DR KASTURI R NATH

• Forward-focused:MBBS / MD /PGDFM-offering 6+ years of experience in various aspects in Primary Health Care and Patient Management related with Preventive/Family Medicine and Community Health Management.

•Comprehensive experience in: Screening of all non-communicable diseases. Conducting evaluation of all infectious diseases. Laying out policy making for integrated health services and achievement in the community. 

Conducting diagnosis & treatment of disorders in the community. Comprehensive focus on the adolescent age group and the geriatric population. Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in infants and children, pregnancy, and women health. Diagnosing various diseases in adult/aged patients and administrating appropriate treatment

• Experienced: in coordinating health promotion camps on prevention and screening of life style diseases. Conducted numerous awareness programmes/campaigns in public health/prevention and wellness. Conducted Researches in factions of Public Health like Health in Geriatric population, in menstrual hygiene, Covid 19 related perceptions & practices, adolescent health etc. 

• Successfully carried out many primary health care activities including health education lectures, door to door activities, family adoption programmes, awareness seminars, cancer screening campaign, outreach vaccination programmes and many more.

Conducting minor procedures and surgeries including pap smears, breast examination, TMT test, Cu-T insertion, Hilton’s procedure for I&D, FB removal, suturing,    

management of acute febrile seizures, acute severe asthma, acute cardiac ailments, ICD insertion, ventilation, glaucoma, diabetic foot care, etc.

• Involving in promoting health and preventing disease by assessing to community's health needs and providing services to these communities. Managing Community

/Public health centres/outpatient clinics, in day-to-day basis and providing the best evidence based primary care to the patients. 

• Performing required history taking, examination, lab evaluations, imaging, and specialist review, and providing acute care in emergencies.

Planning public health initiatives and carrying them out. Developing educational programmes that can boost understanding about different health issues. Setting up of research protocols and guiding medical students through the methodology of Research. 

 Implementing programmes and interventions to help to improve the health in certain groups.   Provides health education to high risk population and supporting staff related to the patient condition, diagnosis and treatment. Offering resources with information and research output that the patients can use to make informed about the decisions of their treatment plan. As a Public health professional, do this by researching diseases and illnesses; detecting and preventing infectious diseases; finding ways to decrease health disparities and promoting healthier lifestyles. 

• Providing the patients with all the services available like screening, minor procedures, family planning services, prevention strategies.

 •Conducting Audit time to time as per the institutional and local guidelines

• Updating skills by attending the courses, drills and clinical guidelines to and conducting journal clubs, case-based discussions, and departmental meetings. 

• Managing acute emergencies with help of the specialists and critical care team  

• Teaching the junior colleagues; explaining procedures and discussing about test results or prescribed treatments with patients 

• Performing other surgical procedures as needed to preserve patients' health.

• Treating & Counselling women throughout their pregnancy from giving prenatal diagnoses to delivery and postpartum care. 

• Prescribing or administering therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. 

• Referring patient to medical specialists or other practitioners when necessary; providing consulting services to other physicians 

• Directing activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.

 • Planning, implementing & administering health programs in hospitals, life-care businesses, or communities for prevention & treatment of injuries or illnesses 

• Preparing Governmental & Organizationalreports on birth, death and disease statistics, workforce evaluation or medical status of individuals.

As a Hospital Administrator involved in establishing organisational goals, directing and supervising the work of medical staff, overseeing finance and related operations, budget planning, authorising expenses and creating financial reports, monitoring resource usage and allocation.

Education 

• MBBS: 2006-2012- Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandi, Kannur, University of Kannur, Kerala,

India.

•MD (COMMUNITY MEDICINE) –2015-2018: Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulashekaram, The Tamil Nadu Dr,MGR Medical University, Chennai, India.

 • PGDFM (Post Graduate Diploma in Family medicine)-2022-2024: Christian Medical College Velloor, Tamilnadu, India.