DR. SHIVASHANKAR
DIGGIKAR
MBBS, MD, FRCPCH (U.K), FRCPI (Ireland),
MRCPCH, MBA (Healthcare, BITS), PGDMLE (NLSIU, Bengaluru),
Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine Fellowship (RCPCH affiliate, London)
Neonatal Fellowship (IAP).
+91-9133555335
shiv.diggikar@gmail.com
Current: Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Services & Head of Academics -Medicover Women & Children Hospital, Bengaluru
Current Positions
Director
Neonatal-Perinatal Services & Head of Academics -Medicover Women & Children Hospital, Bengaluru
Co-Founder
Oyster Mother and Child Hospital, Bengaluru, India
Joint Secretary
National Neonatal Forum (Karnataka)
Associate Editor
BMJ Pediatrics Open (Journal)
Visiting Faculty (Adjunct Prof)
Bharati Vidya Peeth Medical College, Deemed University, Maharashtra, India
Founder: MiniheartS Foundation
A Philanthropic foundation for research, academics, and innovation
About me
I am a NEONATOLOGIST & PEDIATRICIAN , currently working in BANGALORE CITY with experience of having managing large number of sick preterm and term babies. My areas of research include resuscitation , microbiome, brain injury, developmental outcomes and systematic review and meta-analysis. I have keen interest in research with more than 30 indexed publications in international journalsI have presented at the prestigious Pediatric Academic society and has been reviewer for the abstract for the PAS for more than 2 years. I have contributed to textbooks chapters in India. I have worked with public sector hospitals for quality improvement in reduction of neonatal mortality. I have contributed as author, to the national guidelines for ‘Care of Normal newborn’ (Clinical Practice guidelines/CPG, India). I am currently one of the associate Editor of BMJ – Paediatrics Open Journal.
I am one of the youngest neonatologists to be awarded FRCPCH. I have good managerial skills with good experience on operations and finance. I have completed my full MBA (2 years) in healthcare and hospital management from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technical Science college, in India. My leadership skills were very well received by previous working organization in India and the U.K. I have blend of clinical excellence (30+ indexed publications) with strategic leadership (Operational and financial responsibility of 30 bedded mother and child hospital specialty hospital, successfully lead NABH & NICU accreditations) and Medico-Legal acumen.
You can contact me at Medicover Hospital, Bengaluru with prior appointments for consultations and via my email for research collaborations and leadership projects.