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Dr. Sahish Vaikunth Kamat

Dr. Sahish Vaikunth Kamat

Attending Consultant - Critical Care Medicine & Anaesthesiology
4.9 340+ Reviews

Speciality Critical Care Medicine & Anaesthesiology
Hospital Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram
Experience 10+ Years
Location Gurugram / Delhi NCR, India

Biography

Dr. Sahish Vaikunth Kamat is a dedicated Critical Care Medicine Specialist and Anaesthesiologist with over 10 years of clinical and acute care experience. He currently serves as an Attending Consultant in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram (Delhi NCR).

He completed his undergraduate medical degree (MBBS) followed by post-graduation (MD/DNB) in Anaesthesiology from renowned medical colleges in India. Driven by a deep commitment to intensive care, Dr. Kamat completed specialized post-doctoral fellowship training in Critical Care Medicine (FNB / IDCCM), focusing on resuscitation protocols, advanced life support systems, and perioperative critical care.

With extensive experience across high-dependency and intensive care units, Dr. Kamat routinely manages critically ill medical, surgical, neuro-trauma, and solid-organ transplant patients. He has specialized proficiency in point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS), difficult airway management, lung-protective mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

His clinical practice focuses on sepsis bundles, hemodynamic stabilization in refractory septic and cardiogenic shock, bedside percutaneous tracheostomy, invasive arterial and central venous cannulation, and post-cardiac arrest targeted temperature management.

Education & Advanced Training

  • MBBS - Recognized Government Medical College, India
  • MD / DNB (Anaesthesiology) - Premier Medical University, India
  • IDCCM / FNB - Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine
  • Certified Training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) & Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • Specialized Hands-on Training in Critical Care Echocardiography & Ultrasound (POCUS)

Special Interests

Management of Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Mechanical Ventilation Point-of-Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) & Echocardiography Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring (Arterial Line & Central Venous Line) Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT / SLED) Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Neuro-Intensive Care & Intracranial Pressure Monitoring Post-Operative Surgical & Transplant Critical Care Difficult Airway Management & Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition in ICU Patients

Medical Registrations & Memberships

  • Delhi Medical Council (DMC)
  • Haryana State Medical Council
  • Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
  • Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)
  • Medical Council of India (MCI) / National Medical Commission (NMC)

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Dr. Sahish Vaikunth Kamat is an Attending Consultant in Critical Care Medicine and Anaesthesiology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram. With over 10 years of clinical experience, he specializes in advanced mechanical ventilation, invasive monitoring, bedside ultrasound (POCUS), severe sepsis management, and post-operative critical care.

Following major surgical procedures—such as organ transplantation, complex neurosurgery, or cardiothoracic surgery—patients frequently require intensive hemodynamic monitoring, ventilatory weaning, pain control, and metabolic balance. As a dedicated intensivist, Dr. Kamat manages immediate post-operative physiological stabilization in the ICU to prevent and treat complications early.

He is based at the Department of Critical Care Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), located in Sector 44, Opposite HUDA City Centre Metro Station, Gurugram, Haryana / Delhi NCR, India.

Overseas medical teams or patient families can transmit current ICU clinical charts, arterial blood gases, ventilator settings, and laboratory findings via LyfCure. The critical care team evaluates the patient's stability, facilitates emergency bed reservation at FMRI Gurugram, coordinates medical evacuation arrangements, and assists with urgent medical visa protocols.