Dr. Priya P S
Consultant - Pediatric Cardiology
A highly skilled pediatric cardiologist with over a decade of clinical and academic experience, holding a Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Pediatric Cardiology and an MD in Pediatrics. Trained at premier institutions such as Apollo Children’s Hospital, Chennai, and Government Medical College, Trivandrum, with expertise in managing complex congenital and acquired heart diseases in children. A passionate researcher, contributed significantly as a principal and co-investigator in multiple studies, including groundbreaking work on congenital heart disease and pediatric pneumonia. Actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as conducting public health education programs under the National Health Mission. Committed to advancing pediatric cardiology through patient-centered care, evidence-based research, and impactful education.
- Pediatric Cardiology: Comprehensive management of congenital and acquired heart diseases in children.
- Congenital Heart Diseases: Diagnosis, treatment, and research on familial and structural heart defects.
- Clinical Research: Principal investigator in studies on congenital heart disease, ventricular septal defects, and pediatric pneumonia.
- Medical Education: Teaching and mentoring undergraduate and postgraduate students in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology.
- Public Health Programs: Training healthcare staff under initiatives like the National Health Mission’s Hridyam program.
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork: Coordinating with teams for patient care and research in pediatric cardiology
Awards & Recognition
Best State Thesis- Omana Mathew award for the best Thesis - ‘The Vitamin D Status in Children of 1-5 years with Severe and Very Severe Pneumonia- A Pilot Study.’
Licenses Obtained
- December 2010 Registration under Travancore Cochin Medical Council for MBBS degree
- October 2015 Additional Registration for MD (Pediatrics) under Travancore Cochin Medical Council
- October 2020 Qualified for Certification of Diplomate of National Board in Pediatric Cardiology
Publications
- Priya PS, Elizabeth KE. Nutritional factors and vitamin D status in relation to severity of pneumonia among children. Int J Health Sci Res. 2017; 7(6):6-10.
- Solomon Neville; Vaidyanathan Swaminathan; Janeel, Musthafa; PS, Priya; Manne, Prasad. "A rare case of total anomalous systemic venous connection with dextrocardia" World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (Awaited publication)
Papers /Posters Presentation
- Presented a poster on ‘Transcatheter Closure of Outlet Ventricular Septal Defects - Defining the Anatomy and Feasibility’ in the 10th India Live Conference held in Mumbai, India by International Cardiology Foundation of India (ICFI) in FebMarch 2019.
- Presented the following paper at 19th Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiology Society of India (PCSI) held on 14th-16th September 2018 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. o Transcatheter Device closure of patients with Outlet Ventricular Septal Defects with their short and midterm follow up-A single centre tertiary care cardiac centre six-year experience
- Presented the following posters at 19th Annual Conference of Pediatric Cardiology Society of India (PCSI) held on 14th-16th September 2018 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
- A rare association between Tetralogy of Fallot and Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with right sided vertical vein
- Transcatheter stenting of pre-subclavian residual coarctation with large ductal aneurysm
- Transcatheter stenting of two coarctation segments for systemic arteriopathy in a child with William syndrome admitted in a tertiary care centre in South India
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