2. Date of Birth: 15-05-1964
Born at Cherukara, Malappuram Dist.
Primary education:- AU P School, Cherukkara
Secondary education:- Govt. High School, Perinthalmanna
College (Pre-Degree): - Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi
MBBS - Calicut Medical College - 1987
DA- Calicut Medical College - 1991
DNB - National Board of examination - 2000
MNAMS - National Academy of Medical Science - 2004
MEM - Masters in Emergency Medicine (GWU) - 2013
3. Special training / certificates -
Faculty training certificate (GWU) 2008
FAST Ultrasound Training (Al-Ein University, UAE) 2009
Emergency Ultrasound training (GWU) 2010
Advanced Trauma Ultrasound certificate (AIIMS)2012
BLS / ACLS provider and Instructor (American Heart Association) since 2007 PALS
Provider and Instructor (American Heart Association) since 2008 ATLS Provider and
Instructor (American College of Surgeons) since 2011
4. Key posts
Chief, Emergency Medicine (MIMS) since 2006
Deputy Director (MIMS Academy) since 2007
Site Director, Masters Program in EM under GWU, USAsince 2007 Post
Graduate Faculty and Examiner in EM, Anesthesia since 2005
State Convener, IMA, Act Force and Accident Care Cell – 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 State
President – SEMI (Society for Emergency Medicine in India) – 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013
Founder and Executive Director for Angels (Active Network Group of Emergency Live savers) –
2011, 2012 , 2013,2014, 2015 and 2016
PG Teacher in Emergency Medicine under National board examination Director,
Emergency Medicine, Aster DM Healthcare Ltd
ITC Director, American Heart Association
Director, ASAP-EMCT program
5. Key achievement –
Successful Anesthesiologist with 18 year experience in clinical anesthesia Initiated and
established Emergency Medicine concept in MIMS and Kerala state Initiated and
established first EM Post Graduation in Kerala with help of GWU.
Initiated and established EM Nursing training, EMS training and EMCT training in Kerala
Initiated and established award winning pre-hospital care project Angels Trained
8500 Policemen for first response provider course 2010 and 2012
Trained 1,00,000 general public in Basic Life Support (from 2005 to 2013)
102 road shows on road safety were designed and implemented across Kerala in 2013 for
public awareness
EMCT course for lay public first time in India
ASAP-Angels EMCT course - project launched in 2015
Emergency Medical care training in Government Doctors, project launched in 2015
6. Awards –
! IDAState Presidents special appreciation award 2008
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Special appreciation award, IMAState President 2010, 2011, 2012 Rotary
Professional excellence award (Calicut City) 2010
Rotary Professional excellence award (Calicut Midtown) 2013
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! Trauma care society Meritorious service award 2010
Meritorious Service award (Lion’s Club, Metropolitan 2011 and 2012 Doctor
days special appreciation award (Lion’s Club, Dream City) 2013
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Chairman’s appreciation award (DM Healthcare) 2012 & 2013 Jeevan
Raksha Puraskar (Rajeev Gandhi foundation) 2013 received
fromChief minister of Kerala
Father of Emergency Medicine Kerala honoured in EMCON 2013
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Doctor days special appreciation award (Lion’s Club, Dream City) 2013
Chairman’s appreciation award (DM Healthcare) 2012 & 2013
Jeevan Raksha Puraskar (Rajeev Gandhi foundation) 2013
Father of Emergency Medicine Kerala honoured in EMCON 2013
Asian EMS International Award 2013 - for Angels project
American Academy of Emergency Physician in India award 2013
AIIMS - entrepreneurship award 2013
Excellence award in PACE 2014 from Tamil Nadu Semi
Rotary club vocational excellence award 2015
SEMI - Emergency Medicine National Excellence Award 2015
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APJ Abdul Kalam leadership award 2016 from Tamil Nadu Governor,
awarded by Meenakshi Mission Trust, Madurai
Good Samatarian Award from DM Wims 2016
8. Special works and appreciations
! Kashmir floods: given medical help in the form drugs
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Chennai floods relief: lead 42 members medical team and served 7000 people through 7
medical camps in out reach rural Chennai
Formed special medical task force and trained 1000 Ayyapp seva volunteers, received
special appreciation from Pathanamthitta District administration. The task force could
reduce overall mortality by 30 to Percent in 2013 and 2015 Made the new specialty
Emergency Medicine more public oriented made aware hospitals and medical colleges for
the need of pre-hospital care and community
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based ambulance network, now Emergency Medicine is so rampant in Kerala
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Initiated and established formal and informal EMCT course in Kerala which
attracted 1000 of people into Emergency Medicine
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Created huge awareness programs in Emergency Medicine using the potential of social
media. One video on infant foreign body airway obstruction became
viral in social media, which received more than lakh likes and more than 1000 sharing
within one week of post.
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Trained more than 100000 lay public in basic life support providers course, more
than 500 EMS, more than 200 Doctors in PG program in Emergency Medicine.
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Trained 4500 Dental Doctors in life support courses, 6500 Police men for BLS
and trauma care, for which received special appreciation award from State
President in IDAKerala state in 2010, and special appreciation award from
State President IMAKerala in 2010, 2011 and 2012
10. Life Membership in –
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Palliative Care Society
Trauma Care Society
IMA
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American College of Emergency Physician
SEMI
ANGELS
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AAEMI
IMAAMS
QPMPA
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Many papers, presentations & publications 3
short stories published
Many published articles
Public education articles on Emergency Medical Care in Mathrubhoomi
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Arogyamasika since 2013
12. Married to Dr Baby Supriya, Sonologist, Malabar Hospital, Calicut Blessed
with Ms Neethu, Medicos, Calicut Medical College
14. Receiving Father of Emergency medicine honour from
Padmasree .Azad Moopen in EMCON 2013 ,
15th International conference on Emergency Medicine at Waynad ,
Kerala in November 17th 2013 . Conference was organised by Society
for emergency medicine in India -SEMI National
16. Prestigious Good Samaritan Award for the committed service rendered
for flood victims of `chennai 2016 ,
receiving from Dr.C.Raveendran ,Vie dean , Waynad Medical college
17. Receiving Jeevan Raksha Pursakar by Hon .Chief Minister
Sri.Omen Chandy in 2012 . Award was given by Rajeev Gandhi
foundation India
19. Receiving State president special appreciation award from State president
IMA Kerala state for providing first response live saver training for
8500 policemen of Kerala state .[2011]
32. Receiving prestigious SEMI National Excellency award 2015 for contributions in the
field of emergency medicine and prehospital care - Hyderabad EMCON
39. Historical moment : 360 paged National EMS protocol has been released by
Prof.Arun Agarval ,Chair ,Accreditation committee National Skill development
corporation . First time in India. Prepared and submitted by Dr.Venu and Team
41. Doctor with social responsibility - this video has seen by more than
75000 people in Facebook and many more in Whatsapp and other
social media
42. Prestigious Meritorious Service award 2010 for providing trauma care
to trauma victims and public health contributions . Receiving award from
Hon.DGP of Kerala Police Sri.Jacob Punnose IPS
54. A new concept ‘ forensic
emergency medicine workshop
has been introduced by Dr.Venu
55. Dr.Venu’s Indianaized International emergency room concept has well accepted
across Kerala. Now more than 55 new gen EM departments evolved across Kerala in 2014 to 16
62. India’s award winning community based pre hospital care network work
Active Network Group of Emergency Life Savers -Angels launch at Calicut
by Our dearest Dr.APJ AbdulKalm 2011.