Dr. Sateesh Chandra Alavala

OP Timings:

Qualification / Education:

• D.M. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana (2017 - 2020)
• M.D. Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2012-15)
• M.B.B.S., Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (2005-2010)

Experience:

• Clinical and interventional pulmonologist, Vizag Chest Institute, Visakhapatnam (from 2021)
• Visiting consultant Omni hospitals, Visakhapatnam
• Consultant Pulmonologist, Medicover Hospital, Visakhapatnam (2021)
• DM fellow, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana (November 2017 to October 2020)
• Consultant pulmonologist, Indus Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (June 2016 to August 2017)
• Senior resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (July 2015 to June 2016)

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Chest Society (ICS)
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• Society of Mechanical Ventilation (SMV)
• Association of Pulmonologists of Seema Andhra (APSA)

Publications and Textbook chapters:

• Chapter 31, Electrolyte imbalance, A Handbook of Geriatric Care
• Chapter 16, Snake bite, ICU Protocols- A Step-wise Approach, volume II
• Chapter 12, Noninvasive ventilation in hypoxemic respiratory failure: rationale, indications, and outcomes, ISCCM Manual of Noninvasive Ventilation

Professional skills:

• Flexible Bronchoscopy
• Rigid bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS)
• Thoracoscopy
• Polysomnography and CPAP titration
• Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures
• Critical care ultrasonography and ultrasound guided procedures
• Endotracheal intubation and Tracheostomy
• Central venous catheterinsertion

Additional skills:

• Trained in echocardiography at JROP Institute of ECHO and colour Doppler, Delhi

Awards and recognitions:

• 1st prize, post graduate quiz, ACCP chest update 2012
• Winner, ACCP CHEST CHALLENGE 2014
• 1st prize, ICS national talent hunt, NAPCON 2019
• 1st prize, quiz, ICS national talent hunt, NAPCON 2019

Academic activities:

• Served as a faculty member at state and national conferences
• Author of "Ventilator Waves," a pioneering educational platform on social media dedicated to teaching mechanical ventilation. With over 11,000 followers worldwide, it stands as a unique resource providing
• comprehensive insights into mechanical ventilation principles and practice.