Dr. Saumen Meur is a UK-trained paediatric intensivist and paediatrician with extensive experience at leading global hospitals, including Evelina Children’s Hospital, London. Since returning to India, he has established one of the best Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Eastern India at Manipal Hospitals. He is actively engaged in teaching, research, and medical education, mentoring young doctors through clinical meetings and training. Dr. Meur combines global expertise with compassionate, patient-focused care for critically ill children.
Educational Qualifications:
- MBBS – (India)
- DCH (Diploma in Child Health) – Calcutta University
- MRCPCH (Member, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, UK)
- FRCPCH (Fellow, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, London)
- CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) – General Medical Council, UK
Professional Memberships:
- Indian Academy of Pediatrics - Intensive Care Chapter (IAP-ICC)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH)
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH)
Awards & Achievements:
- Advisor and Patron of the Society of Pediatric Intensive Care Kolkata
- Ex-President, West Bengal Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics - Intensive Care Chapter (IAP-ICC)
- Scientific Chairperson - East Zone Pediatric Critical Care Conference, 2022
- Executive Member (East Zone) of Paediatric Intensive Care Chapter (PICC)
Publications:
- Bentham, J., Meur, S., Hudsmith, L., Archer, N. and Wilson, N. (2011), Echocardiographically guided catheter closure of arterial ducts in small preterm infants on the neonatal intensive care unit. Cathet. Cardiovascular. Intervent., 77: 409-415.
- Meur Saumen, Mann Nicholas P. Infant outcomes following diabetic pregnancies. Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 217-222, ISSN 1751-7222,
- Acharyya Bhaswati C, Dutta Monideepa, Meur Saumen, Das Dhritabrata, Acharyya Saumyabrata. Acute Pancreatitis in COVID-19-associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome of Children. A Single Center Experience. JPGN Reports: February 2022 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 - p e150 doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000150
- Chowdhuri KR, Daga MK, Mandal S, et al. Arterial Switch Operation With Neoaortic Valve Replacement in a 13-Year Old Patient With Transposition of Great Arteries With Ventricular Septal Defect and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction, A Case Report. World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 2020;11(4):NP190-NP194. doi:10.1177/2150135118769320
- Giri Prabhas, Meur Saumen, Sikka Salini. Acute myocardial infarction in a patient of infective endocarditis. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, volume 2, number 4, pages 51-53, Year 2015. Doi:10.21304/2015.0204.00097
- Giri Prabhas, Sinha Rajiv, Sikka Shalini, Meur Saumen. Acute carbolic acid poisoning: A report of four cases. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2016 Nov; 20(11): 668–670. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.194014
- Sinha R, Maji B, Sarkar B, Meur S. A prospective audit of complications in 100 consecutive pediatric percutaneous biopsies done under real-time ultrasound guidance. Indian J Nephrol. 2016;26:329-34
- Meur Saumen, Best 10 papers in Paediatric Critical Care that have changed practice in the last 5 years. Todi S, Mehta Y, Chaudhry D, Dixit S. B. (2020). Critical Care Update 2020. India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited.
- Meur Saumen. Paediatric Neuromonitoring; Eclectroencephalograpgy. Todi S, Kulkarni Atul P, Zirpe Kapil. (2017). Critical Care Update 2017. India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Pvt. Limited.
- Dasgupta S, Meur S, Dutta M. Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a child with concomitant Ebstein Barr virus and Scrub Typhus infection – A rare entity. Indian Journal of Applied Research. World Wide Journals; 2021 Aug 1;27-8.
- Chowdhury P, Saha S, Meur S. Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia Associated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis With Coronary Involvement. Indian Pediatrics: 2023 Dec: 1041-1042.
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