Severe chest pain, sudden breathlessness, suspected stroke, very high fever with confusion, uncontrolled diabetes (sugar over 400), high blood pressure with headache and vomiting, snake bite, poisoning or any acute medical situation. Dr. Ravi Sishir Reddy is available 24 hours for emergency consultations and ICU admissions at Vivekananda Hospital. Call +91 72079 04418 or come directly to the emergency department.
Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
24-hour cover for emergency admissions and ICU patients. Walk-ins welcome during OPD hours.General physician and ICU consultant under one roof
Dr. Ravi Sishir Reddy is a Consultant Physician and the core ICU/Critical Care consultant at Vivekananda Hospital, Begumpet. He completed his MBBS from Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, followed by an MD in General Medicine from Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. With over 15 years of clinical experience, he is the day-to-day backbone of internal medicine and critical care services at the hospital.
His practice covers two distinct but connected patient journeys. The outpatient journey covers everyday medical concerns: fever evaluation, hypertension and diabetes management, infections, abdominal pain, allergies, chronic disease follow-up, preventive health check-ups and elderly care. The inpatient journey covers admissions for acute medical conditions and ICU care: severe pneumonia, sepsis, septic shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, acute kidney injury, post-operative critical care, snake bite, poisoning, and stroke initial stabilisation before specialist transfer if needed.
The dual role of General Physician and ICU consultant is common in well-run multispecialty hospitals like Vivekananda. The MD General Medicine pathway in India includes substantial ICU rotation during training, and the resulting consultant is the natural lead for medical ICU admissions where multiple organ systems are involved. For specialty-specific ICU cases (cardiac arrest from heart attack, respiratory failure from severe asthma, neurological emergencies), he coordinates with the relevant specialist consultants in cardiology, pulmonology and neurology while remaining the lead intensivist for the medical aspects of the case.
His daily routine reflects this dual role. Mornings (9 AM to 12 PM) are for general OPD: walk-in fevers, follow-up diabetes and hypertension patients, elderly health reviews and routine medical concerns. The early evening slot (5 PM to 6 PM) is for working professionals who cannot come in the morning, and for follow-up review of in-patients before evening rounds. Throughout the day and night, he is the on-call medical consultant for all ICU admissions and emergency department referrals, which means a patient who comes in at 2 AM with sepsis or a heart attack is managed by him directly, not by a duty doctor waiting for morning consultation.
His clinical strength is in the high-volume bread-and-butter conditions that account for most adult medical illness in India: diabetes, hypertension, fever workup, chest infections, gastrointestinal upset, and chronic disease management. Twenty per cent of adult Indians are diabetic and a similar proportion are hypertensive, often together. Long-term management of these conditions, with attention to medication side effects, kidney function, eye and heart complications, is the foundation of preventive medical care.
A good physician knows when to treat with a tablet, when to admit to the ward, when to escalate to ICU and when to refer to a specialist. The patient deserves clarity at every step.
Education and Training
- MBBS, Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
- MD General Medicine, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
- 15+ years of clinical practice in internal medicine and critical care
What Dr. Ravi Sishir Reddy treats at Vivekananda Hospital
Comprehensive internal medicine in OPD and inpatient settings, with lead consultant cover for medical ICU admissions and emergency cases.
Diabetes and Endocrine
- Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and management
- Diabetic complication monitoring
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (ICU)
- Hypoglycaemia management
- Thyroid disorders evaluation
- Lifestyle and medication optimisation
Hypertension and Heart
- Hypertension diagnosis and treatment
- Hypertensive emergency management
- Heart failure (medical management)
- Chest pain initial evaluation
- Coordination with cardiology team
- Stroke initial stabilisation
Infections and Fever
- Fever workup (viral, bacterial, parasitic)
- Pneumonia and chest infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Dengue, typhoid, malaria
- Sepsis and septic shock (ICU)
- Antibiotic stewardship
Critical Care (ICU)
- Sepsis and septic shock
- Multi-organ failure management
- Post-operative critical care
- Acute kidney injury
- Snake bite, scorpion sting, poisoning
- Coordination with specialty consultants
Geriatric and Chronic Care
- Elderly health assessment
- Multiple medication review
- Falls and frailty evaluation
- Chronic disease coordination
- Family caregiver guidance
- Preventive vaccination (adult)
Routine Medical Care
- Annual health check-ups
- Pre-operative medical fitness
- Insurance medical examinations
- Allergy evaluation
- Travel medicine consultation
- Vaccination guidance
- Severe chest pain or pain radiating to jaw, arm or back
- Sudden severe headache (worst headache of life)
- One-sided weakness, slurred speech, facial droop (stroke signs)
- Severe breathlessness at rest
- Very high fever (above 103 F) with confusion or rash
- Unconscious or unresponsive person
- Snake bite, scorpion sting, poisoning
- Blood sugar above 400 with vomiting or breathlessness
- Blood pressure above 180/110 with headache, vision changes or chest discomfort
- Severe abdominal pain with fever or vomiting
Any of these signs requires emergency department visit, not OPD appointment. Call +91 72079 04418 or come directly to Vivekananda Hospital emergency.
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OPD: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. 24-hour cover for emergencies and ICU admissions.