Complete qualification: MBBS., DCH., DNB (CMC Vellore), FPGHN (Kings College, London), Fellowship in
Pediatric Hepatology (Birmingham Children’s Hospital, UK)
Total experience: 25 years
Languages known: Kannada, Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu
Expertise: Liver disease in children, Liver transplantation, Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Specialties and Accolades:
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 in Pediatric
Hepatology, Gastroenterology and 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.
Complete Cases
Expert Staff
Why Choose Us
He is well versed with management of liver disease in children and has expertise in
Hepatitis
Neonatal Hepatitis Autoimmune hepatitis Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infection
Liver diseases
Metabolic liver diseases like tyrosinemia, Wilson's disease, Galactosemia Genetic liver diseases: Alagille syndrome or cholestatic disorders (PFIC) Budd-Chiari syndrome Pancreatic disorders in children Liver, gastrointestinal & Pancreas diseases in Children Biliary atresia
Transplantation
Liver Transplantation Intestinal & Pancreas transplantation
Qualified Staff
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Address
Rainbow Children's Hospital Marathalli Bangalore
Call Us
+91988099225
Email Us
somu_cmch@yahoo.com
Publications
1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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