Introduction

Dr Surabhi Awasthi has 23 Years of Multispectral Work Experience post MD in Critical Care Medicine and has managed more than fifty thousand critically ill patients in different specialialised centres across India.  

She is an expert in Management of Critical Multispeciality, Cancer and trauma (road traffic accidents, fall from height, hanging) patients including Management of Sepsis, ARDS, Post kidney and liver transplant patients and Pain management. She is an expert in managing patients with poisoning (including organophosphorus, Celphos, paracetamol among others).She has also managed more than 1000  patients with End of Life Care and Palliative care requirements with empathy.  

She has been a Distinguished speaker and Coordinator of Continued Medical Education conferences and Symposiums in India and abroad. She is an Accredited Teacher by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine for IDCC and for Advanced Fellowship Critical Care and DNB guide for Anaesthesia.  

She is adept in Teleconsultation of critically ill patients and home care management and in setting up Emergency Operational Protocols for Disasters. Expertise in procedures – Central line insertion ,arterial line insertions, Intercostal drain insertion ,pleural /ascitic tapping, Lumbar puncture ,emergency intravenous pacemaker insertion, FAST Scans, Bedside ultrasound guided procedures ,percutaneous tracheostomies, management of patients on ECMO (VV/AV) and their complications, Ventilator management of ARDS,prone positioning ,management of patients on CRRT ,Intra Arterial Balloon  Pulsation device for cardiac shock patients , management of patients in refractory shock. 

Qualifications

• MBBS, MD (Anaesthesia)
• Advanced Management Programme for Healthcare (Indian School of Business, Class of 2020)
• PGDHHM, PGDMLS
• Fellowship in ECMO
• Fellowship in Intensive Care Medicine
• MD (Anaesthesia) – Tata Memorial Hospital and Cancer Research Centre, Mumbai University (1999-2002)
• Fellowship in Intensive Care Medicine – Apollo Medvarsity, Hyderabad (2009-2010)
• Fellowship Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in association with AIMS, New Delhi (2019-20)
• Review Course in Critical Care Medicine – KEM Hospital Pune (2006)
• ACLS Provider – AHA (2007, 2010, 2021)
• Basic Critical Ultrasound Provider (USLS BL-1P) – Medanta Medcity, Gurgaon (2015)
• Accredited Teacher for IDCC and Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine post MBBS certification courses (2015)
• Accredited Teacher for Indo College of Critical Care Medicine – Australian Fellowship Critical Care Education Foundation (2015)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Medico Legal Systems – Symbiosis Healthcare Centre (2018-19)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Healthcare Management – Symbiosis Centre of Healthcare (2018-19)
• Advanced Management Programme for Healthcare – Indian School of Business, Class of 2020 (2019-20)

Experience

• Medical Officer – Fleur De Lis Medical Inspection Room Pathankot and Anandrishiji Hospital and Research Centre, Ahmednagar (Apr 2002 – Nov 2002).
• Consultant Anaesthesiologist – Evangeline Booth Hospital, Ahmednagar Emergency and Trauma Centre, Sriganganagar (Jan 2003 – Apr 2004).
• ICU Consultant Anaesthesiologist – Wockhardt Hospitals Mumbai (May 2004 – Jun 2005).
• SMO Critical care – Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical College Pune (Jun 2005 – Nov 2006).
• Consultant Intensivist – Fortis Escorts Hospital Mohali (Dec 2006 – Aug 2008).
• Consultant and Head Critical Care – Fortis Escorts Hospital Amritsar (Sep 2008 – Mar 2011).
• Senior Consultant Critical Care Medicine – Dharamshila Hospital, New Delhi (Apr 2011 – Nov 2015).
• HOD and Director Critical Care – Narayana Health/News Delhi (Nov 2015 – Mar 2022).
• Senior Manager Medical Operations – Moolchand Medcity, New Delhi (Oct 2020 – July 2021).

Publications

• Management of Cancer Patients in ICU – Indian Express Healthcare, March 2010.
• ANCON 2014 Chandigarh on Non-Convulsive Status in Renal Failure Patients.
• Atrial Fibrillation in Emergency Patients with Sepsis: Chapter in Textbook of Cardiology (2016 Edition).
• Cardiodiabetes-insulin Therapy and Cardiodiabetes in Critical Care Chapter in Textbook of Cardiology (2017 Edition).
• Advances and innovations in Heart Failure – Heart failure and sepsis Chapter in textbook (2018).
• Advances in Clinical Cardiovascular imaging, Echocardiography, and interventions.
• Biomarker BNP Imaging in heart failure – Chapter in textbook (2019).
• Advances in Statin Therapy and Beyond – CVD-Statins in Septis, Statins in Critical Care Cautious Optimism. Role of Statins in Coronavirus Disease – Chapters in textbook (2022).

Expertise

• Management of all Critical Multispeciality, Cancer, trauma Patients.
• Management of Trauma, Sepsis, ARDS, Post-Operative transplant, and Pain.
• Internal Audits of Critical Care Facilities for ICI, NABH, and ISO Certification.
• Hospital Administration/ Operations/Audits.
• Mortality/Morbidity reviews/Chairperson Renal Transplant Committee.
• Distinguished Speaker and Coordinator of Continued Medical Education Conferences and Symposium.
• Accredited Teacher by Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and for Indo Australian Fellowship Critical Care.
• Community outreach programs, workshops with schools, RWAs, Rotary Club, FICCI-ACLS, BLS, Cognitive impairment, laughter clubs.
• Setting up EICU and day-to-day management.
• Teleconsultation.
• Disaster management and setting up Emergency Operational Protocols.

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• European Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Maharashtra Medical Council
• Delhi Medical Council
• Indian Medical Association