Dr. Sandeep Gottegere Balasubramanyam

Dr Sandeep Gottegere Balasubramanyam is a critical care and ICU specialist in Bangalore with 10 years of experience, specialising in advanced ventilatory management, ECMO support, neurocritical care, complex trauma, and ultrasound-guided critical care procedures, holding an FNB in Critical Care Medicine and a European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine.

Patients searching for an ICU specialist in Bangalore, expert in ECMO and ARDS management, or specialist in neurocritical care and post-transplant ICU care will find in Dr Sandeep a clinician who serves as Consultant and Head of Department of Critical Care at Manipal Hospital, Varthur Road, with published research in international journals and active faculty roles in critical care fellowship programmes.

He consults in English, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Dr Gottegere provides comprehensive intensive care and critical care medicine across a wide spectrum of high-acuity conditions, with particular depth in advanced ventilation, ECMO, neurocritical care, and point-of-care ultrasound.

Advanced Ventilatory Management

His ICU practice covers the full spectrum of mechanical ventilation including complex scenarios such as ARDS requiring advanced lung-protective strategies.

• Mechanical ventilation initiation and weaning
• Advanced Ventilatory Management for ARDS
• Non-invasive ventilation (NIV and BiPAP)
• Ventilator-associated complication prevention

ECMO and Extracorporeal Life Support

• Veno-Arterial ECMO (VA ECMO)
• Veno-Venous ECMO (VV ECMO)
• Extracorporeal life support for refractory cardiorespiratory failure

Neurocritical Care

• Traumatic Brain Injury Management
• Transcranial Doppler monitoring
• Neurocritical care protocols for ICU patients
• Management of raised intracranial pressure

Sepsis and Multi-Organ Dysfunction

• Sepsis evaluation and protocol-driven management
• Multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) management
• Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship
• Haemodynamic optimisation in shock states

Renal and Dialysis Support in Critical Care

• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Management of advanced dialysis modalities in ICU
• Acute kidney injury in critically ill patients

Post-Transplant and Complex Trauma Critical Care

• Management of post-transplant patients in ICU
• Complex trauma and polytrauma critical care
• Post-operative critical care management

Airway Management

• Difficult Airway Management including nasal and retrograde intubations
• Percutaneous Tracheostomy
• Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy
• Advanced airway protocols in emergency and elective settings

Haemodynamic Monitoring and Shock Management

• Advanced Haemodynamic Monitoring
• Management of all shock subtypes
• Invasive and non-invasive monitoring in ICU

Procedures and Interventions

Advanced ICU Procedures

• Percutaneous Tracheostomy
• Percutaneous Cricothyroidotomy
• Intercostal Drainage (ICD) Placement
• Bronchoscopy in ICU settings
• Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Line Placement
• Pulmonary Artery Catheter Placement
• CRRT for acute kidney injury

Point-of-Care Ultrasound

• Lung Ultrasound
• Cardiac Ultrasound
• Abdominal Ultrasound and FAST Screening
• Transcranial Doppler

ECMO

• VA ECMO
• VV ECMO

Emergency and Life Support

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Professional Experience

• Manipal Hospital, Varthur Road, Bangalore – Consultant and Head of Department, Critical Care Medicine (Current)

Credentials and Qualifications

Academic Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD Anaesthesiology
• DNB Anaesthesiology
• FNB (Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine)
• European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine
• Postgraduate training in Anaesthesiology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore

Certifications

• BLS Certified
• ACLS Certified
• PALS Certified

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

Publications and Academic Contributions

• "Acute Pancreatitis, A Complication of Acute Hepatitis E Infection" – International Journal of Current Research, Volume 8, Issue 12, pp. 43009-43011 (December 2016)
• Faculty and speaker at multiple fellowship programmes in Critical Care Medicine
• Dedicated instructor for IDCCM students and the IDCCN Nursing Course
• Actively involved in training medical professionals in ultrasound screening and procedural skills

Why Consult Dr Sandeep Gottegere Balasubramanyam

Dr Balasubramanyam holds both an FNB in Critical Care Medicine and a European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine, positioning him among a select group of ICU specialists in Bangalore with dual national and international critical care qualifications.

His procedural expertise spanning ECMO, CRRT, percutaneous tracheostomy, point-of-care ultrasound, and advanced ventilation, combined with his role as Head of Department at Manipal Hospital and active faculty contributions to critical care fellowship training, reflects a clinician of both clinical depth and academic commitment.

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