Sourabh Dutta

Professor, Newborn Unit, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India and Adjunct Clinical A/Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

MD, PhD, FRCPC

Professor, Newborn Unit, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India and Adjunct Clinical A/Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Neonatal sepsis, probiotics, retinopathy of prematurity. Teaching research methods and biostatistics.

All as either first or corresponding author 1. Kulkarni VV, Dutta S, Venkataseshan S, Saini SS. Preterm Thrombocytopenia and Delay of Ductus Arteriosus Closure. Pediatrics (Pediatrics 2016 Sep 28. pii: e20161627. [Epub ahead of print]) 2. Balachandran B, Dutta S, Singh R, Prasad R, Kumar P. Bovine Colostrum in Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Pilot Trial. J Trop Pediatr. 2016 Jun 9. pii: fmw029. [Epub ahead of print] 3. Dutta S, Raghuveer T, Vinekar A, Dogra MR. Can we stop the current epidemic of blindness from retinopathy of prematurity? Indian Pediatrics 2016 Nov 7; 53 Suppl 2: S80-S84 4. Patil S, Dutta S, Attri SV, Ray P, Kumar P. Serial C reactive protein values predict sensitivity of organisms to empiric antibiotics in neonates: a nested case-control study. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016 Apr 29. pii:fetalneonatal-2015-309158. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309158. [Epub ahead of print] 5. Dutta S, Singh B, Chessell L, Wilson J, Janes M, McDonald K, Shahid S, Gardner VA, Hjartarson A, Purcha M, Watson J, de Boer C, Gaal B, Fusch C. Guidelines for Feeding Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Nutrients 2015; 7(1):423-42 6. Dutta S, Ray P, Narang A. Comparison of Stool Colonization in Premature Infants by Three Dose Regimes of a Probiotic Combination: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Perinatol 2015 Jul;32(8):733-40. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1395473. Epub 2014 Dec 17. 7. Dutta S, Narang A, Chakraborty A, Ray P. Diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by universal primer polymerase chain reaction- before and after starting antibiotics. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2009; 163: 6-11 8. Tandon M, Dutta S, Dogra MR, Gupta A. Oral D-penicillamine for the prevention of retinopathy of prematurity in very low birth weight infants: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica 2010; 99: 1324-8 (epub ahead of print Apr 16 2010) 9. Dutta S, Reddy R, Sheikh S, Kalra J, Ray P, Narang A. Intra-partum antibiotics and risk factors for early onset sepsis. Arch Dis Child 2010; 95: F99-103 (epub 2009 Dec 8) 10. Rajesh NT, Dutta S, Prasad R, Narang A. Effect of delay in analysis on neonatal cerebro-spinal fluid parameters. Arch Disease Childhood 2010; 95:F25-9 (epub 2009 Aug 10)

As PI (extramural) 1. Diagnosis of neonatal bacterial meningitis by 16S rRNA gene-based universal primer PCR and procalcitonin assay of CSF. 3-yr project for funding by DBT, India. 2. Effect of Cohorting Patients by Level of Acuity to Designated Areas within a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. 2-yr project funded by HAHSO, Ontario, Canada. 3. Comparison of stool colonization in premature infants by 3 dose regimes of a probiotic combination: a randomized controlled trial. (19-10-2005 to 19-10-2009, funded by Department of Biotechnology, India). 4. A study of the role of polymerase chain reaction using broad based primers in the diagnosis of perinatally acquired sepsis in newborns. (15-3-2003 to 15-3-2006, funded by Indian Council of Medical Research). As CI (extramural) 1. Neonatal Procalcitonin Intervention Study (NEOPINS): Effect of Procalcitonin-Guided Decision Making on Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Suspected Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis. Funding agency: Thrasher Research Fund, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2. Care Bundle To Improve Oxygenation in Newborns (CBION). Funded by Physicians Services Incorporated (PSI) Foundation, Toronto, Canada. 3. Impact of team training workshop on newborn resuscitation. Funded by CHORD, Canada. 4. Prenatal Repeat Corticosteroid International IPD Study Group: assessing the effects using the best level of Evidence (PRECISE). Funding agency: NHMRC. 5. The National Neonatal Perinatal Database Network. (ICMR funded, 2001-04).

Formerly faculty member in Neonatology, McMaster University, Canada MBBS, MD, senior residency from AIIMS, New Delhi