Dr. Pratheema Ramachandran graduated MBBS from Vinayaka Missions Medical College, Salem, and completed her postgraduate training in Anaesthesiology (DNB) at the National Board of Examinations, Apollo Main Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She further specialised in Critical Care, obtaining a Diploma (IDCCM) and Fellowship (IFCCM) from the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), as well as the European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC).

Besides serving as a regular teaching faculty and examiner for courses organised by the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), and contributing to various book chapters published by ISCCM, she is also the local host organiser and course director for the Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) course accredited by the Neurocritical Care Society of the USA.

She had been an active member of the Society of NeuroCritical Care (SNCC), India, and an executive board member of the College of NeuroCritical Care (CNCC), India. In addition to receiving a Presidential Citation, she was also honoured with an Honorary Fellowship (FSNCC).

She is a certified Simulation trainer and a regular teaching faculty member at Apollo Simulation Centre. She holds memberships with PediSTARS, the Society of Healthcare Simulation, India, and the USA. She has a Level 3 Honours in Simulation Training and previously served as the coordinator for simulation training at TACT Academy of Clinical Training (May 2024 – Jan 2025).

She is currently a Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead at Apollo Specialty Hospitals, OMR, Chennai.

Positions held:

1. Executive board member – ISCCM, Chennai from 2021-2023.
2. Panel member authorized for Brain dead declaration by Tamil Nādu govt- Since 2019.
3. Visiting Faculty at Saveetha Medical college, Chennai – 2021

4. Executive Board member- Academic secretary -College of Neurocritical Care, CNCC, INDIA- from Sep 2022 -2024.
5. Examiner for IDCCN- Indian Diploma of Critical Care Nursing- from 2022
6. Examiner for IDCCM- Indian Diploma of Critical Care Medicine- from 2023.
7. Editorial board member for Critical Care communications-ISCCM – 2024-2025
8. Editorial board member of Indian Journal of Critical care medicine- IJCCM-2025-2026.
9. Zonal Academic committee member- ISCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine) 2024-2026.
10. Executive board member- Society of Neurocritical Care, India 2024-2026.
11. Coordinator for Simulation training at TACT academy for clinical training, Chennai May2024 to Jan 2025.
12. Associate editor-Critical Care communications-ISCCM – 2026-2027

Memberships:

1. Indian Medical Association (IMA) – since 2013
2. Indian Society of Critical care medicine (ISCCM) – since 2013
3. European Society of Critical Care Medicine (ESICM)- since 2014
4. Neurocritical care society of USA (NCS)- Since 2019
5. Neurocritical Care society of India – (SNCC)- Since 2019
6. Society of Simulation in Healthcare, USA- (SSH) since 2021
7. Society of Simulation in Healthcare, India- (SHS) since 2021
8. Pediatric Simulation and Research society (PediSTARS) since 2023

Awards:

1. Presidential Citation award – Indian Society of Critical care medicine- Criticare Feb,2026, Chennai
2. Presidential citation Award- Society of Neurocritical Care- SNCC annual conference, Agra- Oct 2023.
3. Honorary Fellowship of Society of Neurocritical Care- SNCC annual conference, Agra- Oct 2023.
4. Corona Warrior Award- Feb 2021- Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, Chennai.
5. Honorary Adjucnt Associate Professor- Apollo Hospitals Education and Research Foundation ( AHERF)- April 2021.
6. Level 3 Certiciation with Honors- Pediatric Simulation and Research society (PediSTARS), India- 2018.
7. Certificate of Appreciation from ISARIC, Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK- June 2023 .
8. Academics achievement award from Apollo Hospitals Education and Research Foundation (AHERF) for the paper 2021 .
9. Presidential citation award- Indian Society of Critical care medicine- Feb 2026