Dr. Nikhilesh Jain

Dr Nikhilesh Jain is the Clinical Director and Operational Head of the Department of Critical Care Services at CARE CHL Hospitals, Indore, with over 20 years of experience as a physician intensivist.

Holding qualifications including DNB (Medicine), MRCP (Ireland), IDCCM, FCCCM, and FIECMO, he is among the most credentialled critical care specialists in Indore, with expertise spanning ECMO, haemodynamic monitoring, neuro critical care, and infectious diseases.

Patients and referring clinicians looking for an ICU specialist in Indore or advanced critical care management will find in Dr Jain a clinician with over 65 published national and international papers, international fellowship training, and more than two decades of leadership in high-volume tertiary care intensive care.

Credentials and Qualifications

Academic Degrees and Certifications

• MBBS, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in 1998
• DNB (Medicine), Apollo Hospitals, Chennai in 2002
• MRCP (Ireland), Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI)
• IDCCM (Critical Care), Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
• FCCCM, Fellow of the College of Critical Care Medicine (Critical Care Education Foundation)
• FIECMO, Fellowship in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
• Postgraduate Diploma in Geriatric Care
• Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetology, Annamalai University
• Postgraduate Program in Healthcare Management, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Chennai
• Adult International Healthcare Provider for ECMO Certification
• Advanced Level 1 Provider Certification for Ultrasound in Critical Care, WINFOCUS
• ACLS Instructor

Professional Memberships

• SCCM (Society of Critical Care Medicine, USA)
• ESICM (European Society of Intensive Care Medicine)
• ISCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• NCS (Neurocritical Care Society)
• ATS (American Thoracic Society)
• ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians)
• WINFOCUS
• API (Association of Physicians of India)
• IMA (Indian Medical Association)
• CCEF (Critical Care Education Foundation, IBMS)

Awards, Recognitions and Leadership Roles

• Dr JC Patel Award and Dr BC Mehta Award, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Best Poster Award, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Scientific Co-Chair, Criticare 2023, the annual national congress of ISCCM
• Past Secretary and President, ISCCM Indore Chapter
• Governor, Madhya Pradesh Chapter of CCEF
• Abstract Reviewer, Neurocritical Care Society Meeting on three occasions
• Journal Reviewer, Cureus and multiple national and international journals
• Teaching Faculty, FCCCM Fellowship Course in Critical Care
• Guideline Faculty, Neurocritical Care Society
• CCEF Teacher and Examiner for the fellowship examination
• Associated with ROTTO and SOTTO, premier organ transplant organisations in India, and instrumental in assisting with brain death guidelines as part of the intensivist subcommittee
• Contributor to the ESBICM YouTube channel for critical care education

Clinical Expertise

Dr Jain currently heads a 35-bedded tertiary care ICU at CARE CHL Hospitals, managing critically ill patients across all specialties on a first-contact basis with a dedicated team on a 24/7 basis.

Areas of Special Interest

• Haemodynamic Monitoring
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Neuro Critical Care
• Infectious Diseases and Sepsis
• Acute Care Nephrology and CRRT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy)
• Critical Care Ultrasound
• Multi-Organ Transplant Intensive Care

Research and Clinical Trials

Dr Jain has been a principal or contributing investigator across a wide range of national and international clinical trials.

• Phase IV trial on the efficacy of Cefaclor in upper respiratory tract infections
• Phase III trial on the efficacy of Tigecycline in pneumonias
• Phase III trial on the efficacy of Conivaptan in hyponatremia
• Phase IV efficacy trial for insulin aspart in critically ill patients
• Phase IV trial on the efficacy of Meropenem in serious infections
• Phase IV trial for Enoxaparin in DVT prophylaxis (LIFENOX)
• Eurotherm Trial (ESICM)
• ELAXIM Indian registry for use of tenecteplase in ACS
• FLUID-TRIPPS Trial (ESICM)
• PEACE Trial (ESICM)
• INTUBE Trial (ESICM)
• IO SWEANS Weaning Trial (CCTG)
• DISSECT (ISCCM)
• IMPROVE Trial (ESICM)
• SIPS (Sepsis in India Prevalence Study)

Selected Publications

Dr. Nikhilesh Jain has authored and co-authored over 65 national and international papers and book chapters, published across peer-reviewed journals including Chest, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, and Critical Care. A selection of notable publications includes:

• Estimates of Sepsis Prevalence and Outcomes in Adult Patients in the ICU in India: A Cross-sectional Study for SIPS, Chest, June 2022; 161(6):1543-54
• An interesting case of Tubercular pneumonia masquerading as viral pneumonia kept on ECMO, Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, Vol 67 Issue 2, Apr 2020; 268-73
• Anesthesia and Intensive care considerations for HIPEC surgery, Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2016; 7: 208-14
• Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in COVID patients, Chapter 149, Critical Care Update 2022
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: Dose and Prescription, Chapter 51, Critical Care Medicine Bench to Bedside, 1st edition
• Imidacloprid Poisoning: An Indian experience, Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2018
• Search for Holy Grail: Tissue markers of sepsis, Intensive Care Medicine, Supplement 1, Vol 38, Annual Congress ESICM, October 2012
• Troponin-T: A noninvasive marker of multivessel involvement in unstable angina, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, September 2003
• Bedside open tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Setting: A Quality Initiative, Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, Vol 2; 428, 2005
• Thrombocytopenia as a marker of prognosis in critically ill, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, December 2004

Professional Experience

• 2012 to 2022: Director and Consultant, Department of Critical Care Services, CHL Hospitals, Indore
• 2009 to 2012: Consultant Intensivist, Bombay Hospitals, Indore
• 2007 to 2009: Chief Intensivist, Choithram Hospital, Indore
• 2006 to 2007: Junior Consultant and IDCCM Trainee, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai
• 2002 to 2005: Registrar, Department of Critical Care, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai

Languages

Dr Nikhilesh Jain consults in Hindi and English.

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