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Dr Banani Poddar
Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine
SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Joining the department of Critical Care medicine at SGPGI from a paediatrics background was an experience few others can talk
about. Dr. Baronia not only welcomed me to the department but also allowed me to melt into the department at my own pace. In the
early days of the department, the timeless actions and discussions at the patient bedside when I noted the keen observation powers of
Sir along with his keen ability to understand most patient related data mathematically were mentally and physically taxing for me
(especially considering the small children I had at home), but very stimulating and took my understanding of critically ill patients to a
completely different level. The principles of patient safety, early recognition of physiological deterioration and anticipation of the future
course of the patient are among the many attributes which I could perhaps not have understood without being a junior colleague of Dr.
Baronia.
Another completely different aspect of Sir which few outside the department know is the tremendous understanding of ICU design. It
would not be an exaggeration to say that every millimetre of our ICU and every particle of the furniture used in the department are
designed and brought to perfection by him. The zeal and tirelessness with which he designed the physical spaces (ICUs, ofces, seminar
room) their xtures and furniture that we use are usually seen in people when they build their own homes, but his selessness and
commitment to the department were evident as he painstakingly and meticulously planned and executed each of these projects as if
they were his very own. Mind you, none of this came out of the top of his head; he had published literature to support each of the
attributes: the space, the lighting, the temperature, the surfaces of the oor and the walls and so on!
Sir has left us a great legacy and I sincerely hope and pray that we can live up to the expectations of the students and the patients who
continue to pass through this unique department. As for Sir, I’m sure that he will greatly enrich the Uttarakhand medical education with
his meticulous planning and dedication.
I wish him good health and much contentment and happiness in his new project.
Banani Poddar
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Professor
Department of Critical Care Medicine
SGPGIMS, Lucknow
Joining the department of Critical Care medicine at SGPGI from a paediatrics background was an experience few others can talk
about. Dr. Baronia not only welcomed me to the department but also allowed me to melt into the department at my own pace. In the
early days of the department, the timeless actions and discussions at the patient bedside when I noted the keen observation powers of
Sir along with his keen ability to understand most patient related data mathematically were mentally and physically taxing for me
(especially considering the small children I had at home), but very stimulating and took my understanding of critically ill patients to a
completely different level. The principles of patient safety, early recognition of physiological deterioration and anticipation of the future
course of the patient are among the many attributes which I could perhaps not have understood without being a junior colleague of Dr.
Baronia.
Another completely different aspect of Sir which few outside the department know is the tremendous understanding of ICU design. It
would not be an exaggeration to say that every millimetre of our ICU and every particle of the furniture used in the department are
designed and brought to perfection by him. The zeal and tirelessness with which he designed the physical spaces (ICUs, ofces, seminar
room) their xtures and furniture that we use are usually seen in people when they build their own homes, but his selessness and
commitment to the department were evident as he painstakingly and meticulously planned and executed each of these projects as if
they were his very own. Mind you, none of this came out of the top of his head; he had published literature to support each of the
attributes: the space, the lighting, the temperature, the surfaces of the oor and the walls and so on!
Sir has left us a great legacy and I sincerely hope and pray that we can live up to the expectations of the students and the patients who
continue to pass through this unique department. As for Sir, I’m sure that he will greatly enrich the Uttarakhand medical education with
his meticulous planning and dedication.
I wish him good health and much contentment and happiness in his new project.
Banani Poddar
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