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Dr. Vatsal Kothari [MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK), EDIC (UK), DNB]
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+91-8860606766 | +91-9910655125About Dr. Vatsal Kothari [MBBS, MD, MRCP (UK), EDIC (UK), DNB]
Dr. Vatsal Kothari is Critical Care Specialist and Currently Working as Director, Critical Care Medicine and Consulting Physician in the Critical Care Medicine Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
He is having more than 30 years of experience in the field of Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine.
He has completed his MBBS from LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, MD (Internal Medicine) from Seth GSMC and KEMH, University of Mumbai, DNB (Internal Medicine) from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, MRCP from the UK, and the European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC) from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London.
Profile Highlights :
- Dr. Kothari stood first in the Mumbai University MD examination, earning the Dr Palekar Award, and secured first rank in the Medicine Competitive Examination at LTMMC, Sion. He completed a fellowship in internal medicine at University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, and advanced critical care training at Royal Brisbane Hospital and Gold Coast Hospital in Australia, as well as at Aintree in England.
- As Director of Critical Care at Kokilaben Hospital, he set up and heads a tertiary ICU with 120 adult and 64 paediatric beds, with a reported all-cause mortality of 6 percent. He manages critically ill medical and surgical patients, transplant recipients after kidney, heart and bone marrow transplantation, trauma and head injury patients, neurological and cardiac emergencies, septic shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and complex postoperative cases.
- His procedural skills include difficult airway management with video laryngoscopy and other devices, percutaneous and bedside tracheostomy in adults and children, bedside bronchoscopy, bedside 2D echocardiography, Swan-Ganz catheterisation, ECMO and IABP, continuous renal replacement therapy (CVVH, CVVHD), high-frequency ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide therapy. These organ support techniques allow failing organs to be supported while the underlying illness is treated.
- Dr. Kothari is a recognised teacher in critical care of the National Board of Examinations and the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine and trains about eight postgraduate students every year to become intensive care specialists. He has published in journals including Chest, the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases and the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, on topics such as tropical infections in the ICU, new-onset fever in the ICU, tetanus treatment and prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. He speaks English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati.
Areas of Expertise :
- Adult Intensive Care
- Neuro-critical Care
- Septic Shock and Multi-organ Failure
- Transplant and Organ Support Critical Care
- ECMO and Advanced Life Support
- Septic Shock
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS
- Head Injury and Trauma Care
- Post-transplant Critical Care
- Cardiac Emergencies
- Postoperative Intensive Care
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
List of Treatments
- Septic Shock
- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Acute Respiratory Failure and ARDS
- Neuro-critical Care
- Head Injury and Trauma Care
- Post-transplant Critical Care
- Cardiac Emergencies
- Postoperative Intensive Care
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
- Bedside Bronchoscopy
- ECMO
- Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Difficult Airway Management
- Tropical Infections in ICU
Work Experience
Currently Working as Director, Critical Care Medicine and Consulting Physician in the Critical Care Medicine Department at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
Past Experience :
- Fellow in Internal Medicine - University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK
- Advanced Critical Care Training - Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- Advanced Critical Care Training - Gold Coast Hospital, Gold Coast, Australia
Education & Training
- MBBS - LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai
- MD (Internal Medicine) - Seth GSMC and KEMH, University of Mumbai
- DNB (Internal Medicine) - Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
- MRCP - UK
- EDIC (European Diploma in Intensive Care) - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
Awards & Recognition
- Dr Palekar Award - first in Mumbai University MD examination
- First Rank - Medicine Competitive Exam, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion
- Recognised Teacher in Critical Care - National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
- Recognised Teacher in Critical Care - Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Publication: Oropharyngeal cleansing with 0.2% chlorhexidine for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia - Chest (2009)
- Publication: Tropical infections in the ICU - J Assoc Physicians India (2006)
Associated Hospitals
🏨 Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai
Location
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Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Dr. Vatsal Kothari practice?
Dr. Vatsal Kothari is Director of Critical Care Medicine and Consulting Physician at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Andheri West, Mumbai, India.
What does Dr. Vatsal Kothari specialise in?
He specialises in adult intensive care and neuro-critical care, including septic shock, multi-organ failure, transplant patients, trauma and advanced organ support such as ECMO.
How much experience does Dr. Vatsal Kothari have?
Dr. Vatsal Kothari has more than 30 years of experience and heads an ICU of 120 adult and 64 paediatric beds.
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