Dr. Kedar Toraskar

M.B.B.S., M.D. (Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis), D.E.T.R.D.,F.A.A.R.C., Dip. in Critical Care Medicine, E.D.I.C.
Consultant - Critical Care Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai

Bio

Experience

• P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Research Center: Clinical Assistant in Critical Care Medicine, 1997.
• Prince Aly Khan Hospital: Clinical Associate in Critical Care department in 1998,
• Senior Consultant in 2000 and Director of Critical Care unit since 2005.

• Life member of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Indian Chest Society & Indian Electocardiography Society.
• Prince Aly Khan Hospital: Clinical Associate in Critical Care department in 1998,
• Senior Consultant in 2000 and Director of Critical Care unit since 2005.

• Published an article on ASTHMA in Indian Journal of Clinical Practice - special issue on Allergy & Asthma, 1999.
• One of the principal investigators for the multinational and multi-centric study ENDORSE published in the LANCET in Feb, 2008.

Education

• 1994: M.B.B.S from Seth G.S.Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
• 1997: M.D. [Respiratory diseases and tuberculosis] from Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai.
• 1997: Diploma in Environmental, Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, College of Physicians & surgeons, Mumbai.
• 2002: FAARC [U.S.A].
• 2004: Diploma in Critical Care Medicine [Indian society of critical care medicine].
• 2009: EDIC [European diploma in critical care medicine].

Expertise

DrKedarToraskar comes with a vast experience in critical care and is considered as a significant member of Wockhardt Hospitals South Mumbai. His core competencies are:

• Non-invasive ventilation
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Infection control & sepsis

Awards & Honors

• Annual National Critical Care conferences held in 2001 & 2002 for non-invasive ventilation.
• ACCP conference held in Mumbai in 2000 for noninvasive ventilation.
• What's New in CPR in the international conference held in Mumbai in September, 2011 organized by the Indian Academy of Cardiology. He was also one of the speakers.
• ITLS TRAUMA workshop conducted as a part of the annual national anaesthesiology conference held in Mumbai in December, 2011.
• Life Supporters Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS), the AHA accredited organisation for CPR, Trauma, EMS training & 1298 Ambulance Service in Mumbai, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar & Kerala.
• Recognized teacher for the Postgraduate Diploma in Critical Medicine under the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine.
• Instructor for International Trauma Life Support Course [ITLS] held under the sponsorship of Trauma Life Support ALABAMA chapter, U.S.A
• Course coordinator & senior instructor for American Heart Association BLS & ACLS training program.
• Associate clinical coordinator for clinical research with KGN CLINICAL research, Mumbai.