- Dr. Sahana Shankar is a pediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist with 10+ years of experience.
- Her areas of expertise include neonatal and infantile jaundice, chronic liver failure, liver and multi-visceral transplantation, chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease, autoimmune and other chronic liver diseases.
- She is a life member of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition.
- She completed her training pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and clinical nutrition at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
- During her training time, she has performed 200 liver transplants in children as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- After MBBS from JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysore, she completed MD in Pediatrics from Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
- She has been awarded:
- European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, hepatology and Clinical Nutrition (ESPGHAN) young investigator Award, 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland
- Awarded Nestle Nutrition Institute Scholarship in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical nutrition, 2016
- Best Outgoing Student award and Gold medal in MBBS in 2009
Neonatal and infantile jaundice,
Chronic liver failure,
Multi-visceral transplantation,
Chronic diarrhea,
Inflammatory bowel disease,
Autoimmune and other chronic liver diseases