Dr Ravi P Agarwal, FRCPCH

Consultant Neonatologist

Profile

Consultant Neonatologist with over 10 years experience in the UK National

Health Service (NHS) as a full time Consultant Neonatologist in Regional

Neonatal Unit. Extensive experience of Conventional Ventilation, High

Frequency Ventilation, inhaled Nitric Oxide and total body cooling in

neonates.

Leadership & management experience include Risk Management, Clinical

Audits & College Tutorship. Key achievements include setting up "Risk

Management Committee" and chairing the meeting for nearly 5 years; lead

many Root Cause Analyses (RCA) and supervised several clinical audits and

quality improvement projects. Recently also took responsibility of "College

Tutor" role for Neonatology department.

Current research interests include neonatal sepsis, neonatal respiratory

disorders and palivizumab immunoprophylaxis in chronic lung disease. Chief

Investigator for 2 clinical researches; secured funding of 60,000 for one

of the project.

Clinical Supervisor for Manchester University MD (2 years postgraduate

course) Degree.

PBL (problem based learning) tutor and OSCE examiner for medical students

from Manchester University; Newborn Life Support (NLS) instructor for 6

years

Member of RSV subgroup of JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination &

Immunisation) under Dept. of Health (UK).

Several presentations in National & international conferences

Several publications in peer reviewed journals

Career Objective

Seeking a position as a Senior Consultant Neonatologist/ Lead Clinician in

a busy and modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a large organisation with

a strong commitment to excellent service delivery and clinical outcomes.

Personal Details

Gender: Male

Nationality: British

Marital status: Married with 2 grown-up children

Address: 2, Torkington Road, Gatley, Cheadle, UK

Date of Birth: 28th August 1961

Contact details: +44-780****-***

Languages: English, Hindi & Urdu

Professional licences: UK & India

Education & Qualifications

2011 FRCPCH (U.K.)

2002 CCST

1998 MRCPCH (U.K)

1997 MRCP (U.K)

1989 MD (Paediatrics) Bundelkhand University, India (3 years

Paediatrics Residency)

1985 MB;BS Bundelkhand University, India (4 years

program, at a State Medical

Colleges, followed by one-year internship)

Registration

. Full Registration with GMC (U.K) No. 4473228

. Member of Medical Defence Union: membership no. 423658H

Clinical Experience / Employment History

Nov 2011 - Present Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician at Royal Oldham

Hospital (Pennine Acute NHS Trust) Greater Manchester

(UK). I moved to this unit following the

reorganisation of neonatal services in the Greater

Manchester conurbation. We currently have 37 neonatal

beds including 18 ICU/HDU cots located in a brand

new, purpose built women & children's wing. The unit

currently provides ALL aspects of medical neonatology

including conventional and high frequency

ventilation, inhaled nitric oxide, total body cooling

and TPN etc. The department is a tertiary centre,

recognised for higher specialist training in

Neonatology.

May 2003 - Oct 2011 Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician based at Regional

Neonatal Unit, Hope Hospital, Greater Manchester

(UK); the Unit had 9 ICU cots (total 28 cots) and was

one of three regional centres in the Northwest of

England. The Unit provided full intensive care

facility to newborn babies, including various

ventilatory modes, HFOV and Nitric oxide. The unit

was recognized for higher specialist training in

Neonatology.

Jan 2002 - May 2003 Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in

Neonatology. The Neonatal Unit has a capacity of 18

beds including 4 ICU cots and provides full intensive

care support including HFOV. The Paediatric ward has

32 beds, including surgical beds.

Sept 1997 - Jan 2002 Northwest SpR Training programme - Paediatric

training program in the Greater Manchester deanery,

where I was trained in Paediatrics & Neonatology.

Sept 03, 2001 - Jan 01, 2002 Registrar in Paediatric Haemato-oncology

(4months)

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester (U.K)

Sept 01, 2000 - Sept 02, 2001 Registrar in General Paediatrics/Neonates

(12 months)

Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham, Greater Manchester (U.K)

Also worked as a Locum Consultant Paediatrician for 3

months (secondment) based at Queen's Park Hospital,

Blackburn, Greater Manchester (U.K)

Sept 01, 1999 - Aug 31, 2000 Registrar in Neonatal Medicine (12 months)

Regional Neonatal Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester (U.K)

Mar 01, 1999 - Aug 31, 1999 Registrar in Paediatric Intensive Care (6

months)

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester (U.K)

Sept 01, 1998 - Feb 29, 1999 Registrar in Community Paediatrics (6 months)

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester (U.K)

Sept 01, 1997 - Aug 31, 1998 Registrar in Neonatal Medicine (12 months)

Regional Neonatal Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester (U.K)

Aug 06, 1996 - Aug 05, 1997 Paediatrics Registrar (12 months)

General Paediatrics / Neonates

Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry (U.K)

Feb 01, 1995 - Aug 05, 1996 Paediatric SHO rotation (18 months including 9

months in Neonates)

Royal Hospitals, Belfast (U.K)

Oct 1989 - Dec 1995 Specialist Paediatrician, Shanti Mangalick Hospital,

Agra (India)

I worked in this 100 bedded private hospital for 5

years, following which I moved to the U.K for further

training.

Teaching / Management Experience

. Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician, since Jan 2002

. NLS (Newborn Life Support) Instructor (for 6 years) recognized by

Resuscitation Council (U.K)

. PBL Tutor for Medical students

. Department Lead for Risk Management (2004 - 2008)

. Departmental Lead for Audits & Research(2009 -11)

. Clinical supervisor for MD (University of Manchester, U.K) thesis:

"Greater Manchester BPD Study"

. Member of RSV subgroup of JCVI (Joint Committee on Vaccination &

Immunisation) under Dept. of Health.

. College Tutor, sine June 2012

Research

. Chief Investigator for a multi-centre research, "Greater Manchester BPD

study". This observational study commenced in April 2009, with 10

participating centres. The research fellow working on this project was

recently awarded MD by Manchester University, for his thesis on this

research study.

. "Procalcitonin in late onset Neonatal Sepsis"- this study started in

2007 to investigate the usefulness of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of

late onset neonatal sepsis and we have just finished recruitment. We

shall be analyzing the data very shortly and present / write our work

accordingly.

. "Molecular Analysis of Genetic changes in Preterm Babies Exposed to

Diagnostic Radiation". Involved with this research project, funded by

Department of Health. The results were presented in RCPCH Conference and

later published (see later).

. Submitted MD Thesis, to Bundelkhund University, India in 1988, entitled

"EEG & Epilepsy in Cerebral Palsy". A study conducted on 50 patients of

various types of cerebral palsy, who had EEGs to see the localization

and epileptiform activity. Subsequently this was published in Indian

Journal of Medical Association (1997).

Presentations

1. A Ramachandran, R Agarwal et al. Audit on the impact of ANTT (Aseptic

Non Touch Technique) on reducing infection in neonates with central

lines. FIGO annual conference, South Africa (Oct'09).

2. R madhu, S Krishnamoorthy, S Singh, R Agarwal, M Guy, B Ofoegbu.

Procalcitonin is a useful additional tool in the diagnosis of late onset

neonatal sepsis. Pediatric Academic Society Annual Conference, USA,

(2008)

3. Shinker R, Agarwal R. Weaning the Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP) does

not increase airway resistance. BAPM Annual Conference, U.K. (2005)

4. Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, Taylor GM, McNally RJQ, Alston RD, D'Souza SW.

Antenatal steroids are associated with the reduced incidence of cerebral

white matter lesions in VLBW infants. Presented in RCPCH Annual

conference, U.K. (2002)

5. Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, Taylor GM, McNally RJQ, Alston RD, D'Souza SW.

Antenatal steroids reduce the incidence of cerebral white matter lesions

in VLBW infants. World Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Spain (2001)

6. Agarwal R, Emmerson AJB. Socio-economic deprivation and perinatal

mortality rates. World Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Spain (2001)

7. Ravetto PF, Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, D'Souza SW, Eden OB, Taylor GM.

Absence of leukemic fusion gene transcript in leukocytes from pre-term

babies exposed to diagnostic X-rays. RCPCH Conference, U.K (2001)

8. Ravetto PF, Taylor GM, Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, D'Souza SW, Eden OB.

Absence of genetic damage in leukocytes from pre-term babies exposed to

diagnostic X-rays. R&D conference, Central Manchester Healthcare trust,

U.K (2000).

9. Agarwal R, Emmerson AJB. Socio-economic deprivation and perinatal

mortality in Northwest of England, for the period of 1994-98. British

Association of Perinatal medicine Annual Conference (2000).

10. R, Chiswick ML, Taylor GM, D'Souza SW Antenatal Corticosteroids and

white matter brain damage in very-low- birth weight infants. Manchester

Paediatric Society, U.K. (2000)

11. Ravetto PF, Taylor GM, Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, D'Souza SW, Eden OB.

Molecular Analysis of Genetic damage in leukocytes from pre-term babies

exposed to diagnostic X-rays. Manchester Paediatric Society (2000)

12. Ravi Agarwal, M Z Mughal. Seasonal trends and air pollution in

childhood asthma hospitalization. European Respiratory Society annual

conference, Spain (1999)

Publications

1. Langan EA, Judge M, Agarwal R, Subudhi CPK. Aspergillus Fumigatus; a

potentially lethal ubiquitous fungus in extremely low birth weight

neonates. Ped Dermatology. 2010; 27(4): 1-2

2. A. Kamalanathanan, R. Agarwal, V. Devendra Kumar, A. J. B. Emmerson, S.

Harigopal, T. Neal, C. P. K. Subudhi, N. V. Subhedar. A review of

positive blood culture rates at three level 3 neonatal units in North

West England: a benchmarking exercise. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed

2008; 93:Fa32-Fa33. PD 07

3. Ofoegbu BN, Agarwal RP, Lewis MA. Methylene blue irrigation-treatment of

renal fungal balls causing acute renal failure in a preterm infant. Acta

Paediatr. 2007 Jun; 96(6):939-40

4. Ravi P Agarwal, P Mir. Managed Clinical Networks and Neonatal Intensive

Care. http://fn.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/89/3/F236#500, 25 Jun 2004

5. Ravetto P, Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, D'Souza SW, Eden OB, Taylor GM.

Absence of leukaemic fusion gene transcripts in preterm infants exposed

to diagnostic x rays. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2003

May;88(3):F237-44

6. Agarwal R, Chiswick ML, Rimmer S, Taylor GM, McNally RJQ, Alston RD,

D'Souza SW. Antenatal steroids are associated with a reduction in the

incidence of cerebral white matter lesions in very low birth weight

infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed.2002, 86: F0-F5

7. Agarwal R, Emmerson AJB. Should repeat lumber punctures be routinely

done in neonates with bacterial meningitis? Results of a survey (letter)

Arch Dis Child. 2001, 84:5; 451-2.

8. Ravi Agarwal, Zulf Mughal. Nurse-led asthma education and childhood

asthma readmission rates. (Letter) Arch Dis Child. 1999, 81:3, 280.

9. Ravi P Agarwal, A Kaushik, Sadhna. Association of Cerebral Palsy with

epilepsy. J. India n Med. Asso.1997, 95, 10, 552

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