Mangalore

Dr. Suchetha S Rao

Consultant Pediatrics

Qualification:

MBBS | MD

Fellowship & Membership

Member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

Indian Medical Association

National Neonatology Forum

Indian society of critical care medicine

Field of Expertise

General Pediatircs

Languages Spoken

Kannada

English

Konkani

Malyalam

Hindi

Talks & Publications

Publications 1. Rao S, Shenoy R, Bhat K, Kamath N. Resistant Hypertension in Acute Post Infectious Glomerulonephritis. Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics 2010; 12(3): 329-332.

Rao S. Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia. Pediatric Companion 2010 ; 5(3):10-11.

Vikram Singhal,Suchetha Rao,Nutan Kamath. Approach to management of secondary hypertension in children.KPJ2011;25(2):4-8.

Rao S, Kamath N, Ahmed S. Advanced Maternal Grand mother’s age and the risk of Down syndrome. A cross sectional study in Coastal Karnataka. Indian Journal of clinical practice 2011; 21(11):604-6.

Rao S, Swathi PM, Unnikrishnan B, Hegde A. Study of Complementary Feeding Practices among Mothers of Children Aged Six Months to Two Years – A Study from Coastal South India. AMJ 2011; 4( 5): 252-7.

Rao.S, Naftar S, Baliga S, Unnikrishnana B. Evaluation, Awareness, Practice and Management of Cold chain at the Primary Health Care centers in Coastal South India. J Nepl Paediatr Soc 2012;32(1): 19-22.

Kamath N, Rao S. Henoch-Schonlein purpura: An update. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2012;7(1): 92-98.

Rao Suchetha, Singhal Vikram,Kamath Nutan. Henoch Schonlein purpura: Classification and management an Update. Karnataka Pediatric Journal, 2012;26(1) 16-19.

Rao Suchetha,Swapna Anchuri, Kamath Nutan . Metabolic syndrome : what the pediatrician Should know ? Karnataka Pediatric Journal, 2012;27(3) 100-02.

Sindgikar SP , Rao S, Shenoy RD, Kamath N. Biochemical basis of heterogeneity in acute presentations of propionic acedemia. Ind J Clin Biochem 2013; 28(1):95–97

Vikram Singhal, Nutan Kamath, Suchetha Rao .Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and type 1.

neurofibromatosis: A chance association? Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology. Vol 14 Issue 3 September-December 2013.

Suchetha Rao, Chaitanya Verma, Rathika Shenoy, Nutan Kamath. Autoantibody profile in a cohort of South Indian children with Kawasaki disease. Muller Journal of Medical science and research 2014;5(2): 125-128.

Janardhan Shenoy, Nivethitha, Suchetha Rao.Effect of protein and energy supplementation on growth of infants ≤1500 g at birth: A randomized trial. Indian Journal of clinical practice2014; 25(2) : 176-179.

Suchetha Rao, Ranjith Kumar, Jayashree Bhat, Nutan Kamath. Does vincristine affect cochlear function in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia? Bangladesh J Medicine 2016; 27 : 3-7.

Baliga BS, Rao S, Jain A, Nagaraj K, Srikanth BK. Interdistrict variation in child health promotion practices: A comparative study between the two districts in a South Indian state. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 2016;7 (1): 88-92.

Baliga BS, Ravikiran SR, Rao Suchetha, Couthino Anitha, Jain Animesh. Public-Private Partnership in Health Care: A Comparative Cross-sectional Study of Perceived Quality of Care Among Parents of Children Admitted in Two Government District-hospitals, Southern India. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2016 ;10(2): SC05-SC09.

Shenoy KD, Rao SS. Positive predictive value of pulse oximetry in the screening of critical congenital heart defects in term neonates. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2017;4:832-6.

Jayashree K, Rao S, Kamath N. Influenza B virus triggering macrophage activation syndrome in an infant. Indian J Crit Care Med 2017;21:802-3.

Kannan R, Rao S, Mithra P, Rajesh SM, Unnikrishnan B, Rekha T. Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Coastal South India. J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2017;37(3):232-237.

SiddharthaReddy, Maneesh Rai, RaviRajSinghChouhan, SuchethaRao, NutanKamath. Electrocardiographic Analysis of Repolarization Changes in South Indian Children with Kawasaki Disease after the Acute Phase of Illness. International Journal of Pediatrics 2018, Article ID 1062154. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1062154

Roja Kannan, SuchethaS.Rao, PrasannaMithra, B.Dhanashree, ShantharamBaliga, KamalakshiG. Bhat.Diagnostic and Prognostic Validity of Proadrenomedullin among Neonates with Sepsis in Tertiary Care Hospitals of Southern India. International Journal of Pediatrics 2018, Article ID 7908148, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7908148

Khader, S. A., Rao, S. S., & Kamath, N. (2019). Clinical profile of children with autism spectrum disorder: A study from coastal Karnataka. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, 10(3), 228-231. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00493.5

Roy, R. A., Rao, S. S., & Mithra, P. (2019). Correlation of foot length and gestational maturity in neonates–a study from coastal Karnataka. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, 10(3), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00492.3

Mansoor, K. P., Ravikiran, S. R., Kulkarni, V., Baliga, K., Rao, S., Bhat, K. G., Baliga, B. S., & Kamath, N. (2019). Modified Sick Neonatal Score (MSNS): A Novel Neonatal Disease Severity Scoring System for Resource-Limited Settings. Critical Care Research and Practice, 2019, [9059073]. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9059073

Nismath, S., Rao, S. S., Baliga, B. S., Kulkarni, V., & Rao, G. M. (2020). Comparative validity of microalbuminuria versus clinical mortality scores to predict pediatric intensive care unit outcomes. Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 63(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.07220

Kamath, N., Mounica, K., Kanthila, J., Kamath, S. P., & Rao, S. S. (2020). A case report of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis following severe dengue in a child. GERMS, 10(2), 115-119. https://doi.org/10.18683/germs.2020.1193

Kumar, H. N. H., Baliga, S., Kushtagi, P., Kamath, N., & Rao, S. S. (2020). Documentation and Reporting of Perinatal Deaths in Two Districts of Karnataka, India: A Situational Analysis. Indian Pediatrics, 57(11), 1006-1009. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-2024-2

Neha, Rao, S. S., Shantharam Baliga, B., Mithra, P., Manjrekar, P., & Kamath, N. (2020). Influencing variables for fetal growth in malnourished mothers: A nested case-control study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2019.12.007

Rao, S. S., & Kamath, N. (2020). Melioidosis Presenting with Membranous Tonsillitis and Erythema Nodosum. Indian Pediatrics, 57(5), 482-483. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-020-1835-5

Khader, S. A., Rao, S. S., & Kamath, N. (2020). Study of the psychological status of mothers of autism spectrum disorder children. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 49(4), 325-328. https://doi.org/10.4038/SLJCH.V49I4.9262

AWARDS 1st prize for Poster presentation titled “Comparison of pediatric risk of mortality –III and Micro albuminuria as outcome predictors in pediatric intensive care unit in Coastal South India” at 24th Asia Pacific Symposium on Critical care and Emergency Medicine 2017 held at Bali , Indonesia from 3rd to 5th August 2017