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Suresh David

Suresh Samuel David (born March 22, 1959) is an Indian physician specializing in emergency medicine. The first Indian physician to be formally trained in emergency medicine, David pioneered the practice of emergency medicine in India and is credited with founding the department of emergency medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He is the first person to hold the position of a professor in the discipline of Emergency Medicine in India.

Suresh David
Born
Suresh Samuel David

(1959-03-22) 22 March 1959 (age 65)
NationalityIndian
OccupationEmergency physician
Years activeSince 1985
Known forAcademic leadership in developing EM in India
Medical writing
Notable workHandbook of Emergency Medicine[1]
Clinical pathways in Emergency Medicine[2]
Textbook of Emergency Medicine

David has published three medical books viz. Handbook of Emergency Medicine, Textbook of Emergency Medicine and Clinical pathways in Emergency Medicine, the former two publications reported to be the first handbook and textbook on emergency medicine by an Indian author. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and a recipient of Best Doctor Award of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. He has also received a citation, Leadership in Emergency Medicine, from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the former president of India.

Education and career

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Christian Medical College, Vellore

David, born on 22 March 1959,[3] graduated in medicine (MBBS) from Christian Medical College, Vellore in 1982 and started his career by joining Christian Mission Hospital, Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu. In 1985 he undertook training in general surgery at Madras Medical College, after which he moved to Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, a rural secondary level mission hospital in Karakonam. Subsequently, he joined his alma mater, Christian Medical College as a junior lecturer in general surgery and during his service at CMC, he did a three-year advanced training in emergency medicine[4] at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, an Australasian College for Emergency Medicine-accredited institution. On his return to India, he established the department of emergency medicine at CMC in 1994,[5] the first independent department for emergency medicine in India;[6] the department would go on to be recognized as the South Asian Regional Training Centre in Emergency Medicine by the World Health Organization in 2005.[7] When he was appointed as a professor in 2002, he became the first person to hold the position of a professor in emergency medicine in India.[8] He served as a senior consultant and head of emergency department at CMC for 22 years.[9][10][11] During this period, he obtained a PhD from the University of Madras in 2013. He is also associated with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi as a visiting scientist.[12] In 2017, Professor David was inducted as Principal Assessor by the National Accreditation Board for hospitals (NABH).

Legacy

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Emergency physicians conducting a trauma resuscitation

David is credited with pioneering the discipline of emergency medicine in India by restructuring the 'casualty' unit into the first independent emergency medicine department at CMC, Vellore in 1994. He headed the department and during his tenure, it evolved into a 45-bedded clinical unit, reported to be the largest of its kind in India in the private sector, tending to about 200 patients a day.[13] The department started the first academic course[note 1] in emergency medicine in India in 1997 during his tenure.[14][15] He was instrumental in the introduction of the concept of Trauma Team and triage at CMC.[8] The first of his three books, Handbook of Emergency Medicine was published by Elsevier in 1995, known to be the first handbook published by an Indian author on the subject.[16] His second book, Textbook of Emergency Medicine,[17] a 2380-page 2-volume work composed of 262 chapters contributed by 292 authors, was published in 2011, making it the largest comprehensive textbook of emergency medicine published thus far.[18] The latest of his books, Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine, was again a two-volume work spread over 1510 pages, and the book was released in 2016.[19][20] Besides, he has contributed chapters to books by others[21] and has published over 50 medical papers and articles.[note 2]

David chaired the scientific committee of SEMICON 2017, an annual conference on emergency medicine organized by Society for Emergency Medicine, India, held at Kochi in March 2017.[22] He is consultant of the World Health Organization for emergency medicine for South-East Asia and is a faculty member of WHO-USAID programs on Disaster Medicine.[8] In the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, David led a team of 9 volunteers from CMC and reportedly established 18 medical camps in a week's time which provided medical assistance to 2879 people.[23] He was the organizing secretary of the 7th National Conference of Emergency Medicine (EMCON 2005) held in October 2005 at Vellore[24] and is the founder of Network of Emergency Physicians, India (NEPI), a web platform for exchange of information among emergency physician community.[25] He sits in the board of advisors of EMS Leaders Forum[26] and was a member of the three-member panel which designed courses for Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE), a USAID-NSET initiative, in 2009.[27] He has delivered several invited speeches or keynote addresses which include National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NAPEM) 2011[28][29] and Conclave on Legal and Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Ecosystem of 2017.[30] He has also been associated with medical conferences as a patron[31] or resource person[32] and has participated in continuing medical education programs.[33][34][35]

Awards and honors

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David, an honorary fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, (2006),[6] and the Royal College of Physicians (2013), has been recognized as a resource person in the field of health care by the East Asia Summit Earthquake Risk Reduction Centre of the National Institute of Disaster Management.[36][37] Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University awarded him the Best Doctor Award in 2012.[38] He was awarded Leadership in Emergency Medicine by MMHRC - Institute Of Emergency Medicine at the Regional Conference in Emergency Medicine 2015, the citation presented to him by the former president of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.[39]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Suresh David (1995). Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Elsevier. p. 316. ISBN 9788131230473.
  • Suresh S. David; V. Anantharaman; Anthony F. T. Brown, Brian K. Nelson, Ashis Banerjee (November 1, 2011). Textbook of Emergency Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-81-8473-202-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Suresh S David (May 23, 2016). Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine - Volume 1. Springer India. ISBN 978-81-322-2710-6.
  • Suresh S David (June 6, 2016). Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine - Volume 2. Springer India. ISBN 978-81-322-2711-3.

Articles

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Notes

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  1. ^ fellowship course
  2. ^ Please see Articles section

References

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  1. ^ Suresh S David (November 2011). Textbook Of Emergency Medicine (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-8184732023.
  2. ^ Suresh S (May 2016). Clinical pathways in Emergency Medicine (1st ed.). Springer link international publications. ISBN 978-8132227113.
  3. ^ "Standard Assessment Form" (PDF). Medical Council of India. 2017.
  4. ^ "CMCH archives". Christian Medical College, Vellore. 2017.
  5. ^ "Hospitals 'lack emergency medicine wings'". The Hindu. October 29, 2005.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Dr. Suresh David speaks on Past, Present & Future of EM in India". Emergency Medicine. 2009.
  7. ^ "WHO accords recognition to CMC's EM department". Zee News. 2005.
  8. ^ a b c "About Author". Wolters Kluwer. 2017.
  9. ^ "EmergencyMedicine.in - News: Dr. Suresh David speaks on Past, Present & Future of EM in India".
  10. ^ https://acem.org.au/getattachment/96935e6d-8610-49b1-b0a5-31ca4ff79041/IEMSIG-Newsletter-Vol-4-Issue-1.aspx Page 13
  11. ^ The Hindu CHENNAI: January 29, 2011 16:42 IST UPDATED: January 29, 2011 16:42 IST
  12. ^ "Visiting Scientist/delegate". AIIMS Delhi. 2017.
  13. ^ "Emergency Department". CMC Vellore. 2017.
  14. ^ "DEPARTMENTS Emergency Medicine". CMC Vellore. 2017.
  15. ^ "Fellowship in emergency med from cmc vellore". Medical Talk. 2017.
  16. ^ Suresh David (1995). Handbook of Emergency Medicine. Elsevier. p. 316. ISBN 9788131230473.
  17. ^ Suresh S. David; V. Anantharaman; Anthony F. T. Brown, Brian K. Nelson, Ashis Banerjee (November 1, 2011). Textbook of Emergency Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-81-8473-202-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Davids Textbook of Emergency Medicine Released at EMCON 2011". Emergency Medicine. 2011.
  19. ^ Suresh S David (May 23, 2016). Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer India. ISBN 978-81-322-2710-6.
  20. ^ Suresh S David (June 6, 2016). Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer India. ISBN 978-81-322-2711-3.
  21. ^ Peter Cameron; George Jelinek; Anne-Maree Kelly, Anthony F. T. Brown, Mark Little (April 1, 2014). Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 978-0-7020-5438-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ "Scientific Chairman's message". Society for Emergency Medicine, India. 2017.
  23. ^ "Tsunami & Its Aftermath". Emergency Medicine. 2007.
  24. ^ "Report on the Emergency Medicine Conference, 'EMCON 2005', Vellore, India". Newsletter of the International Emergency Medicine Specialist Interest Group of ACEM. 2005.
  25. ^ "About NEPI". Network of Emergency Physicians, India. 2017.
  26. ^ "Executive Body". EMS Leaders Forum. 2017.
  27. ^ "HOPE Final Review conducted on March 5-6, 2009" (PDF). National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal. 2009.
  28. ^ "National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NAPEM) 2011". Emergency Medicine. 2011.
  29. ^ "National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine" (PDF). Step India. 2011.
  30. ^ "Legal, Ethical and Administrative Challenges in Emergency Care and Road Safety". Spirant Communication. 2017.
  31. ^ "Hepatathlon 2015" (PDF). Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. 2015.
  32. ^ "Plenary Session VII Disaster Management" (PDF). TNM Nursing College. 2014.
  33. ^ "Guidelines 2017" (PDF). Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center. 2017.
  34. ^ "Training Programme on Disaster Health Care" (PDF). National Institute of Disaster Management. 2010.
  35. ^ "From the Director's Desk" (PDF). Miraj Medical Centre. 2011.
  36. ^ "Resource Person" (PDF). National Institute of Disaster Management. 2017.
  37. ^ [1] Telegraph India
  38. ^ "Dr Suresh David Bestowed upon Best Doctor Award". India Today - Readers' forum. 2013.
  39. ^ "Excellence In Leadership Award". Pushpagiri Medical College Hospital. 2017.
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