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Dr. Ajay Christopher

Associate Consultant

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MBBS – Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Hospital, Chennai. Sri Ramachandra University – 2007 – 2013
MEM – Christian Medical College, Vellore. Society for Emergency Medicine in India (SEMI) – 2018 – 2021
MRCEM Part A – Royal College Of Emergency Medicine – Jan 2021

Courses:

Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS) – American Academy of Pediatrics (Christian Medical College, Vellore) – 2021
Humedica training for medical teams in disaster response 16/03/2019 – 20/03/2019
Medical and Surgical Emergencies in the Emergency Department 13/09/2019 – 15/09/2019 Christian Medical College and Hospital Vellore.
Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association (TACT Institute Chennai) – 2018
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)– American Heart Association (TACT Institute Chennai) – 2018
Early Management of Trauma Course (EMTC) – Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, 2018
Ethiskills General Surgery by Ethicon – Johnson and Johnson – Chennai, 2015

Difficult Intubation, Video laryngoscopy
Supraglottic Airway Device placement
Landmark based and ultrasound guided central venous access (Subclavian, Internal Jugular, Femoral)
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Defibrillation
Synchronized Cardio version
Transcutaneous Pacing
Needle Thoracotomy
Chest Tube insertion
E-FAST
External Jugular Vein cannulation
Intra-osseous access
Nasogastric tube placement
Urinary catheterization
Thrombolysis in acute stroke/ acute coronary syndrome
Wound suturing
Administering procedural sedation
Lumbar Puncture

Right lung broncholith. Curr Med Issues 2019; 17:94-5. Hazra D, Christopher A, Abhilash KP.
Starry sky appearance. Curr Med Issues 2019; 17:45-6. Hazra D, Christopher A, Abhilash KP
A retrospective study on the use of blood products in the emergency department. Curr Med Issues 2020;18:125-9. Christopher A, Hazra D, Inian S, Jose JC, Philip AE, Thomas SS, Chandy GM, Mammen J.
Factors correlated with unavoidable 72-hrs emergency department return visits: A retrospective cohort study. Med J Dy Patil Vidyapeeth [Epub ahead of print] Christopher R A, Hazra D, Loganathan A, Nekkanti AC, Pal R, Prabhakar Abhilash.

• Consultant – Fortis Vadapalani : Jan 2023 – till date

• Consultant (City Tower Hospital, Anna Nagar chennai) : April 2022 – April 2023

• Tutor (Christian Medical College, Vellore): June 2021 – April 2022

• Post Graduate Registrar (Christian Medical College, Vellore): June 2018 – June 2021

• Junior resident: MIOT Hospital , Chennai Dept. of cardiology & cardiac ICU January 2015 to August 2015

• Medical Officer: Sri Ramachandra medical college & hospital, Chennai Dept. of Emergency Medicine, August 2013 to March 2014

• Internship: Sri Ramachandra medical college & hospital, Chennai July 2012- July 2013