
Dr. Akshith Aiyappa
Associate Consultant - Radiology & Fetal Medicine
Dr. Akshith Aiyappa is an accomplished Radiology and Fetal Medicine Specialist with over 4 years of experience at Aster MIMS, Kasaragod. He has made significant contributions to prenatal care, including performing the first intra-uterine blood transfusion in Dakshina Kannada district. He has published research in multiple national and international journals, authored book chapters, and presented extensively on aneuploidies and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) at CMEs and conferences.
His clinical expertise includes advanced fetal imaging (3D, 4D, 5D), fetal echocardiography, fetal neurosonography, prenatal diagnostics (amniocentesis, CVS, cordocentesis), prenatal therapeutic procedures, genetic & prenatal diagnostics, high-risk pregnancy management, and patient counselling. Dr. Akshith combines cutting-edge imaging techniques with compassionate care to support optimal maternal-fetal outcomes.
- Advanced fetal imaging
- 3D, 4D, 5D scans
- Fetal echocardiography
- Fetal neurosonogram
- Prenatal diagnostic procedures: amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling (CVS), cordocentesis
- Prenatal therapeutic procedures
- Genetic and prenatal diagnostics: interpretation of genetic testing in correlation with imaging and clinical findings
- High-risk pregnancy management
- Patient counselling
- Published in multiple national and international journals
- Authored chapters in books
- Performed the first intrauterine blood transfusion in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka
- Presented several talks on aneuploidies and IUGR at CMEs and conferences