Qualification

• MBBS – Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata (2008)
• Dip.EM (RCGP-UK) – Royal College of General Practitioners, United Kingdom (2013)
• MD Emergency and Critical Care – Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Salem (2014)
• Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine (FCCM) – Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai (2016)
• MRCP (UK) – Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (2023)

Years of Experience

• More than 12 years of progressive experience in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine spanning clinical practice, teaching, research, and departmental leadership.

Speciality and Areas of Interest

• Critical Care Medicine, Geriatric Critical Care, Emergency and Acute Care, POCUS and Echocardiography, Mechanical Ventilation, Haemodynamic Monitoring, Organ Donation and End-of-Life Care, Sarcopenia and ICU-Acquired Weakness, Medical Education and Simulation.

Work Experience

• Head of Department, Critical Care Medicine – Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai (Aug 2025 – present)
• Chief Critical Care Physician – GERICARE Hospital, Chennai (2020 – 2025)
• Chairman – ISCCM Chennai Branch (2023 – 2024)
• Consultant Intensivist & Academic Director – Kauvery Hospital, Chennai (2016 – 2020)
• Senior Registrar – Sundaram Medical Foundation (2014 – 2016)
• Postgraduate Resident – MD Emergency & Critical Care, Vinayaka Mission Medical College (2011 – 2014)

Professional Membership and Certification

• Life Member – Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• Member – Royal College of Physicians (MRCP-UK)
• Member of American College of Physicians (ACP)
• Member of European Society of Intensive care Medicine (ESICM)
• Member of Indian Association of Clinical Medicine (IACM)
• Society of Emergency Medicine India ( SEMI)
• Diploma Holder – Royal College of General Practitioners (UK)
• EGLS International Faculty – Echo Guided Life Support (2018 – present)
• ENLS Certified Faculty – Emergency Neurological Life Support Workshops

Research and Publications

• Assessment of Hypotension in Non-Traumatic Patients: Clinical vs RUSH Protocol (Indian J Crit Care Med 2013)
• Vinayaka Coma Scale (VCS): A New Coma Scale (Indian J Crit Care Med 2013)
• Ultrasonographic Assessment of Diaphragmatic Dysfunction (Indian J Crit Care Med 2014)
• Vinayaka Kidney Injury Score (Indian J Crit Care Med 2014)
• Continuous Patient Position Monitoring (J Intensive Care Soc 2018)
• I-Gel vs LMA in Emergency Airway (Natl J Emerg Med 2013)
• Awareness on Blood Product Transfusion (Natl J Emerg Med 2011)
• Brain Death and Organ Donation Awareness (Natl J Emerg Med 2013)

Book Chapters

• Sarcopenia and ICU-Acquired Weakness in Fighting Infections in Critical Care (Jaypee 2025)
• Sarcopenia and ICU-Acquired Weakness in Critical Care Update 2026 (ISCCM) – forthcoming

Public Articles

• A Dignified End: End-of-Life Care with a Critical Care Specialist (Kauvery Hospital News)
• Making Roads Safer – The Need for Good Samaritans (Kauvery Hospital News)

Awards and Achievements

• Hansraj Nayyar Memorial Award – ISCCM Best Research Paper (Criticare 2013, Kolkata)
• Silver Medal – Second Best Outgoing MD Student (2014)
• Best Poster – PACE (Coimbatore 2011)
• Second Best Paper – Criticare (Jaipur 2014)
• Faculty Honors – POCUS Workshop (2024), STANMED CME (2025), ISRR Symposium (2024), Geriatric Oncology Society (2024), CRITICARE 2024 & 2025

Key Achievements

• Founded India’s first geriatric-focused ICU model (GERICARE Hospital, Chennai)
• Developed the Vinayaka AKI Prediction Score for ICU settings
• Mentored 800+ postgraduates and paramedical professionals via ACLS, BLS, POCUS programs
• Organized Gericriticon 2022 – India’s first Geriatric Critical Care Conference
• Directed national workshops on haemodynamic monitoring and mechanical ventilation
• Contributor to institutional and ISCCM clinical protocols and guidelines

Conferences Attended (International / National):

International:

• Best of Brussels – 5th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Pune (2017)
• Global Intensive Care Symposium, Bangalore (2022)

National:

• PACE (2013, 2015); EMCON (2014, 2016, 2022); SEMICON (2016, 2019); ISACON South (2017); APCC (2023); ENANC (2023); SRM TOXICON (2015, 2023); STANMED CME (2025); ISRR Symposium (2024); Geriatrics Conclave (2024); PARADIGM (AIG Hospitals 2025); PeptaQuest (2024); DKG CME (2014); MEDUCATE (2018); ANAES RISE (2025); National Faculty – CRITICARE 2024 (Kolkata) and CRITICARE 2025 (Cochin).