Bio
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
- Postgraduate ( M D ) in Anaesthesiology (AIIMS, New Delhi), D N B Anaesthesiology (NBE)
- 10 years of post- MD experience (2 years at AIIMS and 8 years at SRIHER, Chennai)
- Fellowship in Simulation ( Hull Institute of Learning and Simulation, UK)
- Involved in leading and managing a team in emergency surgeries
- Ex-Member of the quality assurance division, operating room committee, QIPST
- Current member of the Department of Medical Education, Skills and Simulation Committee, and the CPR Committee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 – 2012: M D in anaesthesiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS) , New Delhi
July 2012 – June 2014: Senior Resident in Anaesthesiology at AIIMS, New Delhi
July 2014 -Sep 2016: Senior Resident in Anesthesiology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai
October 2016 to December 2022: Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai
December 2022 to present: Associate Professor in Anesthesiology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai
May 2019 -July 2019 : Overseas Fellowship at Hull Institute of Learning and Simulation ( HUTH, NHS Trust) – Mentor : Dr Makani Purva
TEACHING
- Simulation-based teaching for quality improvement, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at AIIMS, New Delhi ,and SRMC, Chennai
PUBLICATIONS
- Perception of Learning Environment Among Anaesthesiology Residents During the Pandemic in a Tertiary Hospital in India: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation. Vol 50: Suppl 1: s50-s56. https://doi.org/10.5152/TJAR.2022.21373
- 130 Impact of Low-Dose High-Frequency in situ Simulation on Inpatient Diabetes Management: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 1:A82–3.
- E J SK, Ramachandran J, Ganesan G, Ramasamy AM. Truncal Cutaneous Temperature Changes and Anthropometry in Spinal Anaesthesia – An Observational Study. Journal of Anesthesia. 2022;30(1):48–54.
- Purva M, Ravichandran L, Thyagarajan M, Kumar EJ S, Ramakrishnan R. PG125 Training the trainers- novel simulation training program for interprofessional faculties. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. 2020;6(Suppl 1):A100–A100.
- Purva M, Ravichandran L, Thyagarajan M, Arjunan P, Ej SK. PG51 ABC of debriefing – a fast track workshop feasible? BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn [Internet]. 2020 Nov 1 [cited 2020 Nov 12];6(Suppl 1). Available from: https://stel.bmj.com/content/6/Suppl_1/A58.1
- Purva M, Ravichandran L, Thyagarajan M, Ej SK. PG25 Large group interprofessional education on simulation. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn [Internet]. 2020 Nov 1 [cited 2020 Nov 12];6(Suppl 1). Available from: https://stel.bmj.com/content/6/Suppl_1/A43.2
- Sree Kumar EJ, Purva M, Chander M S, Parameswari A. Impact of repeated simulation on learning curve characteristics of residents exposed to rare life threatening situations. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning. 2019;
- Kumar S, Purva M, Wright D. O26 Impact of a multiple, short duration in-situ simulation on inpatient diabetes management – a pilot study. Oral Presentations. 2019 Nov;A14.1-A14.
- EJ SK, Purva M. P77 Effect of multiple simulation sessions on retention of knowledge among resident anaesthesiologists in managing failed obstetric intubation. Poster Presentations. 2019 Nov;A94.1-A94.
- EJ SK, Purva M. P47 Pre and post simulation perceived anxiety and heart rate change in residents during management of a failed airway in obstetrics. Poster Presentations. 2019 Nov;A80.1-A80.
- EJ SK, Purva M. P43 Long term follow up of self-reported confidence levels during a simulation over 12 months. Poster Presentations. 2019 Nov;A78.1-A78.
- Datta P, Aravindan A, Sreekumar J, Singh A, Roy S. Simple predictor of minute ventilation: Holliday-Segar revisited. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches. 2018;12(1):24.
- Selvaraj V, Raja R, Jayanandan S, Venkatesh S. Anesthetic experience of two consecutive caesarean sections in a parturient with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries and complete heart block: A case report. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2016;6(1):16.
- Ramachandran R, Singh P, Parakh N, Jayanandan S, Rewari V. Intraoperative interfascicular ventricular tachycardia: A rare occurrence. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2014;58(1):76.
- Chhabra A, Sreekumar E, Anand R, Baidya D, Bhoi D. Anaesthesia management of caesarean section in a patient with severe factor XI deficiency. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2013;3(1):37.
- Singh PM, Kaur M, Kumar S, Rewari V. Altered anesthetic requirements and carbon dioxide setpoint in chronic airway obstruction. Journal of Anesthesia. 2012 Oct;26(5):796–7.
CHAPTER IN BOOKS
- Evaluation and Management of Obstructive sleep Apnea during Perioperative period : Perioperative Critical Care 2020 (Atul Kulkarni)
- Physiology of sleep: Applied physiology for the Anesthetist and intensivist (Atul Kulkarni)
