General Medicine

As an Intensivist, Dr Kapadia is actively involved in the day to day care of all critically ill patients. Intensive monitoring and life supporting critical care is offered at modern international standards. He has actively contributed to establishing and introducing many standard and newer ICU practices and protocols in the Hinduja Hospital ICU. He was also actively involved in the formation of the “CardioPulmonary Resuscitation” (CPR) team and “Rapid Response Team” (RRT) for the hospital. Both were the first of their kind in Mumbai.

• C.A. - ICU, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai (Feb 1992 - Nov 1992)
• S.H.O.,ICU, Addenbrookes Hospital,Cambridge. U.K. (Aug 1990 - Jul 1991)
• S.H.O., ICU and Anaesthesia, Portsmouth. U.K. (Aug 1989 - Jul 1990)
• S.H.O. - ICU, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh., U.K. (Aug 1988 - Jul 1989)
• Registrar, General Medicine,Hairmyres Hospital, Glasgow. U.K. (Feb 1988 - Jul 1988)
• Registrar, General Medicine, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai (Mar 1986 - Dec 1987)
• Registrar,Renal Medicine, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai (Jan 1986 - Mar 1986)
• Registrar,General Medicine, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai (Aug 1985 - Nov 1985)
• H.P, Cardiology, J.J. Hospital, Mumbai (Feb 1985 - Jul 1985)
• H.P. Neurology, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai. (Sep 1984 - Jan 1985)
• H.P. General Medicine, J.J.Hospital Mumbai (Mar 1984 - Aug 1984)
• Rural Intern, P.H.C. VIRAR / Urban Intern, J.J.Hospital. (Jan 1983 - Dec 1983)

• First Place, European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine, 1991
• Postgraduate Merit  Scholarship, Bombay University, 1984
• 1st Place, Bombay Medical Congress 1983: A.I.D.S. & 1981- Neurohumoral transmission
• Anderson Scholarship for Academic Proficiency, 1979.

• Past or present Member of Editorial / Advisory Board
• Journal of Association of Physicians of India
• Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
• Chest: India edition
• Past President,Indian Society Of Critical Care Medicine (Founder President Elect)
• National Advisory Member for Critical Care,Post Doctoral Fellowship Program of the National Board of Education
• Past Course Coordinator,Certification in Critical Care by ISCCM
• Coordinator,Guidelines Committee of ISCCM
• Member,Clinical Research & Ethics Committee,Hinduja Hospital
• Member,Infection Control Committee,Hinduja Hospital
• Project Champion,Six Sigma Program for Patient Discharge Time,Hinduja Hospital
• Coordinator for Clinical Meetings,Hinduja Hospital

International

• A Perspective from India in End-Of-Life Communication in the ICU. In  Ed David Crippen 2007.Springer  pp 28-30
• Precipitants of post-traumatic stress disorder following intensive care: Role & need of physical restraints. Intensive Care Medicine 2007;33:2227
• Drotrecogin alfa in Tropical Infections and Refractory Multi-Organ Failure. [Correspondence] Intensive Care Medicine 2006; 32:1281-2  
• An Improved Method of Elimination of DNA from PCR Reagents. Mol Diagn. 2005;9:53-57
• Limitation and Withdrawal of Intensive Therapy at End of Life: Practices in ICUs in Mumbai, India. Crit Care Med 2005:33:1272-1275 (Also presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Ethics Round Table Debate: Is a physician-patient confidentiality relationship subservient to a greater good. Critical Care 2005 9 ( DOI 10.11.86 cc3527)
• Unplanned extubation in medical & surgical ICUs. [Correspondence] Intensive Care Medicine 2004;30:2289
• Antibiotic Failure. Invited Talk. World Conference of Anaesthesia Paris April 2004
• Post Operative Fever. Is it a Morbidity & Mortality Factor. Invited Talk. World Conference of Anaesthesia Paris April 2004
• End of Life Issues in the ICU. An alternative perspective. Invited Talk. SCCM Orlando Feb 2004
• Ethics Round Table Debate: Should an anaesthetized dying patient be awakened to say goodbye to family. Critical Care (http://ccforum) 2003;7  (9th June)
• Special Issues in the Patient with Renal Failure and Kidney Disease.  In Subspecialty Critical Care.  Clinics In Critical Care Medicine. Eds. Vlad Kvetan & Donald B. Chalfin.  2003;19:233-51 W B Saunders Company Philadelphia
• Multinational perspective on treatment of the three patients. In  Eds David Crippen, Jack K Kilcullen and David F Kelly.  Three Patients: International Perspective on Intensive Care at the End of Life.  2002.  Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, Massachusetts.  pp 49-54
• SAPS II and its relation to outcome in patients in Indian ICUs. 8th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine. Sydney, Australia 2001. Abstract Book; F18:44
• Impact of a “required request” policy on eye donation in ICU. 8th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine. Sydney, Australia 2001 Abstract Book; F36:48 (Also presented in the 6th national conference on critical care. Hyderabad 2000)
• Incidence of blocked tracheal tubes in endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes. 8th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine. Sydney, Australia 2001 Abstract Book; P449:201
• Frequency of unplanned extubation in relation to diagnostic categories. 8th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine. Sydney, Australia 2001 Abstract Book; P450:201
• Comparative frequency of tracheal tube displacements with endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes. 8th World Congress of Intensive & Critical Care Medicine. Sydney, Australia 2001  Abstract Book; P451:201
• Factors Associated With Blocked Tracheal Tubes [Correspondence] Intensive Care Medicine 2001;27:4679-80
• Effects of Unplanned Extubation on Outcome of Mechanical Ventilation.  [Correspondence] Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001;163:1755-6

National

• Effects of mobile phone use on specific intensive care unit devices Indian J Crit Care Med 2008;12:170-173
• Mechanical Ventilation In API Textbook of Medicine Ed Siddarth Shah. 2008: The Association of Physicians of India. 1289-1292
• Critical Care in Allergic & Asthma in Principles & Practice of Tropical Allergy & Asthma. ed. Wiqaar Shaikh. 2006 Vikas Medical Publishers. Mumbai 649-672
• Evaluation of Door to Needle time for fibrinolytic administration for acute myocardial infarction Ind J Critical Care Medicine 2005;9:137-140 (also Poster presentation at ISCCM International Conference. Chennai)
• Role of Bacterial Polymerase Chain Reaction And Plasma Procalcitonin Levels In the Early Diagnosis of Sepsis. Hansraj Nayyar Award for Best research of 2006. Presented at ISCCM International Conference. Chennai Feb 2006
• Utility of delta ratio in acid base disorders in ICU. Free Paper presentation at ISCCM International Conference. Chennai Feb 2006
• Audit of Blood usage in ICU. Poster presentation at ISCCM International Conference. Chennai Feb 2006
• Audit of Decompressive Craniotomy. Poster presentation at ISCCM International Conference. Chennai Feb 2006
• Utility of electroencephalogram in altered states of consciousness in intensive care unit patients  Ind J Critical Care Medicine 2005;9:19-21
• A two years outcome analysis of patients on intra-aortic balloon pump [IABP] in a tertiary care hospital: Ind J Critical Care Medicine 2004;8:157-161 (Also presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• The cost implications of surveillance of ICU infections. Indian J Crit Care Med 2004;8:33-35
• Morbidity and mortality associated with endotracheal intubation: Relation to specialty & experience of personnel (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Analysis of in-hospital resuscitations conducted over a period of one year. (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Patients’ perspective regarding visitors in ICU (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Influence of fever in postoperative period on morbidity and mortality in ICU patients. (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Utility of an emergency intensive care unit (E-ICU) in a tertiary care hospital (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Electroencephalogram [EEG] in altered states of consciousness: (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in a tertiary Intensive Care Unit. (Presented in the 10th national conference on critical care. Mumbai 2004)
• Septic Shock In API Textbook of Medicine Ed Siddarth Shah. 2003: The Association of Physicians of India pp1231-2
• History of mechanical ventilation. In Textbook on Mechanical ventilation. In press

Participation in Trials

• SAPS III. Intensive Care Medicine 2005; 31:1336-55 Chief Participant Hinduja Hospital.
• Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) for Adults with Severe Sepsis and a Low Risk of Death N Engl J Med 2005;353:1332-1341. Principle Investigator,Hinduja Hospital.
• EXCLAIM study. Enoxaparin for DVT prophylaxis in Medical Patients,Co-Investigator. Hinduja Hospital.
• Practice Pattern Variability in Weaning Critically Ill Adults from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation:  An International Survey. Indian Coordinator for ISCCM
• EPIC 2. Indian Coordinator for ISCCM