Dr. Rajesh Mohan Shetty

Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty is an intensivist, critical care specialist, and Chief of Clinical Services with 20 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Whitefield, Bengaluru.

He holds fellowships and certifications from multiple international bodies including FRCA (UK), FFICM (UK), CCT (UK), FCICM (Australia and New Zealand), FICCM (India), and FRCP (Edinburgh).

He is a member of ELSO, ISCCM, IMA, the British Society of Echocardiography, the General Medical Council (UK), and the Royal College of Anaesthetists and Physicians.

Whether a patient's family needs expert ICU care for a critically ill member, ECMO support for refractory cardiac or respiratory failure, or advanced haemodynamic monitoring, Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty provides structured, evidence-based critical care backed by extensive international training.

His clinical practice covers adult critical care medicine, ECMO, critical care echocardiography and sonography, advanced cardiac life support, mechanical ventilation, and sedation management.

He is fluent in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Tulu.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty offers comprehensive critical care services with deep expertise in ECMO, critical care echocardiography, and research-driven ICU protocols, backed by UK, Australian, and Indian fellowships.

ECMO (Extracorporeal Life Support)

Patients with refractory respiratory or cardiac failure who do not respond to conventional ICU treatment receive advanced extracorporeal life support. Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty is a member of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) and has published and lectured extensively on ECMO including prolonged ECMO and awake ECMO strategies.

• Veno-Venous (VV) ECMO for severe respiratory failure
• Veno-Arterial (VA) ECMO for cardiogenic shock
• Awake ECMO management
• Prolonged ECMO care and weaning
• ECMO in advanced malignancy (case report contributor)
• ECMO-related complications including SVC syndrome management

Critical Care Echocardiography and Sonography

Critically ill patients benefit from real-time bedside cardiac and thoracic imaging for haemodynamic assessment and treatment guidance.

• Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) in the ICU
• Transthoracic Echocardiography for haemodynamic evaluation
• Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound
• Critical Care Sonography for fluid assessment and vascular access

Medical ICU and Adult Critical Care

Critically ill adult patients requiring intensive monitoring and organ support receive structured round-the-clock care.

• Sepsis and Septic Shock management
• Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) care
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) management
• Acute Kidney Injury management in the ICU setting
• Poisoning and drug overdose management
• Tumour Lysis Syndrome management

Mechanical Ventilation and Airway Management

Patients with respiratory failure or compromised airways receive expert ventilatory support with particular interest in diaphragm-protective ventilation strategies.

• Invasive Mechanical Ventilation management
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV / BiPAP / CPAP)
• Diaphragm Protective Ventilation strategies
• Difficult Airway management
• Tracheostomy care and weaning protocols

Neurological Critical Care

Patients with severe neurological conditions requiring ICU management receive structured neurocritical care.

• Traumatic Brain Injury critical care
• Brain Death evaluation and organ donor management (ISCCM position statement contributor)
• Stroke and Intracranial Haemorrhage ICU management
• Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) recognition and care
• Hypertonic Saline and Mannitol use in non-traumatic brain injuries

Post-ICU Care and Rehabilitation

Patients recovering from critical illness receive structured post-ICU follow-up addressing physical, psychological, and cognitive recovery. Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty has co-authored the ISCCM Position Statement on post-ICU care.

• Post-ICU quality of life assessment
• ICU survivorship care coordination
• Psychological and cognitive recovery after critical illness

Sedation Monitoring in the ICU

Patients on mechanical ventilation receive optimised sedation management. Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty has published a Cochrane systematic review on BIS monitoring versus clinical sedation assessment.

• BIS-guided sedation protocols
• Sedation depth monitoring and titration
• Delirium screening and management

ICU Procedures

Critically ill patients benefit from bedside interventional procedures performed in the ICU setting.

• Central Venous Catheter (CVC) insertion
• Arterial Line placement
• Ultrasound-guided vascular access
• Intercostal Drain (ICD) placement
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) support

Credentials and Trust

Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty brings two decades of critical care experience with multiple international fellowships and UK training.

• MBBS, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (1996)
• FRCA, Royal College of Anaesthetists, United Kingdom
• FFICM (Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine), United Kingdom
• CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training), United Kingdom
• FCICM, College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
• FICCM, Indian College of Critical Care Medicine
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

He trained at the Central London School of Anaesthesia (2002 to 2010) and served as a Consultant at Essex Neuroscience Centre, BHR University Hospitals, UK (2010 to 2013).

He has served as Medical Superintendent at Manipal Hospital Bangalore (2014 to 2016) and currently holds the position of HOD and Chief of Clinical Services at Manipal Hospital Whitefield.

He has been invited as an MRCP PACES examiner by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty currently consults at Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bengaluru, where he serves as HOD of Critical Care Medicine and Chief of Clinical Services.

About Hospital Manipal Hospitals

Manipal Hospitals is one of India's largest multispecialty healthcare networks, headquartered in Bengaluru.

The group operates across multiple cities including Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Goa, Jaipur, Mysuru, Mangaluru, and others.

Manipal Hospitals offers advanced care across departments including critical care medicine, oncology, cardiology, neurology, organ transplantation, orthopaedics, and more.

The hospitals are accredited by NABL and NABH and are known for tertiary-level clinical infrastructure, multidisciplinary specialist teams, and a strong focus on research and academic medicine.

Manipal Hospital Whitefield was awarded the AHPI Award for Excellence in Critical Care Services (2026) and ranked 4th in India in the Best Multi-Specialty Hospitals Emerging Category by THE WEEK-HANSA Research Survey.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Rajesh Mohan Shetty has an extensive publication record with 39 publications on ResearchGate spanning Cochrane reviews, multinational COVID-19 cohort studies, ECMO research, and critical care position statements.

Key Publications

• BIS Monitoring Versus Clinical Assessment for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Adults in the ICU (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018)
• Management of Potential Organ Donor: ISCCM Position Statement (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2024)
• Post-ICU Care: Why, What, When and How? ISCCM Position Statement (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2024)
• Role of ECMO in Advanced Solid Organ Malignancy (Indian Journal of ECMO, 2026)
• A Rare Case of SVC Syndrome in a Patient on VV-ECMO (Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022)
• Evidence for Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2021)
• Expert Consensus Statements on the Use of Corticosteroids in Non-Severe COVID-19 (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2021)
• R0 and Re of COVID-19: Can We Predict When the Pandemic Outbreak Will Be Contained? (Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2020)
• Multiple ISARIC multinational COVID-19 cohort studies published in Critical Care, Med, Scientific Data, and other journals (2022 to 2024)
• 1000 MCQs in Intensive Care (book, with chapter on CT/MRI/USG/ECHO)
• Handbook on Complete COVID-19 Care (book chapter on management of severe COVID-19)

Awards and Recognitions

• Rising Star Award, Times Healthcare Achievers Bengaluru (2018)
• Level 1 Clinical Excellence Award, London, UK (2012)
• AHPI Award for Excellence in Critical Care Services, Manipal Hospital Whitefield (2026)
• MRCP PACES Examiner, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

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