Dr. Hitesh B. Patel
Consultant Critical Care Specialist at Phoenix Critical Care Hospital, Ahmedabad. Also visiting consultant at various hospitals in Ahmedabad & Gandhinagar.
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Professional Experience in Critical Care Medicine
Phoenix Institute of Critical Care (Present) – Consultant Critical Care Specialist
Also works as Consultant Intensivist at following hospitals – Anand Surgical Hospital (Memco Cross Road, Ahmedabad), Aashka Hosptal (Gandhinagar) and Sushrusha Hospital (Navrangpura, Ahmedabad). Visiting Consultant at hospitals in Ahmedabad like – UN Mehta Hospital, Sterling, Sal, HCG, CIMS and Shalby.
Intensivist (July 2014 – Present)
Gujarat Cancer Research Institute, Ahmedabad.
Consultant Intensivist: (April 2013 – April 2014)
Shalby Hospital and visiting to all major hospital in Ahmedabad.
Consultant Intensivist: (May 2012 – March 2013)
Free Lancer Ahmedabad attached with all major corporates.
Fellowship Trainee: (April 2010 – March 2012)
Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Clinical Assistant: (June 2009 – March 2010)
P.D. Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Areas of Expertise
- Sepsis
- Obstretic Critical Care
Degrees
M.B.B.S. | M.D. Internal Medicine
Hospital
Phoenix Emergency & Critical Care Hospital, Ahmedabad (Bhuyangdev), GJ, IND.
Membership
- ISCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine)
- ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine)
Key Expertise
- Resuscitation Protocol: Basic Life Support, Advance Life Support (Pulseless Electrical Activity, Asystole and Ventricular Tachycardia)
- Airway Management: Endotracheal Intubation (Oral and Nasal), Conventional and Percutaneous Tracheostomy, Cricothyroidectomy, Laryngeal Airway & Fiberoptic Intubation.
- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Management
- Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Management by All Modality of Ventilator Include Conventional, HFOV, IRV, PRONE, ECMO, APRV, etc.
- High risk pregnancy management including invitro fertility related complication
- Poisoning including snakebite, insect bite. Performing Hemoperfusion in selected cases.
- Management of high risk surgical patients. Perioperative antibiotic selection, IV fluid management, detection of peri or complication and management, post-op rehabilitation.
- Polytrauma management including brain, neck, chest, abdomen and limb.
- ICU related procedure - intubation, tracheostomy, intercostal drainage, central line, arterial line, hemodialysis catheter, IABP insertion, Swan-Ganz catheter, temporary pacemaker insertion & bronchoscopy.
- Ventilator: Initiation, maintain and weaning of both non-invative and invasive ventilator. Aware of all mode of ventilator including advance mode.
- Sedation, analgesia and muscle relaxant protocol
- Enteral and parentral nutrition protocol
- Hemodialysis: Knowledge of both conventional and continuous renal replacement therapy including complication associated with dialysis.
- ICU setup both home and hospital as per SCCM protocol.
- ICU radiology, 2d-Echo, USG chest and USG abdomen, Doppler of major blood vessels for central line insertion.
- ICU patho micro - interpretation of ABG, VBG, all pathology report & microbiology culture.
- ICU related policy like end of life care, infection control, antibiotic stewardship.
- Transport of critically ill patients - intra and inter hospital by road and air route.
Publications
Appropriateness and de-escalation of empiric antibiotic therapy in the intensive care unit.
Therapeutic hypothermia: A cool concept with hot results.
Paper Presentation & Conferences
- Poster Presentation at CRITICARE 2014, 20th Annual Conference Of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine on “Appropriateness and De-escalation of Empirical Antibiotic Therapy in The Intensive Care Unit ”
- Paper Presentation at 55th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist at Visakhapatnam on "Comparative Study of Total Intravenous Anesthesia [TIVA] with Balanced Anaesthesia Technique [Inhalation Agent] for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy".
- Paper Presentation at Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist on "A Comparative Study of Different doses of Clonidine with Bupivacaine in Spinal Anaesthesia in 45 cases for Lower limb surgery.”
- Attended CRITICARE 2014, 20th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine at Jaipur.
- Attended MECHANICAL VENTILATION ADVANCED COURSE organized by ISCCM-Chennai Branch.July-2013.
- Attended 7th Annual Refresher course organized by ISCCMChennai Branch. Dec.-2013.
- Attended Workshop on HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING organized by ISCCM- Chennai Branch. July-2013.
- Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) recognized by Society of Critical Care Medicine. (Dec.2011).
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course for doctors at AIIMS Trauma center (Nov.2011) According to standard established by ACS committee on trauma.
- Attended 9th Annual Conference of ISCCM- Delhi & NCR Chapter. Aug -2011.
- Attended workshop on Mechanical Ventilation DCCS- Aug.2011.
- Basic life support provider course & Advanced cardiac life support Provider course (BLS & ACLS) certified by American Heart Association (AHA). Aug.2011
- Attended 17th Annual Conference of ISCCM. NewDelhi.Feb-2011.
- NEURO-CRITICAL CARE course at New Delhi. Feb. 2011.
- Actively participated in the Basic Mechanical Ventilation Workshop on 31st August 2008 organized by Association of Physician of Ahmedabad at Ahmedabad.
Medical Education/Qualification
FNB (Fellowship of National Board of Examination of India)
March, 2010 (Critical Care Medicine) to March 2012
EDICM (European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine)
October 2011 European society of intensive care medicine, Europe Care Medicine Part – 1
IDCCM (Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine)
August 2011 Indian society of critical care medicine
FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support)
April, 2011 Certificate Course in Critical Care Medicine (Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA)
M.D. (Internal Medicine) :
March, 2009 Gujarat University, N.H.L. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
M.B.B.S.
October, 2003 Gujarat University, B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India