Amith Sreedharan
Toronto,ON
Summary
Hardworking,motivated and meticulous at work with a zeal for constant professional and personal development.All my trainings have involved working within a team based culture. Decisive and confident in my abilities but aware of the need to seek experienced help when necessary. I am a pleasant person who is easy to work with and will be an asset to any team. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Fellow
UHN-University Of Toronto
01.2023 - Current
- Worked at Toronto General Hospital - 24 bedded Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, which specializes in post transplant care (mainly lung and liver transplant), and respiratory and cardiac failure. The unit is an ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) referral center.
- Has ongoing clinical rotation at Toronto Western Hospital which has a 25-bed Medical-Surgical and Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit with a case mix of 55-60% general critical care patients and 40-45% neuroscience patients (acute ischemic stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and neuromuscular disease)
- Has Clinical rotation at Sinai Health System,world-renowned for its Obstetrical Medicine and High-Risk Pregnancy Departments. Mount Sinai ICU is a 16 bed closed Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit and also provides critical care services to the adjacent Princess Margaret Hospital.
- Adhered to standards in areas involving data collection, research protocols and regulatory reporting.
Head of the Department
Critical Care Medicine,Aster MIMS Kannur
Kannur, India
02.2019 - 12.2022
- I led the department of Critical care Medicine at ASTER MIMS Kannur,which is a tertiary care hospital in North Malabar,Kerala,India
- Conduct daily ICU rounds,perform ICU procedures and does family appraisal
- Cultivated talented team of departmental employees through outstanding mentoring, coaching and teaching skills.
- Organised academic activities in ICU and Hospital
- Critical Care Medicine teacher accredited by the National Board of Examinations (NBE),India
- Limited Pulmonology services of 2 OPDs per week.
- My special areas of interest is Cardio Respiratory Critical care,ECLS in particular and Infectious diseases
- Coordinated Home ICU (JCI accredited) services and Tele ICU services during COVID Pandemic and beyond.
Consultant and Head
MVR CANCER CENTRE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Kozhikode, India
08.2017 - 01.2019
- I worked as a consultant in Pulmonary/Critical care medicine at MVRCCRI which is a 300 bedded tertiary cancer care centre in North Kerala
- I was in charge of the Pulmonology Wing and took care of patients with respiratory comorbidities like Asthma,COPD and also was part of the Thoracic oncology team
- Had limited OPD services for Pulmonary Medicine and also attended inhouse Pulmonology Consultations
- Performed diagnostic Bronchoscopy,Pleuroscopy,Pulmonary Function tests including DLCO
- Organised Tobacco Cessation Clinic at the centre
- Attended to critically ill patients in the multidisciplinary ICU which comprises of 8 beds and 10 HDU beds
- I was in charge of the Critical care team for the last 6 months of the tenure.
- I trained registrars as well as nursing staff and conducted regular academic activities to improve the team performance in the critical care unit
- Implemented BLS/ACLS training of all healthcare personnel in the hospital.
Junior Consultant
ASTER MIMS, State Medical Council
CALICUT, KERALA
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Medical licence Registration No: 38205 Kerala, in the Critical care unit, Aster MIMS, Calicut
- My duties included conducting daily rounds,identify issues and plans for all the patients and counselling relatives along with the primary treating Physician.
- Perform ICU procedures
- I was also part of academic programs conducted by the department which included weekly journal presentations / Topic presentations and interesting case presentations
- We worked as a team and learned the effectiveness of team dynamics at this centre.
- Assisted in developing and implementing different workflows and communication processes.
Senior Registrar
ASTER
CALICUT, KERALA
10.2015 - 12.2016
- In Critical Care Medicine at Malabar Institute of medical science which has 86 ICU beds and makes it one of the largest ICU in India and runs academic programmes as well
- I had my duties in Multidisciplinary ICU (Level III),which deals with all modalities of critically ill patients.
Assistant Professor
Malabar Cancer Centre, State Medical Council
09.2013 - 10.2015
- Worked as an Assistant Professor in Respiratory Medicine and was in charge of the critical care unit (level II) at Malabar cancer centre, which is an autonomous institute under the Government of Kerala and is a research and training centre of international standard in treatment and prevention of cancer
- Our department looked after patients with respiratory ailments such as Carcinoma Lung,Metastatic lung cancer,COPD,Asthma,ILD
- Performed diagnostic procedures like Bronchoscopy,Pulmonary Function tests ,Thoracoscopy and other therapeutic procedures such as Thoracentesis, Intercostal tube drainage,Pleurodesis
- ICU with 5 beds and HDU(high dependency unit) with 10 beds were taken care of.
- Routinely performed central venous catheterization,endotracheal intubation,percutaneous tracheostomies and Bronchoscopy.
Junior Resident Doctor
SCB Medical, Medical Council
, India
06.2010 - 07.2013
- Resident in Pulmonary Medicine, Medical licence Registration No: 38205 Kerala State, months
- I have completed my post graduate training in Pulmonary medicine from SCB Medical college,Cuttack,affiliated to Utkal university and recognized by Medical council of India
- Management of various respiratory diseases like Asthma,COPD,Tuberculosis,Interstitial Lung disease,Lung Cancer and other rare diseases
- Served in critical care unit for 3 months during my postgraduate training.
- Attained First prize in national level post graduate quiz (Respiratory Medicine) at Mumbai in May 2013 after holding top position at institute and state level quiz
Casualty Medical Officer
SREYAS HOSPITAL, Kerala State Medical Council
Kadirur, India
04.2008 - 05.2010
- Had exposure to a busy Emergency medicine Unit and worked under supervision.
- Improved clinical quality by analyzing performance metrics, patient outcomes and delivery of care.
- Leveraged evidence-based expertise to interpret patient symptoms and test results and create individualized plans of care.
Medical Intern
Cooperative Medical College
Kochi, India
02.2007 - 03.2008
- Clinical rotations in Social and preventive medicine,General medicine,Surgery,Obstetrics and gynecology,Pediatrics,ENT,Ophthalmology,Anaesthesiology and Dermatology over a period of one year
- Initiated assessments and plan of care for patients in conjunction with medical fellow and attending physicians.
Education
FELLOWSHIP - ADULT CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON01.2024
EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (EDIC) - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
BRUSSELS,BELGIUM06.2018
DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD DNB - PULMONARY MEDICINE
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS (NBEMS) INDIA
NEW DELHI,INDIA06.2017
INDIAN DIPLOMA IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE IDCCM - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
INDIAN SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
MUMBAI,INIDA01.2017
M.D. - PULMONARY MEDICINE
SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE - UTKAL UNIVERSITY
ODISHA INDIA07.2013
MBBS - MEDICINE
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
KOCHI,INDIA03.2008
Skills
- Acute resuscitation and shock management
- Management of respiratory failure
- Impart best practices in ICU
- Post transplant care - Lung,Liver,Heart,Pancreas
- ECLS management
- Critical care echocardiography
- ICU procedures - Airway,Lines,ECLS Cannulation (Supervised),Percutaneous Tracheostomy,Bronchoscopy
Affiliations
- Medical council of India
- Travancore Cochin medical council
- Indian Medical Association – Life member
- American college of chest physicians (ACCP)
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
- European Society of Intensive care medicine (ESICM)
- Kannur Chest Society
Timeline
Clinical Fellow
UHN-University Of Toronto
01.2023 - Current
Head of the Department
Critical Care Medicine,Aster MIMS Kannur
02.2019 - 12.2022
Consultant and Head
MVR CANCER CENTRE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
08.2017 - 01.2019
Junior Consultant
ASTER MIMS, State Medical Council
01.2017 - 07.2017
Senior Registrar
ASTER
10.2015 - 12.2016
Assistant Professor
Malabar Cancer Centre, State Medical Council
09.2013 - 10.2015
Junior Resident Doctor
SCB Medical, Medical Council
06.2010 - 07.2013
Casualty Medical Officer
SREYAS HOSPITAL, Kerala State Medical Council
04.2008 - 05.2010
Medical Intern
Cooperative Medical College
02.2007 - 03.2008
FELLOWSHIP - ADULT CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
University of Toronto
EUROPEAN DIPLOMA IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (EDIC) - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD DNB - PULMONARY MEDICINE
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS (NBEMS) INDIA
INDIAN DIPLOMA IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE IDCCM - CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
INDIAN SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
M.D. - PULMONARY MEDICINE
SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE - UTKAL UNIVERSITY
MBBS - MEDICINE
COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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