DR. PARSHOTAM LAL GAUTAM
Professor & Head
Critical Care Medicine
MBBS, MD (Anaesthesia), DNB (Anaesthesia)
PMC-24956
About Doctor
Prof. Parshotam Lal Gautam has vast experience in Critical Care Medicine and is known for handling complex cases of polytrauma, poisoning, liver failure, infections etc. He started his career in 1989 as postgraduate student in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care from GMC, Patiala. He joined Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana in 1994 after having training in Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care from AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER, Chandīgarh. He had additional top up trainings and experiences in the feild from various premier institutes of the world including Uppsala University, Sweden; MAYO Clinic , Rochester, US; and Western University of Ontario, Canada where he did one year clinical fellowship in Liver transplant Anaesthesia. He played a pivtol role in starting liver trasnplant programme in this zone. He established the Department of Critical Care Medicine and is one of the pioneer in starting DM programme in Critical Care Medicine in Northern Region of countary. He has more than 100 publications and two books (Beyond Clinical Skills, 2017 and Crisis Resource Management and Safety, 2025) to his credit. He is an active member of critical care fraternity at the national level.
Specialization and Expertise
Certifications
Academic Qualifications:
- MBBS (1982-1987)
- MD Anaesthesiology, 1991)
- DNB (Anaesthesiology 1997)
- Fellowship in liver Transplant Anesthesia (University of Western Ontario, Canada 2012)
- FICCM (Indian College of Critical Care Medicine)
- Life Memberships of Anaesthesia associations and societies
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) 07/ G0255
- International Trauma Anaesthesia And Critical Care Society (Indian Chapter)
- Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Anaesthesiologists (IACTA) CLG250
- Indian Society of Anaesthesiologist (ISA) GO 572
- Research Society of Anaesthesology & Clinical Pharmacology (RSACP) LG508
- Indian Society of study for pain (ISSP)
- Indian Medical Association
- Indian College of Anesthesiologists (ICA) 0208
Publications
- Paul G, Gautam PL, Sharma S, Sravani MV, Krishna MR. Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID Era: Time to Adapt and Improvise. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 Jun;25(6):642-647. Doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23847.
- Mahajan RK, Gupta S, Singh G, Mahajan R, Gautam PL. Continuous Family Access to the Intensive Care Unit: A Mixed Method Exploratory Study. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2021 May;25(5):540-550. doi: 10.5005/jp- journals-10071-23805.
- Gautam PL, Sharma S, Mahajan RK, Jain S, Gupta P. Traumatic Aortic Injuries–EMERGING THREAT IN INDIA: Traumatic Combined Double Aortic Transaction presenting as Respiratory Discomfort. Journal of Asian Medical Students Association. 2021 Sep 4;9(1). Doi: 10.52629/jamsa.v9i1.273.
- Krishna MR, Gautam PL, Sharma S, Sidhu UPS. A Rare Trio of Takayasu Artertitis with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis and Myocarditis. Journal of MAR Pulmonology. 2021; 4(2).
- Radhakrishnan B, Katikar MD, Myatra SN, Gautam PL, Vinayagam S, Saroa R. Importance of non-technical skills in anaesthesia education. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan ;66(1):64-9. Doi:10.4103/ija.ija_1097_21.
- Radhakrishnan B, Katikar MD, Myatra SN, Gautam PL, Vinayagam S, Saroa R. Importance of non-technical skills in anaesthesia education. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Jan ;66(1):64-9. Doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_1097_21.
- Dugg K, Kathuria S, Gupta S, Gautam PL, Singh T, Bansal H. Comparison of landmark guided and ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: Efficiency, efficacy and accuracy in critically ill patients.Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 2022 May 27. Doi: 4103/joacp.JOACP_336_20 Paul G, Gautam PL, Sharma S, Kumar J, Gupta A, Sharma M, Khehra AS, Paul BS, Mohan B. Analysis of trimodal pattern of mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients-Lessons from tertiary care hospital. Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. 2022 Jan 1;38(Suppl 1):S107- Doi: 10.4103/joacp.joacp_58_22.
- Kaur A, Sharma S, Singh VP, Krishna MR, Gautam PL, Singh G. Sonographic assessment of diaphragmatic thickening and excursion as predictors of weaning success in the intensive care unit: A prospective observational study. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2022 Nov 1;66(11):776- doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_312_22
- Gautam PL. Fluid Therapy in Liver Transplant. In: Vohra, V., Gupta, N., Jolly, A.S., Bhalotra, S. (eds) Peri-operative Anesthetic Management in Liver Transplantation. Springer, Singapore. 2023 Jan 05; pp 241-251: Part III, Chapter 19. ISBN 978- 981-19-6044-4. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-6045-1_19. (Chapter in book)
- Kalra S, Jiwan T, Singh G, Gautam PL, Bansal A, Singh G. A Comparison of the Quality of Life of People With Epilepsy Receiving Home- Based and Clinic-Based Epilepsy Care Using the European Quality of Life Five- Dimension Three-Level (EQ-5D-3L) Scale. Cureus. 2023 Feb 16;15(2). Doi: 10.7759/cureus.35045.
- Kaur A, Gautam PL, Sharma S, Singh VP, Sharma S. Bedside Ultrasonographic Assessment of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter As a Means of Detecting Raised Intracranial Pressure in Neuro-Trauma Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021;24:63-8.
Awards
- Teacher and examiner for DM (Critical Care Medicine), MCI approved (currently NMC)
- Examiner for PG examinations (M.D., D M, and DNB) Anesthesiology, Critical Care medicine) in various universities and premier institutes.
- Member National Academy of Medical Sciences, INDIA (MNAMS) 2005
- President citation 2018 by ISCCM
- Dr. Pritam Singh Oration at NZ ISACON 2022 in Shimla.
- Appreciation certificate as Covid 19 De Janbaaz warrior by DMCH
- Appreciation certificate as Covid 19 warrior by Nehru Sidhant Kendra Trust
- President citation 2024 by ISCCM
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