Qualifications:

• MBBS
• M.D (Paediatrics)
• IDPCCM (Paediatric Critical Care)

Professional Synopsis:

Dr. Ravi Komalla is a highly experienced Paediatric Intensivist with over 20 years of expertise in paediatric and paediatric critical care. He completed his MD in Paediatrics from Gandhi Medical College, followed by a Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care (IDPCCM), jointly accredited by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Intensive Care Chapter.

Currently serving as the Head of Paediatrics & Paediatric Critical Care at AIG Hospitals, Dr.Komalla is a recognized teacher and examiner for the Indian Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care. He is also an accredited instructor for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

His clinical expertise spans tertiary care paediatric emergencies, complex congenital and post-operative cardiac cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extracorporeal therapies (ECMO support, plasma exchange), post-transplant care, life-threatening intoxications, and trauma cases. He has managed critically ill patients across all age groups, from neonates to older post-transplant and neurosurgical patients with multi-organ dysfunction.

As an active member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the IAP Intensive Care Chapter, Dr.Komalla has delivered numerous lectures and conducted national-level workshops.

Additionally, he has received specialized training in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), bedside echocardiography, and transplant critical care. His goal is to develop individualized treatment plans that ensure optimal outcomes for ever patient.

Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:

• Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in PICU
• Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS)
• Paediatric Neuro Critical Care
• Solid Organ Transplant Critical Care
• Extracorporeal Therapies (ECMO & Plasma Exchange)
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(RRT)
• Paediatric Congenital & Functional Echocardiography
• Paediatric Asthma Management
• Teaching Paediatric Critical Care Fellows and Nursing staff

Key Positions:

• Accredited Teacher IAP-PICC
• IAP-ACLS Instructor
• Executive Board Member PICCK-TS

Membership:

• Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
• College of Paediatric Critical Care
• IAP Paediatric Intensive Care Chapter
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Extracorporeal Life Support Organization/ELSO/ECMO
• Society of Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care (SPCCC)
• National Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology Forum

Publications:

• Unique pattern of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Madhusudan Ganigara, Bharti Sharma, Ravi Babu Komalla, Suman Y. Vyas, Gopichand Mannam, Nitin Krishna Rao. APC (Annals of Paediatric Cardiology) Vol 9/ Issue 2/ May-August 2016