1 / 13

An Introduction to my LIFE!!!

K I R T I P A T E L. An Introduction to my LIFE!!!. A bit about me. Born in Zambia, Africa. Been in USA since 1982 Work as a cardiopulmonary perfusionist at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX for the last 2.5 years. Interest/Hobbies include: swimming

cosima
Download Presentation

An Introduction to my LIFE!!!

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. K I R T I P A T E L An Introduction to my LIFE!!!

  2. A bit about me • Born in Zambia, Africa. Been in USA since 1982 • Work as a cardiopulmonary perfusionist at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, TX for the last 2.5 years. • Interest/Hobbies include: • swimming • riding my motorcycle>>>>>> • tennis • reading • beach • traveling

  3. My Family • Father: Self-employed businessman • Mother: Housewife • Older sister (34): Mother of 3 children and self-employed • Younger sister (28): Nurse in Corpus Christi, TX • Fiancé: Nurse in ICU in Beaumont, TX

  4. My Parents

  5. My Education • Undergraduate: UT-Austin • BS in Medical Technology: UTMB-Galveston • MPH in Disease Control: UTSPH-Houston • CCP (certified clinical perfusionist): Texas Heart Institute • Today….working towards DrPH program in Disease Control

  6. My Jobs • 1995-Medical Technologist • 1999-Instructor for cardiopulmonary perfusion at Texas Heart Institute • 2000-Faculty at Medical University of South Carolina • 2001-Staff perfusionist/Assistant Chief Perfusionist-Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital

  7. What is a PERFUSIONIST? • Perfusionists are members of the open-heart surgery team who are mainly responsible for the operation of the heart-lung machine. • Perfusionists operate extracorporeal circulation equipment during any medical situation where it is necessary to support or temporarily replace a patient's respiratory or circulatory functions, such as in open heart surgery. • Perfusionists must handle very stressful situations, pay great attention to detail, be very responsible, and willing to stay on top of new developments in the profession

  8. Ventricular assist devices Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) Blood conservation techniques/Autotransfusion Myocardial preservation Anticoagulation & hematologic monitoring/analysis Physiological monitoring/analysis Blood gas and blood chemistry monitoring/analysis Induction of hypothermia/hyperthermia with reversal Hemodilution Hemofiltration Counterpulsation Administration of medications, blood components and anesthetic agents via the extracorporeal circuit Documentation associated with described duties Isolated limb/organ perfusion Electrophysiological analysis Surgical assistance Organ preservation Dialysis Other Duties

  9. The Heart Operating Room

  10. The Heart-Lung Machine

  11. My Fiancé and I

  12. The “BIG” Day • Getting married June 5, 2004 at this beautiful resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

  13. My Future Plans • Successfully complete my DrPh program. • Generate valuable data for my instituition through my dissertation related to cardiovascular epidemiology. • Contribute in increasing awareness of cardiovascular diseases through research, education and statistics. • Eventually, get involved with teaching again and become a director of a perfusion program at a teaching institution.

More Related