Dr. Nandhakishore J is one of the best Critical Care Specialists and Intensivists in Hyderabad, with over 14 years of expertise in managing critically ill patients in advanced ICU settings. He is recognized for his proficiency in handling complex, high-acuity cases requiring intensive monitoring and life support. Currently, he is serving as a Senior Consultant - Critical Care at Citizens Specialty Hospital, Hyderabad.
His clinical expertise includes ECMO and other extracorporeal therapies, advanced mechanical ventilation, ARDS management, trauma and polytrauma care, sepsis management, as well as cardiac and neurocritical care. He is skilled in performing complex ICU procedures such as central and arterial line insertions, PICC line placement, and percutaneous tracheostomy, along with advanced airway management and critical care ultrasonography.
Dr. Nandhakishore has held key roles across leading hospitals in Hyderabad and has served as Head of Critical Care, demonstrating strong leadership in multidisciplinary ICU management. He holds prestigious qualifications including MRCP (UK) and EDIC (Europe), reflecting his commitment to global standards in critical care. He is also actively involved in research and academic contributions in the field of intensive care medicine.
- Consultant - Anesthesiology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, June 2012 - December 2013
- Fellow in Critical Care, Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, January 2014 - January 2015
- Registrar - Critical Care, Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad, till June 2015
- Consultant - Critical Care, Medicover Hospitals, Hyderabad, July 2015 - November 2023
- HOD - Critical Care, Pulse Heart Superspeciality Hospitals, Hyderabad, December 2023 - February 2026
- MBBS, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, 2002 - 2008
- D.A - Anesthesiology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, 2010 - 2012
- IDCCM, Fellow in Critical Care Medicine, Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad @ISCCM, 2015
- EDIC, European Diplomate in Intensive Care, UK @ESICM, 2018
- MRCP (UK), 2020
- 14+ years of experience in managing Multidisciplinary ICU
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) & Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
- Acute Respiratory Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) & Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS)
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Management
- Sepsis & Septic Shock Management
- Cardiac Critical Care & Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Neurocritical Care
- Poly Trauma Critical Care
- Geriatric Critical Care & End-of-Life (EOL)
- Co-author for many chapters in CCM textbooks & yearly update book.
- Several publications in national journals.
- Co-research worker for the study – “Trends of ScvO2 & (A-V) CO2 difference among patients presenting with shock”.
- Co-research worker for the study on “Comparison of balanced crystalloid solutions (Plasmalyte & Sterofundin) versus isotonic crystalloids (Ringer Lactate & Normal Saline) on the overall outcome in critically ill patients.”
