Overview :

As the Clinical Director of Critical Care Medicine, Dr Wadwa oversees both administrative and clinical operations, ensuring optimal patient outcomes while driving innovation in the department. Her key responsibilities include:

Patient Care and Management:

• Ensuring seamless inter-departmental coordination to provide the best critical care services.
• Counseling patients’ families, addressing grievances, and managing conflicts.
• Reviewing and investigating treatment protocols, especially in mortality or morbidity cases.

Operational Management:

• Managing patient flow and bed allocation for critically ill patients from the ER or wards.
• Overseeing the allocation, training, and duty management of doctors and nurses in the department.
• Monitoring the quality and maintenance of biomedical equipment, drugs, and consumables.

Innovation and Development:

• Spearheading the adoption of new technologies and AI-driven digitalization in ICUs.
• Leading the department's expansion in line with the hospital’s vision.
• Supporting JCI and NABH accreditation processes through skill enhancement and compliance measures.

Contributions to Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs):

• Active participation in MDT meetings to review and explain patient management to families.
• Providing guidance for continuous skill upgrades of departmental personnel.

Dr Wadwa is committed to elevating the standards of Critical Care Medicine, ensuring a patient-centric approach, and fostering innovation to achieve the department’s vision for excellence.

Qualification:

• M.B.B.S. (2002): Indira Gandhi Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra (Nagpur University)
• MD (Internal Medicine, 2006): Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana (Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot)
• ICU Observership (2006): Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
• Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM, 2012): Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• ELSO-Certified ECMO Specialist

Area of Expertise:

• IDCCM Teacher and IDCCN Examiner
• Faculty for the DNB Critical Care Program
• ECMO Specialist
• Transplant Critical Care
• Simulation-based training for Critical Care Nursing
• Member of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Control Committees