Dr Ripenmmet Salhotra is has over 16 years of experience of working as an intensivist. He received indian (IFCCM) and International (EDIC) training in critical care. After his education he worked as a senior resident in the prestigious Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He later worked as a consultant in Fortis Escorts Hospital. During these years he has been chiefly instrumental in saving thousands of extremely sick (critically ill) patients. These included patients suffering from severe sepsis, trauma, stroke, shock, various poisonings, various acute organ failures etc. He is also, a staunch believer in a person’s right to die with dignity and formulated various end of life policies suitable to Indian culture. He understands the agony and financial burdens that a kin of a critically ill patient faces and his compassion and empathy has brought them comfort.

Apart from being an astute clinician he is involved in various academic and research activities in the field of critical care medicine. He has been a faculty in several state and national conferences. For years, he has been a teacher for various super specialisation courses in critical care medicine including IDCCM and DrNB. He has several publications in acclaimed journals and authored several chapters in reputed books in this field. He has been a founding member of Fluid Academy of India. He has special interest in mechanical ventilation, antibiotic stewardship and infection control in intensive care unit. He has been a strong proponent of rational use of antibiotics and fluids in critically ill.