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Dr. V. Ramesh

Dr. V. Ramesh

MD, DNB, MNAMS, PDCC, FACP (Toronto), IDECMO (Paris), FECMO (ESOI)

Cardiac - Anaesthesiology , Main Center ,
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Dr. V. Ramesh is a highly accomplished Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist and ECMO Specialist with over 15 years of extensive clinical, academic, and international experience in advanced cardiac and critical care services.

He completed his MBBS from Stanley Medical College, followed by MD (Anaesthesiology) and fellowship training at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), an Institute of National Importance. During his tenure, he gained comprehensive exposure to complex surgical and critical care cases across multiple super-specialties.

To further refine his expertise, Dr. Ramesh pursued an Advanced Clinical Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto. He later completed his International Diploma in ECMO from La Pitie University Hospital, one of the world’s highest-volume ECMO centres.

Currently serving as the Lead Consultant – ECMO Services at KMCH, Dr. Ramesh heads advanced extra corporeal life-support programs for critically ill cardiac and respiratory patients. He is known for his precision in high-risk cardiac anaesthesia, ECMO initiation and management, difficult airway expertise, and perioperative critical care strategies.

He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in national and international journals and continues to contribute actively to academic training, research, and clinical innovation.

Core Specializations:

  • ECMO (Veno-Arterial & Veno-Venous) Initiation & Management
  • Procedural ECMO
  • ECMO Retrieval
  • E-CPR
  • Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia
  • High-Risk Cardiac & Major Oncological Surgery Anaesthesia
  • Critical Care & Advanced Ventilation Strategies
  • Difficult Airway Management
  • Intraoperative & ICU Echocardiography
  • Trauma & Emergency Anaesthesia

Education & Fellowships:

  • MBBS – Stanley Medical College
  • MD (Anaesthesiology) – Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
  • DNB (Anaesthesiology)
  • Fellowship – Cardiac Anaesthesiology (JIPMER)
  • Advanced Clinical Fellowship – Mount Sinai Hospital
  • International Diploma in ECMO – La Pitie University Hospital
  • ECMO Fellowship – ECMO Society of India
  • MNAMS – National Board, New Delhi

International Exposure:

  • Canada – Advanced Clinical Anaesthesia Fellowship
  • France – International ECMO Training
  • Extensive exposure to global ECMO protocols and high-volume cardiac centres

Clinical Expertise:

  • Endotracheal Intubation (including fiberoptic & difficult airway)
  • Central Venous Access (IJV, Subclavian, Femoral, PICC)
  • Cardiac Output Monitoring (PA Catheter, FloTrac)
  • Regional & Thoracic Nerve Blocks
  • Advanced ICU Ventilation Modes
  • Transesophageal & Transthoracic Echocardiography

Research & Publications

Dr. Ramesh has multiple publications in reputed journals including:

  • Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
  • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
  • Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Canadian Journal of Infection Control
  • IJECMO (International Journal of ECMO)

His research interests include:

  • ECMO-assisted interventions
  • Advanced cardiac monitoring
  • Anaesthetic strategies in high-risk cardiac conditions
  • Critical airway management

Professional Memberships:

  • Member – Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
  • MNAMS – National Board, New Delhi
  • ECMO Society of India

Academic & Administrative Contributions:

  • Organizing Committee Member – PONCON (Annual ISA Conference)
  • Organizing Chairman – Trauma Series CME, KMCH
  • Active mentor for postgraduate research & dissertations