Dr. Ravi Babu
HOD and Senior Consultant (Paediatrics & Paediatric Critical Care)
Paediatrics
Languages: English, Hindi, Telugu
About
Qualifications:
MBBS
M.D (Paediatrics)
IDPCCM (IAP-PICCM)
Fellowship in ECMO (ESOI)
Experience:
Senior Consultant Paediatrician & Paediatric Intensivist
ECMO Consultant
Fellowship Program Director
Head of Paediatrics & Paediatric Critical Care Department
Professional Synopsis:
Dr. Ravi Komalla is a highly experienced Paediatric Intensivist with over 20 years of expertise in paediatric and paediatric critical care. He completed his MD in Paediatrics from Gandhi Medical College, followed by a Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care (IDPCCM), jointly accredited by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics Intensive Care Chapter & Fellowship in ECMO accredited by ECMO Society Of India (ESOI).
Currently serving as Senior Consultant Paediatrician, Paediatric Intensivist ,ECMO Consultant & Clinical Director of Fellowship program, Head of Paediatrics & Paediatric Critical Care Department at AIG Hospitals, Dr.Komalla is a recognized teacher and examiner for the Indian College of Paediatrics Fellowship in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine(IFPCCM). He is also an accredited instructor for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
His clinical expertise spans tertiary care paediatric emergencies, complex congenital and post-operative cardiac cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), extracorporeal therapies (ECMO support, plasma exchange), post-transplant care, life-threatening intoxications, and trauma cases. He has managed critically ill patients across all age groups, from neonates to older post-transplant and neurosurgical patients with multi-organ dysfunction.
As an active member of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP), the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the IAP Intensive Care Chapter, Dr.Komalla has delivered numerous lectures and conducted national-level workshops.
Additionally, he has received specialized training in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), bedside echocardiography, and transplant critical care. His goal is to develop individualized treatment plans that ensure optimal outcomes for ever patient.
Areas Of Interest/ Expertise:
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in PICU
Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS)
Paediatric Neuro Critical Care
Solid Organ Transplant Critical Care
ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
Plasma Exchange
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(RRT)
Paediatric Congenital & Functional Echocardiography
Paediatric Asthma Management
Teaching Paediatric Critical Care Fellows and Nursing staff
Key Positions:
Accredited Teacher IAP-PICCM
Examiner for IFPCCM (IAP-PICCM)
Fellowship Program Director
IAP-ACLS Instructor
Executive Board Member PICCK-TS,2022-2025
Treasurer PICCK-TS,2026-2027
Membership:
Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP)
College of Paediatric Critical Care
IAP Paediatric Intensive Care Chapter
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
Extracorporeal Life Support Organization/ELSO/ECMO
Society of Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care (SPCCC)
National Paediatric and Fetal Cardiology Forum
Publications:
Unique pattern of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Madhusudan Ganigara, Bharti Sharma, Ravi Babu Komalla, Suman Y. Vyas, Gopichand Mannam, Nitin Krishna Rao. APC (Annals of Paediatric Cardiology) Vol 9/ Issue 2/ May-August 2016
Clinical and Genetic Profile of Pediatric and Adult Wilson's Disease in India Anand V Kulkarni, Mithun Sharma, Swapnali Sabhapandit, Manasa Alla, Shantan Venishetty, Ravi Babu Komalla, Sumana Kolar Ramachandran, Balachandran Menon, Rakesh Kalapala, Padaki Nagaraj Rao, Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy, Michael L Schilsky, Gastro Hep Advances 2025;4:100717/ Vol.4, Iss.9
Qualifications
- MBBS
- MD
- IDPCCM
Specializations
- Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in PICU
- Critical Congenital Heart Diseases
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome(ARDS)
- Paediatric Neuro Critical Care
- Solid Organ Transplant Critical Care
- ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
- Plasma Exchange
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(RRT)
- Paediatric Congenital & Functional Echocardiography
- Paediatric Asthma Management
- Teaching Paediatric Critical Care Fellows and Nursing staff