M.B.B.S., D.A. (Anaesthesia), FCPS (Anaesthesia), D.N.B. (Anaesthesia), PDCC (Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Critical Care)
18+ years
Dr. Jeril Kurien is a Consultant at the Department of Paediatric Cardiac Sciences, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital. He graduated from Mumbai University. Thereafter, he completed his D.A. and FCPS at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Then he obtained his D.N.B. (Anaesthesia). He worked for a year at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and got trained in difficult airway management and fibreoptic intubations. He pursued a Post-Doctorate Course (PDCC) in Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Critical Care at Amritha Institute of Medical Sciences, Amritha University, Cochin, where he was also an Assistant Professor in Cardiac Anaesthesiology and Critical Care.
He was a Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist in Chennai with Dr. K.M. Cherian who is considered as the Pioneer of Paediatric Cardiac surgery and Heart-Lung Transplant in India. Dr. Jeril has worked at reputed hospitals in Mumbai and Chennai as a paediatric and neonatal cardiac anaesthesiologist and intensivist. He was the paediatric cardiac anaesthesiologist and intensivist in the team led by the Swiss paediatric cardiac surgeon Dr. Kalangos at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, in 2014, where he singlehandedly managed the post-operative ICU.
Dr. Jeril joined our hospital in 2016 and started the Paediatric Cardiac Critical Care Course and the MUHS-affiliated Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiovascular Anaesthesia. He has also been actively conducting PALS training at our hospital.
He has presented several papers and lectures at multiple forums and has actively participated in several research works and has multiple publications in reputed national and international journals.