Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Muralidhar Kanchi
MD, FIACTA, FICA, MBA, FASE, PhD
Director (Academic), Senior Consultant & Professor
Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences
Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
kanchirulestheworld@gmail.com
muralidhar.kanchi.dr@narayanahealth.org

Patrons

Dr. C. N. Manjunath
MD, DM
Professor of Cardiology, Director
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
drcnmanjunath@gmail.com

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty
MS, FRCS
Chairman and Executive Director
Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
devishetty@narayanahealth.org

Dr. C. N. Manjunath
MD, DM
Professor of Cardiology, Director
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
director@jayadevacardiology.com

Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal
Chairman- Manipal Hospital,
Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
s.ballal@manipalhospitals.com

Advisory Board Members

Dr. Subhash K Todi
MBBS, MD, MRCP
Director, HOD-Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, India
drsubhashtodi@gmail.com

Dr. Shiva Iyer
MBBS, MD, DNB (general medicine), EDIC, FICCM
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India
suchetashiva@gmail.com

Dr. Nilesh Mahale
Consultant Intensivist and Simulation Instructor
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Harvard University, USA
nilesh.mahale0@gmail.com

Dr. Bala Bhaskar S.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India
sbalabhaskar@gmail.com

Dr. B. K. Rao
MBBS, MD
Senior Consultant (Anesthesia)
Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
drbkrao@gmail.com

Dr. Anirban Hom Choudhri
Director and Professor
Anesthesia and Critical Care
GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India
dranirban.gbph@nic.in

Dr. Subhash K Todi
MBBS, MD, MRCP
Director, HOD-Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
AMRI Hospitals, Kolkata, India

Dr. Shiva Iyer
MBBS, MD, DNB (general medicine), EDIC, FICCM
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India
shivkumar.iyer@bhartividyapeeth.edu

Dr. Nilesh Mahale
Consultant Intensivist and Simulation Instructor
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Harvard University, USA

Dr. Vijaya Patil
Professor and Head
Division of Clinical Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Vijayappatil@yahoo.com

Dr. Bala Bhaskar S.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka, India
balabhaskar@ka.gov.in

Dr. Raymond Dominic Savio
Lead Consultant
Critical Care Services, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre,
Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
drraymond_ds@appollohospitals.com

Dr. Susruta Bandyopadhyay
MD, Dip (Card)
Director, Critical Care,
AMRI Hospital, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India
subandyo@gmail.com

Dr. Jay Prakash
MBBS, MD, DNB, FCCS
Assistant Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, India
dr.jay_prakash@rediffmail.com

Editors

Dr. Ajith Kumar A.K.
Lead Consultant, Critical Care Medicine
Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ajithkumaraxk@hotmail.com

Dr. Pradeep Rangappa
DNB (Int. Med), FJFICM, EDIC, FCICM,
PGDipECHO, MBA (HCS), FICCM, PGDMLE (NLSUI)
Consultant, Intensive Care Physician
Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
prangap939@gmail.com

Associate Editors

Dr. Ratan Kumar Gupta
Senior Consultant, Critical Care Medicine
Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ratan.gupta.dr@narayanahealth.org

Dr. Shashidhar B. G.
MBBS, MD, FNB, EDIC
Senior Consultant, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
shashiagain@icloud.com

Dr. Pooja R. Murthy
MD, FNB, EDIC, PGDMLE (NLSIU)
Consultant
Critical Care Medicine
Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
poojamurthy2016@gmail.com

Dr. Vimal Bhardwaj
Consultant, Critical Care
Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
vimal.bhardwaj.dr@narayanahealth.org

Assistant Editor

Dr. Hemanth Kumar C.
Junior Consultant, Critical Care
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
hemanthkumarc3@gmail.com

Editorial Board Members (Intensive Care)

Dr. Anoop Kumar A.S.
MD, IDCCM, EDIC, Director, Critical Care Services,
North Kerala Cluster, Aster group, Kerala, India
dranoopas@gmail.com

Dr. Rahul Kashyap
MBBS, MBA
Medical Director
Research at WellSpan Health
kashyapmd@gmail.com

Dr. Deepak Vijayan
MD, EDIC, MBA
HOD
Division of Critical Care, KIMS Health, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
dr_deepak_v@yahoo.com

Dr. Anoop Kumar A.S.
Senior Consultant Intensive Care and Chief
Baby Memorial Hospital, Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Dr. Raghunath Aladakatti
HOD
Critical Care Medicine
Gopal Gowda Group of Hospitals, Mysore, Karnataka, India
drraghunath.ha@gmail.com

Dr. Sivakumar M.N.
DNB, IDCCM, EDIC, FICCM
Head
Institute of Critical Care Medicine Royal Care
Super Speciality Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
drsivaicu74@gmail.com

Dr. Rahul Kashyap
MBBS, MBA
Medical Director
Research at WellSpan Health

Dr. Justin Aryabhat Gopaldas
Senior Consultant
Department of Critical Care Medicine
Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Justin.a.gopaldas@gmail.com

Dr. Deepak Vijayan
MD, EDIC, MBA
HOD
Division of Critical Care, Kims Health, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Editorial Board Members (Pulmonology)

Dr. Murali Mohan
Senior Consultant Pulmonologist and Physician
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center
Narayana Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
muralimohan.bv.dr@narayanahealth.org

Dr. Ravindra Mehta
Chief of Critical Care, Consultant Pulmonologist/ Sleep Medicine Specialist
Apollo Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ravihetal@gmail.com

Dr. B.L. Shashi Bhushan
Professor and Head Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Shashibhushanbl@yahoo.com

Dr. Murali Mohan
Senior Consultant Pulmonologist and Physician
Mazumdar Shaw Medical Center
Narayana Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dr. Ravindra Mehta
Chief of Critical Care, Consultant Pulmonologist/ Sleep Medicine Specialist
Apollo Hospitals, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dr. B.L. Shashi Bhushan
Professor and Head Department of Pulmonary Medicine
Bangalore Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Editorial Board Members (Emergency Medicine)

Dr. Srinath Kumar T. S.
Group head
Department of Emergency Medicine
Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
sriuturekha@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Aruna C. Ramesh
MD, DNB, PGDHHM, PhD
Professor and HOD and Ramaiah ATLS Site Director, AHA ITC Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
RMC & Hospitals, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
arunacr2@gmail.com

Dr. Om Prakash Sanjeev
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
opsanjeev@gmail.com

Editorial Board Members (Internal Medicine)

Dr. Ravi K.
Professor and HOD
Department of General Medicine,
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ravikdoc@gmail.com

Dr. V. Channaraya
MBBS, MD, DNB, FICC, FICP
Senior Consulting Physician
Sagar Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
vcraya@yahoo.com

Dr. Shivaraj Nallur Somanna
Associate Professor
Department of Community Medicine
Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
shivarajns@gmail.com

Editorial Board Member (Toxicology)

Dr. Yash Javeri
IDCCM, FICCM
Head
Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesia & Emergency
Regency Super Speciality Hospital
dryashjaveri@yahoo.com

Editorial Board Members (Pediatrics)

Dr. Jagadish Chinnappa
MBBS, MD
Paediatrician
Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
jagchin@gmail.com

Dr. Yudhyavir Singh
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology,
Critical Care and Pain Medicine, AIIMS
yudhyavir@gmail.com

Editorial Board Member (ID & Microbiology)

Dr. Ranjeeta Adhikary
Consultant Microbiogist and Infection Control Officer
Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
adhikary.ranjeeta@gmail.com

Editorial Board Members (Anesthesia)

Dr. Simant Kumar Jha
Senior Consultant
Critical Care Medicine
Pushpawati Singhania Research Institute, New Delhi, India
simantjha@psri.net

Dr. Abhishek Singh
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, AIIMS
bikunrs77@gmail.com

International Editorial-Board Members

Dr. Krishnaswamy Sundararajan
MBBS, MD, MPH, MHA, EDIC, M. Phil, FRACMA, FCICM
Director, ICU
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Discipline of Acute Care Medicine and Critical Care Services,
University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia
krishnaswamy.sundararajan@adelaide.edu.au

Dr. Shelia Cole Pai
MD, FASE, FASA
Director of Grand Round Education,
Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine,
Divisions of Cardiac Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, USA
spaicole@stanford.edu

Dr. Belani Kumar
MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, SAMBA-F
Professor of Anesthesiology, Division Head, Pediatrics Anesthesiology-in-Chief
(M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital)
Adjunct Professor in Medicine & Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences;
kumarbelani@gmail.com

Dr. Prashant Nasa
MD, FNB, EDICM, FICCM, FCCP, SCE-Acute Medicine, CIC Head Critical Care Medicine
Chairman Prevention and Control of Infection
NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
prashant.nasa@nmc.ae

Dr. Carlos Sanchez
Head of Critical Care Services
King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
dr.carlossanchez@hotmail.com

Dr. Mohammad Azizur Rahman
Professor of Respiratory Medicine & General Medicine,
under Faculty of Medicine
Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
mohammadrahmandr@gmail.com

Editorial Board Member (Epidemiology)

Dr. Giridhar Babu
Professor, Head
Lifecourse Epidemiology, Indian Institute of Public Health, PHFI