Dr. Arun Gangadharan
Specialist - Critical Care Medicine
Dr. Arun Gangadharan is an Intensivist and Pulmonologist with robust clinical experience in managing critically ill patients in multidisciplinary ICU settings. He completed the Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM) at Aster MIMS Hospital, Kozhikode, He holds a Post Diploma DNB in Respiratory Medicine from Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi, and a Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD) from Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad. He completed his MBBS from KMCT Medical College, Mukkam under Calicut University.
He has served in key roles as Senior and Junior Registrar at Meitra Hospital and has authored publications in reputed medical journals. His ICU practice integrates evidence-based approaches in ventilatory support, hemodynamic management, and emergency procedures.
- Advanced mechanical ventilation & ARDS management
- Hemodynamic monitoring & shock resuscitation
- Sepsis, multiorgan failure & complex critical illness
- Neurocritical care & stroke management
- Toxicology & poisoning in the ICU
- Infectious diseases & antimicrobial stewardship
- ICU nutrition, rehabilitation & long-stay care
- Ethical decision-making & end-of-life care
He is proficient in all ICU-related procedures, including:
- Difficult airway management, including fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB)
- Percutaneous tracheostomy
- Central venous and arterial line placement
- Hemodialysis catheter insertion
- Intercostal drain (ICD) and pigtail catheter placement

