Dr. Somashekara H R
Senior Consultant- Pediatric Hepatology & Liver transplantation
MBBS., DCH., DNB (CMC Vellore); FPGHN (Kings College, London); Fellowship in Pediatric Hepatology (Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK)
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Dr. Somashekara
HR. is a seasoned and internationally trained doctor with over two decades of
professional experience. He is a reputed and dedicated Pediatric Hepatologist
and Liver transplant Physician who has a passion for child care and wellbeing. He
has a vast experience in managing children with common ailments and good
expertise in managing children with complicated gastrointestinal and liver
disorders
Along with his
MBBS, DCH and DNB degrees, Dr Somashekara also has a RCPCH Fellowship inPediatric Hepatology, Gastroenterology & Nutrition from the renowned Kings
College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London to his credit. He also has a Fellowship
in Transplant Hepatology form Birmingham Children’s Hospital, United Kingdom.
He has completed
his core Pediatric training from World renowned Christian Medical College
(CMC), Vellore. While working as a resident trainee, Dr Somashekara acquired
impeccable skills in performing procedures such as liver biopsy, abdominal
paracentesis, upper GI endoscopies, Sclerotherapy, Banding Sigmoidoscopy, etc.
He established
the division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Narayana
Hospitals, Bommasandra, Bangalore. He has been a part of Liver transplant team
at Narayana Hospitals and Gleneagles Health City, Chennai and has several Liver
transplants in children to his credit.
Dr. Somashekara H. R. has received several awards and accolades for his academic performance throughout his learning years including the best outgoing student award from CMC Vellore. He’s also contributed to multiple research papers that have been published by renowned medical journals.
Area of Expertise:
Liver
Transplantation
Intestinal &
Pancreas transplantation
Liver,
gastrointestinal & Pancreas diseases in Children
Biliary atresia
Neonatal
Hepatitis
Fatty liver
Sudden or acute
liver failure (ALF)
Autoimmune
hepatitis
Chronic liver
disease
Hepatitis B and
Hepatitis C infection
Metabolic liver
diseases like tyrosinemia, Wilson's disease, Galactosemia
Genetic liver
diseases: Alagille syndrome or cholestatic disorders (PFIC)
Liver tumors
Budd-Chiari
syndrome
Pancreatic
disorders in children
- Scot JX, Moses PD, Somashekar
HR, Sathish kumar T. Paraneoplastic papilloedema in a
child with neuroblastoma. Indian J cancer. 2005
Apr-Jun; 42(2): 102-3.
- Somashekar HR, Moses PD, Pavithran S,
Mathew LG, Agarwal I, Rolain JM, Raoult D, Varghese GM, Mathai E. Magnitude and features of scrub
typhus and spotted fever in children in India. J Tropical Pediatrics. 2006 Jun; 52(3): 228-9
- Rolain
JM, Mathai E, Lepidi H, Somashekar HR, Mathew LG, Prakash
JA, Raoult D, Candidatus Rickettsia kelly India, Emerg infect
dis. 2006 Mar; 12(3): 483-5
- Peter
W, Dominic H, Karthikeyan P, Somashekara
HR, Davenport M, Dhawan A, Tassos G. King’s
Variceal Prediction Score: A Novel Noninvasive Marker of Portal
Hypertension in Pediatric Chronic Liver Disease. JPGN 2017;64:
518–523
- Somashekara HR , Patil SJ*, Anusha AJ, Anil KS, Hiremath S,
Subramanian K. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency caused by a novel
homozygous Alu element insertion in the FBP1 gene and delayed diagnosis.
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2017; 30(6): 703–706
- Babu Vadamalyan , Somashekara HR , Tanya
Elizabeth Spencer. Eosinophilic
ascites - a rare presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis with
spontaneous remission and relapse in an adolescent. Int J
Gastroenterol Hepatol Transpl Nutr 2016;1(ii): 55-59
- Chayarani K, Somashekara HR, Rachel MB, Eslam
Al-Abadi, Gupte G. Liver injury in children with long-term low-dose
methotrexate. Acta Paediatrica. 2019; 00:1–4.8.
- Somashekara HR, Nargund
S, Kannan S. Glycogen storage disorder Type IXa and congenital
hypothyroidism: A novel association.
Indian
Journal of Child Health. 7(11): 459-461
- Pratim
Nayak, Somashekara HR., Jyothinagaram Sivaprakas, B. et
al. Mauriac syndrome: a rare cause of massive
hepatomegaly. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries (2021)
- Sathish K. Krishnan, Karattupalayam S.
Mouleeswaran, Prasanna Gopal, Rajanikanth Patcha, Somashekara HR, Perumal Karnan, Selvakumar Malleeswaran,
Joy Varghese, Mettu S. Reddy, First Report of a Paediatric Collision Tumour in
the Liver Recognised After Liver ransplantation:Blissful Ignorance Has
Benefits! Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Available online 28 May 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.05.006
- Somashekara HR, Mohan Babu Kasala,
Karnan Perumal,Selvakumar Malleeswaran, Rajanikanth V. Patcha and Joy
Varghese. Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Late-onset Lysosomal acid
lipase deficiency. Journal
of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Available online 3 July 2021
- Krishnan SK, Varghese J, Patcha R, Somashekara HR, Reddy MS. Delayed Expulsion of biliary cast
after hepaticojejunostomy for post-liver transplantation biliary
stricture-better cut than canulate? Pediatr Transplant. 2021
Dec;25(8):e14115. doi: 10.1111/petr.14115. Epub 2021 Aug 19. PMID:
34409710.
- Somashekara HR, Mohan BK, Karnan P., et
al., When Push Comes to Shove! Emergency ABO-Incompatible Pediatric
Living Donor Liver Transplant for Acute Wilson’s Disease, JCEH. 2022,12 (2)
658-663. doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.08.008.
- Pai, Uday, Dhanasekhar
Kesavelu, Somashekara H. R., et
al "Ranitidine use in pediatrics: current
evidence-based review and recommendations." International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
[Online], 9.10 (2022): 987-997. doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20222434
- Nayak SP Gayathri Gopalakrishnan, Somashekara
HR., Lymphopenia: a clue to diagnose primary intestinal
lymphangiectasia. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2022 Nov;9(11):xxx-xxx.
10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp2022
- Somashekara HR, Akhila Vasanth Hassan, et
al., Pediatric COMBINED LIVING DONOR LIVER AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
FOR Primary Hyperoxaluria Type II, American Journal of
Transplantation, 2023, ISSN 1600-6135,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.05.006.
- Somashekara HR, Nayak SP, Rao S, Joseph
D'cruz AL, Garg M, Ramachandran K. Kasai Portoenterostomy at a Slightly
Delayed Age and Native Liver Survival in Children With Biliary Atresia:
Single Center Experience [published online ahead of print, 2023 May
30]. Indian Pediatr. 2023;S097475591600549.
- Somashekara HR, Shah N, Acharyya BC,
Durairaj E, Verma L, Sankaranarayanan S, Wadhwa N, Venter C. The Need
for Culturally Appropriate Food Allergy Management Strategies: The Indian
Milk Ladder. Nutrients. 2023; 15(18):3921. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15183921
- Lal BB, Alam S, Sibal A, Somashekara HR,
et al. Genotype correlates with clinical course and outcome of children
with tight junction protein 2 (TJP2) deficiency-related cholestasis.
Hepatology. Published online March 6, 2024.
doi:10.1097/HEP.0000000000000828
- Krishnan SK, Somashekara HR,
Malleeswaran S, et al. Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver
Transplantation Is a Safe and Effective Option for Yellow Phosphorus
Toxin-induced Acute Liver Failure. Transplantation.
Published online July 24, 2024. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000005163
- Bhattad S, Somashekara HR,
Kumar R, Choi JM, Markle JG. Immune dysregulation due to bi-allelic
mutation of the actin remodeling protein DIAPH1. Front Immunol.
2024;15:1406781. Published 2024 Jul 15. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1406781
- Somashekara HR, Ageeru K., Kasala M. B., Krupanandan R.,
Karnan P., Malleeswaran S., Patcha R. V., Varghese J., Reddy M. S.,
Ramachandran B., Sadasivam K. The first paediatric living donor
auxiliary orthotopic liver transplant for dengue acute liver failure. JPGN
reports. July 2024. doi.org/10.1002/jpr3.12103
- Lal BB, Khanna R, Sood V, Somashekara HR,
et al. Diagnosis and management of pediatric acute liver failure:
consensus recommendations of the Indian Society of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ISPGHAN). Hepatol Int.
Published online August 30, 2024. doi:10.1007/s12072-024-10720-3
- Sood V, Alam S, Nagral A, Somashekara HR,
et al. Practice Recommendations for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated
Steatotic Liver Disease by the Indian Society of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHAN). Indian Pediatr.
Published online September 13, 2024.
- Venkataraman J, Bavanandanam S, Somashekara
HR et al, Morphological characteristics of gall stones in
children in India- an observational study. Journal
of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, Volume 14, Supplement 1, 102284,
2024. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2024.102284
- Katheresan V, Somashekara
HR, et al. Living
donor liver transplantation for paediatric wilson’s disease: Does an acute
presentation impact post-transplant outcomes?. Transplantation 108(9S):, September 2024. |
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0001066800.77021.a9
- Balachandran
G, Somashekara HR, et al, Safe ABOi Living donor liver
transplantation after desensitisation using ultra-low dose Rituximab and
Plasmapheresis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. Volume 13, Supplement 2, S7, 2023.
doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2023.10.024.
- Katheresan
V, Somashekara HR, et al. Unmasking the danger:
Investigating factors predisposing liver transplant recipients to invasive
fungal infections. Transplantation, 108(9S). September 2024. DOI:
10.1097/01.tp.0001065612.99114.a3
- Alam,
S., Lal, B. B., Ravindranath, A., Somashekara HR et al.
Indian PFIC Registry (2024). Natural course and outcomes of children with
ubiquitin-specific protease 53 (USP53)-related genetic chronic
cholestasis. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition,
10.1002/jpn3.12392. Advance online publication.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jpn3.12392
Where does Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R Practice?
Dr. Somashekara H.R practice at Rainbow Childrens Hospital Sholinganallur,Chennai.
How can I take Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R appointment?
For appointment please call 18002122
What is Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R education qualification?
Dr.Somashekara H.R Education Qualifications are MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paed), FPGHN (UK) Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology (UK)
What does Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R Specialized in?
Dr.Somashekara H.R Specialised in Pediatric Gastroenterology & liver disease
How many years of experience does Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R have?
Dr. Somashekara H.R is Having 22+ years of Experience.
What are the services provided by Dr. SOMASHEKARA H R
The Services Provided by Dr. Somashekara H.R are · Biliary atresia · Neonatal Hepatitis · Sudden or acute liver failure (ALF) · Autoimmune hepatitis · Chronic liver disease · Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection · Metabolic liver diseases like tyrosinemia, Wilson's disease, Galactosemia, Genetic liver diseases like Alagille syndrome or cholestatic disorders (PFIC), Liver tumors, Budd-Chiari syndrome, Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.
