Australian Board-Certified Neonatologist with Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

Advance Neonatal Care, complex critical newborns with surgical, cardiac problems, Neonatal Hemodynamic and extremely premature babies. Neonatal and Paediatric ECMO

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Dr Kiran is Australian Board-Certified Neonatologist who has almost 20 years’ experience & proficiency in the field of Neonatology in different continents such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Middle-East and India. Following 13 years of working overseas he has returned to India to make some impactful distinction in new-born care in India. He is currently heading one of the advanced Neonatal ICUs in Thane at state-of-the art NICU at MRRCH which is a completely paperless, Healthcare facility equipped with Telemonitoring facilities and is built in collaboration with Sick Kids, Canada. He has a vision to spread knowledge, and clinical expertise and extend expert services to the most delicate new-borns across the country. He was heading two neonatal ICUS at Wadia Hospital in Mumbai.

Dr More is also formally trained for Research at Harvard Medical School, USA, and has more than 40 publications in international journals and 3 book chapters to his credit.

Australian Board-Certified Neonatologist with Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Neonatal-Perinatal medicine (DM Neonatology Equivalent as per NMC). Training in Princess Margert Children’s Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth and Royal children Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Sick Kids, University of Toronto, Canada.

Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Pediatrics and MBBS University of Mumbai

International Diploma for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) at La Pitie’ Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris, France

Associate Fellowship Program of Royal Australasian College of Medical administrators (AFRACMA), Sydney, Australia

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program (GCSRT), Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography(TnECHO) program Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada

CCPU (Certificate in Clinician performed Ultrasound)- ASUM, Australia

Prechtl’s General Movement Assessment (GMA) Basic and Advance Certified Assessor.

Bayley’s III Scale for Infant’s Developmental assessment (BSID)- Certificate training by

Current Employments:
Period Institution/Organization Location Position/Role Key Highlights/Responsibilities
Feb 2022 - till date MRR Children Hospital Thane, Maharashtra, India Head of the Department, Neonatology 20-bed advance Neonatal Unit. Hospital established in collaboration with Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada
Previous Employments:
Institution/Organization Location Position/Role Key Highlights
BJ Wadia and Navrosji Wadia hospital Mumbai, India Neonatal Senior Consultant and Head of the Department, Neonatology 80-bed Outborn & 50-bed Inborn Unit, DNB neonatology training center
SIDRA Medicine Doha, Qatar Attending Physician, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics Lead for Cardiac NICU, Neonatal Cardiology & ECMO education, 54-bed quaternary NICU
Christchurch Women’s Hospital Christchurch, New Zealand Consultant Neonatologist, Assistant Professor; Director, Neonatal Transport; 46-bed referral Neonatal ICU; Surgical and perinatal NICU
Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto, Canada Clinical Fellow in Neonatology/Perinatology Fellow in 40-bed NICU /CICU for newborns with medical and surgical complexities and 80 beds Perinatal Inborn NICU
Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Canada Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography (TNECHO) Fellow Trained with paediatric cardiology and Neonatology for structural and functional echocardiography
Acute Care Transport Services (ACTS) Ontario, Canada Transport Fellow Supervised team conducting road and Air transport
King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH) Perth, WA, Australia Neonatology Fellow 85-bed tertiary NICU, Transport fellow, Child Developmental Clinic
Royal children Hospital Melbourne, VIC, Australia Neonatal Fellow 30-bed referral center for newborns with medical and surgical complexities
Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) & KEMH Perth, WA Neonatology Registrar Rotations in surgical and perinatology center
Shri Sidhdhivinayak Hospital and ICU Thane, Maharashtra, India Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatal Intensivist Independently running a private ICU set up
Nirmal Children Hospital Surat, Gujarat, India Consultant Paediatrician 100-bed tertiary hospital with 24-bed NICU and 10-bed PICU
Indian Naval Hospital Ship (INHS) ASVINI Mumbai, India Pediatric resident and senior registrar 800-bed Naval Hospital with all superspecialities

1. Ramaswamy VV, Kumar G, Abdul Kareem P, Somasekhara Aradhya A, Suryawanshi P, Sahni M, Khurana S, Sharma D, More K; National Neonatal Forum, India; Clinical Practice Guidelines Group 2023. Comparative efficacy of volume expansion, inotropes and vasopressors in preterm neonates with probable transitional circulatory instability in the first week of life: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 May 20;8(1):e002500.

2. More K, Jain S. Overview of point-of-care ultrasound and functional echocardiography training programs in India. Wadia J Women Child Health 2023;2(1):21-5. doi: 10.25259/WJWCH_20_2023ta spare ribs porchetta.

3. Astha Amrit, Alpana Utture, Kiran More. Caring for the hypertensive newborn: A prospective evaluation of risk factors, clinical profile, management, and predictors of outcome of neonata hypertension. Accepted for publication. Eur Journal of Paeds. August 2023.

4. Lakshminrusimha S, More K, Shah PS, Wynn JL, Sánchez PJ. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in neonates (MIS-N) associated with perinatal SARS CoV-2 infection: Does it exist? Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Apr;28(2):101433. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2023.101433. Epub 2023 Apr 1. PMID: 37037695; PMCID: PMC10066587.

5. Oswal M, Rao SC, Mamtora D, Khedekar M, Venkatesh S, More K, et al. Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children recognized as India’s first accredited hospital by American Accreditation Commission International. Wadia J Women Child Health 2022;1(2):120-2.

6. Soni R, Soni N, Chakkarapani A, Gupta S, Yajamanyam PK, Ali SKM, El Anbari M, Alhamad M, Anand D, More K. The Utility of Serial Echocardiography Parameters in Management of Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and Predictors of Mortality. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Feb;44(2):354-366. doi: 10.1007/s00246-022-03002-y. Epub 2022 Sep 27. PMID: 36163300; PMCID: PMC9895036.

7. Ayed M, Ahmed J, More K, Ayed A, Husain H, AlQurashi A, Alrajaan N. Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate for Preterm Neuroprotection: A Single-Center Experience from Kuwait Tertiary NICU. Biomed Hub. 2022 Jun 30;7(2):80-87. doi: 10.1159/000525431. PMID: 35950015; PMCID: PMC9294943.

8. Ayed M, Embaireeg A, Kartam M, More K, Alqallaf M, AlNafisi A, Alsaffar Z, Bahzad Z, Buhamad Y, Alsayegh H, Al-Fouzan W, Alkandari H. Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infections during pregnancy: a national prospective study in Kuwait. BMC Pediatr. 2022 May 30;22(1):319. doi: 10.1186/s12887- 022-03359-2. PMID: 35637442; PMCID: PMC9149327.

9. Kiran More, Roopali Soni, Samir Gupta. Role of bedside functional echocardiography in assessment & management of pulmonary hypertension. Accepted for publication Seminars Fetal and neonatal. May 2022.

10. Shaiba LA, More K, Hadid A, Almaghrabi R, Al Marri M, Alnamnakani M, Shah P. Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome in Neonates: A Systematic Review. Neonatology. 2022 May 5:1-13. doi: 10.1159/000524202.

11. Leslie AT, Saleh M, Soni N, Tang P, Kallem V, Tscherning C, More K. Importance of establishing antibody specificity in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/apa.16345. 

12. More K, Aiyer S, Goti A, Parikh M, Sheikh S, Patel G, Kallem V, Soni R, Kumar P. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in neonates (MIS-N) associated with SARS-CoV2 infection: a case series. Eur J Pediatr. 2022 Jan 14:1–16. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04377-z. Epub ahead of print.

13. Harris S, Perston L, More K, Graham P, Ellis N, Frampton C, Troughton R, Moor S, Austin N. Cardiac structure and function in very preterm-born adolescents compared to term-born controls: A longitudinal cohort study. Early Hum Dev. 2021 Dec;163
:105505. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105505. Epub 2021 Nov 4.
14. Pareek P, Deshpande S, Suryawanshi P, Sah LK, Chetan C, Maheshwari R, More K. Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) vs. Intubation Surfactant Extubation (InSurE) in Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. J Trop Pediatr. 2021 Aug 27;67(4):fmab086. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmab086.

15. Kiran More, Deepak Chawla, Srinivas Murki, Baswaraj Tandur, Ashok K Deorari, Praveen Kumar, DM 6 and National Neonatology Forum (NNF), India writing Group. Outcomes of Neonates Born to Mothers with Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) – National Neonatology Forum (NNF) India COVID-19 registry. Indian Paediatrics. March 2021.

16. Ahmed J, Pullattayil SA, Robertson NJ, More K. Melatonin for neuroprotection in neonatal encephalopathy: A systematic review & meta-analysis of clinical trials. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2021;31:38-45.

17. Elkhwad M, More KS, Anand D, Al-Maraghi S, Crowe M, Wong D, et al. Successful Establishment of the First Neonatal Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program in the Middle East, in Collaboration With Pediatric Services. Front Pediatr. 2020;8:506.

18. More K., Gupta S. (2020) Patent Ductus Arteriosus: The Conundrum and Management Options. Textbook Chapter. In: Boyle E., Cusack J. (eds) Emerging Topics and Controversies in Neonatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28829- 7_14

19. Kiran More, Steven A. Abrams. Abnormalities of Serum Calcium and Magnesium. Book chapterNo 25. Cloherty and Stark's Manual of Neonatal Care, South Asian Edition.

20. K More, N B Soni, R Soni, A Anbu Chakkarapani, D Anand, H Hummler. Modified, Off- Label Drug Delivery of Inhaled Iloprost (iILO) in Chronic Pulmonary Hypertension (CPH) Secondary to Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia(CDH). Abstract published in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 56 (Suppl.1) (2020) 138–153.

21. Harris S, Perston L, Graham P, Ellis N, More K, Moor S, Troughton R, Austin NA. Comparison Of Echocardiographic findings Of Very Preterm Compared to Term born Adolescents. Abstract published in Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 56. (Suppl. 1) (2020) 55–135.

22. Ramaswamy VV, Bandyopadhyay T, Nanda D, Bandiya P, More K, Oommen VI, et al. Efficacy of noninvasive respiratory support modes as postextubation respiratory support in preterm neonates: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020;55(11):2924-39.doi:10.1002/ppul.25011

23. Ramaswamy VV, More K, Roehr CC, Bandiya P, Nangia S. Efficacy of noninvasive respiratory support modes for primary respiratory support in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome: Systematic review and network meta-analysis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020;55(11):2940-63.https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25007

24. More KS, Sakhuja P, Giesinger RE, Ting JY, Keyzers M, Sheth JN, et al. Cardiovascular Associations with Abnormal Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neonates with Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia and Rewarming. Am J Perinatol. 2018;35(10):979-89.

25. Sakhuja P, More K, Ting JY, Sheth J, Lapointe A, Jain A, et al. Gastrointestinal hemodynamic changes during therapeutic hypothermia and after rewarming in neonatal hypoxic-Ischemic encephalopathy. Pediatr Neonatol. 2019;60(6):669-75.

26. Harris SL, More K, Dixon B, Troughton R, Pemberton C, Horwood J, et al. Factors affecting N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels in preterm infants and use in determination of haemodynamic significance of patent ductus arteriosus. Eur J Pediatr. 2018;177(4):521- 32.

27. Keir AK, Karam O, Hodyl N, et al. (Local PI not author) International, multicentre, observational study of fluid bolus therapy in neonates. J Paediatr Child Health. 2019;55(6):632-639. doi:10.1111/jpc.14260

28. Regan Giesinger, Kiran More, Jodie Odame, Robert Jankov, Patrick McNamara. Controversies in the identification and management of acute Pulmonary hypertension in preterm neonates. Pediatric Research. 2017 Dec. 82(6):901-914.

29. Elmekkawi A, More K, Shea J, Sperling C, Da Silva Z, Finelli M, Rolnitsky A, Jankov RP. Impact of stewardship on inhaled nitric oxide utilization in a neonatal intensive care unit. Hospital Pediatrics (September 6, 2016) doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2016-003.

30. More K, Athalye-Jape G, Rao Shripada C, Patole Sanjay K. Endothelin receptor antagonists for persistent pulmonary hypertension in term and late preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (Review) August 2016

31. Kiran More, Pankaj Sakhuja, Prakesh Shah. Minimally Invasive Surfactant Administration in Preterm Infants: A Meta-narrative Review. JAMA Pediatrics. 2014 Aug 4. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.

32. More K, C Minutillo, J McMichael, S Rao. “Growth and Neuro developmental outcomes of infants presenting with Hirschsprung’s disease: in newborn period: A retrospective audit. J Pediatr. 2014 Jul;165(1):73-77.e2.

33. Ting Joseph, More Kiran, Resende Maura, Dona Nicholas, Jain Amish, McNamara Patrick. Predictors of respiratory instability in neonates undergoing patient ductus arteriosus ligation after the introduction of targeted milrinone treatment. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Apr 14.

34. Dany E Weisz, Kiran More, Patrick J. McNamara, Prakesh S Shah. Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation And health outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 Apr;133(4):e1024-46.

35. Deepak Louis, Kiran More, Sapna Oberoi, Prakesh S. Shah. Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Isoimmune Hemolytic Disease of newborns: An updated systematic review and meta- analysis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Jul;99(4):F325-31.

36. Resende M, More K, Nicholls D, Ting J, McNamara P. The Impact of a Dedicated Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Ligation Triaging & Management System: A single Centre experience. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2014 Jun;99 Suppl 1:A46-7.

37. More K, Athalye-Jape G, Rao Shripada C, Patole Sanjay K. Endothelin receptor antagonists for persistent pulmonary hypertension in term and late preterm infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (Protocol) 2013(5).

38. More K, Jape-Athlye G, Rao S, Patole S. Association of inhibitors of gastric acid secretion and higher incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm very low birth weight infants. Am J of Perinatology. 2013 Nov;30(10):849-56. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1333671. Epub 2013 Jan 28.

39. Athalye-Jape G, More K, Patole S. Progress in the field of necrotising enterocolitis - year 2012. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine. May 2013;26(7):625-632. 40. K More, G Jape-Athlye, S Rao, S Patole. Prolonged initial exposure to antibiotics and higher incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants - a systematic review and meta- analysis of observational studies.

41. Roopali soni, Kiran More. NEC Masqueraders. A Case series. In process of submission to Journal of Paediatric and Child health

42. Sarah Harris, Kiran More, Bronwyn Dixon, Richard Troughton, Nicola Austin. Premature birth alters Tricuspid Annular Plane of Systolic Excursion (TAPSE) in infants born < 30 weeks’ gestation. Submitted for review, under revision.

43. Atif Majid, Lauren Weaver, Nigel Wilson, Kiran More. Approach to a shocked neonate with Cardiomyopathy: Case report and review. Under review by all authors. 44. Daar G, NB Soni, Hummler H ,Gupta S , More K. Uncommon complication of Methemoglobinemia following commonly used topical anaesthetic cream. In draft form under review by co-authors.

45. K More, A Chakrapani 1,2 , NB Soni 1 , H Hummler 1,2 , S Gupta. Utility of ICON in predicting post-surgical abdominal compartment syndrome after conjoint twins seperation surgery.

46. A Chakrapani, K More, NB Soni, H Humler, S Gupta. Do hemodynamic parameters change after separation of Omphalopagus Conjoint Twins? - A prospective observational study using electrical velocimetry (ICON). In drafts.

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