker for Nonaccidental Injury and Serious Underlying Pathology: How Aware Are Hospital Clinicians?
Ismail AQ, Gandhi A, ISRN Otolaryngology. doi:10.5402/2011/909570.
10. Non-pharmacologic analgesia: effective but underused. Ismail AQ, Gandhi A, Arch Dis Child. 2011 Aug; 96(8):784-5. Epub 2011 Feb 24. (PMID 21349888)
11. Intractable neonatal jaundice due to hereditary spherocytosis and Gilbert’s syndrome. Ismail AQ, Gandhi A, BMJ Case Reports 2011; doi:10.1136/bcr.05.2011.4293
12. Estimating nurse requirements using bed occupancy levels. Ismail AQ, Gandhi A
Nurs Child Young People. 2011 May; 23(4):13. (PMID: 21675170)
13. Evaluation of suspected congenital heart disease. Gandhi A, Sreekantam S. Paediatrics and Child Health, January 2011 (Vol. 21, Issue 1, Pages 7-12)
Courses offered to GPs
I regularly contribute to the GP educational programme in Solihull, Birmingham and Sutton.
Fee assured
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