Dr. Pooja Murthy

Dr Pooja Murthy is a critical care specialist and anaesthesiologist with 10 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, as Consultant in Critical Care Medicine.

She has also completed a PG Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics from the National Law School of India University. She is a member of ISCCM, ESICM, ISA, and ELSO. She has previously served at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road and Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru.

Whether a patient is critically ill with multi-organ dysfunction, needs mechanical ventilation, requires ECMO support, has a tropical infection needing ICU care, or needs post-transplant critical care monitoring, Dr Pooja Murthy provides structured and evidence-based intensive care.

Her clinical practice covers critical care medicine, ECMO management, mechanical ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, renal replacement therapy in the ICU, neuro-critical care, obstetric critical care, tropical disease ICU management, and poisoning management.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Pooja Murthy offers comprehensive critical care and anaesthesiology services with FNB-level super-specialty training, European certification, and ELSO-certified ECMO expertise.

Critical Care Medicine

Patients with life-threatening illnesses or multi-organ dysfunction requiring intensive care receive structured ICU management. Dr Pooja Murthy holds an FNB in Critical Care Medicine and EDIC from the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

• Sepsis and Septic Shock management
• Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) treatment
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) management
• Haemodynamic Monitoring and Vasopressor therapy
• Critical Care Ultrasound for bedside assessment
• Post-operative ICU management for major surgical cases
• Transplant Critical Care (liver and other organ transplant ICU support)
• Nutritional Support and metabolic management in the ICU

ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)

Patients with refractory respiratory or cardiac failure who do not respond to conventional ICU therapy receive ECMO support. Dr Pooja Murthy holds FECMO certification from ELSO.

• Veno-Venous ECMO for refractory respiratory failure
• Veno-Arterial ECMO for cardiogenic shock
• ECMO candidacy evaluation and initiation
• ECMO weaning and decannulation planning
• ECMO circuit management and troubleshooting

Mechanical Ventilation

Patients requiring respiratory support receive structured ventilator management and weaning protocols.

• Invasive Mechanical Ventilation initiation and management
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV and HFNC)
• Ventilator Weaning protocols
• Prone Positioning for ARDS
• Difficult Airway Management in the ICU
• Tracheostomy care and decannulation planning

Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU

Patients with acute kidney injury or fluid overload requiring dialysis support in the ICU receive structured renal replacement therapy.

• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Sustained Low-Efficiency Dialysis (SLED)
• Intermittent Haemodialysis in the ICU setting
• Fluid and Electrolyte management

Neuro-Critical Care

Patients with acute neurological emergencies requiring intensive monitoring and management receive structured neuro-critical care.

• Traumatic Brain Injury ICU management
• Stroke-related critical care
• Status Epilepticus management
• Raised Intracranial Pressure monitoring
• Post-neurosurgical ICU care

Tropical Disease and Infectious Disease Critical Care

Patients with severe tropical infections or infectious diseases requiring ICU admission receive structured critical care. Dr Pooja Murthy has published research on Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and COVID-19 related anxiety among healthcare workers.

• Severe Dengue and Dengue Shock Syndrome management
• Severe Malaria ICU care
• Scrub Typhus and Leptospirosis critical care
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome management (published case report)
• COVID-19 critical care (COVID Warrior Award recipient)
• Severe Pneumonia and Respiratory Infection ICU management

Obstetric Critical Care

Women with pregnancy-related critical illnesses or peripartum complications requiring ICU admission receive specialised critical care.

• Eclampsia and Severe Pre-eclampsia ICU management
• Peripartum Haemorrhage critical care
• Amniotic Fluid Embolism management
• HELLP Syndrome ICU care
• Postpartum Sepsis management

Poisoning and Toxicology Critical Care

Patients with acute poisoning or drug overdose requiring ICU admission receive structured toxicological critical care.

• Organophosphorus Poisoning management
• Snake Bite critical care (published case on thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following snake bite)
• Drug Overdose ICU management
• Toxic Ingestion assessment and treatment

Anaesthesiology

Patients undergoing surgical procedures receive structured pre-operative assessment, intraoperative anaesthetic management, and post-operative care.

• General Anaesthesia for major and minor surgical procedures
• Regional Anaesthesia (spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve blocks)
• Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up and fitness assessment
• Difficult Airway Management
• Post-operative Pain Management

Credentials and Trust

Dr Pooja Murthy brings a decade of clinical experience with Gold Medal academic distinction, super-specialty FNB training, European critical care certification, and ELSO-certified ECMO expertise.

• MBBS, Delhi University
• MD (Anaesthesiology), Delhi University (Gold Medal for Best Outgoing Student)
• FNB (Critical Care Medicine), National Board of Examinations / Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai
• EDIC (European Diploma in Intensive Care), European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
• FECMO (Fellowship in Extracorporeal Life Support), Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
• PGDMLE (PG Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics), National Law School of India University

She has previously served as Consultant at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road and Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru, before joining Aster Whitefield Hospital.

She serves as a DNB and IDCCM teacher for Critical Care Medicine and is actively involved in academics and training. She has been faculty at national and state conferences.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Pooja Murthy currently consults at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru.

About Hospital Aster Whitefield Hospital

Aster Whitefield Hospital is a multispecialty hospital in Whitefield, Bengaluru, part of the Aster DM Healthcare group.

The hospital offers advanced care across departments including critical care medicine, cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and more.

It is known for its tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a focus on advanced critical care and transplant services.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Pooja Murthy has contributed to critical care research through publications in peer-reviewed indexed journals, book chapters, and conference presentations. She serves as a DNB and IDCCM teacher for Critical Care Medicine.

Key Publications

• Is Anxiety a Rising Concern During COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers? (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2020)
• Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome in a Postpartum Woman (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016)
• Challenges in Managing a Patient with Refractory Shock Due to Telmisartan Overdose (2022)
• Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with a Snake Bite (Indian Journal of Case Reports, 2019)
• Detection of Co-morbid Illnesses During Pre-Anaesthesia Evaluation in a University Teaching Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study (The National Medical Journal of India, 2014)
• Comparison of Efficacy of Caudal Clonidine in Two Different Dosages with Ropivacaine on Neuroendocrine Stress Response to Surgery in Children (Indian Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2016)
• Authored chapters in Critical Care updates and books

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