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Dr Vanita Shukla

Pediatrics
Registered Number - SS00049
San Juan , Trinidad/Tobago
Experience - 15 Years
Languages - English

Consultation Fees
   
TT$ 500.00

Profile Description

Dr. Vanita Shukla is a highly dedicated and organized consultant paediatric neurologist with extensive academic and clinical experience. Specializing in paediatric neurology and epilepsy, Dr. Shukla integrates her passion for teaching with a deep commitment to patient care. Throughout her career, she has worked within various international healthcare systems, developing expertise in managing complex neurological conditions in children, including epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Shukla plays an active role in curriculum development, clinical supervision, and cross-campus teaching at the University of the West Indies. Her academic contributions have extended to research, where she participates in research studies and clinical trials. One of her key goals is to establish a paediatric epilepsy surgery service in the Caribbean, offering valuable training opportunities for allied health professionals.

Education

Fellowship in Pediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology (2022-2023) University of British Columbia, Canada Post-DM Fellow in Paediatric Neurology (2017-2019) Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, UK DM Paediatrics (2016) University of the West Indies, St. Augustine MRCPCH (UK) (2016) Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK MBBS (2009) University of the West Indies, St. Augustine

Qualifications

  • MBBS, DM, MRCPCH (UK)

Registrations

    NA

Awards and Recognitions

    NA

Memberships

    Professional Memberships British Paediatric Neurology Association International Child Neurology Association International League Against Epilepsy (Young Epilepsy Section – Caribbean Liaison) Paediatric Society of Trinidad & Tobago Canadian League Against Epilepsy

Research & Publications

    Dr. Shukla V, et al. Solving a diagnostic dilemma in a patient with periodic fever – when the pieces of the puzzle finally fit. Clinical Case Reports. Revised, submitted November 2023. Shukla V, Boelman C, et al. Rhythmic High-Amplitude Delta with Superimposed Spikes (RHADS): A Treatment Dilemma. Oxford Medical Case Reports. Submitted November 2023. Shukla V, et al. Axial Dystonia as a manifestation of Stiff-Person Syndrome in a paediatric patient. BMJ Case Reports. Revised, submitted November 2023. Shukla V, et al. Unusual Neurological Manifestations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad & Tobago. Journal of International Child Neurology Association. Accepted. Nov 2022; January 2022, BPNA Conference presentation (Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Journal). Shukla V, et al. Guillain Barre Syndrome – Classic, Variant or Mimic? Caribbean Medical Journal. February 2023. Shukla V, et al. Recurrent Cerebral Venous Sinus Thromboses (CVST's) and Livedo reticularis rash - A case of Sneddon Syndrome. Clinical Practice (Therapy) Journal. Impact Factor 5.45. June 2022; June 2021, RCPCH Conference presentation (Archives of Disease in Childhood).

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