Dhritiman Ramkumar Gurkha, MD

Dr. Dhritiman Gurkha is part of the pediatric emergency medicine team at Dayton Children’s, specialized in providing emergency care and trauma services for kids when they need it most.

awards and honors:
Dayton Magazine- Dayton Best Docs 2023
Martha Franz Emergency Medicine Award from The Pediatric Residents at Dayton Children’s Pediatric Residency Graduation Dinner 2021-2022, Dayton, OH
Award of Excellence in Patient Care 2019-2020, given by Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Graduation, Royal Oak, MI
Professionalism Award 2018-19, given by the Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Children’s Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
“Section on Pediatric Trainees Clinical Case Competition Finalist”, presented at AAP National Conference 2018 for Outstanding clinical case abstract and poster presentation, Orlando, FL
“Outstanding Resident Teacher” for Pediatrics Residency Class of 2017, selected by Residents at Saint Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH), New Brunswick, NJ
“Senior Resident Extraordinaire” for 2016-2017, selected by Pediatric Nurses at Saint Peter’s University Hospital (SPUH), New Brunswick, NJ
Poster Presentation Winner at Sixth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ Poster Presentation Winner at Fifth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ

publications and presentations:
Gurkha D, Cashen K, Patek P, Lelak K, Levasseur K. Coronavirus-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a pediatric simulation case for residents, fellows, and advanced practice providers. MedEdPORTAL. 2021;17:11180. https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11180 PMID : 34466658
Gurkha D. Minnock W. Biliary Atresia – Why is my baby pooping all white? Woolridge D, Fox S, Homme J, Woolridge D, Leetch AN. Ruttan T eds. Avoiding Common Errors in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2019. In Press.
Kalladi, S., Khandhar, P., Gurkha, D., Brown, M., & Dekelbab, B. (2019). SAT-583 Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Acute Presentation of a Chronic Illness. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 3(Supplement_1), SAT-583.
Greene, R., El-Wiher, N., Prabhu, A., & Gurkha, D. (2019). Respiratory Syncytial Virus: More than just Bronchiolitis. Pediatrics, 144 (2 MeetingAbstract) 841. • Gurkha, D., Jones, G., Levasseur, K., & Gebara, B. (2019). 311. Critical Care Medicine, 47(1).
Gurkha, D., Mehta, E., & Caccavale, R. (2018). 475: A Retrospective Review Of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax In Central New Jersey. Critical Care Medicine, 46(1), 221.
05/2020 Abstract: Anaphylaxis Epidemiology In Metro Detroit Area Pediatric Emergency Departments - Urban versus Suburban Comparison Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Robert Podolsky, PhD, Usha Sethuraman, MD, Kelly Levasseur DO SAEM 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID 19)
03/2019 Poster Presentation Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Acute Presentation of a Chronic Illness Shabana Kalladi MD, Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Mollie Brown MD, Paras Khandhar MD ENDO 2019 at New Orleans, LA, United States
02/2019 Podium Presentation (Abstract Accepted) Severe Hyponatremia in an Infant With Pseudohypoaldosteronism due to Urinary Tract Infection Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Gurpal Jones MD, Kelly Levasseur DO, Bassem Gebara MD 49th Critical Care Congress at San Diego, California, United States
11/2018 Poster Presentation Respiratory Syncytial Virus: More than Just Bronchiolitis Ryan Greene MD, Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Nidal El-Wiher MD, Anuradha Prabhu MD
05/2018 Poster Presentation Six Consecutive Years of Residents 100% Pediatrics Board Exam Pass Rate: A Multipronged Approach Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Tejal Mehta MD, Michael Lucas MD, William Bernstein MD Pediatric Academic Society, Toronto, Canada
02/2018 Podium Presentation A Retrospective Review of Pediatric Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Central New Jersey Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Erika Mehta, Robert Caccavale MD, Tiong The MD 48th Critical Care Congress at San Antonio, Texas, United States Published in Critical Care Medicine (Supplement) • Volume 46 • Number 1
05/2017 Poster Presentation Six Consecutive Years of Residents 100% Pediatrics Board Exam Pass Rate: A Multipronged Approach Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Tejal Mehta MD, Michael Lucas MD, William Bernstein, MD Fifth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ
05/2016 Poster Presentation Congenital Closure of Ductus Arteriosus Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Michelle Cohen DO, Shakuntala Chandra, MD Fifth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ
05/2016 Poster Presentation Five Consecutive Years of Residents 100% Pediatrics Board Exam Pass Rate: A Multipronged Approach Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Tejal Mehta MD, Michael Lucas MD, William Bernstein MD Fifth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ
05/2015 Poster Presentation Buccal Hemangioma in a Preterm Neonate: An Unusual Location Dhritiman Gurkha MD, Shakuntala Chandra MD Fourth Annual SPUH Pediatric Residents’ Research Day; New Brunswick, NJ
03/2011 Poster Presentation Targeting Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase For The Treatment Of Diabetic Vascular Disease. Triggle,CR., Kindi,S., Gurkha,D., Buddhavarapu,S.,Jerdi., Sanya,R., Mezrakchi,Y., Marei,I., Bensilmane., Arunachalam,G., Ding,H. XVII International DALM Symposium on Diabetes, Obesity, and the Metabolic Syndrome; Doha, Qatar.