DR. SAYALI KULKARNI
PHYSICIAN
San Jose,California
Summary
A skilled physician with 7+ years of clinical practice and notable service in hospital administration and healthcare informatics. Experience in a variety of healthcare settings and age ranges. Adept in diagnosing and strategizing the best treatment plan bringing forth an empathetic and professional attitude in patient care. Special on-the-job training in diabetes and drug safety with a good understanding of ICH and GCP guidelines. Knowledge of database management and use of coding dictionaries (MedDRA and WHODD)and Argus database.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Telehealth Medical Consultant
Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, India
12.2021 - Current
- Dedicated 30 hours per week as on-call telehealth physician at local hospitals to supplement current staff.
- Interviewed all assigned patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions and suggested treatment options.
- Treated and monitored care of geriatric patients at local hospitals.
- Ordered and executed various tests, analyses and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition.
- Reviewed medical testing requests to determine validity of diagnostic testing requests.
- Reviewed patient allergies, problems, medications and immunization statuses.
- Participated as monitoring physician in clinical trials of medications and treatments.
- Educated patients and families on benefits of healthy diet and adequate exercise.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in savings and improved profit margins.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed for patient care.
Drug Safety Physician
Crest Publishing Solutions: Springer Nature
Pune, India
04.2018 - 11.2018
- Review, Evaluate and update Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR), Summary Bridging Reports (SBR), and Periodic Adverse Drug Experience Reports (PADER) submitted to partners, affiliates and Regulatory Affairs
- Perform pharmacovigilance (PV) data analysis, data compilation, validation, evaluation and written conclusions for aggregate safety documents consistent with global regulatory requirements
- Author and review safety sections of aggregate reports for any of following areas: Branded and Generic Pharmaceuticals, OTC products, Consumer Health Products
- Identify and evaluate new safety signals and trends by conducting systematic reviews of aggregate data with focus on spontaneous adverse event reports
- Perform reviews of Adverse Events / Serious Adverse Events and contributed to planning, preparation, writing and review of aggregate reports
- Support activities related to new drug applications and other regulatory filings
- Search and review adverse event data sets, literature, and other safety-relevant data for purpose of signal detection
- Experience with research protocols and regulatory or governing bodies, which include HIPAA and FDA regulations, Institutional Review Board requirements, and Good Clinical Practices
- Coordinated and authored safety-risk related documents including strategic safety-risk related documents needed for signal reports, Ad-Hocs, regulatory submissions (PBRERs) ensuring coordination and integration of information from cross functional team authors
- Extracted terms, ensuring accurate coding through MedDRA and WHO-DRUG dictionaries.
Hospital Administrator, Consultant Physician
Dnyaneshwari Healthcare Pvt Ltd
Pune, India
06.2012 - 11.2018
- Served as liaison among governing boards, medical staff and department managers
- Organized, controlled and coordinated services as per hospital board regulations and within HIPAA and MCI regulations
- Start with round in IPD & ICU along with resident doctors, senior consultant, staff nurse & monitoring the admitted patients
- Management of OPD patients and advising patient for investigation if required
- Referring serious patients to higher centers
- Referring patients to other consultants of other specialties if required
- Admission of OPD patients in ICU or IPD, if required
- Strictly adhering to the medical ethics & management rules & regulations
- Oversee development and implementation of programs and policies for patient services, quality assurance, public relations and department activities
- Assist with recruitment, consenting, screening and enrolment of personnel
- Practiced financial acumen in managing budgets
- Assuring sterilization of instruments in accordance with OSHA requirements
- Timely and accurate completion and documentation of patient visits
- Ensure compliance with respect to evaluation, reporting and surveillance of safety information
- Delivering health talks in corporate companies on various days like International Women’s Day, Cancer Awareness Day, World Health Day.
Assistant Manager- PHP
Indushealth Plus Pvt. Ltd
Pune, India
06.2017 - 03.2018
- Corporate medical report analysis, Corporate letter of health assurance issuance, HF medical report analyses
- Pre-sale: Suggestions of package / Test list to clients from various sources (MLM, Corporate, Walk-in, Incoming calls, Non voice etc.)
- Patient Pre - Counseling: (Telephonic or Onsite) To review each patient's physical chart, including medical history, doctor's notes and current medications
- Patient Post - Counseling: Telephonic or Onsite o review & analyze check-up reports & Guide & encourage the patient to corrective action, CT Cancellation, Dye reaction Consultation
- Senior Citizens Lifestyle Diseases Health Awareness Talks and Medical Camps
- To track / review medical treatment records updated in our system & provide the inputs for appropriate action (Approvals / Denials/ Query)
- Undertake visits / travel to hospital at other locations for interaction with doctors and specialist in view of any feedback related to medical advice and/or treatment
- Electronic Health Record: To undertake comparative analysis of medical records holistically (PHP, HF, Any other source of Rx)
Family Physician
Lopmudra Polyclinic
Pune, India
11.2014 - 06.2017
- Conduct examinations to ill patients and evaluate symptoms to determine their condition
- Prescribe and interpret lab tests to obtain more information for underlying infections or abnormalities
- Prescribe medications or drugs and provide comprehensive instructions for administration
- Collaborate with other physicians, physician assistants and nurses to form high performing medical team
- Examine and provide treatments to injuries and refer patients to other physicians when needed (ophthalmologists, orthopedists, neurologists etc.)
- Conducting daily medical OPD and attending to Emergencies
- Pre-employment medical certification, Preventive health check-up and Corporate health check-up
- Conduct health education and health awareness in various institutions
- Conduct HIV/AIDS awareness sessions in hospital employees and spread HIV/AIDS awareness amongst general population
- Free Medical camps for senior citizens
Medical Transcriptionist
Mapro Transoft
Pune, India
04.2005 - 02.2007
- Listen to recorded dictation of doctors or other healthcare professionals for medical insurance file transcripts
- Transcribe and interpret dictation into diagnostic test results, operative reports, referral letters, and other documents
- Review and edit drafts prepared by speech recognition software, making sure that transcription is correct, complete, and has consistent style
- Translate medical abbreviations and jargon into appropriate long form
- Identify inconsistencies, errors, and missing information within report that could compromise patient care
- Follow patient confidentiality guidelines and legal documentation requirements
- Enter medical reports into electronic health records systems
- Perform quality improvement audits
- Apprehend differences between American and British English to reduce literature errors.
Education
Fellow in Diabetes - Diabetology
Royal Liverpool Academy
United Kingdom 12.2017 - 12.2018
Diploma in Healthcare Informatics - Healthcare Informatics
Apollo Hospitals Educational And Research Foundation And Medvarsity Online Ltd
Pune, India 08.2017 - 02.2018
Post-graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration - Hospital Administration
Apollo Hospitals Educational And Research Foundation And Medvarsity Online
Pune, MH 06.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
Ahmednagar, MH 06.2007 - 02.2012
Bachelor of Arts - English, Psychology And Philosophy
University of Pune
Pune, India 05.2004 - 04.2007
Skills
Family Medicine
Diabetes Management
Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance
Administrative Skills
Telehealth experience
Proficiency in medical management systems
Medical transcription
Additional Information
- Authorized to work in United States of America
Work Availability
monday
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morning
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Timeline
Telehealth Medical Consultant
Encore Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
12.2021 - Current
Drug Safety Physician
Crest Publishing Solutions: Springer Nature
04.2018 - 11.2018
Fellow in Diabetes - Diabetology
Royal Liverpool Academy
12.2017 - 12.2018
Diploma in Healthcare Informatics - Healthcare Informatics
Apollo Hospitals Educational And Research Foundation And Medvarsity Online Ltd
08.2017 - 02.2018
Post-graduate Diploma in Hospital Administration - Hospital Administration
Apollo Hospitals Educational And Research Foundation And Medvarsity Online
06.2017 - 06.2018
Assistant Manager- PHP
Indushealth Plus Pvt. Ltd
06.2017 - 03.2018
Family Physician
Lopmudra Polyclinic
11.2014 - 06.2017
Hospital Administrator, Consultant Physician
Dnyaneshwari Healthcare Pvt Ltd
06.2012 - 11.2018
Bachelor of Medicine And Bachelor of Surgery - Medicine
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
06.2007 - 02.2012
Medical Transcriptionist
Mapro Transoft
04.2005 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Arts - English, Psychology And Philosophy
University of Pune
05.2004 - 04.2007