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Suresh Samuel David (born March 22, 1959) is an Indian physician specializing in emergency medicine and the medical director and head of the department of emergency at Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla. The first Indian physician to be formally trained in emergency medicine, David is credited with founding the department of emergency medicine at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He authored Handbook of Emergency Medicine, the first text on emergency medicine by an Indian author. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a recipient of Best Doctor Award of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University. He has also received a citation, Leadership in Emergency Medicine, from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, a former president of India.

Suresh Samuel David is an Emergency Physician.He is the senior most emergency physician in India with 27 years of experience in the field of emergency medicine. At present he is the medical director and head of the Emergency Department at Pushpagiri Medical College, Tiruvalla. In 1994, he returned to India after 3 years residency in emergency medicine from Australia as the first formally trained Indian emergency physician and established a separate Department of Emergency Medicine in Christian Medical College, Vellore. He received the Best Doctor Award on July 1, 2012 by MGR Medical University, Chennai. Source: EMSINDIA News Correspondent. He was awarded "Leadership in Emergency Medicine” by Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India on February 13, 2015 at MMHRC Institute of Emergency Medicine,Madurai for Regional Conference in Emergency Medicine. He has been awarded Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians – London, United Kingdom.

Education and Career
After completing MBBS from Christian Medical College, Vellore in 1982,a 1500-bedded Hospital, his Alma Mater and the top private medical university in India, he joined Christian Mission Hospital, Dharapuram, Tamilnadu. He then joined Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1985 for a full-time residential postgraduate advanced training in General Surgery,then worked in Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College, Karakkonam, Kerala – India a rural secondary level Mission Hospital. After three years of Advanced Training in Emergency Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Adelaide, Australia which is accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, he returned to India and started the first Emergency department at Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu in 1994. He has been Senior consultant and Head of Emergency Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore for 22 years. He received Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Sydney, Australia in 2006, Phd from Madras University, Chennai in 2013 and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London – UK in 2013.He strived hard for the recognition of Emergency medicine in India. He is a resource person in the field of disaster management, for the East Asia Summit Earthquake Risk Reduction Centre, New Delhi, NIDM.

Academic career highlights
He is the author of the only Emergency Medicine textbook by an Indian Author.
 * Editor-in-chief – Clinical pathways in Emergency Medicine. About 115 Chapters, 2000 pages, in 2 volumes – Springer Link International Publications –.
 * Editor-in-chief – Textbook of Emergency Medicine. About 264 Chapters, 2432 pages, in 2 volumes – Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; India Original edition (Nov 1, 2011).
 * Author - Handbook of Emergency care. 8th edition -2012. Published by Elsevier International. First Emergency Medicine handbook in India. Has sold about 17,000 copies in South-East Asia.
 * Author – Chapter in the Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine – Published by the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine.
 * WHO Consultant for Emergency Medicine - South-East Asia region.
 * Course Developer – Hospital preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) – Disaster Management Course, under the auspices of / NSET/ USAID - Ministry of Health-Nepal.
 * Course Developer and Instructor – Disaster Management for MPhil Curriculum – Birla Institute of Technology and Science – Pilani, Rajasthan.
 * Consultant Emergency Physician, Royal Government of Bhutan
 * Part of CRASH2 Trial

Academic leadership roles
Dr Suresh David was the Chairman of the Academic Commitee for the National conference of EM India - SEMICON 2017 March 17–19, Kochi, India. This was a rapid PG refresher course for doctors and Post graduate students in the field of Emergency Medicine. With around 30 hand picked faculties from all over India and 60 lecture topics this was organised. He has been the key note speaker in various programmes one if the recent ones being, in SEMICON 2016 Team work & Boundaries in Patient care He was part of EM CONCLAVE 2013. Dr Suresh David was Chairman, Scientific Committee- International Conference of Emergency Medicine, Chennai, September 2007. He was the Organising Secretary – 7 th National Conference of Emergency medicine – EMCON 2005 – Vellore, India. He was the Chairman, Scientific & Research Committee, International Conference of Emergency Medicine - Hyderabad, September 25–27, 2002. He is the founder and the Chief instructor for Early Management of Trauma Course. He is also the Co-ordinator and instructor- Second Regional Workshop on Early Management of Trauma, Christian Medical College-Vellore,  November 13–14, 1998. He was the Organising Secretary and instructor - First Regional Workshop on Early Management of Trauma Christian Medical College-Vellore, Dec- 20 1997 Faculty of National Trauma Management course, NTMC. Dr Suresh David and the institution team he has been working with have volunteered and helped during tsunami and the recent cuddalore floods in Tamil Nadu, India.

Contributions in the field of Emergency Medicine in India
In 1994 Dr S David returned to India after 3 years of training in Emergency Medicine from Australia as the first formally trained Indian Emergency Physician.He re-engineered the emergency department at Christian medical college,Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and transformed a 28-bedded “casualty” to a full-fledged department of Accident and Emergency Medicine. Presently,it is a 40-bedded autonomous academic clinical unit - the largest Emergency Department in India, in the private sector. In 1995 he authored the first Handbook of Emergency Medicine in India. He instituted the concept of standardised Emergency Care in Vellore. In 1996 he organised the first nurse-led triage system in India. He introduced the concept of "Trauma Team" and instituted the first Trauma Team in India at the CMC Vellore. He is the Founder-member of International Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care (ITACCS) Indian Chapter. He was invited to represent India at the International Conference of ITACCS in the USA and delivered the guest lecture on Trauma Systems in India. He is the Founder and Coordinator of EMTC – Early management of Trauma Course, the First Trauma Course in India started in 1997 in Christian medical college, vellore. The programme is based on the principles of EMST of Australia – fully indigenised for Indian resources and requirement. He started the First Formal training program in Emergency Medicine in India. 1-year Fellowship in Emergency Medicine, at CMC Vellore. In 1998 he created the Society of Emergency Medicine, India and became a member and the founder.He was the National Faculty for the First Indian Conference of Emergency Medicine. He was nominated as Chairman – Academic Council, Society of Emergency Medicine, India in 2001 and was responsible for the organisation and coordination of Faculty for the National Conference for 3 consecutive years. He has played a major role in the development of Rural Emergency Medicine in Secondary Care Hospitals. He established the concept and instituted training programs for doctors and nurses in rural North-East India – Guwahati and Shillong. He was the Chief Resource person – National Conference of Medico-legal aspects in Emergency Medicine – Compiled the Recommendation document to the Government of India.In 2003 he obtained WHO recognition as National Training Centre for Emergency Nursing. He organised Injury Prevention and First Aid Awareness Camps – Once a month activity in Schools and for high –risk groups in Vellore District. In 2004 he led the first On-site Emergency Medical Response from CMC Vellore – Tsunami Disaster, South India. Coordinated the subsequent intermediate response teams. He was the Organising Secretary – National Conference of Emergency Medicine – EMCON 2005. Unprecedented turn-out of 640 delegates, 29 International Faculty and 30 National Faculty. He obtained WHO recognition as South Asian Regional Training Centre for Emergency Medicine. Chief Training Instructor for the first batch of candidates from the Maldives.He started a website in 2006 and is the Founder and associate Webmaster – Network of Emergency Physicians India. He is a Faculty member – National Institute of Disaster Medicine, New Delhi. In 2007 he developed a course for NSET/USAID initiative – Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE). He is the Task Force Member –Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Involved in the 12 th National 5-year plan for the introduction of Emergency Medical systems in India. He is a Member of the Specialty Advisory Committee – National Board of Examinations Dr Suresh David is part of the EMS Board of Advisors Dr Suresh David is a panelist and faculty member in the CONCLAVE ON “Legal and Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Ecosystem” conducted at Manekshaw Convention Centre, New Delhi Date: May 18– 20, 2017 for "Legal, Ethical and Administrative Challenges in Emergency Care and Road Safety".

Publications
Has about 50 national & international publications, few of them are below.
 * Adhikari DD, Florence B, David SS. Pre-hospital trauma care in South India: A glance through the last 15 years. J Family Med Prim Care 2016;5:195-6
 * S SenthilKumaran, SS David, RG Menezes, P Thirumalaikolundusubramanian. Concern, counseling and consent for bariatric surgery. Ind. Jl. Neph. (4); 24, 2014,  263-264
 * Indian Journal of Nephrology, Year 2014, Volume 24, Issue 4 [p.] Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Jena NN, Menezes RG, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Acute myocardial infarction and cocaine toxicity: One step closer. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2014 Feb;18(2):118.
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Jena NN, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Limitations and consumer aspects of point-of-care in snake envenomation. Emerg Med Australas. 2013 Nov 18.
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Menezes RG, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Acute myocardial infarction triggered by bee sting: An alternative view. Emerg Med Australas. 2013 Dec;25(6):615
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Menezes RG, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Need for parenteral pyridoxine: A clarion call. Indian J Nephrol. 2013 Jul;23(4):324-5.
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Manikam R, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Atropine resistant bradycardia and hyperkalemia: our experiences. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Sep;31(9):1415.
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Jena NN, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Sep;31(9):1410. Epinephrine-induced myocardial infarction in severe anaphylaxis: is β-blocker a bad actor or bystander?
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Menezes RG, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. Role of fresh-frozen plasma in angioedema: progress and problems. Eur J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;20(4):292-3.
 * Senthilkumaran S, David SS, Menezes RG, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P. C-reactive protein value in organophosphate-poisoned patients - Promises and pitfalls. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2013 Feb;51(2):121.
 * David S, Matathia S, Christopher S. Mortality predictors of snake bite envenomation in southern India--a ten-year retrospective audit of 533 patients. J Med Toxicol. 2012 Jun; 8(2):118-23.
 * David SS Divitha S. The reliability, effectiveness, and epidemiological profile of the Vellore Model of Triage System. Acad Emerg Med 2007 14: 109-110
 * David SS, Vasnaik M, Ramakrishnan TV. Emergency Medicine in India – why are we unable to ‘walk the talk’? Emergency Medicine Australasia(2007) 19, 289–295
 * Suresh S. David - Mantle of Safety -- J Postgrad Med - 2000 Jul-Sep;46(3):245-6.
 * David SS Strategies for the development of Emergency Medical Services in India. J Indian Med Assoc. 1997 Jan;95(1):17, 26.
 * David SS Selvaranjini S Thomas M. Incorporation of Emergency Medicine in the MBBS curriculum. Natl Med J India. 1997 Mar-Apr;10(2):80-1.

National & International Conferences
Has been part of organizing various National and International conferences in the development of Emergency Medicine. Has organised various CME programes for the develpoment of Emergency Medicine in rural and urban areas. He has been the key note speaker and faculty in various conferences.

Current research projects
•	Retrospective audit on the epidemiology and outcome of Spinal Injury – 10 years. •	NGAL –biomarker validation for Acute Kidney Injury. •	Development of Disease-marker investigations for acute pyogenic intra-abdominal infections. •	Radio-nuclide studies in Toxicology. •	Injury Prevention Program – Cohort study on efficacy and relevance. •	PBL in Emergency Medicine – New initiatives for undergraduate curriculum.