Profile
Dr Suneel Ramesh Desai is a Consultant in the department specialising in Intensive Care Medicine and Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. Academic interests include echocardiography and ultrasound in Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, as well as Medical Education, particularly simulation, e-learning, human factors, communication, and the prevention of medical error.
He lived in the UK and worked as a Consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham for 7 years prior to moving to Singapore in 2015.
He qualified with MBChB in 1996 from Sheffield University Medical School, and completed his postgraduate Anaesthetic training in the UK, with advanced training in Intensive Care Medicine, and a further fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. He obtained his MA in Medical Education at Keele University in 2010, and wrote his dissertation on simulation training in Anaesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM).
Education
- 1996 MBChB (University of Sheffield Medical School, UK)
- 2002 FRCA (Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK)
- 2005 EDIC (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine)
- 2006 CCT Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine, UK
- 2009 Accreditation in Transesophageal Echocardiograpy (European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging/Echocardiography (EACVI/EAE)
- 2010 MA in Medical Education (Keele University, UK)
- 2013 FFICM (Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, UK)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
Medical Registration
- GMC (UK): Specialist Registration in Anaesthetics & Intensive Care Medicine
- SMC (Singapore): Specialist Accreditation in Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), UK
- Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM), UK
- Singapore Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SSICM)
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Publications
Desai S, Manji M. Minimum Haemoglobin in Intensive Care (Review Article). Trauma 2004 July 1; 6(3) : 187-191
Suneel Ramesh Desai, Delong Zeng And Si Jack Chong. Airway Management in Inhalational Injury: A Case Series. Accepted for publication in Singapore Medical Journal April 2018.
Desai SR, Hwang NC. Advances in Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Mechanical Circulatory Support. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2018 : 32 (3) ; 1193-1213.
Lim WY, Desai SR, Mok MU, Mathews AM. Severe aortic stenosis in a parturient with twins: The challenges. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2018 Jan 1;8(1):43.
Desai N, Desai S, Beard D. Audit of low-dose ketamine infusion in ICU. Pain News (Newsletter of the British Pain Society) December 2014
Poster Presentation : Audit of Posterior Intercostal Paravertebral (PIP) Catheters in major cardiothoracic surgery. Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists (ACTA) 27th Autumn meeting, Brighton, UK, October 2010.
Desai S, Swanevelder J. Echocardiography in the ICU. British Society of Echocardiography Distance Learning Module. 07 May 2009.
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