The medical team is led by Dr Alexander Kuruvilla, Chief Healthcare Strategy Officer
Practo has announced the appointment of Dr Abhijit Paul as Medical Director, Practo Care Surgeries (PCS), Dr Sudip Roy as Senior Director, Primary Care and Dr Hema Venkataraman as Medical Advisor, New offerings at Practo. With this, the medical team is now 40-member strong, with a total of 200+ years of experience (India and International) spanning hospital administration, radiology, anesthesiology, and endocrinology, to name a few.
Dr Paul will be responsible for all in-patient medical processes, standards and quality of care, viz. Secondary care (Practo Care Surgeries). He comes with 30+ years of experience in high-volume complex surgical, critical care and anaesthesia work and is a National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Assessor and has facilitated institutions through Joint Commission International accreditation(JCI).
Dr Roy will be responsible for setting and reviewing all out-patient processes for the Primary care business. He has over 21 years of experience spanning clinical microbiology, quality assurance – laboratory & hospital, healthcare setup commissioning, infection control, and clinical research.
Dr Venkataraman will be responsible for designing programs and strategies as part of Practo’s new medical offerings. As a senior Endocrinologist, in the NHS, UK, she comes with over 17 years of clinical and academic expertise in chronic health care management.
The medical team is led by Dr Alexander Kuruvilla, Chief Healthcare Strategy Officer.
Core responsibilities of the medical team at Practo include:
- Audits and training across consultations and medical establishments
- Patient safety and care through complete pre-and-post-surgical investigations and recovery
- Build quality manuals, code of ethics, and SOPs and ensure 100 per cent adherence across functions, products and operations
- To verify and update medical, drug-related, doctor-related and medical establishment information
The company plans to expand the team of doctors in the medical team, further over the next two years.
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