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Dr. Preetha Joshi

Dr. Preetha Joshi

Consultant 
28 Years of Experience
Neonatologist, Pediatrician
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
MBBS, DCH, FCPS, DNB, Fellowship
Reg. No.:83191, Maharashtra Medical Council
English, Hindi, Marathi
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About Dr. Preetha Joshi

  • Dr. Preetha Joshi is a renowned Pediatrician and Neonatologist with over 27 years of experience.
  • She specializes in neonatal, pediatric, and cardiac intensive care, the management and treatment of preterm babies, high-frequency ventilation and the use of nitric oxide, postoperative cardiac critical care, and postoperative liver, kidney, lung, and heart transplant care.
  • Dr. Joshi is experienced in procedures such as ventricular assist devices, peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
  • She has extensive experience with complex surgical cases, including congenital diaphragmatic hernia, intestinal atresia, hydronephrosis, and congenital hydrocephalus.
  • She has seven years of international experience in Australia and Canada.
  • In the past few years, Dr. Joshi has successfully treated over 2,400 critically sick newborns, with a mortality rate below 2.5%, and over 3,000 post-cardiac surgery patients, with a success rate of 97%.
  • She also oversees postoperative care for cardiac surgery patients in the pediatric cardiac ICU, handling approximately 500 cases annually.
  • The remarkable achievement of Dr. Joshi includes preterm quintuplets, with four surviving at seven years.
  • She completed her MBBS and Diploma in Child Health (DCH) from the University of Bombay, Mumbai, in 1997 and 2000, respectively.
  • She also holds a Fellowship of the College of Physicians & Surgeons (FCPS) and a DNB in Pediatrics from the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi,
  • Dr. Joshi has received Fellowships in Neonatology from Royal North Shore Hospital (Australia), Royal Hospital for Women (Australia), and McMaster University (Canada).
  • She has also earned Fellowships in Pediatric Intensive Care from the University of Sydney, Australia, and the University of Toronto, Canada.
  • Dr. Joshi has published chapters in several pediatric, neonatal intensive care, anesthesia, and nursing textbooks.
  • Her articles have been published in over 15 reputed national and international journals.
  • She is constantly involved in research and development and has presented her work at more than 20 national and international conferences.
  • Dr. Joshi trains students pursuing a Neonatology Fellowship from the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
  • She is a member of various prestigious societies and associations, such as the Indian Academy of Pediatrics, the ECMO Society of India, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Certificates of Dr. Preetha Joshi

  • Training in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Paper Published by Dr. Preetha Joshi

Dr. Joshi is constantly involved in research and development and has presented her work at more than 20 national and international conferences. Her articles have been published in over 15 reputed national and international journals. Some of these are:

  • Singhal, Tanu & Karande, Tanuja & Bobhate, Prashant & Joshi, Preetha. (2023). Cardiac Outcomes in a Cohort of Children with MIS-C. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 90. 10.1007/s12098-023-04761-z.
  • Bawankule, Sameer & Nabar, Neha & Joshi, Preetha & Singhal, Tanu. (2023). Cefiderocol as Salvage Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Sepsis in an Extremely Preterm Neonate. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 90. 10.1007/s12098-022-04468-7.
  • Nikam, Vinayak & Motwani, Kanchan & Nair, Nidhi & Tayshete, Leena & Sangani, Gordhan & Joshi, Preetha & Chattopadhyay, Somnath. (2022). Refractory Chylous Ascites after Living Donor Liver Transplantation Treated with Direct Percutaneous Embolization of Inguinal Lymphatic System: A Case Report Refractory Chylous Ascites after Living Donor Liver Transplantation Treated with Direct Percutaneous Embolization of Inguinal Lymphatic System: A Case Report. 347-349. 10.26502/jppch.7405017.
  • Bagri, Narendra & Khan, · & Pandey, · & Lodha, Rakesh & Kabra, Sushil & Kumar, Suresh & Awasthi, Shally & Bamnawat, Harshita & Javeed, · & Bhat, Javeed & Tsultem, · & Bhutia, D & Bashir, · & Charoo, Ahmad & Choudhary, Abhijit & Choudhary, Bharat & Rashmi, · & Das, Rashmi & Dwibedi, Bhagirathi & Yonzon, Ruth. (2022). Initial Immunomodulation and Outcome of Children with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to COVID-19: A Multisite Study from India. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 89. 10.1007/s12098-022-04254-5.
  • Singh, Viveka & Nabar, Neha & Badhwar, Sanjiv & Joshi, Preetha. (2021). A Rare Case of Nasopharyngeal Glial Heterotopia in a Neonate. Journal of Neonatology. 35. 097321792110425. 10.1177/09732179211042596.
  • Anand, Sachit & Sandlas, Gursev & Nabar, Neha & Joshi, Preetha & Terdal, Mohan & Suratkal, Shaila. (2021). Operating Within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis From a Tertiary Care Center. Cureus. 13. e16077. 10.7759/cureus.16077.
  • Anand, Sachit & Sandlas, Gursev & Sangani, Gordhan & Roy, Diptiman & Darji, Dhaval & Joshi, Preetha. (2021). Role of interventional radiology in the management of complex pediatric surgical cases. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 82. 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105886.
  • Mehta, Rachit & Joshi, VinayH & Joshi, Preetha & Bhondve, Amit & Otiv, Madhu & Udani, Soonu & Mohite, Mahesh & Sarang, BhaktiU & Andankar, Parmanand & Bagade, Abhijit & Sadawarte, Sameer & Lad, SagarSharad & Suryawanshi, Pradeep & Dhongade, Ashish. (2021). A multicenter study of clinical and biochemical profiles, treatments, and short-term outcomes in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection from Western India. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. 8. 270. 10.4103/jpcc.jpcc_60_21.
  • Nabar, Neha & Kalgaonkar, Sameer & Sandlas, Gursev & Singhal, Tanu & Joshi, Preetha. (2020). Isolated renal mucormycosis in a 3-month-old infant Case Report. JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE. 7. 10.4103/JPCC.JPCC_111_20.
  • Mhatre, Sonali & Joshi, Preetha & Joshi, Vinay & Sen, Santanu. (2020). Mortality & morbidity of paediatric oncology vs non-oncology patients admitted with neutropenia to paediatric intensive care unit. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal. 5. S16. 10.1016/j.phoj.2021.04.045.
  • Shukla, Vivek & Bobhate, Prashant & Mohanty, Smrutiranjan & Rao, Suresh & Joshi, Preetha & Joshi, Vinay. (2020). Early Outcomes of Neonatal Cardiac Surgery in India. Indian pediatrics. 57. 129-132. 10.1007/s13312-020-1729-6.
  • Joshi, Preetha & Joshi, VinayH. (2020). Point-of-care capillary ketone testing for diabetic ketoacidosis: A step to the future. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. 7. 305. 10.4103/jpcc.jpcc_161_20.
  • Joshi, Preetha & Shah, Bhavya & Joshi, Vinay & Kumar, Abhaya & Singhal, Tanu. (2019). Treatment of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica Neonatal Meningitis with Combination Systemic and Intraventricular Therapy. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 86. 10.1007/s12098-019-02875-x.
  • nair, Sruthi & Joshi, Preetha & Joshi, Vinay & Singha, Tanu & Mullanfiroze, Khushnuma & Sen, Santanu. (2018). Outcomes of PediatricHematology-Oncology-HSCT patients requiring Pediatric Intensive Care Unit admissions:A single centre experience. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal. 3. S64-S65. 10.1016/j.phoj.2018.11.184.
  • Kadam, Shankar & Tailor, Kamlesh & Kulkarni, Snehal & Mohanty, Smrutiranjan & Joshi, Preetha & Rao, Suresh. (2015). Effect of dexmeditomidine on postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia after complete surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: A prospective randomized controlled study. Annals of cardiac anaesthesia. 18. 323-8. 10.4103/0971-9784.159801.
  • Bhalala, Utpal & Sadawarte, Jesal & Sadawarte, Sameer & Baldua, Vishal & Garekar, Swati & Dhaliwal, Maninder & Joshi, Vinay & Joshi, Preetha & Mohite, Mahesh & Deshmukh, Chandrahas & Shetty, Rakshay & Khilnani, Praveen. (2014). Development and Implementation of Pediatric Critical Care Focused Simulation Workshop and Program in India.
  • Khilnani, Praveen & Joshi, Preetha. (2013). Admission, Transfer and Discharge Criteria for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). 10.5005/jp/books/11878_65.
  • Kundan, Simran & Tailor, Kamlesh & Radhakrishnan, Hari & Mohanty, Smruti & Bhavsar, Keyur & Kadam, Shankar & Joshi, Preetha & Joshi, Vinay & Karande, Tanuja & Bobhate, Prashant & Kulkarni, Snehal & Rao, Suresh. (2019). Elective delayed sternal closure portends better outcomes in congenital heart surgery: a retrospective observational study. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 35. 530-538. 10.1007/s12055-019-00830-1.

Education of Dr. Preetha Joshi

  • MBBS, University of Bombay, Mumbai, 1997
  • Diploma in Child Health (DCH), University of Bombay, Mumbai, 2000
  • Fellowship of College of Physicians & Surgeons (FCPS)
  • DNB (Pediatrics), National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
  • Fellowship in Neonatology, Royal North Shore Hospital
  • Fellowship in Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Women
  • Fellowship in Neonatology, McMaster University, Canada
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care, University of Sydney
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care, University of Toronto
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care and Critical Care Transport, University of Toronto

Membership of Dr. Preetha Joshi

  • Indian Academy of Paediatrics
  • ECMO Society of India
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine

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