Dr. Roshan Snehith

Dr. Roshan is a Consultant in Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery at the best multi-speciality hospital - Aster MIMS.He obtained his MBBS from Father Muller Medical College before completing post-graduate training in General Surgery through the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

He further specialized with a fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery from World Laparoscopy Hospital, New Delhi,. He did super specialization (MCh in Pediatric Surgery and Urology) from Amritha Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi. He went to hone his skills by obtaining Fellowship from International college of Robotic Surgeons in 2023. He has worked in various capacities in multiple institutions during surgical training, including CMC Vellore and PGIMER Chandigarh shaping his comprehensive approach to pediatric surgical care.

Recognized as a dedicated, evidence-based minimal access pediatric surgeon, Dr. Roshan provides comprehensive care for neonates and children requiring both elective and emergency surgical interventions. His practice encompasses a broad spectrum of procedures, ranging from advanced laparoscopy and thoracoscopy to sophisticated urologic reconstructions, including vesicoscopy and robotic surgery to ensure that your child has the best possible chance of recovery with minimal incisions and trauma.

Clinical Excellence .

• He is the first paediatric surgeon in north Kerala to do successful neonatal thoracoscopic surgery in 2019 in a 2-day-old newborn.
• He is also the first pediatric surgeon in Kerala to do Laparoscopic Spleen sparing distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic tumor in 10 year old child in 2022.
• He has performed the first vesicoscopic ureteric reimplantation in North Kerala in 2023 ,which is advanced minimal access reconstructive Pediatric urology.
• He also happens to have operated on PUJO by laparoscopic pyeloplasty in a baby less than 3 Months old which is the youngest child to have undergone the same in the state in 2024.
• He is also the first Paediatric surgeon in north kerala to do pediatric thoracoscopic Lobectomy in 2024 and is one among handful of surgeons doing the same in the state. Completed over 2500 major surgeries .
• He has operated on the youngest neonate weighing just 710 grams, attesting to his technical finesse and dedication to the most vulnerable patients.

Dr. Roshan has led his team to achieve outstanding outcomes in major and supra-major reconstructive surgeries over the past seven years at Aster MIMS, Dr. Roshan is deeply committed to surgical innovation, medical education, and the integration of advanced technology into pediatric care. His philosophy centers on combining the latest surgical knowledge with compassionate, holistic healing—an approach that has transformed outcomes for countless children and families.

Publications

1. Is Steroid in infantile hemangioma:An unnecessary evil: WJPMR 2019..
2. Postoperative intravesical pressure and LHR in the prediction of neonatal morbidity in survivors with CDH: EJPMR 2019.
3. The facets of paediatric trauma eventuating from RTA - A tertiary health care centre-based retrospective study. Natl Med J India 2016.
4. Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding caused by Meckel's Diverticulum, Indian Journal Of Surgery May 2020
5. Anesthetic management of an infant with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type I for Fundoplication with feeding gastrostomy, Indian Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, June 2023..
6. Anesthetic Challenges in a toddler for video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication a case of Empyema Thoracis, Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, May 2023.

Paper Presentations

1. ePoster presentation at 5th World Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Washington, 2016 "Management of intussusception:the Indian alternative."
2. ePoster Presentation at 5th World Congress of Paediatric Surgery, Washington 2016 "Gastroschisis in India: Current Practice"
3. Paper presentation at KASPSCON 2019, Trivandrum - "Assessment of serum biochemical composite indices in prediction of early outcomes in children undergoing kasai's Portoenterostomy.