Dr. Kodeeswaran Marappan

Duringmy Postgraduatetraining at Stanley medical college(Tertiary carehospital) -Stanleymedical collegeis a 1200 beddedtertiary careteaching hospital with all specialities and superspecialities.

Department of Neurosurgery in Stanleymedical college hospital provides roundtheclock emergencyneurosurgical care. Thedepartment is having separate male, female,pediatric,

Dedicated Neurosurgery ICU,and Post op wards.Thedepartment runs 24hrs Head injury service.Department conducts outpatient clinic 3 daysperweek and 3 elective operation theatre daysper week.

I rotated throughSurgical andmedical specialities (General Surgery/Accident &Emergency/ Head injury unit/NeuroIntensiveUnit/Neurolo/Neuroanatomy&Neuropathology)

§ Mypost involvesmanagingin patients,making decisionsbased on day-to-day progress of patients and doing Neurosurgery.At outPatient clinics,I examine new and old patients.

§ Mypost involvesdoingall typeof emergency Neurosurgical procedures with senior supervision if required and assisting ball type of Neurosurgical electiveprocedures, and doing elective procedures with senior supervision if required.

§ I alsodidSpecialityClinics like Stroke,Epilepsy § Duringmyoncall days, I am responsible for admission of all Acute Headinjury patients from A&E and GP referrals. Mypost involves critical decision-making, liais on with specialist departments and performing oncall emergency Neurosurgical care procedures

with senior supervision if required.

§ The job therefore involves sound decision-making and constant interaction with other members of the team. This experience has given me the confidence towork efficiently in a strong multidisciplinary team.