Overview 

A dedicated and compassionate intensivist who competed DrNB training in Critical Care Medicine at Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore with prior training and Critical Care work experience at CMC Vellore and rural service at Christian Fellowship Hospital, Oddanchatram, Tamil Nadu.

Education 

• MBBS : Christian Medical College, Vellore

• MD (General Medicine): Christian Medical college, Vellore

• DrNB (Critical Care Medicine): Apollo B25 Hospitals, Mysore 

Medical Experience 

• Junior Doctor at Christan Fellowship Hospital, Oddanchatram 

• Non-PG Registrar in Medical Istansive Care Unit at Christas Medical Colliept, Vellore 

• Senior Resident in Medical Intensive care Unit at Christian Medical College, Vellore 

• Junior Consultant in the department of Medicine at Christin Fellowship Hospital, Oddanchatram 

Skills 

Intensive care

• Proficient in managing critically ill patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure (ARDS) on a mechanical ventilator

• Skilled in managing critically ill Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease / Asthma patients on mechanical ventilator

• Skilled in invasive procedures such as ultrasound guided  central venous catheter placement, arterial canulation, endotracheal intubation and percutaneus tracheostomy

• Proficient in managing acute circulatory failure with titration of vasopressors

• Skilled in evaluation of acute kidney injury and prescription of renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients

• Skilled in management of prone patients on mechanical ventilator

• Proficient in use of sedition and weaning protocols in ICU

• Skilled in assessment and management of critically ill patients with difficult weaning

• Skilled in declaration of bram death and management of organ donor patients

• Skilled in insertion and care of intercostal drain

• Skilled at Breaking Bad News and arranging multidisciplinary meeting for counseling of care takers of critical ill patients

Leadership and Teaching

• Involved in teaching medical students at CMC Vellore, and organizing of academie activities and tutoring of DNB General Medicine trainees at Christian Fellowship hospital, Oddanchatam and Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysore.

• Passionate regarding formal and bedside teaching and traming of Doctors, Therapists and Nurses in the intensive care unit to improve quality of patient care

• Involved in leading hospital wide audits and guiding management of medication team for NABH accreditation at Christian fellowship hospital, Oddanchatram

• Involved in training of staff and students in Basic life support and Advanced life support at Christian fellowship Hospital, Odanchatram and Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysore

• Experienced in leading a 5 bedded ICU and 12 Bedded HDU in a resource limited area at Christian Fellowship Hospital, Odanchatram.

• Spearheaded the COVID 19 response at Christian Fellowship bospital by being a COVID Critical care trainer accredued by CMC Vellore/TATA trusts and the distance education of mission bospitals m Tamil Nadu during the COVID 19 pandemic under the Integrated Health care training programme under CMC Vellore.

• Team oriented ethos with willingness to accept responsibility and suggestions from team members

Areas of Interest 

• Nephro-Critical care

• Toxicology

• Sepsis and Maltiorgan dysfunction

• Geriatric Critical care

• End of life/Palliative care

• Critical care outreach and post intensive care support