Sabah

PULLOORUTHIKARY VARKEY ALEXANDER

MBBS, MD(Med), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), DTM&H

Kuwait University
Clinical Tutor

Address:
Consultant in Medicine
Department of Medicine
Al Sabah Hospital,
(Ministry of Health- KUWAIT)
Jamal Abdul Nasser street
Block 1, Shuwaikh Medical Area
P.O Box 29866, Safat 13159, KUWAIT

Mobile - +965 99550924
Email – varkeyalexanderdr@gmail.com

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

- FRCP (Edin) 2011
- MRCP (UK) 2006
- MD (General Medicine) -1983, Medical College,Trivandrum,INDIA
- DTM &H (Tropical Med). 1980, School of Tropical Medicine, INDIA
- MBBS 1977, Medical College, Trivandrum, INDIA
- B.Sc 1972, Kerala University

Additional training:- 15 months in Respiratory medicine and cardiology at Medical College , Trivandrum, Kerala

EXPERIENCE IN KUWAIT
Place of Work -Al-Sabah Hospital, Medicine Department, Ministry of Health since April 1992
Present Position - Consultant in Medicine and Head of Medical unit A, Al- Sabah Hospital since April 2016. ( Currently the MTU of Al-Sabah Hospital )
Previous Positions - Senior Specialist in Medicine April 2013-2016
- Specialist in Medicine April 2010-2013
- Senior Registrar June 2006-April 2010
- Registrar & Acting Sen.Registrar April1992-2006

EXPERIENCE IN INDIA - Physician, Govt. of Kerala, May 1981- April 1992
ACTIVITIES IN CURRENT POSITION
Clinical
- Once weekly independent outpatient clinic, for referred cases only
(Each out patient will have 20-25 patients both new and old cases)
- Daily inpatient care, with two major rounds per week
- Every fifth day 3rd on call duty with evening rounds
- Daily morning meetings for the new admissions
- Monthly mortality meeting
- Supervising junior doctors and coordinating unit activities
Academic
- Teaching undergraduate students in Al Sabah Hospital Medical department – Clinical tutor,
Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait since 2006
- Kuwait board of post graduate students in Al-Sabah Hospital till 2013
- MRCP Examination chief invigilator for 5years from 2009
- Regular classes by rotation for trainee doctors of Sabah Hospital
- Contributing to academic publications
Others
- Member of Medical records committee Al-Sabah Hospital
- Previous Member of Antibiotic policy of Al-Sabah Hospital
- Medical boards on request
PUBLICATIONS (First Author)
1. An uncommon endocrine cause of Pyrexia of unknown origin –JAPI Journal of Association of Physicians of India. Vol.57, July 2009
2. Cardiac Tamponade as a presenting manifestation of Sheehan’s Syndrome- The National Medical Journal of India, Vol 21, No.4, July/August 2008
3. Original Article (3rd Author)- Factors associated with severity of knee osteoarthritis in elderly Kuwaiti population – Alexandria bulletin, faculty of medicine, 44, No.3, 2008
4. Aneurismal dilatation of pulmonary artery in Bilharzial pulmonary hypertension. KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal Vol.32, No.2 June 2000
5. Toxic Shock Syndrome in a male patient, KMJ- Kuwait Medical Journal, Vol 28, No.3, Sept, 1996
6. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis –Less known cause of cerebrovascular accident, Kerala medical journal, Vol.23, No.11, 1982
7. Pachydermoperiostosis report of five cases with review of literature – Kerala medical journal, Vol.21, No.1, 1980
8. Co Author – A rare case of Aortic Aneurism in a patient with massive pulmonary embolism – The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine 1:43-47, 2013
Few papers for publication under process
Contribution in text books
1. Contribution of clinical photograph – KUMAR & CLARK’S CLINICAL MEDICINE Text book - 10 th International edition 2022

2. Authored Chapter in Text Book–Current ENT Diagnosis , Special emphasis on investigation and management : Acute and chronic inflammation of the nose ( TB and Leprosy)1st Edition , Paras Publications, New Delhi -2016

CME
Attended multiple CME meetings
MISCELLANEUOS
- Regional adviser to The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Kuwait, Middle East)
- Life member of The Indian Medical Association
- Member, Kuwait Medical Association