Dr. Shankar Kalgudi

Dr. Shankar Kalgudi is a highly experienced Intensivist and ECMO specialist with over 17 years of expertise in Critical Care Medicine, including advanced ECMO-based life support, across leading quaternary care hospitals in India and Australia. He currently serves as the Senior Consultant and Director of Critical Care & ECMO Services at Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, Bengaluru. Trained extensively in ECMO initiation, management, and weaning, Dr. Kalgudi brings deep clinical expertise in managing complex respiratory and cardiac failure. He plays a pivotal role in hospital leadership and clinical governance, serving as the Chair of key committees including Infection Control, Quality & Patient Safety, Antibiotic Stewardship, and ECMO, thereby strengthening institutional excellence and patient safety outcomes. With 12 years of international experience across premier hospitals in Perth and Adelaide, he brings a strong global perspective and evidence-based approach to advanced critical care and ECMO practices. * Senior Consultant & Director – Critical Care Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road (Present) * Intensive Care Doctor – Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth & Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth * Intensive Care Doctor – Royal Perth Hospital, Perth * Intensive Care Doctor – Flinders Medical Centre & The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Adelaide * Junior Consultant – Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Yeshwanthpur * Clinical Assistant – P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai AREAS OF EXPERTISE * Sepsis, shock, and multi-organ dysfunction management * Trauma, neurocritical, oncological, and cardiac emergencies * Advanced mechanical ventilation and ECMO support * Post-operative and perioperative intensive care * Critical care quality, safety, and infection control