Ambika Gnanam Chidambaram, M.B.B.S, M.S.
Assistant Professor
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UC Davis Children's Hospital
UC Davis Children's Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
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Philosophy of Care
Every child is unique, and deserves the utmost attention to their disease processes which can help us tailor treatment to their specific needs. Being able to sleep well and breathe well are both very essential in maintaining good health. By partnering with both the child and family, I believe we can provide the care that every child and family needs, and help achieve the health that they both desire.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Chidambaram is a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist offering care for children with various pulmonary and sleep conditions, such as management of non-invasive and invasive modes of ventilation, tracheostomy, management of lung diseases associated with neuromuscular disease conditions, sleep disordered breathing, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, asthma and other pulmonary disorders. She has special clinical interest in the management of obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, central disorders of ventilation (including congenital central hypoventilation syndrome and rapid onset obesity with hypothalamic dysregulation, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation), and management of pulmonary and sleep disorders in children with neuromuscular disease.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Chidambaram's research interest focuses on studying improving outcomes in children with sleep disordered breathing, specifically in children with neuromuscular disease.
Division
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Sleep Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Medical School
M.B.B.S., Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India 2013
Other School
M.S., Clinical Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University - College of Life Sciences, Philadelphia PA 2022
Internship
General Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas NV 2015-2016
Residency
General Pediatrics, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas NV 2016-2018
Fellowship
Pediatric Pulmonology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA 2018-2021
Fellowship
Sleep Medicine - Pediatric track, University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA 2021-2022
ASPIRE ATS Research Grant, 2021
NIH T32 Research Grant, 2019
Outstanding Graduating Resident, 2018
Pediatric Resident Round Table Travel Grant from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2017
Resident As Teacher Award, 2016
Barrera CA, Chidambaram AG, Andronikou S, Tapia IE, Otero HJ. Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy: Feasibility of objective evaluation with quantitative CT. Clin Imaging. 2022 Sep;89:43-48. doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.06.004. Epub 2022 Jun 8. PMID:35700553.
Chen L, Arens R, Chidambaram AG, Capponi S, Alshawa L, Claeys TA, Hayes D Jr, Robinson RT. Vaping Associated Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Lung. 2021 Feb;199(1):21-27. doi:10.1007/s00408-020-00414-6. Epub 2021 Jan 9. PMID:33423072.
Reddy A, Jenssen BP, Chidambaram A, Yehya N, Lindell RB. Characterizing e-cigarette vaping-associated lung injury in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Jan;56(1):162-170. doi:10.1002/ppul.25086. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID:32970368.
Chidambaram AG, Dennis RA, Biko DM, Hook M, Allen J, Rapp JB. Clinical and radiological characteristics of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury. Emerg Radiol. 2020 Oct;27(5):495-501. doi:10.1007/s10140-020-01796-z. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID:32462343.
Chidambaram AG, Josephson M. Clinical research study designs: The essentials. Pediatr Investig. 2019 Dec 21;3(4):245-252. doi:10.1002/ped4.12166. PMID:32851330.
Chidambaram AG, Manjula S, Adhisivam B, Bhat BV. Effect of Kangaroo mother care in reducing pain due to heel prick among preterm neonates: a crossover trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014 Mar;27(5):488-90. doi:10.3109/14767058.2013.818974. Epub 2013 Jul 18. PMID:23796239.
Ganesh Kumar S, Premarajan KC, Sarkar S, Sahu SK, Mathad S, Chidambaram AG, Chauhan AS, Roy A, Vats A, Anbu R. Prevalence and Factors associated with asthma among school children in rural Puducherry, India. Curr Pediatr Res. 2012;16(2):159-163.