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Name	:	Dr. Preetam Arthur
Medical College	:	Christian Medical College, Vellore,Tamilnadu, India
PG – Degree, College	:	MD (General Medicine), Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India
Specialization, if any	:
Experience, in years	:	23 years


Menbership:
Life Member - Association of Physicians, India Life Member - Indian Medical Council, India
Experience:
Apr 1989 - Jul 1993 Consultant Physician in CSI Rainy Hospital, Chennai A 350 bedded hospital with 40 beds in Medical Unit and a well equipped ICU Jul 1993 - Sep 1999 Assistant Professor of Medicine in Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai Sep 1999 - Feb 2002 Associate Professor of Medicine & Unit Chief Feb 2002-Till date Professor of Medicine & Unit Chief Sep 2007- Till date HOD Department of Medicine Underwent one week training in Statistics for Medical Doctors - conducted by ICMR - Aug 1999 Underwent two weeks training in Controlled Clinical Trials - conducted by ICMR – 2000 Professional diploma in clinical research (PDCR tm) - September 2007. All India Medical Quiz - Conducted by APICON 2002, Chennai A member of winning team
Examinership
BDS, BPT, Examiner for the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University MBBS, MD (Gen. Med), Examiner for the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University MBBS, MD (Gen. Med) , Examiner for the NTR Medical University MBBS Examiner in Pondichery University BPT, BDS, MBBS, MD Examiner in Sri Ramachandra Medical College (D.U) Organising Chairman of MRCP (PACES) in SRU
Publications
Author
Arthropod Borne Viral and Ricketisial Diseases in India - Ranbaxy Medical Information series, Vol. 12, No.3, 1994 Approach to Weight Loss - Tamilnadu IMA Journal Vol. 9, No. 3, September 1994 Hiccoughs - Tamilnadu IMA Journal Vol. 10, No.1, March 1995
Co-author
Management of the ventilator and management of a patient on a ventilator, Tamilnadu IMA Journal Vol. 9, No.4, Dec, 1994 IONIC Channels - Medicine update - Golden APICON 1995 Crystal Arthropathy - Medicine update - APICON 1996 Recent advanced in interstitial lung diseases - Medicine update - APICON 1997 Case report : Recurrent Haematuria in Co-existing IgA Nephropathy and Interstitial Nephritis - JAPI, June 2000, Vol. 48, 644-646 Management of Acute renal failure - Medicine update 2002
Research
Co. investigator in Phase IV drug trial. Use of Meropenem in the treatment of moderate infections. Study Number: IN/MEROENEM/01 Principal investigator in Phase 3, Multicenter,Randomized, Double-Blind, comparative study of the efficacy and safety of intravenous tigecycline vs.intravenous Levofloxacin to treat subjects hospitalized with community-acquired Pneumonia. Protocol Number. Co-investigator in phse3, Multicenter, Randomized,Double-blind, Comparative study of the efficacy and safety to tigecycline vs imipenem/ cilastatin for the treatment of subjects nosocomial Pneumonia, Protocol Number: 3074A1-311-WW

Special interest

Interested in infectious disease

Talks given

1. API - Chennai chapter annual PG training program

Ionic channels - 1994
Febrile neutropemia - 2005
MDR TB - 2006 Chennai chapter

2. CMC - VELLOR

Panel - medicine education
Passive & active

3. Menakshi Dental college - Immunization (active and passive)

4. Taramani microbiology - Bio terrorism

5. IMA (Vadapalani) - Antibiotic prescription

6. IMA (Kodambakam) - Treatment of acid peptic disease

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