Dr. Mohit Kharbanda

Senior Consultant, Medicine & Senior Director, Critical Care — Desun Hospital, Kolkata

Dr. Mohit Kharbanda

Internal Medicine & Multiorgan Care · Critical Care Medicine · Mechanical Ventilation · Hemodynamic Monitoring · AI in Critical Care

About

Dr. Mohit Kharbanda is a Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine and Senior Director of Critical Care at Desun Hospital & Heart Institute, Kolkata — a 750-bed tertiary care centre with a 190-bed critical care unit, including the only dedicated burns unit among corporate hospitals in the city. He leads the critical care and internal medicine teams, overseeing the assessment and management of critically ill patients with multiorgan involvement, and has been closely involved in the hospital’s JCI accreditation and multiple NABH assessments.

A graduate of Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (MBBS, 1996) and Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior (MD, General Medicine, 2001), he trained further in critical care at Escorts Hospital & Research Centre, Faridabad, and AMRI Hospitals and Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, before taking on his current leadership role at Desun Hospital. He holds the IDCCM, FNB (Critical Care), and FICCM qualifications, and over nearly three decades in medicine has managed critically ill patients across internal medicine, sepsis and multiorgan failure, mechanical ventilation, and hemodynamic monitoring.

Alongside clinical practice, he is Faculty & Examiner for DrNB Critical Care under the National Board of Examinations, and Consultant & Course Director for FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support). His academic interests centre on mechanical ventilation and hemodynamic monitoring, with a growing focus on the application of AI in critical care — alongside a personal interest in applying AI to financial markets.

🎓 Educational Qualifications MBBS, MD, IDCCM, FNB, FICCM, PDCR and more — 10 qualifications, fellowships & certifications.

MBBS

Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal · 1996

MD (General Medicine)

Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior · 2001

IDCCM — Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

FNB (Critical Care)

Fellowship of National Board, India

FICCM

Fellowship of Indian College of Critical Care Medicine

PDCR

Professional Diploma in Clinical Research

Building Data Science Solutions

No-Code AI & Machine Learning · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Certificate Course: AI in Medicine

Healthcare Sector Skill Council

Faculty & Examiner, DrNB Critical Care

National Board of Examinations

Consultant & Course Director, FCCS

Fundamental Critical Care Support Course · Society of Critical Care Medicine

Areas of Expertise

Internal Medicine & Multiorgan Problems

Assessment and management of complex, critically ill patients with multiorgan involvement, spanning internal medicine, sepsis, and multisystem failure.

Mechanical Ventilation

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Hemodynamic Monitoring

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Critical Care Medicine

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Medical Education

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Videos

🎥 Educational & Hospital Videos 7 videos — educational content, hospital walkthroughs, and workshop sessions.

Sepsis vs Infection

World Diabetes Day

Fight TB Today with the Right Treatment

Burn Unit at Desun Hospital

Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop: Parameters in Various Types of Shock

Critical Care Unit Walkthrough

Interpretation of Ventilator Graphics

Patient Testimonials

💬 What Patients Say Patients share their experience of care at Desun Hospital, Kolkata.

Mr. Kezang Thinley shares his experience at Desun Hospital

Patient Testimonial

Sushmita Dutta shares her experience at Desun Hospital Kolkata

Publications

Book chapters, peer-reviewed research, and multinational collaborative studies. Tap a tile to open the full list.

📖 Book Chapters 9 chapters in ISCCM textbooks, ICU Protocols, and CME publications (2012–2026).

Septic Shock

Kharbanda M, Ramasubban S · in ICU Protocols: A Stepwise Approach · 2012

Diarrhea in Intensive Care

Kharbanda M, Chakraborty N · in ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 1, 2nd ed. · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · 2026

Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Kharbanda M, et al. (co-authored) · in ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine, 2nd ed. · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · 2026

Smoke Inhalation

Kharbanda M, et al. (co-authored) · in ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine · Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers · 2026

Hemophagocytic Syndrome — A Sepsis Mimic

Kharbanda M · CME Book, 19th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine & International Critical Care Congress · 2013

Book Chapter

Kharbanda M (co-author) · in Critical Care Update, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2017

Book Chapter

Kharbanda M · in Critical Care Update, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2018

Book Chapter

Kharbanda M · in Critical Care Update, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2019

Book Chapter

Kharbanda M · in Critical Care Update, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2020

🔬 Selected Original Research 7 peer-reviewed studies, an editorial, and national guideline contributions (2013–2026).

Assessment of accuracy of Cockcroft-Gault and MDRD formulae in critically ill Indian patients

Kharbanda M, Majumdar A, Basu S, Todi S · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2013

Validation of POSMI (Predictor of Sepsis Mortality in ICU) Score to Predict Mortality of Patients with Sepsis, Compared with SOFA, SAPS3 and APACHE4

Bagchi P, Banik S, Kharbanda M · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2024

Mean Systemic Filling Pressure: Physiology and Applicability

Kharbanda M · Critical Care Update · 2019

Prevalence of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Observations from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern India

Chatterjee R, Mukherjee S, Kharbanda M, et al. · Current Medicine Research and Practice · 2024

Utilization of DVT Prophylaxis in Non-ICU Hospitalized Patients

Bhowmik SS, Biswas S, Kharbanda M, Chatterjee TK, et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease · 2012

Aiming for a Better Tomorrow

Kharbanda M (Editorial) · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2023

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Evidence-Based Recommendations for the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales

Todi S, Jagiasi BG, Juneja D, Gopaldas JA, Soni KD, et al. (Kharbanda M, contributing author) · Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine · 2026

🌐 International Collaborative Research — INICC 25 multinational infection-control studies with INICC, spanning dozens of countries (2006–2026).

Co-investigator with the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), a global multinational research network.

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Report, Data Summary of 50 Countries for 2010–2015: Device-Associated Module

American Journal of Infection Control · 2016

INICC Report, Data Summary of 43 Countries for 2007–2012: Device-Associated Module

American Journal of Infection Control · 2014

INICC Report, Data Summary of 45 Countries for 2012–2017: Device-Associated Module

American Journal of Infection Control · 2020

INICC Report, Data Summary of 45 Countries for 2013–2018, Adult and Pediatric Units, Device-Associated Module

American Journal of Infection Control · 2021

INICC Report of Healthcare-Associated Infections, Data Summary of 45 Countries for 2015–2020, Adult and Pediatric Units

American Journal of Infection Control · 2024

The Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections on Mortality in ICU: A Prospective Study in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East

American Journal of Infection Control · 2023

Multinational Prospective Study of Incidence and Risk Factors for Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in 728 ICUs of 41 Countries

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2023

Multinational Prospective Cohort Study of Rates and Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia over 24 Years in 42 Countries

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology · 2023

Incidence and Risk Factors for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in 623 ICUs throughout 37 Countries

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2024

Multinational Prospective Cohort Study of Incidence and Risk Factors for CLABSI over 18 Years in 281 ICUs of 9 Asian Countries

Journal of Vascular Access · 2024

Assessing the Impact of a Multidimensional Approach and an 8-Component Bundle in Reducing Incidences of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia across 35 Countries

Journal of Critical Care · 2024

Risk Factors for Mortality over 18 Years in 317 ICUs in 9 Asian Countries: The Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology · 2023

Six-Year Multicenter Study on Short-Term Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Rates in 204 ICUs of 57 Hospitals in 19 Cities of India

American Journal of Infection Control · 2020

Decreasing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates in ICUs in 30 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An INICC Approach

American Journal of Infection Control · 2024

Six-Year Study on Peripheral Venous Catheter-Associated BSI Rates in 262 ICUs in Eight Countries of South-East Asia

Journal of Vascular Access · 2021

Examining the Impact of a 9-Component Bundle and the INICC Multidimensional Approach on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Rates in 32 Countries

American Journal of Infection Control · 2024

An International Prospective Study of INICC Analyzing the Incidence and Risk Factors for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in 235 ICUs across 8 Asian Countries

American Journal of Infection Control · 2024

Evaluating the Outcome of a Bundle with 11 Components and the INICC Multidimensional Approach in Decreasing Rates of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Journal of Vascular Access · 2025

Multinational Prospective Cohort Study over 18 Years of the Risk Factors for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in 9 Asian Countries: INICC Findings

American Journal of Infection Control · 2023

Multicenter, Multinational, Prospective Cohort Study of the Impact of Chlorhexidine-Impregnated versus Plain Central Lines on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

American Journal of Infection Control · 2025

Validation of the Cockcroft-Gault Formula for Estimation of Creatinine Clearance in the Critically Ill Population

Critical Care · 2006

Utilization of Slow Low-Efficiency Dialysis May Help Optimize the Need for Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Indian ICUs

Critical Care · 2009

Obstacles in Achieving Early Enteral Nutrition

Intensive Care Medicine · 2013

Prospective Multicenter Multinational Cohort Study: Time-to-Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection with Plain vs Chlorhexidine/Silver Sulfadiazine Impregnated Central Lines

American Journal of Infection Control · 2026

A Survey of Antibiotic Usage in a Tertiary Care Intensive Care Unit in India

Intensive Care Medicine · 2009

Speaking & Workshops

Invited faculty roles and courses/conferences organised. Tap a tile to open the full list.

🎤 Invited Faculty & Speaking Engagements 29 invited faculty roles and speaking engagements at national & international conferences (2008–2026).

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

Chennai · 2026

Invited Faculty, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter Conference

Kolkata · 2026

Invited Faculty, ISCCM Eastern Zone Conference

Siliguri · 2025

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

Kochi · 2025

Invited Faculty, ISCCM World Sepsis Day Program

10 September · 2023

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2023

Invited Faculty, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter Annual Conference

2022

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2020

Invited Faculty, Eastern Zone Critical Care Congress

Kolkata · 2019

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2019

Invited Faculty, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter Annual Conference

2018

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2018

Invited Faculty, Super Speciality Conference, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter

2017

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2017

Invited Faculty, “Best of Brussels” Mechanical Ventilation Workshop

2016

Invited Faculty, ISCCM National Conference

2016

Invited Faculty, Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop, ISCCM National Conference

2015

Invited Faculty, ISCCM Gujarat Criticon

2013

Invited Speaker, Emergency Conclave

2013

Invited Speaker, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine National Conference

2013

Coordinator, Extracorporeal Therapies and Toxicology Workshop, ISCCM National Conference

2013

Faculty, “Best of ANZICS” Seminar

2012

Speaker, Eastern Zone Critical Care Congress

Bhubaneswar · 2011

Speaker, National Conference on Emergency Medicine

2011

Speaker, Eastern Zone Critical Care Congress

Kolkata · 2010

Faculty, Indo-Australian Critical Care Course

2010

Speaker, Eastern Zone Critical Care Congress

Kolkata · 2009

Speaker, Asia-Pacific Conference on Critical Care

New Delhi · 2009

Speaker, Asia-Pacific Conference on Critical Care

New Delhi · 2008

Faculty, Local & Regional Workshops on Mechanical Ventilation, Hemodynamic Monitoring & Data Interpretation

Ongoing

📝 Workshops & Conferences Organized 13 workshops, courses and committee roles organised — FCCS, POCUS, hemodynamic monitoring & more.

Organized POCUS in ICU Workshop, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter Annual Conference

June 2026

Organised 13 Critical Care Nursing Workshops

Course Consultant & Director, First FCCS Surgical Course in India

2023

Organized 1-Day Critical Care Toxicology Workshop

2023

Organized 2-Day Live Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop

2022

Organized 2-Day Live Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop

2019

Member, Executive Committee, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter

2015–2018

Member, Organizing Committee, ISCCM Kolkata Chapter Annual Conference

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Course Consultant & Director, 11 FCCS Courses

Multiple years

Organized 1-Day Critical Care Toxicology Workshop

2016

Organized Toxicology & Extracorporeal Support Workshops, ISCCM National Conference

Kolkata · 2013

Member, Organizing Committee, ISCCM National Conference

Kolkata · 2013

Organized the “BASIC” Workshop (Basic Assessment & Support in Intensive Care)

Under the aegis of Chinese University Hong Kong

AI & Apps

A personal interest outside clinical practice — building small tools that apply AI to critical care workflows and, separately, to markets. Details to follow.

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