Shantaveer Gangu, MD, FAAP
- Critical Care
Pediatric Critical Care Physician, ECMO Medical Director - North Austin, Senior Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
737-229-2000
Languages: English, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Departments:
Office location:
9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, TX 78717
Get to know Shantaveer Gangu, MD, FAAP
Dr. Gangu is a Pediatric Critical Care Physician who specializes in treating critically ill children in the Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units at Texas Children's Hospital. He provides compassionate, evidence-based critical care services in a family-centered environment.
Dr. Gangu has special interest in medical education, use of extracorporeal life support as well as incorporation of simulation/innovation to improve team dynamics and patient outcomes.
Clinical Interests
Extracorporeal life support technology, medical education, simulation
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Children's Hospital | Fellowship | Pediatric Critical Care | 2015 |
| Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center | Residency | Pediatrics | 2012 |
| Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences | Medical School | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | 2007 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Member | Member |
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatric Subspecialty-Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics-General Pediatrics
Honors and awards
- 2023
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Best Educator in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
- 2023
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Best Doctor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Castle Connolly
- 2014
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Healing Hands Award, Loma Linda University
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Buyukgoz C, Gangu S, Gowani F, Kimura D. Treatment of comatose patient from cyclobenzaprine overdose with therapeutic plasma exchange. J Clin Apher. 2022 Jun;37(3):313-315. doi: 10.1002/jca.21960. Epub 2021 Dec 25. PMID: 34953071.
Armstrong SH, Gangu S, West AN, Spentzas T. Peripheral vascular access as exclusive access mode in pediatric intensive care unit. Front Pediatr. 2023 Oct 9;11:1259395. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1259395. PMID: 37876526
Kimura D, Gangu S, Freeman AD, Piehl MD, Nuthall GA, Tarquinio KM, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Hasegawa T, Rescoe ES, Breuer RK, Kasagi M, Nadkarni VM, Nishisaki A; Adverse Tracheal Intubation Events in Critically Ill Underweight and Obese Children: Retrospective Study of the National Emergency Airway for Children Registry (2013-2020). Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 Nov 1. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003387. PMID: 37909825.