About Us

Disclaimer: This is not the official website of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

It has been created solely to highlight the educational, academic, and training activities of the Institute of Critical Care Medicine (ICCM) at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi.

For more details on the services, equipment, procedures and treatments, patient retrieval using air and ground ambulances, emergency services, and audit, please visit the Institute of Critical Care Medicine page on our official hospital website here:
👉 https://sgrh.com/departments/institute-of-critical-care-medicine

Overview

Critical Care Medicine (CCM) is a medical specialty dedicated to the management of patients with life-threatening and often complex medical or surgical conditions in specialized Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
The CCM physician, or Intensivist, is trained to handle multi-organ dysfunction involving cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic, hepatic, renal, or gastrointestinal systems.

The Institute of Critical Care Medicine at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital is one of the largest and most advanced critical care setups in India’s private healthcare sector, with 80 dedicated ICU beds, including 12 in the Executive Block. The department provides round-the-clock critical care and resuscitation support to High Dependency Units (HDUs), ward patients, and the Emergency Department.

Each ICU bed is equipped with advanced monitoring systems, ventilators (including high-frequency oscillatory ventilators), nitric oxide delivery systems, CRRT and hemodialysis machines, ECMO and MARS systems, as well as bedside ultrasonography, echocardiography, and bronchoscopy.

Our Mission

To foster excellence in clinical care, education, and research in Critical Care Medicine through structured academic programs, innovative learning tools, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

This website serves as a resource for medical professionals, fellows, and students who wish to explore the Institute’s academic programs, training opportunities, and contributions to critical care advancement in India.

Meet Our Team

Dr. B. K. Rao

Advisor

Dr. Prakash Shastri

Chairperson

Dr. Vinod K. Singh

Co-Chairperson

Dr. Debashis Dhar

Vice-Chairperson

Dr. S. C. Sharma

Attending Consultant

Dr. Ashok Anand

Attending Consultant

Dr. Sanjeev Mittal

Attending Consultant

Dr. Ashutosh Taneja

Consultant

Dr. Niraj Tyagi

Attending Consultant

Dr. Saurabh Taneja

Consultant

Dr. Rahul Kumar

Associate Consultant

Dr. Prasoon Gupta

Associate Hony. Visiting Consultant

Dr. Asish Kr. Sahoo

Associate Consultant

Academic & Training Activities

The Institute conducts extensive educational programs for its own trainees and for residents rotating from other departments.
Training includes:

  • Lectures, symposiums, and journal clubs
  • Case discussions, mortality reviews, and audit meetings
  • Adverse event analysis and quality improvement reviews
  • Equipment handling and bedside teaching

Doctors in training receive hands-on instruction in:

  • Difficult airway management
  • Mechanical ventilation and weaning protocols
  • Noninvasive ventilatory support
  • Central venous and arterial cannulation

Procedures such as intubation and line placement are first taught on simulators and mannequins, ensuring safety and confidence before bedside practice.
The Institute also uses a computer-based simulator for arrhythmia recognition and management, with a consistent emphasis on the principle of “Do No Harm.”

Trainees are encouraged to develop strong diagnostic reasoning, interpret complex data, and understand the principles of noninvasive monitoring and hemodynamic support.

Structured Academic Programs

DrNB in Critical Care Medicine

The Institute offers a three-year DrNB program with eight seats annually.
Trainees undergo structured rotations across all ICUs and allied specialties including Pulmonology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Nephrology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Paediatrics.

The program emphasizes a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to patient care.

ISCCM Fellowship Programs

Under the aegis of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), the Institute conducts:

  • Indian Diploma in Critical Care (IDCC) – 4 seats biannually
  • Indian Fellowship in Critical Care (IFCC) – 4 seats annually

Both programs are designed to provide comprehensive exposure to critical care concepts and bedside application.
For details, visit: www.isccm.org

Fellowship in Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO)

The Institute also offers a Fellowship in Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) under the ECMO Society of India, reinforcing its leadership in advanced organ support technologies.

Neurocritical Care Fellowship

A one-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) under the Neurocritical Care Society of India (NCSI), designed to train physicians in managing acute neurological emergencies. The program focuses on specialised, protocol-driven care for patients with life-threatening neurological conditions. The Institute offers a one-year program with advanced Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Neurocritical Care facilities, equipped with ventilators, monitoring systems, and neurointerventional support.

Life Support Training (AHA-Certified)

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital’s Critical Care Department is an Independent International Training Center (ITC) of the American Heart Association (AHA) for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

To date, over 1,000 healthcare professionals have been trained in BLS and ACLS under certified instructors.
The department has successfully conducted 44 ACLS provider courses, both within the hospital and at external centers.

All AHA training is conducted on a cost-only basis, ensuring affordability and adherence to the highest international standards.

Critical Care Nursing Training

The Critical Care Nursing Program is a six-month modular course that includes:

  • Monthly contact sessions with lectures and hands-on workshops
  • Skill-station practice and simulator-based learning
  • Assignments and projects between modules
  • Final assessment with written and practical evaluation

Two merit awards are presented to the best-performing nurses at the end of each course cycle.
The program benefits nurses from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital as well as from external hospitals across Delhi and NCR.

Achievements

2023: Dr. Sanjeev Mittal – Selected as Chairman of New Delhi Committee ECMO India Foundation (ECMO SOCIETY OF INDIA) for the year 2023–2025

2022: Dr. Vinod K. Singh elected as Editor-in-Chief, IJECMO Journal

2022: Dr. Vinod K. Singh elected as Zonal Member ISCCM

2019: Dr. Vinod K. Singh elected as President, ECMO Society of India

2018: Dr. B.K. Rao, Chairman – National Accreditation Board for Hospital & Healthcare Providers (NABH)

2018: Dr Sanjeev Mittal, Training Centre Coordinator of International Training Center of American Heart Association

2018: Dr Sanjeev Mittal elected as Zonal head North ECMO society of India

2018: Dr Vinod Singh elected as Vice-President ECMO Society of India

2017: Dr. Sanjeev Mittal Elected as Zonal Head North ECMO Society ofIndia.

2017: Dr. Vinod Singh Elected as Joint Secretary, ECMO Society of India.

Dr. Saurabh Taneja has been elected as Executive Member, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (Delhi & NCR) for the year 2016-18.

Dr. Debashis Dhar has been elected as Chairman, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (Delhi & NCR) for the year 2016-18.

Annual Conference-cum-Workshop

2024

Obstetrical Emergencies and Critical Care Conference 2024 (OECC)

2023

Intensive Care Oncology 2023

2023

Symposium on Extracorporeal Therapies in Intensive Care Unit (ECT-i)

2023

Obstetrical Emergencies and Critical Care Conference (OECC)

2023

Acute Neuro Care (ANC) – Focused Approach on Neuro-Emergencies

2019

Ultradynamics: Bench to Bedside

2018

Ultradynamics: Advances in Critical Care

2017

Ultradynamics: Simplifying Critical Care

2016

Moving Towards Patient Centered Care

2015

Redefining ICU Basics: A Step Further

2014

Complex Issues: Right Steps

2013

ECMO: Present & Future

Major Publications & Presentations

Publications – Year 2024

Articles:

  1. Muthu V, Agarwal R, Rudramurthy SM, Thangaraju D, Shevkani MR, Patel AK, Shastri PS et al. Risk factors, mortality, and predictors of survival in COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis: a multicenter retrospective study from India. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Mar;30(3):368-374. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.006. Epub 2023 Dec 9. PMID: 38081413.

Publications - Year 2023

Articles:

  1. Muthu V, Patel A, Agarwal R, Rudramurthy SM, Shevkani M, Thangaraju,D, Shastri PS, Chakrabarti A. Multicenter Case–Control Study of COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis Outbreak, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;29(1):8-19
  2. Mehta Y, Paul R, Ansari AS, Banerjee T, Gunaydin S, Nassiri AA, Pappalardo F, Premužić V, Sathe P, Singh V, Vela ER. Extracorporeal blood purification strategies in sepsis and septic shock: An insight into recent advancements. World J Crit Care Med. 2023 March 9;12(2):71-88. DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v12.i2.71
  3. Shastri P (2023). Clinical presentation, ICU management and outcome in severe COVID-19 disease – A prospective observational study. Ann Antivir Antiretrovir 7(1): 010-016. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17352/aaa.000017
  4. Muthu V, Agarwal R, Rudramurthy SM, Thangaraju D, Shevkani MR, Patel AK, Shastri PS et al. Risk factors, mortality, and predictors of survival in COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis: a multicenter retrospective study from India. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2023.12.006. (pre-proof)
  5. Kansal A, Latour JM, See KC, Rai S, Cecconi M, Britto C, Conway Morris A, Dominic Savio R, Nadkarni VM, Rao BK, Mishra R. Interventions to promote cost-effectiveness in adult intensive care units: consensus statement and considerations for best practice from a multidisciplinary and multinational eDelphi study. Crit Care. 2023 Dec 11;27(1):487. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04766-2. PMID: 38082302; PMCID: PMC10712165.

Book Chapters:

  1. Sabharwal P, Taneja S. Management of heatstroke. Decision Making in Critical Care Medicine, first edition. Editors: AP Kulkarni, SJ Bhosale. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2023.p.181.
  2. Rao BK, Sabharwal P. Simulation-based training in ICU. Critical Care Update 2023, 5th edition. Editors: Dr. RC Mishra, Dr. SN Myatra, Dr. Deeapk Govil, Dr. S. Todi. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2023; 534.
  3. Chakraborty S, Taneja S. Basic Modes of Ventilation. Clinical Keys In Anaesthesiology And Critical Care (under publishing). Jaypee Publishers
  4. Chakraborty S, Taneja S. Management of a patient with severe hypothermia. Decision Making in Critical Care (under publishing). Jaypee Publishers.
  5. Singh VK, Kumar R. Mode selection: Basic modes criteria. Book: Bedside approach to ventilator management. Editors: Dr. Pradeep Bhattacharya, Dr. Rajesh Chandra Mishra, Dr. Jay Prakash. CBS Publishers & Distributors
  6. Singh VK, Kumar R. Transport of critically ill pregnant patients. ISCCM Manual of Obstetric Critical Care. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. Pg 268-271.

Case Report:

  1. Singh V, Taneja S, Mittal S, Sabharwal P, Rao BK. Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Elective Therapy Time to Rethink: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Indian J ECMO 2023;1(1):25-28
  2. Chakraborty S, Sahoo AK, Rao BK, Singh VK. A challenging case of refractory status epilepticus: ICU management. SGRH Newsletter Apr-Jun 2023. Pg 4.

Publications – Year 2022

Articles:

  1. Rao BK. Echocardiography in Intensive Care Unit: We Need a Certification Program. J Acute Care. 2022;xx(xx):1–2.
  2. Muthu V, Patel A, Agarwal R, Rudramurthy SM, Shevkani M, Thangaraju,D, Shastri PS, Chakrabarti A. Multicenter Case–Control Study of COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis Outbreak, India. Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;29(1):8-19

Book Chapters:

  1. Rao BK. Co-author of guidelines on Guidance on Diagnosis & Management of Carbapenem Resistant Gram-negative Infections by Division of Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), March 2022;1-24
  2. Rao BK, Tyagi N, Sahoo AK. B-type natriuretic peptide interpretation in intensive care unit. Critical Care Update 2022, 4th Edition. Editors – Dr. Deepak Govil, Dr. Rajesh Chandra Mishra, Dr. Dhruva Chaudhry, Dr. Subhash Todi. Jaypee 2022; 234-238.
  3. Sahoo AK, Shastri P. Career path in critical care in India. ISCCM Critical Care Update 2022, 4th Edition. Editors – Dr. Deepak Govil, Dr. Rajesh Chandra Mishra, Dr. Dhruva Chaudhry, Dr. Subhash Todi. Jaypee 2022; 489-491.
  4. Chakraborty S, Dhar D, Richhariya D. Assessment of Volume Status and Hemodynamic Monitoring. Text Book of Emergency Medicine including intensive care & Trauma, 2nd Edition. Editors – Dr. Devendra Richhariya, Dr. Bhawana Sharma. Jaypee 2022.
  5. Taneja S, Ray S. Hepatorenal Syndrome. Textbook of Critical Care. 2nd Edition. Editors – Dr. Yatin Mehta, Dr. Jeetendra Sharma, Dr. Chitra Mehta. Jaypee Publishers 2022.
  6. Shastri P, Taneja S. Intra-abdominal Sepsis and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome. Textbook of Critical Care, 2nd Edition. Editors – Dr. Yatin Mehta, Dr. Jeetendra Sharma, Dr. Chitra Mehta. Jaypee Publishers 2022.
  7. Kishen R, Taneja S. Fluid Therapy in Covid 19: Principles and Practice. Critical Care Update 2022, 4th Edition. Editors – Dr. Deepak Govil, Dr. Rajesh Chandra Mishra, Dr. Dhruva Chaudhry, Dr. Subhash Todi. Publishers: Jaypee Publishers 2022
  8. Gupta P, Rao BK. Trauma resuscitation. Comprehensive Manual of Resuscitation 2022.
  9. Gupta P, Chakroborty S. Severe Soft-tissue Infection. CRITICON 2022 BOOK, Critical Care Medicine: Bench to Bedside.

Case Reports:

  1. Kumar A, Sabharwal P, Gupta P, Singh VK, Rao BK. A Fatal Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis: A Diagnosis to Ponder in Pandemic. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022;26(4):518-520