Dr. CHANDRAKUMAR N

Languages Known

Tamil, Hindi, English, Malayalam

Area(s) of expertise/Special interest

Neonatal ventilation, Critical Care, Neonatal nutrition

Professional Experience

19 years

Affiliations /Certifications / Memberships

Indian academy of pediatrics, National Neonatology Forum of India

Publications

• 40 publications in international, and national journals, Chapters in books
• A Study on Utilization of Antimicrobial Agents.
  
• Chandrakumar N., Rajaram S. Mohanasundaram J [Paper Presented At The XXXI Annual Conference Of Indian Pharmacological Society December 18-20, 1998, Lucknow]
• Tumoral calcinosis with hyperphosphatemia S. Mahadevan, B. Adhisivam, Chandra Kumar N [Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2005;72:889-90]
• Congestive Heart Failure in the Neonates, Chandra Kumar N, B Vishnu Bhat [Recent advances in Pediatrics special volume 16-Pediatric cardiology. Eds: Gupta S. Jaypee brothers medical publishers 2006;50-59]
• Graded Oxygen Delivery Using Low Flow Rota Meter during Positive Pressure Ventilation with Self Inflating Bags- an Experimental Study, S Arun, Deorari AK, Agarwal R, Chandrakumar N, Sreenivas V, Paul VK [Poster presented in Pediatric Academic Societies 2010 meeting at Denver, USA]
• Micronutrient supplementation in low birth weight infants, N Chandra Kumar, Anu Thukral, Ramesh Agarwal [Journal of Neonatology 2012;July-sept: 27-32]"
• Neonatal self-inflating bags: Achieving titrated oxygen delivery using low flows: An experimental study, Arun Sasi, Natarajan Chandrakumar, Ashok Deorari, et al [Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health. 2013(49): 671–677]
• Age Specific Distribution of Neonatal Deaths in Developing Countries- A Systematic Review, Ramesh Agarwal, Chandra Kumar Natarajan, Rashmi R Das, M Jeeva Sankar et al Poster presented in PAS 2013, Washington DC, USA
• Evaluation of Paladai Cup Feeding in Preterm infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Chandra Kumar Natarajan,  M Jeeva Sankar, Ramesh Agarwal, et al, Poster presented in PAS 2013, Washington DC, USA
• Daily vitamin D supplementation with 800 IU vs. 400 IU in preterm infants: A Randomized Trial, Chandra Kumar Natarajan, M Jeeva Sankar, Ramesh Agarwal et al, Platform presentation in PAS 2013, Washington DC, USA
• Trial of Daily vitamin D supplementation in preterm infants, Chandra Kumar Natarajan, M Jeeva Sankar, Ramesh Agarwal, et al [Pediatrics. 2014;133(3):e628-34.]
• Current Practice in the Management of Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity in India, Chandra Kumar Natarajan [Poster presented in Neocon 2014, Patna]
• When do newborns die? A systematic review of timing of overall and cause-specific neonatal deaths in developing countries. Sankar MJ, Natarajan CK, Das RR, Agarwal R, Chandrasekaran A, Paul VK. [J Perinatol. 2016 May;36 Suppl 1:S1-S11]
• Surfactant therapy and antibiotics in neonates with meconium aspiration syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Natarajan CK, Sankar MJ, Jain K, Agarwal R, Paul VK. [J Perinatol. 2016 May;36 Suppl 1:S49-54]
• Characterisation and antimicrobial resistance of sepsis pathogens in neonates born in tertiary care centers in Delhi, India: a cohort study. Investigators of the Delhi Neonatal Infection Study (DeNIS) collaboration (Chandra Kumar Natarajan) [Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Oct;4(10):e752-60]
• Survival and Short-Term Outcomes of Very Preterm Infants. Kumar RK, Natarajan CK, Girish SV, Nagar N, Suma AR. Indian J Pediatr. 2016 Nov 19
• Gupta S, Agarwal R, Aggarwal KC, Chellani H, Duggal A, Arya S, Bhatia S, Sankar MJ, Sreenivas V, Jain V, Gupta AK, Deorari AK, Paul VK; Investigators of the CF trial. Complementary feeding at 4 versus 6 months of age for preterm infants born at less than 34 weeks of gestation: a randomised, open-label, multicentre trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2017 May;5(5):e501-e511
• Shaw SC, Sankar MJ, Thukral A, Natarajan CK, Deorari AK, Paul VK, Agarwal R. Assisted Physical Exercise for Improving Bone Strength in Preterm Infants Less than 35 Weeks Gestation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Indian Pediatr. 2018:15;55(2):115-120
• Natarajan CK, Jeeva Sankar M, Agarwal R, Deorari A, Paul V. Performance on Paladai Feeding of Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. Indian J Pediatr. 2018 Dec 13
• Jain K, Nangia S, Ballambattu VB, Sundaram V, Sankar MJ, Ramji S, Vishnubhatla S, Thukral A, Gupta YK, Plakkal N, Sundaram M, Jajoo M, Kumar P, Jayaraman K, Jain A, Saili A, Murugesan A, Chawla D, Murki S, Nanavati R, Rao S, Vaidya U, Mehta A, Arora K, Mondkar J, Arya S, Bahl M, Utture A, Manerkar S, Bhat SR, Parikh T, Kumar M, Bajpai A, Sivanandan S, Dhawan PK, Vishwakarma G, Bangera S, Kumar S, Gopalakrishnan S, Jindal A, Natarajan CK, Saini A, Karunanidhi S, Malik M, Narang P, Kaur G, Yadav CP, Deorari A, Paul VK, Agarwal R. Goat lung surfactant for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome among preterm neonates: a multi-site randomized non-inferiority trial. J Perinatol. 2019 Sep;39(Suppl 1):3-12
• Sharma GK, Natarajan CK, Hementhakumar V, Sundaram S, Sharma SS. Prognostic Value of Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalography in Term Neonates With Encephalopathy. Indian Pediatr. 2021;58(10):928-931
• More K, Chawla D, Murki S, Tandur B, Deorari AK, Kumar P; National Neonatology Forum (NNF) COVID-19 Registry Group. Outcomes of Neonates Born to Mothers With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - National Neonatology Forum (NNF) India COVID-19 Registry. Indian Pediatr. 2021 15;58(6):525-531
• Sharma SS, Sankaranarayanan S, Kumar VH, Kumar NC, Sundaram CS. Congenital Diarrheal Disorders in Neonates: A Single-Center Experience. Indian Pediatr. 2021 Nov 15;58(11):1096-1097. PMID: 34837370
• Kumar VH, Natarajan C, Siddharth M, Shivabalan S, Gopinath, Dhanalakshmi, Shyam, Ahalya, Maria, Jean, Rajashree. Post COVID pneumonia pulmonary fibrosis and encephalitis in a term neonate with prenatal exposure to SARS CoV-2: A case report. IDCases. 2022;27:e01414
• Venkataramana KPKN, Kumar VH, Kumar NC, C SS, Dhanalaksmi A. Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants at One Year of Age-A Prospective, Descriptive Study. Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Jun 21
• Madabhushi S, Saravanamuthu T, Natarajan CK, Kumar VH. Partial DiGeorge syndrome with hypertrophied arytenoids in a neonate: Expanding the clinical phenotype. Indian Pediatr Case Rep [serial online] 2022 [cited 2022 Aug 26];2:110-2. Available from: http://www.ipcares.org/text.asp?2022/2/2/110/346259
• Mokrala UBM, Sundararajan L, Natarajan CK. Two simultaneous intussusceptions in a neonate with DiGeorge syndrome: A case report. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2021Jan.25 [cited 2022Sep.13];10:9. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/920
• Selvarajan N, Natarajan CK, Ramesh S, Vijayakumar V, Muthukrishnan SB, Mokrala NSUB, Akhtarkhavari A. Tracheoesophageal fistula with complex injury to the existing anomaly - Youngest neonate to survive: A case report. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2021Mar.29 [cited 2022Sep.13];10:17. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/ojs/index.php/jns/article/view/940
• Karthikeyan K, Natarajan CK, Ramachandran S. Desaturation during feeding in a term neonate due to 20p duplication syndrome. Indian Pediatr Case Rep 2021;1:190-2
• Venkataramana KPKN, Kumar VH, Kumar NC, C SS, Dhanalaksmi A. Survival and Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants at One Year of Age-A Prospective, Descriptive Study. Indian J Pediatr. 2023 Mar;90(3):233-239
• Kumar VH, Natarajan C, Siddharth M, Shivabalan S, Gopinath, Dhanalakshmi, Shyam, Ahalya, Maria, Jean, Rajashree. Post COVID pneumonia pulmonary fibrosis and encephalitis in a term neonate with prenatal exposure to SARS CoV-2: A case report. IDCases. 2022;27:e01414
• Madabhushi S, Saravanamuthu T, Natarajan CK, Kumar VH. Partial DiGeorge syndrome with hypertrophied arytenoids in a neonate: Expanding the clinical phenotype. Indian Pediatr Case Rep 2022;2:110-2

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