Dr. Farha Khan

Dr. Farha Khan

Paediatrician

The department of Paediatric Intensive Care at Smart Hospital comprises of a highly experienced team of Paediatricians which provides the best out patient & intensive care services. We are committed to provide tender care to children and treat them with love and compassion.

Dr. Farha Khan, our chief intensivist, is specialized in paediatric critical care skilled in procedure like central line insertion.
Arterial line insertion, intercostal drain insertion, bedside, echocardiography, thoracic USG, advanced ventilation.
She has enormous experience of working with teams in advanced paediatric critical services like ecmo , paediatric Cardiac Surgery.
She is a life member of many prestigious organization including IAP(Indian Academy of Paediatrics). Paediatric Cardiac intensive care Society, United Kingdom.

Speciality

Paediatrician

Years of Experience

10+ Years

Education

  • MBBS
  • MD (PAEDS)
  • Fellowship in Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, (NHS), London, United Kingdom

Experience

  • Clinical Fellow Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care at Royal Brompton & Harefield trust NHS London, United Kingdom
  • Fellowship in Intensive Care/paediatric ECMO from Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
  • Fellow Paediatric Cardiac Intensive care at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India
  • Senior Resident Paediatric Cardiology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India
  • Senior resident doctor Paediatrics and Neonatology at Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Senior resident doctor Paediatrics & Neonatology at Kasturba Ghandhi Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Junior resident Cardiology at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Junior resident Anaesthesia at Sports Injury Center, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Internship at VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Achievements

  • Paediatric Advance Life Support: 2019 New Delhi, India
  • Certified as Advanced neonatal resuscitation provider by IAP- NNF NRP, 2014, 2019
  • Certified by IAP Basic life support course (provider level) in 2015

Publications

  • Poster presented on “A rare case of Paediatric Portal vein thrombosis manifested post cardiac surgery” at Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care society conference in London, in 2019
  • Poster presented on “Is Ivabradine the new entrant in PCICU?” a case series at Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society Conference at Miami, Florida, USA in 2018
  • Poster Presented at 15th Asia Pacific Paediatrics, 53rd Annual Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics (PEDICON) 2016, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
  • Oral paper presented at 52nd Annual National Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, 2015, New Delhi
  • Poster Presented at 51st Annual National Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, 2014, Indore

MD Thesis

  • To study the effect of Parental Psychiatric disorders on mental health of their adolescent children: An observational study (2013-2016)

Skills

  • 3 years experience in paediatric cardiac intensive care
  • Skilled in neonatal and paediatric intubation and ventilation
  • Peripheral and central venous and arterial cannulation
  • Paediatric ECMO trained
  • Skilled in insertion of pigtail intercostal chest drain insertion
  • Have leadership quality in critical situation as well as a team player

Memberships

  • Member of ELSO since June 2020.
  • Associate member of RCPCH, London, since 2018
  • Life member of PCICS (Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society) since 2018
  • Life member of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, since May 2018
  • Life Member, Delhi Medical Council, since 2010
  • Life member, Uttar Pradesh state Medical Council
  • ECFMG Verified