Curriculum  Vitae

 

Part I:       General Information

 

Date:

May, 2007

 

Name:        

Bhavani Shankar Kodali

 

Office Address:

Department of Anesthesiology

Brigham and Women’s Hospital,

75 Francis Street,

 Boston, MA 02115

 

Home Address:

 

 

Email:

bkodali@partners.org

Kodali@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu

 

 

 

Education:                    

 

1976  M.B.B.S

JIPMER, University of Madras, India

1981  MD

JIPMER, University of Madras, India

(Anesthesiology)

 

 

Postdoctoral training:

 

1977

Compulsory rotating Internship, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India

 

1978-81

Anesthesia resident, JIPMER, India

 

1993-94

Internship at MetroWest Medical Center,

Framingham, MA, USA.

 

1994-95

Anesthesia Resident,

Brigham and Women’s Hospital,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

 

1996-98

Anesthesia Resident,

Brigham and Women’s Hospital,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

 

1994-1995

1996-1998

Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia,

Harvard Medical School,

Boston, MA

 

1998

Fellow in Obstetric Anesthesia,

(6 months)

Brigham and           Women’s Hospital,

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

 

 

 

 

         

 

Licensure and Certification:

 

 

1978

Full Medical practice license in India

 

1982

Full Medical practice license in Guyana

 

1983 

Full Medical practice license in Barbados

 

1992 

ECFMG certification

 

1993

FLEX certification

 

1996

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Registration and Discipline in Medicine.

 

1999

American Board of Anesthesiology Certification

 

Academic Appointments:

 

 

1981-82

Senior Registrar, JIPMER,

Pondicherry, India.

 

1986-93

Associate Lecturer

University of West Indies, Barbados.

 

September 1998 - December 1998

Instructor of Anaesthesia

Harvard Medical School. Boston, MA

 

January 1999- December 2002

Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

 

2003-

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

 

         

Hospital or Affiliated Institution Appointments: 

 

1981-82

Senior Resident in Anesthesiology,

JIPMER, Pondicherry, India

 

1982 -1983

Anesthesiologist, McKenzie Hospital,

Guyana Mining Enterprise,

Linden, Guyana,

South America.

 

1983 -1985  

Senior Registrar in Anesthesia,

Queen Elizabeth Hospital,

Barbados, West Indies.

 

1985 - 1993           

Attending Anesthesiologist,

Queen Elizabeth Hospital,                    

Barbados, West Indies.

 

1995 - 1996

Attending Anesthesiologist,

Queen Elizabeth Hospital,                    

Barbados, West Indies.

 

1998

Staff Anesthesiologist,

Brigham and Women’s Hospital,

Boston, MA

 

                            

 

Major Administrative Responsibilities:

 

1982-1983

Chief of Intensive Care Unit.

Linden Hospital,

Guyana Mining Enterprise Hospital,

Guyana, South America

 

1989-1993

Senior Consultant,

Queen Elizabeth Hospital,

Barbados, West Indies.

 

         

 

Major Committee Assignments:

 

          Guyana Mining Enterprise Hospital, Linden, Guyana

 

1982-1983

Intensive Care Committee.

Chief person responsible for establishing a four bed Intensive Care Unit at Linden,

Guyana, South America.

 

         

          Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados, West Indies.

 

 

1988-1993   

Intensive Care Nurses training Committee - Teacher/Examiner

 

 

1988-1993             

Advisor to the Hospital Equipment Purchase Committee (Anesthesia)

 

1987-1993

Advisor to the Committee responsible for refurbishing operating rooms and establishment of Intensive Care Unit under World Bank loan in Barbados.

 

1985-1993

Advisor for recruiting personnel to the Department of Anesthesia from Overseas

 

 

 

          Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

 

2000-2005

Transfusion Committee Member,

Brigham and Women's Hospital,

Boston, MA

2003-2005

Director, Clinical Competency, Faculty Development, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

2005-

Member of staff Recruiting Committee, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

2005-6

Member of Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization Award Selection Committee - 2005

2006-

Associate Clinical Director,

Department of Anesthesiology

 

 

National Committee Appointment:

 

2002-

Appointed by the President Elect of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) to the Subcommittee on Equipment, Monitoring, and Engineering Technology to oversee the implementation of the goals of the Society. 

 

         

 

 

Professional Society involvement:

 

         

1978-1993

Indian Society of Anaesthetists, Member

 

1983-

Barbados Society of Anaesthetists; Member

 

1985-

National Association of Critical Care Medicine, India; Member

 

1987-1994

Association of Anaesthetists of Gr. Britain and Ireland; Member

 

1994-

American Society of Anesthesiologists; Member

 

1994-

International Anesthesia Research Society; Member

 

1994-

Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists; Member

 

1998-

Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology; Member

 

 

 

 

Community Service Related to Professional Work:

 

 

          Barbados

 

1984 

Medical Coordinator for First International Barbados Marathon run.  Member of emergency medical team providing emergency care to participants of initial events of “International Marathon runner” competition in Barbados.   Emergency care was necessary for several visitors who were extensively dehydrated due to lack of acclimatization to tropical climate. In later years, better acclimatization by the participants to tropical climate, and training of emergency physicians to provide care, did not require anaesthesia group participation

 

 

1992

Key participant in Public Education

 

Participated in a short video film on “Educating the public regarding Anaesthesia”, produced by Government Information Service of Barbados, 1992.  This TV program was televised on the Island’s television network twice so far.

 

 

 

 

Editorial Boards:

 

1996-

Consultant Reviewer:  Capnography related articles for “Anesthesia and Analgesia”

 

2001

Guest Editor: "Anesthesia And Analgesia

 

2002-

Reviewer for Capnography related articles for "Anesthesiology"

 

2002-

Appointed as referee to “European Journal of Anaesthesiology"

2002-

Appointed as referee to “Postgraduate Medicine.”

2007-

Appointed as referee to “Chest”

         

 

Awards and Honors:

 

 

1981

Indian Society of Anaesthetists (Pondicherry Branch) medal for outstanding anesthesia resident.

 

1992

British Journal of Anesthesia International Scholarship for the year 1992.

 

1997

Foundation of Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) scholar 1997.

 

 

2002

'Awards in Excellence" presented by the Faculty of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Pain Medicine for outstanding contribution.

2002

“Special Award” presented by the “Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology” for exhibit entitled “Education in the new millennium” at the Annual Meeting held in New York, December 6th – 10th, 2002.

2004

Teacher of the Year Award”

2004

Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization (BWPO) “Clinical Innovation Award”. This award is presented to the outstanding contributions to the Brigham and Women’s clinical community in the area of clinical innovation.

 

Part II:      Clinician Scholar ladder

 

A:  Narrative Report of Clinical Practice:

 

In Guyana, South America

 

Intensive Care Unit in Guyana: 

In addition to providing anesthesia for routine operating room surgeries, established a four bed intensive care unit for Guyana Mining Hospital, Linden, Guyana, South America. This unit was declared open by Ministerial representative of Government of Guyana in 1982. The unit was under my care during my tenure in Guyana.  Patients with serious mining injuries, respiratory insufficiency and coronary patients benefited from this service.

 

In Barbados:

 

Pivotal role in the development of Anesthesia Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.

 

          Provided anesthesia care for routine and emergency cases at the government owned 650 bed QEH (A teaching affiliate of University of West Indies, 6000-7000 operations/year, a referral hospital for a million population from Anguilla in the north to Grenada in the south.).  I was an active member of the team responsible for refurbishing operating rooms and purchasing monitoring equipment, as well as establishing an ICU ( Project undertaken with World Bank Loan). I was a key member of the group responsible for training ICU nurses required to staff the unit.   In addition to routine anesthesia and teaching responsibilities, I was also instrumental in developing an anesthesia auditing program to keep track of anesthesia disposable items. Such a program was found to be necessary to prevent acute and unexpected shortage of imported disposable items in the island.  In addition, I also designed and organized clinical research studies in capnography utilizing available limited resources. Furthermore, studies were also conducted in areas specific to third world developing nations such as; anesthesia without nitrous oxide (nitrous oxide is expensive); suitability and cost effectiveness of providing oxygen from oxygen concentrators to meet the demands of the hospital; and methods to prevent condensation of water in air pipelines due to excessive humidity.  The development of the anesthesia department in Barbados was the focus of my special article published recently.

 

 

 

 

Brigham and Women’ Hospital:

 

          As a fellow in Obstetric anesthesia, I was a team leader in assigning day to day clinical responsibilities to residents in the labor and delivery section as well as operating room division.  In addition, I was actively involved in the provision of anesthesia care to high risk obstetric patients as well as patients requiring In-vitro-fertilization.

 

          At the conclusion of obstetric anesthesia training, I was appointed as staff anesthesiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital.  Major responsibility includes provision of anesthesia care (sub-specialty) to obstetric patients. Brigham and Women's being a high risk obstetric referral center, a substantial number patients fall into high risk category requiring anesthesia care during delivery. Recently, a new dimension to obstetric anesthesia care has been added, which is providing care to patients undergoing in-uterus fetal surgery.   

 

          In addition to subspecialty care of obstetric anesthesia, a portion of time is spent in providing anesthesia care in main operating rooms, which includes general surgical, thoracic and vascular patients, as well to patients out side of main operating room in areas such as in MRI and CT scan.

 

          As a member of transfusion committee, I am actively involved with other members in revising and implementing several policies in compliance with JACHO to enhance safety of transfusions in various circumstances.

         

As a member of ‘Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization Recognition Award Committee’, I am required to select the most highly qualified and deserving candidate for each category from several nominations received.

 

As ‘Associate Clinical Director, I am anesthesiologist in-charge for 45 operating room locations being covered by residents, fellows and staff anesthesiologists. The clinical duties include providing advice and backup where needed, and generally the first person to be called upon when anesthesia problems occur. In addition, it involves huge responsibility of coordinating surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists and technical force. Several times, it is also required to intervene and prevent personality and management conflicts that are expected to arise when managing such a large group of operating location personnel. 

 

 

B.  Short Report of Research That Contributes to Care of Patients

 

Primary Research interest:  Capnography

 

Clinical research is centered on capnography, thromboelastography and obstetric anesthesia. Clinical research in capnography extends over a period of 16 years resulting in publication of original papers, review articles, case reports and correspondences on capnography. The main area of clinical research in capnography is on arterial to end-tidal carbon dioxide differences in pregnancy, including those during laparoscopic surgery.  I suggested a standard terminology for time capnography and highlighted current limitations of this important monitoring device. This terminology has been included in most text books including "Nunn's Respiratory Physiology". I also review papers on capnography as a consultant to editorial board of Anesthesia and Analgesia as well as guest editor to 'Anesthesiology'.   Achieved the status of 'Guest Editor" for Anesthesia and Analgesia in the year 2002.  I am committed to educating colleagues, residents as well as students in capnography via my participation in grand rounds and day to day clinical teaching. I produced a multimedia on capnography using computer software for teaching purposes. 'Ohmeda' (Datex-Ohmeda Inc, Manufacturer of anesthesia equipment, anesthesia machines and capnographs) considers my article entitled “Capnometry and Anaesthesia” an important teaching material for anesthesiologists, customers and employees of Ohmeda.

 

Web Based Education: Site on Capnography.com, 4th edtion, 2004, revised 2007: 

A website on capnography has been designed, produced and maintained without external sponsorship to provide a complete review on end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during anesthesia and intensive care. This site uses several animations designed to explain underlying physical and physiological concepts of capnography in addition to highlighting clinical applications. The purpose of this site is to fulfill my long standing goal of developing an easily accessible educational site on capnography. This is an "All-In-One" on capnography. This site has attracted several good reviews: (Approximate time spent in construction of the website - >1000 hours)

Anesthesiology- October 2001: (see the issue for full version)

"Dr Bhavani Shankar Kodali, a well published expert on the subject of capnography, has created the Capnography website without sponsorship from any equipment or pharmaceutical company. 

Dr Bhavani Shankar Kodali' has put forth great effort to produce the equivalent of a capnography textbook and made it freely available on the Internet. The site provides a complete review of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring during anesthesia and intensive care.  In addition, his website provides animated graphics that are not possible to produce in a textbook and can greatly facilitate learning. Capnography.com is truly an "all-in-one" for the subject of capnography and a great teaching contribution."

British Journal of Anaesthesia- October 2001: (see the issue for full version)

"This website, the work of Professor Shankar ....... There is lot of material on this site, and it is impossible to list all the good things....

Certainly it provides fun.  It will be a learning resource for students- and I will be recommending it. It may become a forum for specialists, as its author hopes...."

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology- October 2001: (see the issue for full version)

"While not a book, a web-based site may also be used as a teaching tool..... developed by Dr Shankar, an assistant professor of anesthesiology from Harvard Medical School.

In addition to above mentioned journals, the website has been reviewed in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Journal of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, and Journals related to Emergency Medicine.

The site uses extensive and colorful animations to explain the concepts....

I believe that a candidate for the oral board examinations might well find that 15 minutes spent at this site shortly before the interview proves invaluable. It is also an effective teaching tool for all residents and helpful for the clinician who wishes to better understand the disease process that generates an abnormal waveform."

Capnography.com website was presented as a technical exhibit at the 'American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Scientific meeting' at New Orleans, USA - October 2001.

In addition, several complimentary comments have been received from various sections of the medical community, manufacturing firms, and paramedical staff.  Some of these comments have been coming from abroad.  In addition, the website is also an invaluable tool in the preparation of reports for technology classes.  One such example is the Graduate School at Northeastern University.  Website statistics reveal that, on the average, 1500 pages of this website are accessed on a daily basis.  Over 160,000 viewers visit this website on an annual basis.  Major search engines (such as Yahoo.com and Google.com) rank this website as number one in capnography among non-sponsored websites, based on its popularity and content. Many organizations have provided a link on their website to www.capnography.com in order to provide a source of information on capnography for their clients.

Frequently, permission is sought from teachers and instructors in several fields to borrow material from this website for presenting in their conferences.   Very often, individuals visiting the website from several countries often ask intriguing questions about Capnography, to which I respond in detail. Some of the residents in training ask for advice on projects that can be undertaken in ‘Capnography’.

Patient education (www.painfreebirthing.com): 2nd edition, 2003, revised 2005.

Patient education is an important component of clinical anesthesia. With the technical experience acquired in the designing of capnography website, a website was designed and just completed to explain the details of pain free childbirth to pregnant women seeking childbirth options. This is the first site to use computer an