Dr. Shweta Nathani Bakhru is a highly accomplished Senior Consultant in Pediatric Cardiology at Rainbow Children’s Heart Institute, Hyderabad, with over a decade of experience. She has trained at some of the finest institutions in India, including Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, and has been actively involved in fellow and resident training. She has served as examiner for the National Board exit exam and contributed to structured teaching, workshops, and e-learning modules.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Govt. Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra University (2005)
• DNB (Pediatrics) – Raipur (2008)
• FNB (Pediatric Cardiology) – Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore (2011)

Professional Memberships:

• Pediatric Cardiology Society of India (PCSI)
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Indian Heart Journal Contributors Circle
• Active faculty in National Board of Examinations training & assessments

Publications:

Journal Articles:

1. Critical thrombotic obstruction of transverse aortic arch in a neonate – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, May 2015; 8:140-2.
2. Transcatheter pulmonary valve perforation using chronic total occlusion wire in pulmonary atresia intact septum – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Jan 2017; 10(1):5-10.
3. Rescrewing of embolised duct occlude using the delivery cable – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, May 2014; 7(2):103-6.
4. Transcatheter Trans-Septal antegrade closure of muscular ventricular septal defects in young children – Journal of Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, June 2013; 82(4).
5. Emergency renal artery stenting in acute anuric renal failure in children with Takayasu disease – Indian Heart Journal, Sept 2013; 65(5):600-602.
6. Epicardial deployment of right ventricular disk during perventricular device closure in a child with apical muscular septal defect – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, July 2013; 6(2):176-8.
7. Isolated agenesis of right pulmonary veins with pulmonary sequestration – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, May-Aug 2019; 12(2).
8. Symptomatic improvement using Everolimus in infants with cardiac rhabdomyoma – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Jan-Apr 2019; 12(1):45-48.
9. A case of dyspnea evaluated by computed tomography angiography – Indian Heart Journal, Mar 2012; 64(2):224-225.
10. Neuro-regression in vitamin B12 deficiency – BMJ Case Reports, Mar 2009; doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0235.
11. Prenatal diagnosis of vascular ring in fetus – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, July 2021.
12. Transcatheter exclusion of supra celiac saccular aneurysm by reverse positioning of duct occlude – Indian Heart Journal, June 2021.
13. Outcome of COVID-19 children with heart disease and grown-up congenital heart disease: A multicentric study in India – Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, July 2021.
14. Diagnosis and management of congenital Umbilical AV fistula in a neonate – Cardiology of the Young, Dec 2020.
15. Echocardiographic assessment of hemodynamic changes in preterm neonates with shock: A prospective pragmatic cohort study – European Journal of Pediatrics, Dec 2020.
16. Right juxtaposition of atrial appendages – Journal of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Jan 2020.

Book Chapters Authored:

1. Pregnancy in congenital heart disease – Special edition of Women with Heart Disease, 2018, Hyderabad.
2. Vascular rings and slings – IAP Special Edition Book on CHD in Pediatrics.
3. Approach to CHD in neonates – Elsevier Point of Care in Pediatrics.

National Level Oral Presentations:

1. Fetal Hydrops – PCSI, Bangalore, 2016.
2. Functional Heart Assessment – PCSI, Mumbai, 2017.
3. Carotid approach aortic stenting – PCSI, Mumbai, 2016.
4. Fetal Physiology – PCSI, Hyderabad, 2015.
5. PAH in Scimitar Syndrome – PCSI, Hyderabad, 2015.
6. Transcatheter percutaneous perforation of pulmonary valve in PA IVS using CTO wire – PCSI, Kochi, 2012.
7. Current advances in pediatric interventions – CSI, Hyderabad, 2016.
8. Fetal Cardiomyopathy – PCSI, 2018.

Media Presentations:

• Heart Defects Since Birth – Featured in leading newspapers highlighting pediatric cardiac care.
• Coverage of her contributions and awareness campaigns on congenital heart diseases and neonatal interventions.