Pratheek Choppala

Experienced healthcare professional with a strong work ethic and over 6 years of experience in fast-paced settings. Efficiently organizes charts, prepares patient rooms, and supports diagnostic processes through laboratory testing and medication administration. Maintains a positive and upbeat attitude, with excellent communication skills that foster effective patient interactions.

• Acute critical care course, Royal college of Physicians, United kingdom, 03/2020
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Course, American Heart Association, 09/2021

• Step 1 - 241 (Pass)
• Step 2 CK - 269
• OET - Occupational English Proficiency - Passed
• ECFMG - To be certified (Under Process)

• "The spectrum of post-operative recurrence of Crohn’s disease and its associated risk factors and surveillance protocols: a retrospective analysis of a large Indian cohort'', M.D Thesis Under Dr Vineet Ahuja, Professor of Gastroenterology, AIIMS Delhi
• "Assessment Of Adreno-Cortical Function And Its Clinical Implications In PLHIV Population" under Dr Naveet Wig, Professor of Medicine, AIIMS Delhi
• "Assessment of Sarcopenia And Metabolic Abnormalities In HIV Patients Stable On Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross Sectional Analysis of an Indian Cohort” under Dr Prayas Sethi, Associate professor of Internal Medicine, AIIMS Delhi
• Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project (CRHSP) affiliated with Community Medicine, AIIMS Delhi ∗ Undertook various responsibilities within the research team, including literature review, primary data collection from schools, ambulatory hemoglobin estimation, data entry, and supporting statistical analyses using STATA

• Study on the morbid histopathological changes in COVID-19 patients using minimally invasive tissue sampling Co-investigator, Research Article published in journal of medical virology, https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28384
• Surfactant Therapy's Impact on Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Resource-Limited Settings: A Focus on India, Choppala P, et al., J Pediatr Perinatol Child Health 2024 DOI:10.26502/jppch.74050174

The spectrum of post-operative recurrence of Crohn’s disease and its associated risk factors and surveillance protocols: a retrospective analysis of a large Indian cohort

• Peer reviewed article selected for oral poster presentation in 4th International Conference of Gastroenterology, Paris, France on Oct 16 to 18 2023
• ICGEC 2023: XVII - International Conference on Gastroenterology, Endoscopy and Colonoscopy in London, United Kingdom

Assessment Of Adreno-Cortical Function And Its Clinical Implications In PLHIV Population”

• 7th Annual National Conference of the society for promotion of education in endocrinology and diabetis (SPEEDCON), on 3-5th Feb 2024
• Presented at Aiimsonians of America (AoA) conference, Springfield illinois on Aug 8 -11, 2024

• Seminar on 'Oncologic emergencies', under Dr Atul Batra, Assistant Professor, Dept of Medical Oncology
• Clinical case review: Gastroenterology on Acute Pancreatitis, under Dr Saurabh kedia, Associate professor, Dept of Gastroenterology
• Quality Improvement projects, Implementation of VAP bundles and its impact, under Dr Naveet Wig, HOD Medicine
• Oral presentation in Emergency symposium, on 'Approach to Difficult airway and Peri-intubation catastrophe's' , under Dr Naveet Wig, HOD Medicine
• Journal club on Gastroenterology, with Main Article on WATERFALL: Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis by De-Madaria et al
• Clinico-pathological corelation (CPC), Clinical diagnosis presenter in cardiology CPC on Amylodosis, under Dr Rajiv Narang, Professor of Cardiology
• Clinico-pathological corelation (CPC), Pathology presenter in neurology CPC on Hypertrophic pachymeningitis: IgG4 disease, under Dr Roopa Rajan, Asst Professor, Dept of neurology
• Presented in a Medical oncology symposium, on 'Lung cancer advances and its management', under Dr Prabhat Singh Malik, Associate Professor, Dept of Medical Oncology
• Oral Seminar Presentation as a preceptor and mentor, on 'Renal Transplantation: Overview', under Dr. Sandeep Mahajan, Professor, Dept of Nephrology

• Junior Resident Representative, RDA AIIMS Delhi, Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
• Sports Gymkhana Secretary, AIIMS, Delhi, Feb 2016 - Mar 2017
• Head of Sports and Member of Organizing Committee, Pulse, South East Asian Intercollege festival, Sept 2016
• Captain of Basketball and volleyball, AIIMS New Delhi University for 6 consecutive years (2017-2023)
• Catalyst Organizer (a medical exhibition for school children) aimed at raising
  money for Orphans and underprivileged children, Feb 2015
• Student Guardian, AIIMS (Mentored and provided academic assistance to incoming medical students), Aug 2015

• 2023 - INQUISITO - South East Asian Inter university Internal Medicine Quiz - Medal winner
• 2020 - AIIMS Residency selection (2nd Categorical rank amongst more than 1,25,000 applicants)
• 2014 - AIIMS Under Graduate Selection (7th category rank amongst more than 2,50,000 applicants)
• 2014 - Scored 98.1 percent marks in Secondary School Examinations (99th Percentile)
• 2012 - Scored CGPA 10/10 in CBSE 10th Grade

• 2023 - Memento for best leadership (RDA AIIMS 2022-23)
• 2016-2020,2022,2023 - PULSE Intercollege Basketball Championship
• 2017,2018,2020,2022 - PULSE Intercollege Volleyball Championship
• 2018 - Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMSR), New Delhi Inter university Sports Festival - Basketball Championship
• 2019 - Runner up in Volleyball Category, Vardhaman mahavir medical college (VMMC), Delhi Inter-college Sports festival
• 2015 - Inter Semester Dance Choreography Winner - INFEST, New Delhi
• 2010 - Won Silver medal in Inter school National Debate competition (Montfort's Organization)

• Indraprastha Chikitsa Seva Yatra, National Medicos Organisation Delhi, 04/2022
• BLS and ACLS, Provider and Mentor
• Social awareness initiatives, RDA Executive coordinator - (Anemia free Campaign, Blood donation camps, Save the Poor)

Senior Resident (Non Academic), Internal medicine, AIIMS Delhi since August 2023