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Dr. Navaneetha Sasikumar

Clinical Associate Professor (In-charge Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic), Department of Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: MD(Pediatrics), DM (Cardiology, LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai), FACC(Fellow of the American College of Cardiology), Fellowship in Paediatric, Adult Congenital and Structural Heart Disease Interventions

Bio

Dr. Navaneetha Sasikumar is a highly skilled Pediatric Cardiologist specializing in keyhole operations / cardiac interventions for congenital heart defects and valvular diseases in patients ranging from newborns to adults. With 15 years of experience, Dr. Sasikumar has honed her expertise in cardiac catheterization at top institutions, including Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and several renowned Indian centers. She established a Pediatric Cardiac Interventional Program at a public sector hospital in India from 2017-2020, overcoming resource limitations through strategic use of existing adult cardiac services. Dr. Sasikumar has independently conducted numerous cardiac interventions and initiated the Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation program at Amrita, receiving solo certification from Medtronic in 2022. In 2024, she launched the MyVal Transcatheter Heart Valve program for native right ventricular outflow tracts.

In 2021, she founded the ACHD Clinic at Amrita Institute, creating a vital database to address the needs of adults with congenital heart diseases. She excels in managing Adult Congenital Heart Diseases (ACHD), having trained at the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults. Dr. Sasikumar leads the ACHD Clinic at Amrita Institute, Kochi, the first of its kind in India, providing comprehensive care for adults with congenital heart conditions. She organized the 2023 Amrita ACHD Symposium, drawing significant international participation. Dr. Sasikumar has independently conducted numerous cardiac interventions and initiated the Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation program at Amrita, receiving solo certification from Medtronic in 2022. In 2024, she launched the MyVal Transcatheter Heart Valve program for native right ventricular outflow tracts.

Dr. Sasikumar also developed the “Smiling Heart App” to aid in the early detection of critical congenital heart disease. She contributes to the Kerala State’s “Hridyam” program and advises the Meghalaya State government on pediatric cardiology, aiming to reduce infant mortality and enhance child health in underserved areas.

Committed to research and education, Dr. Sasikumar leads various projects in Pediatric Cardiology, with numerous publications in prestigious journals. Her compassionate care philosophy ensures patients and their families feel supported and understood, emphasizing personalized attention and active listening in her practice. Dr. Sasikumar’s dedication to advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care underscores her significant contributions to the field.

Speciality: Paediatric Cardiology

Languages Known

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Malayalam
  • Tamil
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

Frailty and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Congenital Heart Diseas

Cite this Research Publication : Daelman B, Van Bulck L, Luyckx K, Kovacs AH, Van De Bruaene A, Ladouceur M, Yang HL, Moon JR, Schmidt A, Lykkeberg B, Callus E, de Hosson M, Sandberg C, Johansson B, Hlebowicz J, Areias ME, Amedro P, Coats L, Mandalenakis Z, Kaneva A, Moons P, Goossens E; APPROACH-IS II consortium; International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, "Frailty and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Congenital Heart Disease," Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2024 Mar 26;83(12):1149-1159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.01.021 PMID: 38508848.

Publisher : Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Year : 2024

Ductal Stenting in Low-Resource Environments

Cite this Research Publication : Sasikumar N, Toshniwal P, Bayya PR, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK, "Ductal Stenting in Low-Resource Environments," Pediatric Cardiology, 2024 May 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-024-03496-8 Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38695937. (Invited Review Article)

Publisher : Pediatric Cardiology

Year : 2023

Echocardiography Imaging Techniques

Cite this Research Publication : Intisar Ahmed, Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Echocardiography Imaging Techniques," [Updated 2021 Jul 11]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Trea sure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; January 2021 (Review Article)

Publisher : StatPearls [Internet]

Year : 2023

Infected pericardial cyst: a rare cause of neonatal cardiac tam ponade, successfully treated by percutaneous aspiration

Cite this Research Publication : Karmegaraj B, Sasikumar N, Kappanayil M, Manikavasagam M, Kumar RK., "Infected pericardial cyst: a rare cause of neonatal cardiac tam ponade, successfully treated by percutaneous aspiration," Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Edition, 2023 May 29:fetalneonatal-2023-325690. doi: 10.1136/ archdischild-2023-325690. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37248030. (Case Report)

Publisher : Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Edition

Year : 2023

Rescue right ventricular outflow tract stenting for refrac tory hypoxic spells

Cite this Research Publication : Sasikumar N, Mohanty S, Balaji S, Kumar RK, "Rescue right ventricular outflow tract stenting for refrac tory hypoxic spells," Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 2022 Dec 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30522 PMID: 36511421.

Publisher : Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Year : 2023

3D/4D STIC morphology of the ductus arteriosus in fetus es with pulmonary atresia undergoing neonatal ductal stenting

Cite this Research Publication : Soniya Karapurkar, Aishwarya Gurav, Abish Sudhakar, Navaneetha Sasikumar, Raman Krishna Kumar, "3D/4D STIC morphology of the ductus arteriosus in fetus es with pulmonary atresia undergoing neonatal ductal stenting," Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, Aug 2023, 16(4): 233–241.

Publisher : Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Year : 2023

Simultaneous Double Balloon Dilatation for Supravalvar Pulmonary Obstruction After Arterial Switch Operation

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Sujata Alawani, Abish Sudhakar, Raman Krishna Kumar, "Simultaneous Double Balloon Dilatation for Supravalvar Pulmonary Obstruction after Arterial Switch Operation," Pediatric Cardiology, Aug 2023 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-023-03288-6

Publisher : Pediatric Cardiology

Year : 2023

An Unusual Case of Massive Cardiomegaly

Cite this Research Publication : Sasikumar N, Alawani S, Reddy Bayya P, Kottayil B, Kumar RK. "An Unusual Case of Massive Cardiomegaly," Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2023;32(9):e69-e71. DOI:10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.861

Publisher : Heart, Lung and Circulation

Year : 2022

Role of Echocardiography in Percutaneous Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Cite this Research Publication : Alawani SS, Teli AS, Sasikumar Navaneetha, "Role of Echocardiography in Percutaneous Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus," Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, Volume: 6 | Issue Number: 3 | Page: 186-190, 2022. DOI: 10.4103/jiae.jiae_29_22 (Invited Review Article)

Publisher : Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging

Year : 2022

Rationale, design and methodology of APPROACH-IS II: International study of patient-reported outcomes and frailty phenotyping in adults with congenital heart disease

Cite this Research Publication : Liesbet Van Bulck, Adrienne H Kovac sc, Eva Goossens, Navaneetha Sasikumar, et al APPROACH-IS II consortium, on behalf of the International Society for Adults Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD), "Rationale, design and methodology of APPROACH-IS II: International study of patient-reported outcomes and frailty phenotyping in adults with congenital heart disease," International Journal of Cardiology, Volume 363, 15 September 2022, Pages 30-39 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.06.064

Publisher : International Journal of Cardiology

Year : 2021

Diagnosis and management of Junctional Ectopic Tachy cardia in children

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Raman Krishna Kumar, Sheshadri Balaji, "Diagnosis and management of Junctional Ectopic Tachy cardia in children," Annals of Pediatric Cardiology,14(3):p 372-381, Jul–Sep 2021. | DOI: 10.4103/apc.apc_35_21 (Review Article)

Publisher : Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Year : 2020

Indications for Intervention for Coarctation of the Aorta

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Atsuko Kato, "Indications for intervention in coarctation of the Aorta," Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2020;13:272-3. doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_21_20 (Letter to the editor)

Publisher : Annals of Pediatric Cardiology

Year : 2019

Adult tetralogy repair – factors affecting early outcome in the current era

Cite this Research Publication : Sowmya Ramanan, Navaneetha Sasikumar, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, Salla Swe ta Ramani, Raghavan Subramanyan, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Adult Tetralogy Repair - Factors affecting early outcome in current era," Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, Volume 27, Issue 9, 731 - 737, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492319882870, PMID: 31594378.

Publisher : Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Year : 2017

Ductal Origin of an Isolated Pulmonary Artery:Initial Stenting followed by Unifocalization

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Kyong-Jin Lee, Lee Benson, Rajiv Chaturvedi, "Ductal Origin of an Isolated Pulmonary Artery:Initial Stenting followed by Unifocalization," Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Mar 2017, 69(11 Supplement) 618; https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0735-1097(17)34007-X (Meeting Abstract)

Publisher : Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Year : 2017

Outcomes of Blalock-Taussig shunts in current era: A single center experience

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Anthony Hermuzi, Jin Lee, Rajiv Chaturvedi, Edward Hickey, Osami Honjo, Glenn Van Arsdell, Christopher Caldarone, Lee Benson, "Outcomes of Blalock-Taussig Shunt in the Current Era - A single Centre experience," Congenital Heart Disease. 2017;12:808– 814. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12516

Publisher : Congenital Heart Disease

Year : 2014

Branching vertical vein with multiple sites of obstruction in supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Shanthi Chidambaram, Raghavan Subramanyan, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Branching vertical vein with multiple sites of obstruction in supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection," Annals of Pediatric cardiology, 2014 Jan-Apr; 7(1): 72–73. https://www.annalspc.com/text.asp? 2014/7/1/72/126575

Year : 2014

The Warden Procedure approached through a postero-lateral Thoracotomy

Cite this Research Publication : Sowmya Ramanan, Navaneetha Sasikumar, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "The Warden Procedure approached through a postero-lateral Thoracotomy," Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2014 Oct; 41(5): 499-501. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-13-3474

Publisher : Texas Heart Institute Journal

Year : 2014

Bilateral Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection to Bilateral Superior Caval Veins

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Sowmya Ramanan, Shanthi Chidambaram, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Bilateral anomalous pulmonary venous connection to bilater al superior vena cavae," World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, January 2014 5: 124-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135113498784 (Case Reprot)

Publisher : World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Year : 2014

Prosthetic reconstruction of bicuspid pulmonary valve in Tetralogy of Fallot

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Sowmya Ramanan, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Prosthetic reconstruction of bicuspid pulmonary valve in Tetralogy of Fallot," Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals May 2014 vol. 22 no. 4 436-441 https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492313496416

Publisher : Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Year : 2014

Pulmonary artery banding for univentricular heart beyond the neonatal period

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Sowmya Ramanan, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, Raghavan Subramanyan, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Pulmonary artery banding for univentricular heart beyond the neonatal period," Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals July 2014 vol. 22 no. 6 660-666. https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492313503640

Publisher : Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Year : 2013

Congenital Pulmonary vein stenosis-Diagnosis and treatment

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Indra Kuladhipati, Sowmya Ramanan, Prem Sekar Rajasekaran, Raghavan Subramanyan, Krishna Manohar Soman Rema, "Congenital Pulmonary vein stenosis-Diagnosis and treatment," International Journal of Medical Research and Review, Indexed in "Get CIT ED" and "Science central.com". ISSN No: 2320-8686 (Online) https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2013.i01.04 (Review Article)

Publisher : International Journal of Medical Research and Review

Year : 2013

Single-Stage Surgical Correction of Combination Lesions Through Thoracotomy

Cite this Research Publication : Sowmya Ramanan, Navaneetha Sasikumar, Kizhakke K Pradeep, Krishnamanohar Soman Rema, Kootturathu Mammen Cherian, "Single-Stage Surgical Correction of Combination Lesions Through Thoracotomy," World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, October 2013, vol. 4 no. 4 436-438. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135113493018 (Case Report)

Publisher : World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Year : 2013

Percutaneous closure of a large aortic paravalvular leak using two duct occluder devices

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar; Premsekar Ra jasekar; Raghavan Subramanyan, "Percutaneous closure of a large aortic paravalvular leak us ing two duct occluder devices," Indian Heart Journal, Volume 65, Issue 3, May-June 2013, Pages 283-285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2013.04.020. (Case Report)

Publisher : Indian Heart Journal

Year : 2013

Right Ventricular Exclusion and Univentricular Palli ation for Failed One and a Half Ventricle Repair for Ebstein’s Anomaly

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Soman R. Krishna Manohar, Saji Philip, Kottoorathu Mammen Cherian, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, "Right Ventricular Exclusion and Univentricular Palli ation for Failed One and a Half Ventricle Repair for Ebstein's Anomaly," Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2013; 22:685–687. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.hlc.2012.11. 019. (Brief Communication)

Publisher : Heart, Lung and Circulation

Year : 2012

Spontaneous recovery of complete atrioventricular block complicating acute anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Indra Kuladhipati, "Spontaneous recovery of complete atrioventricular block complicating acute anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction," Heart Asia, 2012;4:158-163 (Practice viewpoint)

Publisher : Heart Asia

Book Chapter

Year : 2024

Right Ventricular Outflow tract Obstructions

Cite this Research Publication : Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Right Ventricular Outflow tract Obstructions," Chapter 25; In Cardiac Catheterization and Imaging from Pediatrics to Geriatrics. Chief Editor: IB Vijayalekshmi, 2nd Edition, Jaypee Publishers Delhi, 2024

Publisher : Jaypee Publishers

Year : 2024

Transcatheter Management of Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children and Adults

Cite this Research Publication : Sujata Alawani, Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Transcatheter Management of Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children and Adults," in IB Vijayalekshmi Cardiac Catheterization and Imaging (From Pediatrics to Geriatrics). Jaypee brothers, New Delhi, India, 2nd Edition. ISBN 978-93-5696-179-1, 2024

Publisher : Jaypee Brothers Publishers

Year : 2022

Myocarditis

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Myocarditis," in Kumar RK, Prabhu SS, Jain S, Venkatesh S, Ahamed Z, IAP Specialty Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, Jaypee brothers, New Delhi, India, Three editions so far, 3rd edition, 2021, ISBN 81-8448-273-6, DOI: 10.5005/jp/books/18662_44

Publisher : JaypeeDigital

Year : 2022

Screening for Congenital Heart Disease

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Screening for Congenital Heart Disease", in Kumar RK, Prabhu SS, Jain S, Venkatesh S, Ahamed Z, IAP Specialty Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, Jaypee brothers, New Delhi, India, Three editions so far, 3rd edition, 2021, ISBN: 9789390595143. DOI: 10.5005/jp/books/18662_7

Publisher : JaypeeDigital

Year : 2021

Atrioventricular Septal Defect

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Atrioventricular Septal Defect," in Kumar RK, Prabhu SS, Jain S, Venkatesh S, Ahamed Z, IAP Specialty Textbook of Pediatric Cardiology, Jaypee brothers, New Delhi, India, Three editions so far, 3rd edition, 2021, ISBN 81-8448-273-6, DOI: 10.5005/jp/books/18662_26

Publisher : JaypeeDigital

Year : 2015

Transposition of Great Arteries

Cite this Research Publication : Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Transposition of Great Arteries," Chapter 40.23; In Post graduate Text Book of Pediatrics. Chief Editor: Piyush Gupta; 1st edition, Jaypee Publishers Delhi, 2015.

Publisher : Jaypee Publishers

Year : 2013

Nonspecific Aortoarteritis – Approach and current Indian Scenario

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Raghavan Subramanyan, "Nonspecific Aortoarteritis - Approach and current Indian Scenario," Cardiological Society of India Up Date book, 65th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, December 2013.

Publisher : Cardiological Society of India Update Book

Year : 2013

Evaluation of a Blue Baby

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Evaluation of a blue baby," Update Book, North East CSI, November 2013 (Annual Conference of the North East Chapter of the Cardiological Society of India, North East Chapter)

Publisher : Update Book, North East CSI

Year : 2013

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation," Update Book, North East APICON (Annual Conference of the North East Chapter of the Association of Physicians in India), December 2013.

Publisher : Update Book, North East APICON

Year : 2013

Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the newborn Newer Management Strategies

Cite this Research Publication : Navaneetha Sasikumar, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar, "Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the newborn Newer Management Strategies," Cardiological Society of India Update book, 65th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India, Bangalore, December 2013.

Publisher : Cardiological Society of India Update

Year : 2012

Coronary Artery Disease – An Indian Perspective

Cite this Research Publication : Indra Kuladhipati, Nava neetha Sasikumar, "Coronary artery disease – An Indian Perspective,"  Update book, North East APICON (Annual Conference of the North East Chapter of the Association of Physicians in India), December 2012.

Publisher : Update Book, North East APICON

Area of Expertise
  • Congenital Heart Disease in Children
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Interventions
  • Trans catheter valve implantation
Qualification
  • Fellowship in Adult Congenital and Structural Heart disease interventions

    University of Toronto

  • Fellowship in Clinical Paediatric Cardiac Interventional Catheterization

    University of Toronto

  • D.M (Cardiology)

    Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (Formerly Bombay University)

  • M.D (Paediatrics)

    Barkatullah University (formerly Bhopal University)

  • M.B.B.S

    Tirumala Dewaswam Medical College, Alappuzha (Alleppey), Kerala, India

Work Experience
  • 2021- Present
    Amrita School of Medicine, Kerala, India
    Associate Professor; Pediatric Cardiology
  • 2021
    Meditrina Hospital , Kerala, India
    Consultant Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiologist
  • 2017-2020
    Government Medical College, Kerala, India
    Consultant; Paediatric Cardiology
  • 2016-2017
    Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Fellow in Adult Congenital and structural Heart Disease Intervention
  • 2015-2016
    The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Fellow in Pediatric Cardiac Interventional Catheterization
  • 2013-2015
    Consultant , Pediatric and Adult Cardiology
    Narayana Super speciality Hospital, Assam, India
  • 2012-2013
    Frontier Lifeline Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India
    Junior Consultant; Paediatric Cardiology
Awards and Recognition
  • Recipient of the 2022 “Escalator Award” in the “research” category – Awarded by “Women as one”, the US Based organization assisting talented women in Cardiology to advance their careers .
  • Faculty for various national and international conferences
  • Reviewer for prestigious peer reviewed journals in Pediatric cardiology
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