Dr. Nataraj Palaniappan

Dr. Nataraj Palaniappan
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Experience: 11 years of experience
Hospital: Rainbow Children’s Hospital & BirthRight by Rainbow, Chennai

About

About Dr. Nataraj Palaniappan Dr. Nataraj Palaniappan is the Sr. Consultant in PICU & ER in the 16-bedded PICU of Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Guindy, Chennai with more than 11 years of experience in the field of Pediatric Intensive Care. He completed his pediatric training at Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, and was then Assistant Professor in PICU in SRMC, Porur, and later KMC, Manipal for four years. He later moved to Toronto to get trained in one of the best intensive care units in the world – The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto for two years as Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine from June 2015 to June 2017. He has extensive experience in the management of transplant patients (Liver, kidney, Cardiac, and BMT) and worked in both western setup and Indian scenarios (Pediatric Intensivist for four years in Global Hospitals, Chennai). He is well trained in the management of patients with extracorporeal circuits ECMO, Novalung, ventricular assist device, and RRT. Dr. Nataraj has contributed significantly to book chapters related to the practice of Pediatric Critical care. He has a special interest in taking care of critically ill children post head injury, ICP monitoring, difficult airway, Pediatric Transport, and ECMO support.

List of Treatments

  • PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY
  • Aortic and mitral atresia
  • Arterial Switch Operation
  • Pediatric Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Surgery
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) Surgery
  • Angioplasty and Stent Placement
  • Coronary fistula
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV) Treatment
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV) Surgery
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan procedures
  • Glenn procedure
  • Heart Lung Transplant for heart failure
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) Treatment
  • Implantable Devices for heart defects
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch Surgery
  • Medical Genetics
  • Norwood procedure
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pulmonary Atresia Surgery
  • Pulmonary stenosis
  • Ross procedure
  • Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR) Treatment
  • return connection
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) Surgery
  • Tricuspid atresia
  • Truncus Arteriosus Treatment
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Treatment
  • Benign and malignant bone tumors
  • Spasticity Treatment
  • Congenital hand and upper extremity deformity
  • Deformity Correction
  • Congenital Limb Defects Surgery
  • Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the Tibia (CPT) Surgery
  • Foot deformity and reconstruction
  • Hip Reconstruction Surgery
  • Adolescent and young adult hip
  • disorders
  • Pediatric Hip Dysplasia Surgery
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (LCPD) Treatment
  • Periacetabular osteotomy
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) Treatment
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Surgical dislocation and
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Surgery
  • Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Treatment
  • Pediatric trauma
  • Spinal deformity and scoliosis
  • Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Treatment
  • Early Onset Scoliosis Surgery
  • Spondylolisthesis Treatment
  • PEDIATRIC BRAIN SURGERY
  • Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery
  • Spinal Dysraphism Treatment
  • Epilepsy Treatment
  • Paediatrics Head and Spine Trauma Treatment
  • Hydrocephalus Treatment
  • Neuroendoscopy
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Spasticity
  • Spina Bifida Treatment
  • Spinal abnormalties
  • Congenital Spine Cord Malformations Treatment
  • Tumors
  • Vascular neurosurgery
  • Middle Ear Infection – Otitis Media Treatment
  • Cholestaeoma Treatment
  • Hearing Loss (Deafness) Treatment
  • disorders
  • Balance Disorders Treatment
  • Nasal obstructions and deformities
  • Sinusitis (Sinus Infection) Treatment
  • Nosebleeds (Epistaxis) Treatment
  • Adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy or infections
  • Tonsillectomies
  • Hoarseness
  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Hypernasal Speech Treatment
  • Laryngopharyngeal reflux
  • Pediatric speech and language therapy
  • Pediatric audiology and hearing services
  • Cleft Palate Surgery
  • Pediatric Otoplasty
  • Traumatic injuries to the head and neck
  • Coblation Tonsillectomy
  • Image-Guided Endoscopic Nasal and Sinus Surgery
  • Balloon sinuplasty
  • Laser-assisted ear surgery
  • Hearing implant surgery
  • Celiac Disease Treatment
  • Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (CIP) Treatment
  • Cows Milk Protein Allergy
  • Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Treatment
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease GERD Treatment
  • Failure to Thrive (FTT) Treatment
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment
  • Pancreatitis
  • Peptic Ulcer Treatment
  • Polyps and Polyposis Syndrome
  • Ambiguous Genitalia Surgery
  • Bladder Exstrophy and Epispadias Treatment
  • Cloacal Malformation Surgery
  • Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
  • Hydrocele Surgery
  • Hydronephrosis Treatment
  • Hypospadias Repair Surgery
  • Micropenis
  • Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney (MCDK) Treatment
  • Non-Neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction Treatment
  • Phimosis and Paraphimosis Treatment
  • Prune belly syndrome
  • Solitary Kidney Treatment
  • Testicular Torsion Surgery
  • Cryptorchidism (Undescended Testicle) Surgery
  • Ureterocele Treatment
  • Pediatric Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis) Treatment
  • Urinary stones kidney stones
  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Treatment
  • Varicocele (Scrotum Varicose Veins) Treatment
  • Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery
  • surgery
  • Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant

Work Experience

Senior Consultant, Rainbow Children’s Hospital & BirthRight by Rainbow, Chennai

Associate Professor, SRMC, Porur

Special Interest

Critically ill children