Dr. Satadru Mahapatra

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

I joined MR Bangur Hospital under West Bengal Health Service (WBHS) in 2020 April.
I dedicately started my service and unexepectedly found myself in the midst of an incoming Pandemic which I was trusted with to tackle.
I joined the core Critical Care Unit team at MR Bangur for Covid 19 and started taking care of two Intensive Care Units in the beginning , later becoming a full time Medical Officer in one unit.
I sole handedly took care of Covid 19 patients donning PPE kit in negative pressure ICUs.
I did all necessary procedures like Central Line, Intubation, mechanical ventilation, administration of Bi-pap , HFNOs etc.
I continued my service with West Bengal Health Service and still do at this point serving as a Senior Medical Officer in Critical Care Department at this hospital.
Right now my duties include taking rounds, administrating care to Critically ill patients and monitoring them throughout.
Here at MR Bangur, it being a government set up ICU, we get wide variety of patients ranging from simple hypoxia or hypercapnia due to Obstructive or other lung pathology to patients with rare disorders like Alport's Syndrome.
Another speciality we also tackle here are toxic snake bites as well as various poisoning ranging from organophosphates to other toxic chemicals.
I have been serving this CCU tirelessly since 2020 till date and I have been lucky to have hosted three Critical Care Consolidation Seminars as well as a part of teaching advancements in critical care keeping myself updated with the latest updates of Critical Care.
Our C3 (Critical Care Consolidated) Chief host being me, I have always focused on giving the best and latest knowledge of Critical Care to our supporting hospitals under WBHS in the State as well as other Medical staff from our and other hospitals.
I also currently serve as a Clinical Tutor from time to time providing Basic Life Support courses and other important Critical Care topics to various new upcoming doctors and nursing staff as well as medical technicians from time to time.
I have solely thrombolysed over 50 patients with MI at ICU.
I continue to serve my Critical Care duties at MR Bangur with nearing 42-48 hours a week on current rota.

Some points worth mentioning of my work list are down below :

• Encouraged continuous learning amongst team members, fostering an environment of excellence.
• Improved patient care by implementing innovative treatment plans.
• Facilitated successful recovery through post-operative follow-ups.
• Increased patient satisfaction with empathetic communication skills.
• Provided expert advice, ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams, resulting in comprehensive patient care.
• Ensured compliance with ethical standards in all procedures undertaken.
• Managed emergencies efficiently with quick decision-making skills.
• Trained junior doctors for improved clinical competence.
• Stayed updated on the latest medical advancements for optimal patient care.
• Educated patients on disease prevention and overall wellness initiatives.
• Requested diagnostic tests to eliminate and identify specific conditions.
• Administered medication in line with treatment plans.
• Collaborated with patients and caregivers to educate on post-treatment care.
• Directed patient flow, allowing for reduced wait times and increased care delivery.
• Analysed diagnostic images and test results to properly diagnose conditions.
• Reviewed patient files and records to identify allergies, medical concerns, medications and immunisation statuses.
• Ordered and executed tests, analyses and diagnostic images to guide diagnostics and treatment of different conditions.
• Monitored patients' responses to treatments and adjusted treatment plans to counteract negative effects.
• Referred patients to medical specialists for consultant services based on individual needs.
• Devised and explained treatment plans to address wide-ranging and diverse patient conditions.
• Examined patients to assess function and identify markers of disease or injury.

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

I also served an attachment with RN Tagore Hospital, Kolkata in the Department of Neurology as a Medical Officer in the ward. My duties & responsibilities included taking rounds, prescribing treatment to patients admitted in Neurology ward and Neuro ICU as well as doing small procedures to serve them. I had a great experience during my tenure in Neurology and also attended patients in Emergency with Neurological condition like stroke, GB syndrome , TIA, Seizure disorder etc. I was lucky to work under one of the best Consultants of Neurology of the city of Kolkata and also supported them with all paper work of wards as well as assisting them with clinical diagnosis due to my already established clinical background & experience .
Particularly what interested me with my job is the learning part of it seeing various patients of Neurological illness and treating them as I am very keen in Neurology & Interventional Neurology as subjects.
I have also did night shifts in the wards and tacked emergencies now and then.
My experience as a safe doctor helped the Department a lot with the betterment of patients admitted there.

Some of the work list descriptions are down below :

• Educated patients on disease prevention and overall wellness initiatives.
• Explained diagnoses, prognoses and expected treatment interventions to alleviate patient stress and increase understanding.
• Monitored and recorded vital signs and patient progress, working with healthcare teams to facilitate proper interventions.
• Requested diagnostic tests to eliminate and identify specific conditions.
• Examined patients and worked to gather relevant diagnostic information to support treatments.
• Collaborated with patients and caregivers to educate on post-treatment care.
• Completed ward rounds to evaluate quality of care delivery.
• Conducted thorough patient assessments, collecting medical history to build patient profile.
• Administered medication in line with treatment plans.
• Analysed diagnostic images and test results to properly diagnose conditions.
• Assessed clinical care provisions to meet required safety standards.
• Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
• Supported continuum of care with strong clinical knowledge and meticulous patient follow-ups.
• Worked with orderlies and nursing team to facilitate patient transfers and ambulation assistance.
• Managed daily service operations through strategic care planning.

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

At Rabindra Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences I joined as a Critical Care Medical Officer at the ICU serving Intensive & Critical Care Units. I was under supervision of Senior Consultant of Critical Care there. Here my previously learned skills came of much use. I did my duties in ICU as did all procedures including Intubation, mechanical ventilation and Central line in number of hundreds. I also took holistic care of patients overall and managed different range of diseases in their critical most form ranging from simple hypoglycaemia to Traumatic Brain Injury.
I did hear a rota of 48 hours a week, occasionally being posted in High Dependency Unit.
In High Dependency Unit I had to monitor patients over 24 hours and look for signs of any deterioration, if at all. I did morning and evening rounds to my patients and most importantly did counselling of patients and their relatives regarding the patient's condition. I did adopt a unique style of counselling technique here to break bad news and explain pathology to them which was of much use to me in my later PLAB2 exam preparations. My experience in real life helped me a lot to get well prepared for my exams and have a better way of communications to the patients and relatives including the ethical part.
I also here used my ACLS BLS skills to save many lives and resuscitate them and become a well informed doctor. Being a safe & reliable doctor was my highest priority at my job.
Valuing patients life as my own was what I gained as an experience beginning here onwards.

Some key points are mentioned down below :

• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
• Consistently arrived at work on time and ready to start immediately.
• Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Administered infusion, medications and intubation.
• Conducted invasive and non-invasive procedures, managing central lines and catheters.
• Inserted catheters and IV lines with precision.
• Trained and mentored several junior nurses in blood sample collection and catheter care.
• Performed procedures and used equipment as delegated by a licensed professional, including taking blood, removing catheters and EKGs.
• Changed bandages, catheters and tracheostomies on regular basis.
• Monitored and maintained catheters, IVs and bandages.
• Inserted arterial lines with care and precision using excellent manual dexterity.
• Helped medical staff with dressing and securing IVs and arterial lines.
• Administered non-intravenous medications following treatment guidelines.
• Induced anaesthesia by inhalation or intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection.
• Prepared intravenous solutions, admixtures, respiratory drugs and other solutions using aseptic techniques.
• Administered oral and intravenous medications, following veterinary instructions to ensure correct dosage and intake duration.
• Administered scheduled medications and therapies intravenously, rectally, orally, subcutaneously and intramuscular injections while overseeing pain management plans.
• Delivered life-saving instructions, including CPR, maternity and airway management.
• Oversaw ventilator support, oxygen and aerosol therapy and airway maintenance.

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

I joined as a Junior resident at Vardhhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjang Hospital at Neurology Department. During my tenure there I performed all sorts of procedures, including blood tests, administering drugs like Intravenous Immunoglobulins, Lumbar puncture. I tacked cases by myself in a few days of experience like GB Syndrome, ALS, several other Motor Neuron Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Strokes, Spinal degeneration, etc. etc. Myasthenia graves were quite common as well as several Cranial Nerve palsies. During the tenure I also handled Out Patient Departments along with my seniors and sometimes small OPDs by myself only. We frequently prescribed dosage to Seizure disorder and Epilepsy cases for maintenance at the OPD. I
I also did night duties solely and tacked Emergency cases like Cardiac arrest there as well as quick referral of patients to Intensive Care Units who were at risk.
Assessing risks were a critical part of my experience over here at this department. I mastered the art of understanding here when it is right to make a call for critically ill patients to be shifted to the High Dependency Unit / Intensive Care Unit.
By doing so I was already good at saving lives at the right time and becoming a safer doctor day by day.
I also learnt procedures like intubation and Central line (CVP Catheter) there which were immensely helpful in becoming for me even a safer and responsible doctor in the future as well.

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

I served Fortis Healthcare as an Emergency Medical Officer with their Ambulance service. It is where I got trained in ACLS & BLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) & (Basic Life Support) with the American Heart Association conducting a course at the hospital itself. I trained to serve the purpose of taking care of critically ill patients and transporting them from remote areas safely to the hospital.
During this job tenure I have successfully transported many patients with zero error or casualty. In occasions I had to use techniques and instruments like Laryngeal Mask Airway & Ambubag ventilation. I had use of drugs such as sedatives and life saving drugs as well as antiarrythmics to stabilise my patient.
I was under constant supervision of senior team members who helped me initial phase to learn and interpret EKG well and use drugs accordingly, after which I learnt quick enough to be self competent and transport many patients by myself upto distance of 200 Kilometers safely.
I also served in Heart Command in Emergency tackling several emergency heart conditions such as Myocardial Infarction, different Arrhythmias as well as Cardiac arrests

Brief description of your duties & responsibilities

I did my internship at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital which is a prestigious institute & Medical College situated in New Delhi, capital of India. I got selected in the internship via interview process for this. Upon joining as an intern qualifying my Medical Council of India, Screening Test for Foreign Medical Graduates, I started my training on the 1st of March, 2014. Here I did my training in 13 different Departments to get oriented with different branch and specialities of Medicine.
I got rigorous training of blood sample collection, intravenous cannulation, drug administration as well as urinary catheterisation and naso-pharyngeal tube insertion. I did hundreds of these procedures. I also did hundreds of blood transfusion as well during this and India being a country with the highest population in the world, I was lucky to be able to serve countless number of people in this government hospital and become an expert at small handy procedures that all doctors have to be in their professional lives.
I also went to outstations to collect information and data on several diseases for the hospital during my community medicine posting and did awareness raising campaigns for the public as a part of my internship.
I also performed at minor OTs during my internship and obtained in hand experience in Surgery.