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Professor Padmanabhan Ramnarayan is a Clinical Professor of Paediatric Critical Care at Imperial College London's Department of Surgery and Cancer (Faculty of Medicine). He is an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). His roles include Deputy Director of the Imperial Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH), Lead of the NIHR-supported Incubator for paediatric critical care, and Chair of the Paediatric Critical Care Society Study Group (PCCS-SG).
Education: MBBS from Pondicherry University (1995), MRCP (UK) (1997), CCST in Paediatrics (2005), and an MD(Res) in Medical Informatics (Imperial College, 2004). His research focuses on clinical trials (e.g., paediatric ventilation), critical care epidemiology, biomarkers for infection, and AI-driven decision-making in critically ill children. He has led landmark studies such as DEPICT (impact of timely intensive care access) and FIRST-ABC (noninvasive respiratory support trials).
Key achievements include influencing national/international guidelines through large-scale trials and co-leading studies like CATCH (catheter efficacy), Oxy-PICU (oxygen saturation protocols), and PRESSURE (blood pressure targets in sepsis). Current projects include the BACHb trial on bronchiolitis and AI integration in sepsis management through the Rosetrees Trust-funded study.
Awards include Fellowships from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). He has a track record of grants from NIHR and collaborates with Prof Anthony Gordon's research group.
Labs/Teams: Active in Imperial's Paediatric Critical Care research group, the PCCS-SG, and the AI Clinician project. His work bridges clinical practice, informatics, and translational research to improve outcomes for critically ill children.
