Dr Shaikh Farhan A Rashid

Dr. Farhan completed his MD (Pediatrics) in 1999 and has 23+ years of experience in Pediatric Intensive Care. He is an Accredited Teacher and Examiner for DNB (Pediatric Critical Care) and the Indian Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care (IFPCCM). He also serves as an NABH Principal Assessor since 2017 and was a member of the NABH Technical Committee (2014–2018). He has conducted hundreds of training workshops and CMEs, written India’s first indigenous training modules on Basic Life Support and Team Concept in Resuscitation, and has been instrumental in PICU ambulance design and Rainbow Hospital’s website development.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS
• MD (Pediatrics) – 1999

Professional Memberships:

• Diplomate of National Board (Examiner – Pediatric Critical Care)
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) – Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care
• NABH Assessor (since 2011)
• Member – Pediatric Critical Care Academic Forums

Publications:

• Farhan A.R., ECMO in Pediatric ARDS: Outcomes from Indian PICUs, Indian Journal of Pediatrics.
• Farhan A.R., Mechanical Ventilation Strategies in Children with Severe ARDS, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
• Farhan A.R., Use of Cytosorb in Pediatric Septic Shock: A Multicentric Analysis.
• Farhan A.R., Outcomes of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Critically Ill Children.
• Farhan A.R., Pediatric Sepsis Bundles: Indian Context and Challenges.
• Farhan A.R., Patient Safety and Quality Audits in Pediatric ICUs: Lessons Learnt from NABH Accreditation.
• Farhan A.R., Long-Term Outcomes of Children Supported on ECMO Therapy in India.
• Farhan A.R., Role of Early Prone Ventilation in Severe Pediatric ARDS.
• Farhan A.R., Evaluation of Antimicrobial Stewardship in PICUs: A Quality Improvement Project.
• Farhan A.R., Community-acquired Pneumonia in Children: Changing Trends in Management.
• Farhan A.R., Dengue with Multiorgan Involvement in Children: Experience from a Tertiary PICU.
• Farhan A.R., ECMO in Pediatric Cardiac Failure: Institutional Outcomes.
• Farhan A.R., PICU Preparedness for COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Indian Experience.
• Farhan A.R., Quality and Patient Safety in Pediatric Critical Care: Indian Standards of Practice.
• Farhan A.R., Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock.
• Farhan A.R., Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Indian PICUs: Challenges and Outcomes.
• Farhan A.R., Patient Transport Safety: Designing PICU Ambulances for Long-Distance Transfers.
• Farhan A.R., Resuscitation Training in India: Development of Indigenous Training Modules for Pediatric BLS.

Media Presentations:

• Dr. Shaik Farhan A Rashid On Dengue | ABP Desam Health Conclave 2024
• PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) Article
• Community-acquired Pneumonia in children: What parents should know?
• Dengue in Children
• ECMO Therapy: Ray of Hope for Very Sick Children
• Beat the Flu by Washing Hands
• New Inflammatory Syndrome in Kids has Doctors Worried.