Dr Shruti Agrawal

Dr Shruti Agrawal is a highly accomplished Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Paediatric Trauma Lead based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. She specialises in Paediatrics, with a dedicated focus on paediatric intensive care, paediatric critical care, and paediatric retrieval services. Reassuring and highly professional, Dr Agrawal is committed to delivering the highest standard of care to critically ill children, ensuring that young patients and their families receive compassionate and expert support during challenging times.

Her clinical interests and areas of expertise lie in neurocritical care, paediatric traumatic brain injury, and advanced neuro-monitoring. Dr Agrawal has led significant national research initiatives, including the landmark STARSHIP study, which focuses on continuous assessment of cerebrovascular autoregulation and intracranial pressure treatment thresholds in children with severe head injuries. Her work in fine-tuning treatment targets and understanding the principles of brain perfusion plays a vital role in reducing morbidity and improving long-term outcomes for paediatric trauma patients.

Dr Agrawal is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, having held her fellowship since 2011. Alongside her clinical practice, she is actively involved in medical education and professional leadership. She serves as an Affiliated Assistant Professor at a prestigious university in Cambridge and acts as an Assessment Advisor for the Inter Speciality Advisory Committee for Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Additionally, she contributes to international clinical standards as the Chair of the Neuro-critical Care Section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care.