
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Currently engaged in comprehensive academic and clinical teaching activities in the field of Critical Care Medicine, with responsibilities spanning super-specialty, postgraduate, nursing, and allied health sciences education. Academic involvement includes teaching and bedside training for DM Critical Care Medicine registrars, MD General Medicine residents, and MD Anesthesiology postgraduates, focusing on evidence-based intensive care practices, advanced airway management, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, trauma care, and multidisciplinary ICU management. Active participation is also maintained in the training of Nurse Practitioner in Critical Care (NPCC) candidates and Respiratory Therapy students, contributing to the development of integrated and collaborative critical care practice. In addition, involvement as an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor supports structured trauma education and simulation-based emergency care training.
Academic responsibilities further extend to mentorship and research guidance for postgraduate and allied health sciences programs, including co-guidance of thesis and dissertation work for MSc, NPCC, and related academic courses. Contributions include fostering research-oriented learning, strengthening clinical reasoning, and promoting interdisciplinary approaches to intensive care education. Through continued engagement in teaching, simulation training, academic mentorship, and scholarly activities, the focus remains on advancing excellence in critical care education and professional development.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Critical Care | DM registrar 1st Year |
| DM registrar 2nd Year | |
| DM registrar 3rd Year | |
| Nurse Practitioner Critical care 1st year | |
| Nurse Practitioner Critical Care 2nd Year | |
| Junior Residents MD Anesthesiology | |
| Junior Residents MD General Medicine |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Shri M.P.Shah Govternment Medical College, Jamanagar | 2012 | |
| MD | Anesthesiology | Shri M.P.Shah Govternment Medical College, Jamanagar | 2016 |
| DNB | Anesthesiology | National Board of Examination, New Delhi | 2017 |
| IDCCM | Critical Crae | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi | 2019 |
| PGDMLS | Medico-legal Systems | Symbiosis International University, Pune | 2022 |
| PGDHHM | Hospital and healthcare Management | Symbiosis International University, Pune | 2022 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE Manipal, Karnataka | Associate Professor | 04/2025 to till date |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE Manipal, Karnataka | Assistant Professor | 08/2022 to 03/2025 |
| Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, MAHE Manipal, Karnataka | Senior Resident | 05/2019 to 07/2022 |
| Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala | IDCCM fellow | 01/2018 to 12/2018 |
| Charusat Hospital and Research Centre, Changa, Gujarat | Consultant Anaesthesiologist | 05/2017 to 12/2017 |
| Shri M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar | Junior Resident | 08/2013 to 08/2016 |