Dr. Venu’s Achievements
Dr. Venu is a deeply passionate and compassionate professional, wholeheartedly committed to advancing the field of emergency medicine. His dedication to saving lives and improving patient care is at the core of everything he does.
Driven by a profound desire to make a difference, he has devoted his career to not only providing exceptional care but also to educating and empowering others in the medical field. His contributions to training healthcare professionals, establishing innovative systems, and spreading awareness about life-saving techniques are a testament to his unwavering commitment to his profession.
Dr. Venu’s journey is a beautiful reflection of how passion, perseverance, and care can transform lives, both in the emergency room and beyond.
- MBBS – Calicut Medical College/Calicut University – 1987
- DA – Calicut Medical College/Calicut University – 1991
- DNB – National Board of Examinations (Discipline: Anesthesiology), Ministry of Health, Government of India – 2000
- MNAMS – National Academy of Medical Sciences (Govt. of India) – 2004
- Member of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM) – UK (No. 11808) – 2013
- MEM – Masters in Emergency Medicine – George Washington University (GWU), USA – 2013
- MRCEM – Part A & C – 2014
- Fellow of the Academy of Medical Specialties (FAMS) – IMA-AMS – 2017
- Basic Life Support Provider and Instructor under American Heart Association (AHA) – 2001 (updated)
- Advanced Life Cardiac Support Provider under AHA – 2001 (updated)
- Advanced Life Cardiac Support Instructor under AHA – 2003 (updated)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider and Instructor [AHA] – 2005 (updated)
- International Trauma Life Support Provider and Instructor – 2005 (updated)
- National Disaster Management Certificate – National Trauma Society, India – 2008
- Faculty Training in Emergency Medicine – George Washington University (GWU), USA – 2008
- AUTLS – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi – 2011
- Emergency Ultrasound Training – GWU, USA – 2011
- ATLS Provider and Instructor under the American College of Surgeons – since 2011 (updated)
- FAST Ultrasound Training Certificate – Al Ein University, UAE – 2007
- Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block – Cadaveric Workshop – AIIMS, Delhi – Jan 2018
- Point of Care ECHO Provider – 2018
- Simulation-based Training in Emergency Medicine – Laderal India Ltd – 2019
- Provider and Instructor of ASLS Course under AHA – 2022 onwards
- Provider & Instructor IST (Indian Society of Toxicology) – Emergency Toxicology Life Support Program – 2022 onwards
- Secretary – ISACalicut Branch – 1994-1995
- President – ISA Calicut – 1996
- Program Committee Chairman – “Suvarna Sangamam” (Reunion of first to 45th batches of doctors from Calicut Medical College) – 2007
- Chairman – IMACultural Wing – 2007-2008
- General Convener – IMA AMS, Calicut Branch – 2008
- Program Committee Chairman – Rag Rang (IMA State Cultural Fest) – 2006
- Chairman – EMCON 2013 International Conference in Emergency Medicine
- Organizing Committee Chairman – Golden Hour – National Prehospital Care CME – 2012
- Chairman – SEMICON 2017 – PG Refresher Course in Emergency Medicine
- Chairman – EMCME 2009 and 2010 – National CME in Emergency Medicine
- General Convener – QPICON 2007 (State Conference of QPMPA)
- Vice Chairman – IMA Cultural Wing, Kerala State – 2025
- Vice Chairman – IMA ELS Program, Kerala State – 2025
- Chairman – Scientific Committee, QPICON State Conference – 2024
- Chairman and Mastermind – Aster International Emergency Medicine Conclave Series (EmergenZ 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0) – 2022-2024
- Chairman – Code Blue Committee, Aster MIMS Calicut – since 2019
- Mastermind and Cornerstone – Aster MIMS Medical Simulation Center
- Initiated and Established the RRR Medical Dispatch System in Aster MIMS Calicut – 2022
- Played a Lead Role in Establishing a 100-bed Makeshift ICU at Aster MIMS Calicut during the COVID Pandemic – 2021-2022
- Played a Pivotal Role in Providing Golden Hour Care for 49 Badly Injured Trauma Victims in the Calicut Airport Plane Crash – 2020
- Mastermind in World Guinness Record – Hands-Only CPR Training Program at CIAL Auditorium, Kochi – 16th November 2019 (Training 28,564 students in 8 hours)
- Course Director & Workshop Faculty – National Workshop of Emergency Medical Care in Dermatological Emergencies in ASICON, Delhi – 2019
- Course Director & Workshop Faculty – National Workshop of Emergency Medical Care in Dermatological Emergencies in Cuticon, Kozhikode – 2018
- Developed and Established International Emergency Medicine Departments in Aster Group of Hospitals
(Aster MIMS Calicut, Aster MIMS Kottakkal, Aster Medcity Kochi, Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences, Aster CMI Bangalore) - Initiated and Established International Emergency Training Program – Masters in Emergency Medicine in All Aster Group of Hospitals under GWU-USA – currently enrolling 30 residents per year
- Initiated and Established Two Years of EMS Training – EMT Paramedic Level in Aster Group of Hospitals
- Initiated and Developed India’s First Community-based Ambulance Network and Pre-Hospital Care Services in Kerala – ANGELS (Active Network Group of Emergency Life Savers)
(Currently holding over 600 ambulances, awarded 2 international awards and 1 national award) - Initiated and Established India’s First Community-based Emergency Medical Care Technician Course for ANGELS
- Designed and Implemented a Comprehensive Training Program for Emergency Vehicle Operators for ANGELS
- Initiated and Provided Comprehensive Emergency Medical Care Training for Health Service Doctors under the Government of Kerala
- Lead Role in Training Over 200,000 Lay Public in First Responder Provider Program in Kerala over the Last Decade
- Established and Implemented Various ED-based Workshops (Airway, Ventilations, Vascular Access, Wound Care, Medico-Legal, MRCEM Part C, Trauma Care)
- Organized Two Mega Disaster Management Mock Drills at Calicut International Airport and Beypore Port – 2011 and 2013
- Compiled, Edited, and Published National EMS Protocol – 2015 for SEMI
- Developed and Established Emergency Medicine Department at MIMS for the First Time in Kerala
- Initiated and Maintained Postgraduate Fellowship Program for Doctors and Diploma Program in Emergency Medicine for Nurses – First time in India
- Instrumental in Developing DNB Training Program in Emergency Medicine under NBE
- Teaching Faculty – Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Anesthesiology
- Course Director – Medical Postgraduate Entrance Program – MIMS Academy
- Course Director – Advanced Diploma in Emergency Medical Service for Nurses – MIMS Academy
- Course Director – Diploma in Accident and Emergency Nursing – MIMS
- Chief Faculty and Coordinator – Basic Life Support & Dental Emergency Training for Indian Dental Association, Kerala State Branch
- Public BLS Training for Schoolchildren, Drivers, and NGOs
- State Secretary – IMA Act Force and Accident Care Cell – 2010, 2011, 2013
- State President – Society for Emergency Medicine in India – 2010-2012, 2013-2014
- National Chair – EMS Division, Society for Emergency Medicine in India – since 2014
- Founder and State Executive Director – ANGELS International Foundation – since 2011
- Founder and Executive Director – ANGELS International Trust – since 2011
- Executive Member – IMA Calicut Branch
- Executive Member – Calicut Alumni Association
- Executive Member – Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, Calicut Branch
- Executive Member – IMA MBS
- Chief Coordinator – Code Blue Team, MIMS – since 2005
- Post-graduate Teaching Faculty in Emergency Medicine – since 2007
- Site Director – Masters Program in Emergency Medicine under GWU – since 2007
- RTC Coordinator – American Heart Association – 2007
- National Faculty in Emergency Medicine PG Fellowship under George Washington University (GWU), USA – since 2007
- Faculty – Advanced Trauma Life Support Training Program under the American College of Surgeons – since 2011
- Founder and Executive Director – Angels (Active Network Group of Emergency Life Savers) International Trust and Foundation – since 2011
- ITC Coordinator and Regional Faculty – American Heart Association – since 2010
- National Faculty, Examiner, and Research Guide for Master’s Program in Emergency Medicine under GWU – since 2010
- Deputy Director – MIMS Academy, Calicut – since April 2008
- Member – Institutional Research Committee, MIMS – 2008-2014
- Member – Institutional Ethics Committee, Aster MIMS – 2008-2014
- Chief of Emergency Medicine – MIMS, Calicut – January 2006 – May 2014
- Lead Consultant in Emergency Medicine – Aster Medcity, Kochi – since 2014
- Director, Emergency Medicine – Aster DM Healthcare Group, India Operations – since 2014
- Expert Committee Member – Kerala Road Safety Authority, Government of Kerala – November 2017
- Regional Faculty – American Heart Association – 2019
- Director – Aster Medical Simulation Center, Mankav, Calicut
- Chief Faculty and Mastermind for Guinness World Record in Hands-only CPR (16th November 2019 at Kochi, organized by Angels International Foundation, IMA, and District Administration) – 2019
(The program trained 28,654 high school students in 8 hours, setting a world record)
- Lecturer in General Surgery – TD Medical College, Alleppy – 1988-1989
- Resident Anesthetist – KPM Hospital and Research Center, Downhill Malappuram – 1991-1994
- Junior Anesthetist – National Hospital and Research Center, Calicut – 1994-1996
- Lecturer in Anesthesiology – Government Medical College, Calicut – 1996-1998
- Consultant Anesthesiologist – Institute of ENT and Head & Neck Surgeries, Calicut – 1998-2001
- Visiting Consultant Anesthesiology – Malabar Hospitals and Urology Center, Calicut – 1998-2001
- Postgraduate Teaching Faculty – Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine – MIMS and Calicut Medical College – 1996-1998 & 2003-2006
- Director – MIMS School of Resuscitation – 2003-2007
- Coordinator – MIMS Academy – 2005-2008
- Consultant – Clinical Anesthesia – MIMS, Calicut – 2001-2006
- Chief and Consultant – Emergency Medicine – since 2006 (continuing)
- Post Graduate Teacher in Emergency Medicine under the National Board of Examination – since 2014
- Lead Consultant in Emergency Medicine – Aster Group of Hospitals – since 2014
- Designed and Established the Aster Medical Simulation Center
- Designed and Implemented More Than 20 Unique Skill and Simulation Workshops for doctors, nurses, paramedics, and the lay public in the area of emergency medicine
- Dr. Sharan Cardiology IMA National Excellence Award – 2024
- Best Doctor Award – IMA – 2022
- Vocational Excellence Award – Rotary Calicut Green City – 2021
- Aster Everyday Hero Award – From Chairman Aster DM Healthcare for outstanding service during COVID-19 – 2021
- 15 Years of Continuous Service and Meritorious Service in Aster Group of Institutions – By Chairman Aster DM Healthcare – 2016
- Quality Champion 2018 Award – By Emergency Medicine Quality Forum for accrediting the maximum number of emergency departments in India under NABH
- Special Appreciation Award – From Chairman Aster DM Healthcare for becoming Road Safety Authority Member under Government of Kerala – December 2017
- Bravery Award – SEMI National for contributions in Chennai Flood – 2016
- Professional Excellence Award – By Chairman Aster DM Healthcare – 2011 and 2013
- MSS – Muslim Service Society – Meritorious Service Award – 2016
- National Excellence Award – By Society for Emergency Medicine in India – 2015
- Good Samaritan Award – By Wayanad Medical College – 2015
- Father of Emergency Medicine in Kerala – In EMCON 13, from Padmasree Dr. Azad Moopen – 2013
- Rajeev Gandhi Jeevan Raksha Puraskar – From Sri. Ommen Chandi, Chief Minister of Kerala – 2014
- Professional Excellence Award – From Rotary Club – 2010 and 2014
- Doctors Day Award – By Lions Club Calicut – 2013
- Meritorious Service Award – From Lions Club – 2014
- Trauma Care Society Kozhikode – Meritorious Service Award – 2010
- IMA State President’s Special Appreciation Award – 2010, 2011, and 2012
- Special Appreciation Awards – From State President, Indian Dental Association – 2010
- Special Appreciation Award – From Board of Directors MIMS for saving lives of people of Kerala by providing resuscitation training in various groups of people – 2004
- Bagged Best Branch Secretary Award in India – From National President, Indian Society of Anesthesiologists – 1995
- Shukran International Award – By Aster Volunteers – 2023
- JCI International COVID-19 Frontline Warrior Award – 2021
- EMS Asia International Award – For community-based EMS project – 2013
- AAEMI International Award – For setting up community-based EMS in Kerala – 2013
- AIIMS Entrepreneurship Award – 2013
- American Academy of Emergency Physicians India (AAEMI) – for Best community based ambulance network in India 2013
- APJ Abdul Kalam Leadership Award – 2016, received from Dr. Rosayya, Governor of Tamil Nadu
In addition to these Achievements, explore Dr. Venu’s Research and Academic work.
