MANGALA SASIDHARAN LALITHAMANI

• Manage inpatient and ICU cardiac cases, including monitoring acute conditions, handling emergencies, and ensuring proper documentation.
• Respond promptly to emergency calls for cardiac events, initiating thrombolysis or activating the cath lab as needed.
• Perform and assist in diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures such as ECGs, Echo's, angiographies, and pacemaker insertions.
• Conduct outpatient evaluations, interpret investigations, adjust treatment plans, and counsel patients effectively.
• Contribute to academic activities, supervise junior staff, and support quality improvement through audits and coordinated care efforts

• Efficiently handle common emergencies like Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cerebrovascular Accident, Anaphylaxis, Trauma, and Cardiac Arrest, while performing Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for patients experiencing cardiac arrest.
• Triage patients requiring immediate attention and identify red flag signs for early referral to tertiary care, ensuring timely and appropriate medical intervention.
• Communicate effectively with patients and their carers about their condition, addressing their concerns and providing education on disease prevention and overall wellness initiatives.
• Lead a team of healthcare professionals, including nurses, ECG technicians, nursing assistants, and lab technicians, to ensure smooth system operation and comprehensive patient care.
• Monitor and record vital signs and patient progress, working around the clock to manage emergencies promptly and efficiently, while maintaining collaboration with healthcare teams to facilitate proper interventions.

• Conducted outpatient services at my health center, seeing approximately 150 patients daily, and managed emergency patients as a Casualty Medical Officer at a District Hospital for one and a half years12.
• Stabilized and referred patients requiring emergency care, performed common procedures like wound suturing, urinary catheterization, and Ryles tube insertion, and collected throat and nasal swabs for COVID-19 RT PCR testing.
• Screened patients for nicotine and alcohol addiction and other psychiatric disorders, ensuring appropriate psychiatric referrals, and managed a Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) clinic addressing blood sugar, and hypertension.
• Initiated ophthalmology camps to detect retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataract changes, conducted outreach immunization sessions, and supervised vaccinations in remote areas according to India's national guidelines.
• Educated school children and the general public on health topics, updated my knowledge through training programs on emerging health challenges, and monitored patients' responses to treatments, adjusting plans to counteract negative effects

• Managed a general outpatient department from 9 am to 2 pm with a team of doctors, seeing about 100 patients daily.
• Screened patients for non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, initiating early treatment for asymptomatic cases.
• Identified and referred patients with nicotine and alcohol addiction and depression to Psychiatry OPD monthly, while managing a routine Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) clinic according to NICE guidelines.
• Conducted outreach immunization sessions and supervised vaccinations in remote areas, working with a team of healthcare workers to follow India's national guidelines.
• Educated school children and the general public on health topics, and regularly updated my knowledge through training programs on emerging health challenges like the Nipah virus.

Postgraduate Program in Family Medicine

Completed 3-year training with multidisciplinary rotations across Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OBGYN, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, ENT, Ophthalmology, and General Practice Clinics.

• Conducted daily rounds, clinical assessments, emergency care, case presentations, and discharge planning.
• Coordinated patient management with cross-functional teams and ensured timely diagnostics and follow-ups.
• Managed NCDs and acute conditions in primary care settings; performed minor procedures including wound care and suturing.
• Actively participated in academic discussions and departmental teaching sessions.
• Completed research thesis: “Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever Patients (2007–2015)”, approved by the institutional ethics committee.

Following my MBBS graduation in September 2011, I successfully completed a one-year compulsory rotatory internship (house surgency) at Government Medical College, Kozhikode.

During this comprehensive training, I gained hands-on clinical experience across multiple specialties, including:

• General/Internal Medicine – 1.5 months
• General Surgery – 2 months
• Obstetrics & Gynecology – 2 months
• Community Medicine – 2 months
• Pediatrics – 1 month
• Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Casualty, Ophthalmology, and ENT – 15 days each

Key Responsibilities and Clinical Exposure:

• General/Internal Medicine: Managed referred inpatient cases, performed procedures such as ascitic taps and Foley’s catheterization, interpreted ECGs and chest X-rays, and handled emergency cases like acute pulmonary edema, myocardial infarction, and cerebrovascular accidents.
• General Surgery: Provided wound care, conducted initial trauma assessments, offered preoperative counseling, and assisted in a range of surgeries including mastectomies, hernia repairs, and appendectomies.
• Pediatrics: Evaluated developmental delays, managed acute malnutrition, and coordinated pediatric admissions under senior supervision.

Impact and Learnings:

This internship laid a strong foundation in clinical medicine and reinforced essential skills in multidisciplinary collaboration, patient care, emergency response, and medical documentation. It played a pivotal role in shaping my professional identity and instilled in me the confidence and competence required of a practicing physician.