CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assistant Professor in Pediatric Cardiology
- Education and research mentoring of medical students, pediatric residents, adult cardiology fellows and cardiovascular technology students
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Subject code | Semester / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Cardiology |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Mangalore | 11/2009 | |
| MD | Pediatrics | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas, USA | 06/2014 |
| MD | Pediatric Cardiology | Nemours/ Alfred. I duPont Hospital for Children, Delaware, USA | 06/2017 |
| MD | Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Imaging in Fetal Echocardiography and Cardiovascular MRI | Nemours/ Alfred. I duPont Hospital for Children, Delaware, USA | 06/2018 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India | Assistant Professor | 12/2/2018- Till Date | |
| Nemours/ Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE | Fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Non-invasive Imaging | 7/1/2017- 6/30/2018 | |
| Nemours/ Alfred I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE | Pediatric Cardiology fellowship | 7/1/2014-6/30/2017 | |
| Texas Tech University Medical School, Amarillo, TX | Pediatric Residency | 7/1/2011-6/30/2014 | |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania | Research Associate | 06/2010- 12/2010 | |
| Deen Dayal Uphadaya Hospital, India | Junior Resident | 12/2009 - 03/2010 | |
| University Of Illinois College Of Medicine, Illinois | Visiting Medical Student | 04/2009 - 07/2009 | |
| Employees' State Insurance Corporation Hospital, India | Intern | 03/2008 - 10/2009 |
1. STUDY ON FETAL NOMOGRAMS AND Z-SCORE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS
Prinicipal Investigator: Dr Gunjan Banga
Co-Investigators: Dr Akhila, Dr Krishananda Nayak
Brief Overview: Measuring fetal nomograms for cardiovascular parameters in Indian population to detect abnormality. There is no existing data
2. PULSE OXIMETRY SCREENING OF CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
3. STANDARDIZING PROTOCOL FOR CT SCAN FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Basics of congenital heart disease, acquired heart disease in paediatrics, basics of electrocardiography, echocardiography and fetal echocardiography
Area of Expertise
Congenital heart Disease, Acquired Paediatric Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Paediatric Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography, Clinical research, Quality improvement initiatives in health care, Education of trainees
Area of Research
Fetal echo, pulmonary hypertension, critical congenital heart disease
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- American Academy of Pediatrics (Board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology)
- American Society of Echocardiography
- NNFK ultrasound and echocardiography teaching committee
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients With Antibodies to Heat Shock Protein 70 Have Poor Prognoses
Kahloon R, Xue J, Bhargava A, Csizmadia E, Otterbein L, Kass D, Bon J, Soejima M, Levesque M, Lindell K, Gibson K, Kaminski N, Banga G, Oddis C, Pilewski J, Sciurba F, Donahoe M, Zhang Y, Duncan S. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients With Antibodies to Heat Shock Protein 70 Have Poor Prognoses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Apr 1;187(7):768-75 PMID: 23262513
Gender Disparity among Preterm Born Neonates
Gunjan Banga, Apurv Barche, Ruchi Singh, Christopher Sheehan, Tetyana L Vasylyeva, Gender Disparity among Preterm Born Neonates, International Journal of Integrative Pediatrics and Environmental Medicine, Vol 2 (2015)
Cardiac Monitoring of Tuberous Sclerosis and Cardiac Rhabdomyomas in the Pediatric Age Group
Gunjan Banga, M.D., Srilatha Alapati, M.D. and Eugene Luckstead, M.D. Cardiac Monitoring of Tuberous Sclerosis and Cardiac Rhabdomyomas in the Pediatric Age Group. Panhandle Health, Vol.24/No.2