Padma Prashanthini Vishnu Varadhan
Kancheepuram
Summary
Experienced Drug Safety Physician with over three years in pharmacovigilance and a decade in clinical practice. Holds certifications from the TN Medical Council of India and specialized training in vaccine pharmacovigilance from AstraZeneca. Proven track record in conducting drug safety assessments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and managing adverse event reporting. Strong communication and critical thinking skills enhance patient safety initiatives and operational efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drug Safety Physician
Caidya
Trivandrum
05.2024 - 01.2025
- Conducted medical evaluations and confirmed follow-up for regulatory assessment of Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSR) from diverse sources.
- Identified safety findings necessitating further evaluation, such as positive re-challenges of SUSARs.
- Served as medical resource for Pharmacovigilance Team regarding classification, disposition, coding, causality, and expectedness assessments.
- Provided timely medical input for case processing to meet regulatory and periodic reporting requirements.
- Facilitated communication with safety contacts at client sites to ensure alignment on safety matters.
- Reviewed aggregate safety data and adverse event reports, including relevant literature for product safety insights.
- Participated in signal management through documentation review for potential signal detection and evaluation.
- Organized and managed safety components of clinical trial projects and post-marketing surveillance activities.
Drug Safety Physician
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Chennai
11.2021 - 04.2024
- Executed departmental project activities in compliance with SOPs and regulatory requirements.
- Conducted medical reviews and assessments of events per project-specific procedures.
- Reviewed and contributed relevant safety information for signal detection and risk management.
- Served as primary pharmacovigilance contact for clients throughout project life cycles.
- Assessed safety issues from clinical trials and post-marketing settings, escalating to project managers.
- Advised clients on generating Company Core Data Sheets and Product Information documents.
- Guided staff on regulatory reporting protocols for adverse events.
- Collaborated with investigational sites and clients regarding safety concerns.
Senior Drug Safety Physician
IQVIA
Bangalore
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Perform medical review and clarification of post marketing-related Adverse Event (AEs) and post-marketing adverse drug reactions (ADRs) including narrative content, queries, coding, expectedness, seriousness, causality and company summary.
- Provide coding review of AEs, SAEs, SADRs, Past medical history, Concomitant medications or other medical data listings to verify and medically related clinical data.
- Serve as an internal consultant to pharmacovigilance case processing teams on projects being supported.
- Ensure service delivery from productivity, compliance and quality perspective within regulatory /contracted timelines. Lead and participate in the initiatives taken for the same from team delivery perspective.
- Provide therapeutic area/pharmacovigilance issue guidance in the context of leading/managing other safety team members in single case assessment.
- Lead, drive and participate in training activities, product transitions, audit preparation and knowledge exchange initiatives.
- Attend project meetings, medical safety team meetings, and represent safety and clinical data review findings during client meetings, as applicable.
- Act as Lead Safety Physician, or additional team support, and/or back up on assigned projects as applicable.
- Provide medical escalation support for medical information and EU Qualified Persons for Pharmacovigilance projects, as applicable.
- Maintain awareness of medical safety-regulatory industry developments.
- Provide support and participate in signal detection efforts, e.g. strategy meetings etc. as applicable.
Sonologist And Woman Health Care Consultant
Dr. Venkatesan Bone Joint Neuro & Trauma Centre
12.2018 - 04.2021
- Out patient’s department.
- Educated patients on procedure and help minimize anxiety when enhancing co-operation.
- Ensured safety & Wellbeing of the patient.
- Perform Targeted imaging for fetal anomalies.
- Performed Growth scan for fetus in Obstetric cases.
- Viability & NT Scans.
- Pelvic scans.
- General abdominal ultrasound and small parts Ultrasound.
- 2D echocardiogram.
Consultant Sonologist
Emm Ess Scans
07.2014 - 05.2015
- Educated patients on procedure and help minimize anxiety when enhancing co-operation.
- Ensured safety & Well-being of the patient.
- Perform Targeted imaging for fetal anomalies.
- Performed Growth scan for fetus in Obstetric cases.
- Viability & NT Scans.
- Pelvic scans.
- General abdominal USG and small parts USG.
Sonologist
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre
06.2013 - 06.2014
- Dating scan.
- Nuchal translucency.
- Anomaly scan.
- Growth Scan.
- Obstetrics Doppler.
- Follicular study.
- Gynecology scan.
DMO
CSI HOSPITALS
05.2010 - 01.2011
- Outpatients.
- Admission of Patients.
- Ward rounds.
- Admission of patients.
- Outpatient.
- Ward rounds.
Education
MD - PHARMACOLOGY
MEENAKSHI ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND REASEARCH UNIVERSITY(MAHER)
CHENNAI, IndiaMBBS -
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE
KARAIKAL, IndiaSkills
- Medical evaluation and pharmacovigilance
- Signal detection and reporting
- Literature review and analysis
- Position paper writing
- Project management
- Client communication skills
- MS Office proficiency
Certification
- TN Medical Council of India Registration Certificate (88872)
- Training in medical advisor and reviewer in vaccine pharmacovigilance from AstraZeneca.
- Research methodology (MAHER university)
- Fellowship in Obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound, (Sri Ramachandra medical Centre, Chennai)
- Fellowship in Ultrasound abdomen and 2D echocardiogram (Apollo Medvarsity)
- Entrepreneurship training from TN government.
- Diploma in Yoga & Bharatnatyam
Disclaimer
The above-given information is true to my knowledge and belief, 05/23/25, Padma Prashanthini V.
Personal Information
Total Experience: Three Years and six months of experience working in pharmacovigilance and 10 years of clinical experience.
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Drug Safety Physician
Caidya
05.2024 - 01.2025
Drug Safety Physician
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11.2021 - 04.2024
Senior Drug Safety Physician
IQVIA
05.2021 - 11.2021
Sonologist And Woman Health Care Consultant
Dr. Venkatesan Bone Joint Neuro & Trauma Centre
12.2018 - 04.2021
Consultant Sonologist
Emm Ess Scans
07.2014 - 05.2015
Sonologist
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre
06.2013 - 06.2014
DMO
CSI HOSPITALS
05.2010 - 01.2011
MD - PHARMACOLOGY
MEENAKSHI ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND REASEARCH UNIVERSITY(MAHER)
MBBS -
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, VINAYAKA MISSIONS MEDICAL COLLEGE
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