Dr. Aakash Shah
Experience: | 5 years |
Education: | S.N. Medical College |
Academic degree: | MD (Doctor of Medicine) |
Area of specialization: | I am trained in Emergency Medicine & got my DNB from RTIICS, Kolkata. That place taught me way more than books could—like how to stay steady when every second counts or when you’re staring at a crashing patient and there’s like zero room for delay. I kinda live for that urgency tbh. I’m into fast-paced, high-pressure environments where your decisions either fix things—or don’t. Harsh but real.
Emergency care isn’t just about speed tho. I try to go deep into diagnosis too, not just react, but read into symptoms that don’t always scream obvious. I deal with cardiac arrest, trauma, stroke, septic shock... stuff that needs clinical judgement, and a gut feel sometimes. Over time, I’ve become better at reading those subtle signs, even when labs or scans are delayed or inconclusive.
But that said, I’m still figuring out new stuff everyday. Guidelines change. New tools come up. I try to keep pace with it—whether it's airway innovations, sepsis bundles, or point-of-care ultrasound. Some days I nail it, other days it’s messy, and that’s okay too.
One thing I do stick to tho: patient-first. I talk to families straight, don’t sugarcoat, but I do explain. I’m not the most polished person always, but I’ll be honest, focused, and hopefully... helpful. That’s my goal anyway. |
Achievements: | I am someone who finished DNB in Emergency Medicine—it wasn’t easy at all honestly, but it really made me sharp when it comes to dealing with those fast-moving, chaotic cases you get in ER. You know, the kind where things shift in minutes n you gotta act right now or it’s too late. I also did a certificate course in Toxicology Medicine, which kinda changed the way I see poisoning cases... snakebites, overdoses, household chemicals—stuff that ppl usually panic over, I try to keep calm & follow a clean protocol.
It’s not just about finishing the courses though. These trainings helped me think clearer under pressure, and tbh they forced me to keep learning new things. It made me realise that emergency care isn’t always about being the fastest, sometimes it’s being the most focused one in the room, even when everything's noisy & falling apart. I still keep pushing myself to improve—even when I get things wrong or when I feel stuck. Every tough shift teaches me something. |
I am someone who's sorta grown into emergency medicine through a mix of intense training, sharp turns, and long nights that just don’t let up. I did my MBBS from SN Medical College, which gave me the base, but things really picked up during my DNB in Emergency Medicine at RTIICS, Kolkata—those years? hectic. You don't forget the pressure of working through back-to-back codes or handling trauma cases that change within seconds. Later, at AIIMS Delhi, during my senior residency, I got to see how clinical decision-making works in high-stakes, real-time setups. I had to push myself—mentally, technically, even emotionally. AIIMS was hard, but it kinda redefined how I approach chaos... you know, how to be calm when nothing else is. Right now, I’m working as a Consultant & Asst. Professor at Kiran Hospital and Medical College. Which is weirdly satisfying, coz I get to flip between clinical practice and teaching. Like one hour I’m in resus managing a poisoned patient, next I’m guiding a batch of med students through triage protocols. It’s demanding, but it keeps me sharp. I try not to get stuck in patterns—I mean emergency medicine is always shifting. I stay updated with new guidelines, courses, journals—some of it sticks, some doesn’t haha. But that’s how you keep growing. My thing is blending strong protocols with some human stuff—listening better, watching closer, explaining things in a way people can actually get. And yeah, mentoring’s important to me. Watching younger docs or interns go from nervous to confident... feels good. I’m all for building that bridge between practice and teaching, science and instinct. Maybe I don’t always get it right—but I care, a lot. That counts right?
