Department of Pediatrics

Education

• MBBS, D. Y. Patil Medical College, University of Mumbai, 2003

Training

• Pediatric Residency, B.J.Wadia Hospital for Children, 2003 - 2006
• Pediatric Residency, K.G.Patel Children's Hospital, 2006 - 2008
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, 2009 - 2011
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 2012 - 2013
• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 2014 - 2018

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2003 - PresMH, Medical License, India
• 2012 - 2013ON, Educational Medical License, Canada
• 2014 - 2019ON, Educational Medical License, Canada
• 2019 - 2021ON, Academic Medical License, Canada
• 2021 - PresMO, VP License

Honors and Awards

• Tata Merit Scholarship, Dorabji Tata Trust, 1997 - 2002
• John Edmonds Teaching Award, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 2016
• A C Bryan Award, Annual Shield's Day, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, 2017
• Best Research Presentation, Annual Perioperative Services Research Day, Hospital for Sick Children, 2017
• Best Research Presentation, Art Slutsky Day, IDCCM, University of Toronto, 2017
• Restracomp Award, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, 2017 - 2021
• SGS Conference Grant, University of Toronto, 2018
• 2nd Best Research Presentation, Art Slutsky Day, IDCCM, University of Toronto, 2018
• MITACS Accelerate, University of Toronto, 2021

Recent Publications view all (23)

1. Yoshida T, Engelberts D, Chen H, Li X, Katira BH, Otulakowski G, Fujino Y. Prone Position Minimizes the Exacerbation of Effort-dependent Lung Injury: Exploring the Mechanism in Pigs and Evaluating Injury in Rabbits. Anesthesiology. 2022. PMID:35303058 
2. Damiani LF, Engelberts D, Bastia L, Osada K, Katira BH, Otulakowski G, Goligher EC, Reid WD, Dubo S, Bruhn A, Post M, Kavanagh BP, Brochard LJ. Impact of Reverse Triggering Dyssynchrony during Lung-Protective Ventilation on Diaphragm Function: An Experimental Model. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022;205(6):663-673. PMID:34941477 
3. Katira BH, Engelberts D, Bouch S, Fliss J, Bastia L, Osada K, Connelly KA, Amato MBP, Ferguson ND, Kuebler WM, Kavanagh BP, Brochard LJ, Post M. Repeated endo-tracheal tube disconnection generates pulmonary edema in a model of volume overload: an experimental study. Crit Care. 2022;26(1):47. PMCID:PMC8857825  PMID:35180891 
4. Katira BH, Osada K, Engelberts D, Bastia L, Damiani LF, Li X, Chan H, Yoshida T, Amato MBP, Ferguson ND, Post M, Kavanagh BP, Brochard LJ. Positive End-Expiratory Pressure, Pleural Pressure, and Regional Compliance during Pronation: An Experimental Study American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2021;203(10):1266-1274. PMID:33406012 
5. Bastia L, Engelberts D, Osada K, Katira BH, Damiani LF, Yoshida T, Chen L, Ferguson ND, Amato MBP, Post M, Kavanagh BP, Brochard L. Role of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure and Regional Transpulmonary Pressure in Asymmetrical Lung Injury American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2021;203(8):969-976. PMID:33091317 
6. Jonkman AH, Katira BH, Schreiber A, Lu C, Engelberts D, Vieira F, Marquez A, Slutsky AS, Dorian P, Brochard LJ. A Gas-Powered, Patient-Responsive Automatic Resuscitator for Use in Acute Respiratory Failure: A Bench and Experimental Study. Respir Care. 2021;66(3):366-377. PMID:32817445 
7. Telias I, Katira BH, Brochard L. Is the Prone Position Helpful During Spontaneous Breathing in Patients With COVID-19? JAMA. 2020;323(22):2265-2267. PMID:32412579 
8. Katira BH. Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury: Classic and Novel Concepts. Respir Care. 2019;64(6):629-637. PMID:31110032 
9. Katira BH, Kuebler WM, Connelly KA, Kavanagh BP. Reply to Santini et al.: High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure: Only a Dam against Edema Formation? Probably Not (Again). Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019;199(4):544. PMID:30398892 
10. Katira BH, Engelberts D, Otulakowski G, Giesinger RE, Yoshida T, Post M, Kuebler WM, Connelly KA, Kavanagh BP. Abrupt Deflation after Sustained Inflation Causes Lung Injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;198(9):1165-1176. PMID:29902384 
11. Katira BH, Kuebler WM, Kavanagh BP. Inspiratory preload obliteration may injure lungs via cyclical "on-off" vascular flow. Intensive Care Med. 2018;44(9):1521-1523. PMID:29270678 
12. Yoshida T, Engelberts D, Otulakowski G, Katira B, Post M, Ferguson ND, Brochard L, Amato MBP, Kavanagh BP. Continuous Negative Abdominal Pressure Reduces Ventilator-induced Lung Injury in a Porcine Model. Anesthesiology. 2018;129(1):163-172. PMID:29708892 
13. Yoshida T, Engelberts D, Otulakowski G, Katira B, Ferguson ND, Brochard L, Amato MBP, Kavanagh BP. Continuous negative abdominal pressure: mechanism of action and comparison with prone position. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2018;125(1):107-116. PMID:29596015 
14. Roshdy A, Katira BH, Kuebler WM, Kavanagh BP. Vascular-induced lung injury: another advocate for personalized ARDS management : Discussion on "Inspiratory preload obliteration may injure lungs via cyclical 'on-off' vascular flow". Intensive Care Med. 2018;44(4):540-541. PMID:29450595 
15. Yoshida T, Engelberts D, Otulakowski G, Katira B, Post M, Ferguson ND, Brochard L, Amato MBP, Kavanagh BP. Continuous Negative Abdominal Pressure Recruits Lungs at Lower Distending Pressures. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018;197(4):534-537. PMID:28742375 
16. Katira BH, Giesinger RE, Engelberts D, Zabini D, Kornecki A, Otulakowski G, Yoshida T, Kuebler WM, McNamara PJ, Connelly KA, Kavanagh BP. Adverse Heart-Lung Interactions in Ventilator-induced Lung Injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;196(11):1411-1421. PMID:28795839 
17. Shah I, Katira BH. Hematological Manifestations in HAART naïve HIV-1 infected Children in India in a resource-limited Setting. Pediatric Oncall [serial online]. 2011;8 Art#35. 
18. Shah I, Katira B. Tuberculosis co-infection in HAART naive HIV infected children - an Indian study. Indian J Pediatr. 2009;76(9):966-7. PMID:19904517 
19. Katira B. Current H1N1 Influenza Epidemic - Recent Update Pediatric Oncall [serial online]. 2009;6 Art# 27. 
20. Shah I, Katira B. Clinical and laboratory profile of dengue, leptospirosis and malaria in children: a study from Mumbai. Arch Dis Child. 2007;92(6):561. PMCID:PMC2066135  PMID:17515633 
21. Shah I, Katira B. Seroprevalence of HIV infection in hospitalized paediatric patients at a tertiary care centre in western India. HIV Med. 2007;8(4):265-6. PMID:17461855 
22. Katira B, Shah I. Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax infected children. J Vector Borne Dis. 2006;43(3):147-9. PMID:17024867 
23. Shah I, Katira B. Clinical and Laboratory Abnormalities due to Dengue in Hospitalized Children in Mumbai in 2004 WHO Dengue Bulletin. 2005;29:90-96.