Dr Sathish Krishnan

General Paediatrics | Paediatric cardiology | Paediatric echocardiography | Neonates 

Dr Sathish Krishnan is a highly experienced Consultant Paediatrician at Frimley Park Hospital, with over nine years of consultant-level practice with specialist interest in paediatric cardiology. He provides dedicated neonatal and paediatric echocardiography services, general paediatrics and has extensive expertise across neonatology, paediatric intensive care, and acute paediatric medicine. Dr Krishnan completed his paediatric training in the London/KSS deanery, obtaining his CCT in 2017.

He has more than 9 years of NHS consultant experience and almsot 20 years of paediatric experience in managing common and specialist paediatric conditions including: 

• Cardiac-Heart conditions, for example:

– Investigations for murmur with ECG, echocardiography (heart scan) to investigate for  congenital and acquired heart conditions

– Investigations for palpitations with ECG, blood tests, echocardiography (heart scan), ambulatory ECG

– Diagnose Vasovagal syncope/POTS by excluding other conditions with investigations, lying/standing BP, ECG, bloods, echocardiography, referral to tilt test (as  necessary) and management

– Investigations for familial heart conditions- cardiomyopathy etc

– Investigations for cardiac associations for connective tissue disorder (eg Marfan’s syndrome)

• Infant conditions-Reflux, infantile colic, milk intolerance, food allergy, eczema, faltering growth, irregular head shape, FPIE (food protein induced enterocolitis) etc
• Respiratory-Management of childhood asthma, chronic cough, recurrent chest infections, hay fever,  and allergy
• Development: General development assessment and investigations for delayed development.
• Neurological conditions including seizures (fits), headache, funny turns, tics with detailed examination, observations including BP, MRI head (as necessary)
• Skin- Eczema, Urticaria and rashes
• Bladder- Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis), urgency (urge incontinence)
• Bowel- chronic constipation, chronic diarrhoea, chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, ulcer, coeliac disease
• Kidney- Repeated urine infections, antenatal kidney dilatation and other congenital kidney conditions, blood in the urine (haematuria)
• Musculoskeletal- Joint pain, arthritis, hypermobility etc
• Endocrine- Thyroid, short stature, obesity and more.
• Sleep related issues. 

In addition to his clinical work, Dr Krishnan is actively involved in service development, quality improvement, research and medical education. He is currently a Foundation Year 1 Training Programme Director, leading and mentoring resident doctors. He leads level 2 neonatal unit in Frimley Park Hospital and plays a key role in advancing neonatal care standards. He is actively involved in neonatal research as principal investigator for a neonatal randomised control trial.