Dr. Pranam Hathwar

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Mysore Medical College and Research Institute
• MD (Anaesthesiology) – Mysore Medical College and Research Institute
• FNB (Critical Care Medicine) – Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore

Areas of Expertise:

• Management of critically ill patients including multi-organ failure, trauma, sepsis, and neurosurgical cases
• Advanced life support techniques and mechanical ventilation
• Hemodynamic monitoring and optimization
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), renal replacement therapy, toxicology support
• Bedside ultrasound for diagnostics and procedural guidance
• ICU protocols, patient safety, and infection control measures

Clinical Interests:

• Sepsis and shock management
• Advanced ventilator strategies and sedation practices
• Percutaneous tracheostomy and ICU procedures
• Nutritional optimization in ICU patients
• ICU quality improvement and clinical audits
• Training and mentoring of critical care fellows and DNB students

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Critical Care, Sparsh Hospital, Rajarajeshwarinagar
• Junior Consultant – Critical Care, Sparsh Hospital, Yeshwanthpur
• Specialist – Critical Care, Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road

Research & Publications:

• Co-author – Timing of Renal Replacement Therapy, Critical Care Updates, 2021
• Poster Presentation – Amiodarone-induced Pulmonary Toxicity, CRITICARE 2017, Kochi
• Paper Presentation – Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury (TRALI), ISACON 2012, Indore

Clinical Audits:

• FASTHUG implementation for DVT prophylaxis and pressure sore prevention
• NUTRIC Score utilization for improving ICU nutrition practices
• De-escalation form usage to optimize restricted antibiotic usage

Workshops & Training:

• Difficult Airway Workshop – ISA South Zone Conference, Coimbatore
• Hemodynamic Monitoring – ISA National Conference, Indore
• Renal Replacement Therapy Workshop – CRITICARE 2017
• Flexible Fiberoptic Workshop – Difficult Airway Conference, Bangalore
• ECMO International Conference – Bangalore, 2024

Memberships:

• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• Indian Society of Anaesthesiology (ISA)

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Hindi, and Tulu