Pramod Puligandla

Pramod Puligandla, MD, M.Sc., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He serves as an Associate Investigator at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and specializes in translational research for respiratory diseases and pediatric surgical outcomes.

• Director, CDH Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic at Montreal Children’s Hospital
• Co-Director, Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network (CAPSNet)
• Steering Committee Member, Canadian Consortium for Pediatric Surgical Research (CanCORPS)

His research explores relationships between prenatal risk factors, in-hospital treatments, and long-term disabilities in infants with surgically correctable congenital anomalies like Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) and Gastroschisis (GS), focusing on lung function, growth, and neurodevelopmental outcomes. He leads national standardization of CDH care and participates in international multicenter studies evaluating surgical mortality disparities.

Selected affiliations include:

• Scientific Advisory Committee, RI-MUHC
• McGill University Faculty
• Montreal Children’s Hospital Clinical Team