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Name : Dr. Vijay D'Silva
     
Present Appointment : Director Medical Affairs,
Director Critical Care,
Asian Heart Institute
     
Educational Background : MD (Internal Medicine)
     
Area of Specialization : Medical Emergencies, Acute Coronary Care and Surgical Intensive care. Specialist in invasive and non invasive mechanical ventilation, Intra - aortic balloon therapy & Hemodynamic Monitoring.

He has been instrumental in achieving the following at AHI:
• ISO Certification - 2005, ISO Recertification - 2006 and 2007
• NIAHO (National Integrated Accreditation for Health Care
Organization) accreditation - 2006, NIAHO reaccreditation - 2007
• JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation - 2006

Was part of the team of Doctors who operated on our Hon’ble PM – Dr. Manmohan Singh in Jan’09.
     
Past Appointments / Positions Held : Dr. Vijay D'Silva has held positions of responsibility in various multispeciality hospitals. As a founder member of the Bombay Heart Brigade ambulance service & coordinator at Jaslok hospital, he also was the head of critical care unit at Jaslok Hospital from 1991 to 1997.

He is also a founder member of the Indian Society of Critical Care medicine. He has also been the head of intensive coronary care and surgical intensive care unit in Lilavati from 1997 to 2002.

He was the Joint Secretary of American college of chest physician (WIC) from 1994 to 1996, Secretary of American College of chest physician (WIC) from 1996 to 2000, and served as fellow of American college of chest physician (USA).

Besides this he is member of management committee, infection control committee, medical advisory board, ethics committee, customer care advisory etc at past & current hospital attachment.
     
Past Academic Appointments : Participated as speaker in many national & international conferences.
     
Contact via:    
E-mail : drvijaydesilva@ahirc.com
Phone : 91-22-6698 6666 / 91-22-6698 6677
 

   
  
Dr Darshana Rahod
Name : Dr. Darshana Rathod
     
Present Appointment : Consultant Critical Care,
Management Representative (Quality),
Asian Heart Institute
     
Educational Background : MD (Internal Medicine)
     
Area of Specialization : Medical emergencies, Acute Coronary Care and Surgical Intensive Care. Specialist in invasive and non invasive mechanical ventilation, Intra-aortic balloon therapy and hemodynamic monitoring

Quality assurance and Quality training
     
Past Appointments : Dr. Darshana has held positions of responsibility in various multispeciality hospitals. She has worked as a lecturer in Medicine and Critical care Unit at Grant Medical college, Sir J J Group hospitals, Mumbai from June 2000 to July 2003. She also has worked at S L Raheja hospital and Bhaktivedanta Hospital in Intensive Care Unit. She conducts training for Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
     
Professional Experience : She has a vast experience in managing patients in critical care unit. She has a large experience of doing procedures like arterial line insertion, swan ganz insertion, temporary pacing, intra aortic balloon catheter insertion, endotracheal intubation, minitracheostomy, etc.
     
Credentials : She was Instrumental in achieving the following at AHI:
• ISO Certification - 2005, ISO Recertification - 2006 and 2007
• NIAHO (National Integrated Accreditation for Health Care Organization) accreditation - 2006, NIAHO reaccreditation - 2007
• JCI (Joint Commission International) accreditation - 2006
     
Contact via:    
E-mail : darshana.rathod@ahirc.com
Phone : +91-22-6698666
 
 
    Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051.
    Phone No: 91-22-6698 6666 Fax No: 91-22-6698 6506
    Email: info@ahirc.com
   

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