Dr. Niraj Tyagi is a senior Critical Care specialist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, with extensive expertise in sepsis management, nephrocritical care, advanced respiratory support, and academic leadership in intensive care medicine
Current Position:
- Consultant, Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
- Practicing Critical Care Medicine since 2009 in one of North India’s largest academic ICUs
Educational Qualifications
- European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine (EDICM), Brussels – 2013
- Indo–Australian Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine – 2005
- MBBS – University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi – 1998
Areas of Special Interest
- Sepsis biomarkers and antibiotic stewardship
- Nephrocritical care, AKI & CRRT
- Advanced respiratory mechanics and ARDS rescue therapies
- Intrahospital cardiac arrest management
- Tropical infections in ICU
- Point-of-care ultrasound (USG & ECHO) for resuscitation
Academic & Leadership Roles
- Co-Convener & Secretary, Indian Sepsis Forum
- Advisor, HEMOSIM – simulation-based hemodynamic monitoring program
- Faculty for ISCCM respiratory and renal support certification courses
- American Heart Association ACLS Instructor
Research & Guideline Contributions
- Co-author of national ISCCM guidelines on:
- Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use
- Acute Kidney Injury & Renal Replacement Therapy
- Nutrition in critically ill patients
- Contributor to Asia-Pacific expert consensus on antibiotic stewardship
- Principal and co-investigator in multiple national and international critical care trials
Publications & Editorial Work
- Extensive publications in critical care, sepsis, renal support, ARDS, and COVID-19
- Editorial board member – Critical Care Communications
- Reviewer for Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine and other peer-reviewed journals
- Regular editorial contributor on ICU practices and technology
Awards & Recognitions
- ISCCM Presidential Citation – 2022
- SCCN Recognition Award – 2023
- DMA COVID Warrior Award – 2021
- IJCCM Certificate of Appreciation – 2025
Institutional Contributions
- Led infection control and ICU nursing training initiatives
- Designed POCUS protocols for shock and respiratory failure
- Developed CRRT decision pathways and ICU safety systems
- Key contributor to postgraduate and critical care education programs
