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Dr. Sandeep Dewan

Dr. Sandeep Dewan

Senior Director & Head - Critical Care Medicine
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Speciality Critical Care Medicine & Extracorporeal Life Support (ECMO)
Hospital Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram
Experience 27+ Years
Location Gurugram / Delhi NCR, India

Biography

Dr. Sandeep Dewan is an eminent Critical Care Specialist and Intensivist with more than 27 years of clinical, academic, and administrative distinction. He currently serves as the Senior Director & Head of Critical Care Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram (Delhi NCR).

He completed his undergraduate medical studies (MBBS) and Master of Medicine (MD in General Medicine) from prestigious institutions in India. To pursue high-level expertise in intensive care and advanced life-support systems, Dr. Dewan completed extensive international fellowships in Critical Care Medicine and Neuro-Critical Care across premier medical universities in the United States and Australia, including Fellowship of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM).

Dr. Dewan is recognized among South Asia's leading authorities on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), having initiated and led some of the region's most active Veno-Venous (VV) and Veno-Arterial (VA) ECMO programs. He possesses vast experience managing severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), refractory septic shock, multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), acute polytrauma, and complex post-transplant (liver, kidney, bone marrow) critical care management.

His clinical practice focuses on advanced mechanical ventilation strategies, extracorporeal carbon dioxide removal (ECCO2R), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in hemodynamic instability, neuro-intensive monitoring for traumatic brain injury and stroke, targeted temperature management (TTM), and international air ambulance evacuations.

Education & Advanced Training

  • MBBS - Premier Government Medical College, India
  • MD (General Medicine) - Recognized Medical University, India
  • FCCM - Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine, USA
  • Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine - Premier Intensive Care Institute, Australia
  • Fellowship in Neuro-Critical Care & Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring - USA
  • Certified ECMO Specialist - Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)

Special Interests

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV & VA ECMO) Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Management Septic Shock & Hemodynamic Optimization Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) Neuro-Critical Care & Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring Post-Organ Transplant (Liver & Renal) Intensive Care Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT & SLED) Bedside Critical Care Echocardiography & Lung Ultrasound Targeted Temperature Management (Therapeutic Hypothermia) High-Risk Inter-Hospital & Air Ambulance Patient Transfer

Medical Registrations & Memberships

  • Delhi Medical Council (DMC)
  • Haryana State Medical Council
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM, USA)
  • Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
  • Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO)
  • European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
  • Medical Council of India (MCI) / National Medical Commission (NMC)

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Find answers to common questions about Dr. Sandeep Dewan, intensive care protocols, ECMO support, second opinions for critically ill patients, and international air evacuation services.

Dr. Sandeep Dewan is the Senior Director & Head of Critical Care Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI), Gurugram. With over 27 years of clinical experience, a fellowship from the American College of Critical Care Medicine (FCCM), and training from premier centers in the USA and Australia, he is globally acknowledged for his leadership in ECMO therapy, severe ARDS, septic shock, and complex neuro-intensive care.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a specialized life-support machine that temporarily replaces the function of the lungs (VV-ECMO) or both heart and lungs (VA-ECMO). It is initiated when patients experience catastrophic respiratory failure (severe ARDS from pneumonia or viral infections) or acute cardiogenic shock that does not respond to maximal ventilator and drug therapies, buying vital time for the organs to heal.

He leads 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.

Families or treating medical teams abroad can transmit the patient's arterial blood gas (ABG) records, ventilator settings, inotrope requirements, CT/X-ray scans, and ICU case sheets via LyfCure. Dr. Dewan evaluates fitness to fly, assists with air ambulance retrieval planning with onboard ECMO/ventilator equipment, arranges emergency ICU bed reservation at FMRI Gurugram, and secures urgent medical visa clearances.