Dr Gautham Rajan is an  Associate  Consultant in the departmet of critical care at Meitra Hospital.Dr.Gautham  holds a Doctorate of National Board (DrNB) in Critical Care Medicine, the European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC), and an MD in Anaesthesiology. He completed his MBBS from the University of Calicut.He has a strong track record of academic contributions and leadership within professional societies, including the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) and the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM).

Qualification

• MBBS- University of Calicut (Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, India)
• MD Anaesthesiology Homi Bhabha National Institute (Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India)
• European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC)- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
• DrNB Critical Care Medicine -National Board of Examinations (Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Mumbai)

Expertise/Interest area

• Sepsis and resuscitation
• Neuro-critical care
• Difficult airway management
• Advanced hemodynamic monitoring 5.Point of care ultrasound
• Extra-corporeal Life Support
• Healthcare Quality Improvement in the ICU

Research and Publications

• 2018. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Symposium, MD Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas. Blood transfusion in colorectal surgery: Predictive factors and effects on short-term outcome. (Poster presentation)
• 2017. Indian Journal of Anaesthesiology. Epidural analgesia information card averted permanent neurological sequelae. (PMID: 28794535)
• 2016. Education in Cancer and Acute Pain (ECAP) Conference, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai. Emergency Laminectomy in a Case of Spinal Epidural Abscess: Timely intervention can Prevent Paraplegia (Poster presentation).
• 2015. Q Wave, Vol II. Letterwave Books, ISBN: 9788192441085 (Co-author, Full Book).
• 2015. Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology. Epidemiology, pathological characteristics and estrogen and progesterone receptor status of operated cases of female breast cancer: A retrospective review of 266 cases from Kerala. (PMID: 27065660) 6.2015. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. Hormone-receptor expression and survival patterns in operated cases of female invasive ductal breast carcinoma in Kerala: A retrospective cohort study (PMID: 25899789)

Clinical Audits

• 2023. Time to Surgical or Endoscopic Intervention in Critically Ill Patients Who Need Emergency Procedures

Academic Achievements/ Awards

• 2020. Third prize in Critical Care Contest held by the website gotheextramile.com on the topic “The Obstetric Patient”.
• 2017. First prize in Difficult Airway Quiz conducted as part of the Difficult Airway Conference at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.
• 2016. First prize in poster session at the Education in Cancer and Acute Pain (ECAP) Conference at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai.

Experience

• Intensivist and Asst. Professor-Malabar Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, India.
• DrNB Trainee in Critical Care Medicine- Dept. of Critical Care Medicine, Breach Candy Hospital Trust, Mumbai, India.
• DrNB Trainee in Critical Care Medicine- Dept. of Critical Care, Global Hospital (Super-specialty and Transplant Centre), Mumbai, India.