Dr. Prasanthi Ganji

Dr Prasanthi Ganji is an emergency medicine physician with 12 years of clinical experience currently serving as Consultant and Head of the Emergency Department at Manipal Hospital Palam Vihar Gurugram.

She has expertise in trauma resuscitation, pre-hospital emergency care, airway management, ultrasound-guided procedures including FAST and eFAST, and point-of-care diagnostics.

Whether a patient arrives with acute trauma, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, stroke, anaphylaxis, poisoning, acute abdomen, paediatric emergency, or any time-critical medical condition, Dr Prasanthi Ganji provides rapid assessment and definitive life-saving emergency care.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Prasanthi Ganji offers comprehensive emergency medicine care with Masters-level training from George Washington University, AHA-certified instructor status, FAST and eFAST ultrasound expertise, trauma resuscitation experience, and 12 years of emergency clinical practice.

Trauma Resuscitation and Major Trauma

Patients with road traffic accidents, polytrauma, penetrating injuries, or major traumatic injuries receive structured rapid assessment and resuscitation from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Trauma Primary and Secondary Survey (ATLS-aligned)
• Haemorrhage Control and damage control resuscitation
• Massive Transfusion Protocol activation and management
• Penetrating and Blunt Trauma management
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) initial stabilisation
• Traumatic Spinal Injury evaluation and stabilisation
• Limb Injury and Orthopaedic Trauma emergency management

Cardiac Arrest and Advanced Life Support

Patients in cardiac arrest, pulseless electrical activity, or ventricular fibrillation requiring immediate resuscitation receive expert ALS from Dr Prasanthi Ganji, who is an AHA-certified instructor in ACLS, BLS, and PALS.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) team leadership
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) for paediatric cardiac emergencies
• Post-cardiac arrest care and targeted temperature management
• Defibrillation and cardioversion

Airway Management

Patients with acute respiratory failure, airway obstruction, or requiring emergency airway control receive structured airway management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji, who has listed airway management as a core area of expertise.

• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI)
• Difficult Airway Management
• Video Laryngoscopy
• Surgical Airway (emergency cricothyrotomy)
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) initiation
• Bag-Mask Ventilation and basic airway manoeuvres

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Patients requiring rapid bedside diagnostic imaging in the emergency department receive structured POCUS evaluation from Dr Prasanthi Ganji, who has specific expertise in FAST and eFAST ultrasound.

• FAST (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) for abdominal and pericardial injury
• eFAST (Extended FAST) including lung and pneumothorax assessment
• Bedside Echocardiography for cardiac arrest causes
• Lung Ultrasound for pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pulmonary oedema
• Vascular Access Ultrasound-guided procedures
• Soft Tissue Ultrasound for abscess and foreign body

Acute Cardiovascular Emergencies

Patients presenting with acute chest pain, STEMI, heart failure, aortic dissection, or haemodynamically unstable cardiac conditions receive structured emergency cardiac management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Acute STEMI recognition, fibrinolysis initiation, and PCI coordination
• Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTEMI, Unstable Angina) evaluation and management
• Acute Pulmonary Oedema and Heart Failure emergency management
• Hypertensive Emergency management
• Acute Aortic Dissection recognition and stabilisation
• Cardiac Tamponade recognition and needle decompression

Acute Respiratory Emergencies

Patients with acute severe asthma, COPD exacerbation, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, or respiratory failure receive structured emergency respiratory management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Acute Severe Asthma management and NIV
• COPD Exacerbation emergency management
• Pulmonary Embolism diagnosis and thrombolysis initiation
• Tension Pneumothorax needle decompression and ICD insertion
• Respiratory Failure: NIV and invasive ventilation initiation

Neurological Emergencies

Patients with acute stroke, seizures, meningitis, raised intracranial pressure, or altered consciousness receive structured emergency neurological management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Acute Ischaemic Stroke recognition and thrombolysis activation (Code Stroke)
• Haemorrhagic Stroke initial management
• Status Epilepticus emergency management
• Meningitis and Encephalitis emergency evaluation and antibiotic initiation
• Altered Consciousness evaluation and management

Paediatric Emergencies

Children presenting with acute medical or traumatic emergencies receive structured paediatric emergency management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji, who is PALS-certified.

• Paediatric Cardiac Arrest and PALS
• Paediatric Trauma management
• Febrile Convulsions and Status Epilepticus in children
• Severe Dehydration and Septic Shock in children
• Respiratory Distress in children (croup, bronchiolitis, asthma)
• Paediatric Airway Emergency management

Poisoning and Toxicological Emergencies

Patients with acute poisoning, drug overdose, snakebite, or chemical exposure receive structured toxicological emergency management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Acute Poisoning evaluation and antidote administration
• Drug Overdose management (paracetamol, benzodiazepines, opioids)
• Organophosphate Poisoning management
• Snakebite emergency management
• Corrosive Ingestion management

Sepsis and Infectious Emergencies

Patients with severe sepsis, septic shock, or infectious emergencies receive structured emergency management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji.

• Sepsis recognition and Sepsis Bundle (Hour-1) initiation
• Septic Shock resuscitation and vasopressor initiation
• Meningococcal and Meningeal Infection emergency antibiotics

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care

Patients requiring pre-hospital emergency stabilisation and triage receive structured management from Dr Prasanthi Ganji, who has listed pre-hospital emergency care as a specific area of expertise.

• Pre-Hospital Triage and stabilisation
• Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) management
• Medical Emergency Response coordination

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai (2014)
• Masters in Emergency Medicine (MEM), The George Washington University, USA (2018)
• AHA-Certified Instructor: ACLS, BLS, PALS (Adult and Paediatric Advanced Life Support)

She has previously served as Junior Consultant at KIMS Hospital Anantapur Andhra Pradesh (2018-2019), Emergency Specialist at Reliance Industries Navi Mumbai (2020), Attending Consultant at Max Healthcare Saket Delhi (2021), and Attending Consultant at Artemis Hospital Gurugram (2021-2022).

Additional Roles

• Course Director, Masters in Emergency Medicine (MEM) Programme, SEMI

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Prasanthi Ganji currently serves as Consultant and Head of Emergency Department at Manipal Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurugram.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Prasanthi Ganji has contributed to emergency medicine through research publications, medical education and training, AHA instructor certification, and course directorship for the MEM programme under SEMI.

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