Dr. Keyur Bhupendrakumar Shah - Critical Care Medicine Specialist

About Dr. Shah

• Dr. Keyur Shah is an accomplished Critical Care Specialist currently heading the Neuro ICU and serving as Associate Consultant in Critical Care Medicine at Zydus Hospitals. He brings advanced training from one of India’s most prestigious institutions — Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai — along with the European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC), a globally recognized benchmark of excellence in intensive care. A double gold medalist and university rank holder, Dr. Keyur combines exceptional academic credentials with deep hands-on expertise in managing the most complex critically ill patients — including neurocritical emergencies, advanced airway and ventilatory support, ECMO, complex hemodynamic monitoring and critical care ultrasonography.
• With over 8 years of experience across oncological, cardiac, neuro, medical, surgical and COVID ICUs, he is proficient in the full spectrum of advanced interventions including percutaneous tracheostomy, transcranial doppler (TCD) and point-of-care ultrasonography for critically ill patients. Beyond his clinical role, Dr. Keyur is an active academician, researcher and peer-reviewed author — having contributed multiple chapters to leading critical care textbooks, including a chapter on Isolation Practices in the ICU in the latest ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine. He has published an editorial in the Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (IJCCM), serves as a peer reviewer for IJCCM, and has presented his research at international forums including the ESICM 38th Annual Congress, Munich, Germany (2025).

Academic Details

• DM- Critical Care Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, 2025
• European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDIC)- European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, 2025
• MD General Medicine- Shri M.P. Shah Govt. Medical College, Jamnagar — Saurashtra University, 2022
• MBBS- Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj, 2018

Expertise & specialties 

• Neurocritical Care & Management of Critically Ill Neuro Patients
• Advanced Mechanical Ventilation & Difficult Airway Management
• Percutaneous Tracheostomy
• Hemodynamic Monitoring & Cardiovascular Support
• Critical Care Ultrasonography (POCUS) including Transcranial Doppler (TCD)
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)
• Oncological Critical Care
• Sepsis & Multi-organ Failure Management
• Renal Replacement Therapy in Critical Care
• Pediatric & Adult Critical Care

Career Highlights (awards, publications & achievements)

Awards & Distinctions

• 1st Rank — DM Critical Care Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
• Gold Medal — MD General Medicine, Saurashtra University (2022)

Publications & Academic Contributions

• Contributing Author — Chapter on Principles and methods of isolation in the ICU, ISCCM Textbook of Critical Care Medicine (2nd Edition, 2026)
• Author of multiple chapters in leading critical care textbooks published by Jaypee Medical Publishers — covering Septic Shock, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Critical Care Ultrasound and more
• Editorial published in Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (IJCCM), November 2024
• Peer Reviewer — Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (IJCCM)
• Paper presented at ESICM 38th Annual Congress, Munich, Germany (2025)
• Poster presentations at APRCON (2022) and EUROASIA (2023)

Teaching & Faculty Roles

• Faculty — TMC National Conference on The Difficult Airway (2022 & 2023)
• Faculty — Lung/Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop, Anaesthesia Review Course (2024)
• Faculty — Palliative Medicine POCUS Conference, Mumbai (2024)
• Faculty — POCUS in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, RGMC CSMH Thane (2026)
• Postgraduate teaching — Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital (2022–2024)

Professional Memberships

• Life Member — Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• Member — European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
• Member — Nephrocritical Care Society