Dr. Sunil Karanth

Dr Sunil Karanth is a Critical Care Medicine Specialist in Bangalore with 10 years of experience. He serves as Chairman, HOD, and Consultant in Critical Care Medicine at Manipal Hospitals.

He specializes in managing life-threatening critical illnesses and complex organ failures. He focuses on evaluating severe physiological collapse, guiding extracorporeal life support, and directing intensive care resuscitation.

Areas of Expertise

Mechanical Ventilation and Respiratory Critical Care

Dr Sunil Karanth manages severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and critical pulmonary collapse.

His procedures include mechanical ventilator support, high-flow nasal cannula therapy, prone positioning ventilation, non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and tracheostomy weaning.

Neuro-Critical Care and Acute Brain Injuries

He evaluates acute neurological emergencies and severe craniocerebral trauma in intensive care settings.

His procedures include intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, status epilepticus management, severe stroke intensive care, and myasthenic crisis stabilization.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and Life Support

Dr Sunil conducts advanced extracorporeal circulatory and respiratory support for catastrophic cardiopulmonary failure.

His procedures include veno-venous ECMO (VV-ECMO), veno-arterial ECMO (VA-ECMO), intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support, and ventricular assist device monitoring.

Haemodynamic Monitoring and Renal Replacement Therapy

He manages profound septic shock, fluid responsiveness, and acute renal failure in critically ill patients.

His procedures include point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), arterial line placement, central venous catheterization, and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

Academic Background

Dr Sunil Karanth is a Registered Intensive Care Consultant under the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, Australia.

He has also contributed to the development of neuro-critical care and point-of-care ultrasonography in Indian intensive care units.

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