Mrinmayee Koltharkar

Professional Experience

• Research & Pulmonary Physiotherapist (Part time) at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & MRC, Mahim, Mumbai (May 2011 till date)
  • Research Assistant for Dr. Ashok Mahashur: Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on BODE Index & SGRQ Score in Stable COPD Patients
  • Research Assistant for Dr. Zarir F. Udwadia: Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in ILD patients
  • Rehabilitating ILD: Challenges & Solution –Pulmonary Rehabilitation Workshop For Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Mumbai Branch, Resource person (Nov 2016)
  • Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on BODE Index & SGRQ Score in Stable COPD Patients – Paper presentation at COPD update for McGill faculty at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital (Sept 2016)
  • Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in ILD patients – Co-authored for Poster in ATS (May 2015)
  • Patient education in Pulmonary Rehabilitation –Pulmonary Rehabilitation Workshop at Terna Physiotherapy College, Resource person (Apr 2015)
  • Chairperson of the Question Paper Setting Committee for Master of Physiotherapy program of NMIMS University (2014 –till date)
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in ILD patients – 8th National Respiratory Update for Chest Physicians at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital (Nov 2014)
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in ILD patients – 17th Respimirror Chest Research Foundation article (October 2014)
  • Struggling to breathe – 16th Respimirror Chest Research Foundation article (July 2014)
  • Exercise as Medicine: For Lung Patients webinar (July 2013)
  • Public awareness program “People with lung diseases” (Jan 2013)
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation for first lung transplant in Mumbai (July 2012)

• Cardio-pulmonary Physiotherapist at Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital’s Sports and Rehabilitation Centre, Vile Parle, Mumbai under the guidance of Dr. Ali Irani (July 2010 – April 2011).
  • Presented a CME on Airway Clearance Techniques via Telemedicine for pan African countries (April 2011)
  • Presented a CME on Cardiac Rehabilitation via Telemedicine for pan African countries (August 2010)

• ICU’s (Cardiac, Respiratory, Neonatal, Medical & Surgical ICU’s) exposure alongwith Cardiac, Respiratory, Orthopedic and Neurology IPD & OPD during Masters Schedule in Seth G.S.M.College & K.E.M. Hospital,Parel, Mumbai (September 2007- June 2010).
  • A Retrospective Analysis on Correlation between Percent predicted walk distance and Oxygen saturation change in PTB patients as Post Graduation Paper session at G.S.M.C. & K.E.M. Hospital Staff Society Meeting (2010).
• Consultant Physiotherapist at Dadasaheb Sarfare Arogya Kendra, Naigoan, Mumbai (May 2008 – July 2008).
• Consultant Physiotherapist at Dr Gandhi’s Physiotherapy Clinic, Panvel (November 2007 – April 2008).
• Rotatory Internship for 6 months at Pad.Dr.D.Y.Patil Medical College, Kolhapur (September 2006- March 2007).

Conference, Workshops & CME attended:

• CPR training as per new American Heart Association 2010(AHA) BLS,ACLS & PALS Guidelines organized by P.D. Hinduja hospital, Mahim, Mumbai (September 2013, 2015)
• Novel Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD (November 2012), Medscape CME
• Integrated National Level Conference On Pulmonary Rehabilitation organized by Navale Medical College & General Hospital, Pune (October 2012)
• International workshop on exercise testing and prescription organized by Manipal college of allied health sciences, Manipal (August 2012)
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation CME organized by CHEST, Mumbai (September 2011)
• Cancer rehabilitation organized by Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (December 2010).
• Basic Cardiac Life-support Course based on the American Heart Association Guidelines, Mumbai (February 2010).

• ISECON 2010 (Annual Conference of Indian Society of Electrocardiology) pre- conference workshop on ECG, Mumbai (February 2010).
• Health Sciences Educational Technology organized by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Pune (February 2010).
• Advancing Care to Peripheral Vascular Disease organized by Indian Association of Physiotherapists, Mumbai (September 2009).
• WCPT - AWP and IAP CONGRESS, Mumbai (January 2009).
• World TB Day CME, Mumbai (March 2008).
• KNOSPE-2007, a State level Physiotherapy Conference, Karad (March 2007).
• Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Special Techniques, Kolhapur (June 2006).