1. DR.VIKRAM CLEOPHAS
CIRRICULUM VITAE
OBJECTIVE
GENERAL PRACTITIONER POSITIONS
A SUMMARY OF PAST TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
Please ignore the excessivedetails aboutcase–mix/ patient encouneters which was necessary for fellowship application.

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POST MBBS (1985)
(AFTER MBBS
UNDERGRADUATION)
CMC LUDHIANA
DEPT OF MEDICINE
MD ADULT INTERNAL
MEDICINE (POST-
GRADUATION)
MD DISSERTATION
(THESIS)
1STJan 1985-28thFeb 1986:
(Christian Medical College & Brown Memorial Hospital,Ludhiana),Compulsory Rotating Internship
March 1986- June 1989 Christian Hospital, Azamgarh . U.P.India
General Practitioner
Managed general medical ,surgical,paediatric and gynaecological patients in a 100 bed, Rural M
which ran general outpatients departments with around 50 patients per day includingfamily med
gynaecology and obstetrics.This included several procedures inpatientas well as outpatientwith
anaesthesia.
Learned major surgical,orthopaedic :includingfracture -management, obstetrical emergencies/P
haemorrhage/PPH. Gynaecological infections/Episiotomy/D&C’s/copper-Tinsertions/cervical sm
cautery/retained placenta/ruptured uterus/abnormal and complicated presentations includingb
prolapses.includingproficiency in independent ceasarian sections(morethan 500).
July 1989- Dec 1993 Christian Medical College & Brown Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana, Panja
Passed the All India PG selection exam for General Medicine speciality:
PG Resident General Medicine:
Worked as a resident doctor in department of internal medicine, in anticipation of M
Medicine) speciality degree awarded on Dec 1993.
Management of all general medical emergencies, ward-patients,includingpostings in varioussu
departments-cardiology,ICCU-arrythmia-mgmt, temporary pacemaker insertion,gastroentero
psychiatry,dermatology neurology& oncology includingpain-management.
Geriatrics/psychogeriatricsand palliative-care.
Acquired proficiency in all bedsidemedical procedures:central venous catheterization,subclavia
hemodialysis-vascular access,temporary pacemaker,lumbar puncture, liver-peritoneal-pleura
pleural/ascitictappingetc.
ID 196163
Call Number T 616.13 C628S
Title Proper Study of plasma fibrinogen in patients with angiographically proven CAD.
Language ENG
Author Cleophas, Vikram
Publication Ludhiana, C.M.C.. 1992.
Description 98p. graphs.
Classification Number 616.13

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POST -MD GENERAL
MEDICINE EXP.
GENERAL PHYSICIAN ,
MISSION HOSP,
JAGADHRI
LECTURER,INT.MEDIC INE
CMC LUDHIANA
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL
COLLEGE, VELLORE
Christian Medical College&Brown Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana.
Jan1994-July 1994
Senior Resident: General Medicine
Management of general medical patients and critical careadmissionsincludinggastrointestinal m
UGI Endoscopy.
July 1994-Feb 1996 Christian Hospital ,Jagadhri, Haryana.
General physician & Administrator (Mandatory three year bond of rural service).
General medical ,surgical,paediatric,obgyn includingcaesarean sections&hysterectomies.Admin
mission ,rural hospital includingcommunity health (strategic planning) and development of vario
There were several outpatient as well as inpatientprocedures to do includingminor and major s
Examples: I&D’s superficial and deep, cut wounds, minor as well as a few major surgical procedu
biopsies,lumbarpunctures,jointaspirations (diagnostic),appendicectomies,cholecysectomies,h
management.
Obstetrics and gynaecology: all types of deliveries :Normal as well as independent management
deliveries:breech, forceps application all levels as well as several retained placentas and suction
More than 300 independent caesarean sections (lower segment) and a few hysterectomies.
Feb 1996 (Appointment rec’d Feb) –July 1997
Christian medical College and Brown Memorial Hospital, Ludhiana,Panjab, India
: Lecturer in Medicine.:
.
 Worked with and managed all emergency, intensivecare, cardiology,respiratory medicine,ren
gastrointestinal medical cases.Includinggeriatric and psychogeriatric patients.
 Also learned hands-on independant upper and lower GI endoscopy with some therapeutic pro
i.e.sclerotherapy,injection of bleeders, foreign-body extraction,polypectomy. Worked in a bu
tertiary centre (cmc ludhiana)averaging>15 procedures /day/3 days per week..
 Taught undergraduate students and presented seminars.
July 1997-Dec 1998.
Christian Medical College, Vellore, Department of Gastrointestinal sciences and Liver Diseases.
Vellore , India
Senior Registrar: Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases.
Managed all gastrointestinal patients as emergencies and ward patients includingliver patients ,

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PUBLICATIONS
UMKAL MEDICAL CLINIC
GURGAON(HARYANA),
INDIA
liver transplantation,speciality:liver clinic,IBS clinic,pancreasand ulcer clinics.
. Gastrointestinal procedures :liver biopsies,GI endoscopy,enteral feeding- tube insertion indepe
1.Research Project; Hepatitis B clearancein HBSAg carriers treated with Phyllanthus Amarus.
2.J Clin Gastroenterol. 2000 Jul;31(1):77-9.
Spontaneous fungal(cryptococcal) peritonitis in patients w ith hepatitis B virus-related liver disease.
Cleophas V1
, George V, Mathew M, Samal SC, Chandy GM.
196163
T 616.13 C628S
Study of plasma fibrinogen in patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease.
ENG
Cleophas, Vikram
Ludhiana, C.M.C.. 1992.
Jan 1999-July 1999.
General Physician.
Ran a day clinic 8am-5pm( Mon-Fri). Night callsfor admission to a 30-bed privategeneral hospit
This clinicwas owned by a cardiologistin New Delhi (18 km away).
Catering to mostly general medical patients and their families.Mostly out-patientwork with very
inpatients were cardiac and seen by the cardiologistfrom3-5 pm.
The owner was wanting to widen and develop the general patient numbers and wanted to expan
baseof the centre as ithad previously been catering to largely cardiology paients.
Casemix:URTI, skin disease,children with infectious diseases and viral exanthemata.
Adult respiratory,GI and minor surgical problems.Women antenatal checkups. General memdiac
annual checkups e.g. Commercial Pilots annual cardiovascular fitnessassessment.
Many suburban families livingnearby (previous patients of the cardiologist) were catered to .E.g.P
pain control and respiratory carewas given to wife of a Congress minister (VasantSathe) who
of end-stage Ca breast at home.
A major aspectof the work included home visits to these families esp elderly patients who couldn
hospital.
Initial management of the cardiological patients ,their investigations (e.gexercisestress testing,
Industrial Health:
Doing the company health checkups (this hospital was on the referral panel of a local growingin
Being a suburban community, many patients included drug and alcohol related problems of the a
transmitted diseases in youngpeople.
Issues dealtwith in the elderly were seen with chronic diseases and socio-psycological problems

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SAUDI ARABIA
LUCKNOW MEDICAL
COLLEGE, INDIA
F.I PRIVATE CLINIC AND
NURSING HOME,
July 1999- Feb 2003
Al-Rashid General Hospital , Hail, Saudi Arabia,
General Physician and Endoscopist
8am-1pm & 2pm-5pm.An on-call roster was shared by all specialists and consultants.I was on ca
expatriate patients who request for me).
1.Outpatients : General medical patients as well as pregnant women with diabetes /seizures /hyp
/PET/Eclampsia.
2.Several companies were on the hospital panel (includingthe biggest oil company Saudi Aramco
factor profiles /diabetes/hypertension and routine cardiac fitnesschecks were performed.
3.Expatriate health clinic:OPD:this was solely run by me and catered to most of the Indain,Pakis
other Asian workingcommunities who were not covered by the Saudi public health system.
4.Several OPD-based procedures and minor suturingfor minor trauma/I&D/abscess drainaige/tre
disorders incudingimpetigo , psoriasis, leishmaniasis(there was a high incidenceof dermal le
Saudi community),dermatitis, zoster, exanthemata+viral infections in children.
5.Management of internal medical ward , trauma/critical care/vascularaccess(arterial line/cava
lines/subclavian cannulation.
Upper GI and Lower GI Endoscopy.These had a separate day 1-2/week depending on numbers.
Feb 2003- Dec 2004
Era Lucknow Medical College andHospital,
Lucknow,India.
General Medical Specialist/Asso.Professor of Medicine.ICU &Haemodialysis Incharge
9am-3pm wk days,Free for privatepracticein the afternoons daily.
Major experience was management of a broad spectrum of medical patients,outpatient work an
makingregardingfurther referral of medical patients,heavy outpatient attendance.
Undergraduate teachingas well as internal medical patientcareincludingICUand hemodialysisp
Head of Endoscopy department.Independant Upper and lower GI Endoscopy and minor thereutic
F.I .Clinic and Nursing Home, Lucknow ,India. July 2003-Dec 2004.
Position: General Practitioner
Hours : Daily (week days :4pm - 9pm).
A private consultation clinic with an attached nursing home providing generalist as well as spec
inner city mixed population of patients.
Patient casemix:
General medical adultpatients:
Respiratory illnesses:Upper respiratory tractillness,ENTdiseases e.gpharyngitis and tonsillitis,p

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LUCKNOW, INDIA
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA.
pain : largely dyspepsia ,ulcer disease,chronic illnessdetection and screening (DM and HT wi th c
careand intermittent medical management.
Several women and children with simpledisorders likeinfections and minor trauma.A few eye d
conjunctivitisand FB extraction.Psychological illnesses:initial evaluation/detection before referr
Womens Diseases:Antenatal clinicwas largeowingto an attached IVF clinic .All complicated ANC
sent to me to evaluatepreoperative risk .E.g patients of pre-eclampsia (control of HT), Diabetes
abortion evaluation of infectious diseases.
Dec 2004 till Nov 2006
Artawiya General Hospital, Artawiya,Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
General Medical Specialist; Ministry of Health <Saudi Arabia>
Outpatients: 8am-1pm,2pm-5pm week days.
Management of General medical patients and ICU as well as longdistancetransportof serious p
accompaniment.
Skin Diseasemanagement : Was included with general medicine. Examples:
Impetigo, rashes,herpes, gonococcal infections in males,allergic dermatosis.
Management of several patients:
Women with PET/Eclampsia-control of hypertension/seizure-management duringpregnancy/dia
pregnancy (ran a diabetic clinic).
Children:asthmatics,emergencies, cerebral palsy with seizures undergoing terminal care.Referra
necessary.
Preventative Medicine: Risk factor screening,screeningpremarital couples for congenital anoma
childhood pbesity screening(childhood obesity and consanguinousmarriagewith high incidence
anomalies in the these communities with increasingawareness of screeningfacilities provided by
Government) independent management of coronary patients in ICU and several geriatric and psy
terminal carepatients(Adults,geriatric as well as children).

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SAVEETHA MEDICAL
AND DENTAL COLLEGE
CHENNAI
AUSTRALIA ,KARRATHA.
APRIL 2007-NOVEMBER
2007 .
PRE-FELLOWSHIP
FROM DEC 2008 TILL 21-
08-11--AUSTRALIA,
COLLIE
GENERAL
PRACTITIONER.
COLLIE RIVER VALLEY
MEDICAL CENTER &
COLLIE HOSPITAL
EMERGENCY VMO
Jan 2007 –March 2007
Specialist Physician : The Deparment of Medicine;
(This was full time)I had alredy begun correspondence with the WACHS which began in Dec 20
This was a full time position in the general hospital .
Patient casemix:
General medical adultpatients:
Respiratory illnesses:Upper respiratory tractillness,ENTdiseases e.gpharyngitis and tonsillitis,p
pain : largely dyspepsia ,ulcer disease,chronic illnessdetection and screening (DM and HT with c
careand intermittent medical management.
Several women and children with simpledisorders likeinfections and minor trauma.A few eye d
conjunctivitisand FB extraction.Psychological illnesses:initial evaluation/detection before referr
The Pilbara Division of Medical Practice,
Karratha Medical Centre,
Worked as a GP at the Karratha Medical Centre.
*A busy general practice8am -6pm Mon-Fri in hours appointment –based as well as after-hours
Casemix included the average middle and lower income group Australian patientwith an urban-r
number of fly-in-fly outpatients with related health issues:
*An Industrial Occupational Health and Safety Clinic :Received on siteorientation at PilbaraIron
plantwhere onsite trainingwas undertaken regardingworkplacesafety and occupational health
Received the indusrial safety awareness card.
Providinghealth carefor the employees and families of the PhaseV Pluto gas project. (Australi
resources project).
The Collie River Valley Center,
A busy general practiceservinga small industrial town in the (South West) WA.
Regular Consultation:hours areMonday –Friday 9am-5pm
Separate on call days (24 hrs) with the Colliehospital and on call weekends Fri 9am-Mon 9am, de
schedule.
The patients are the typical Australian rural general practicetype of casemix with a largenumber
employees and related health issues.
Procedures: office-based e.g cryotherapy,biopsies and implants,jointaspirations,foreign-body re
STD diagnosis.

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POST –FELLOWSHIP (SYDNEY NSW)
SPECIALIST GENERAL
PRACTIONER/ 01-9-11
TILL DATE
JANNALI MEDICAL
CENTER/MIRANDA
MEDICAL CENTER; FULL
TIME
HAMMOND CARE
(MIRANDA)
AGED CARE VISITING GP
HAMMOND CARE
MIRANDA
Sydney suburban general practicein an area of need.A 5- doctor group ,bulk billingpractice.
Covering regular hours+after hours in 2011-2012,followed by normal hours practice2013 till dat
Very busy practices,longworkinghours 45-60 hrs per week.
Usual suburban mix of patients includingseveral minor procedures /skin lesion biopsies +other
Academic sessions
Mental Health ; was one of the major area of practiceincludingmental health trainingand provis
careplans.
This is an eight- cottage (8-15persons/cottage) , high care, dementia-specific aged care
. Provision of weekly visits to center + unplanned visits..
I was the visitingGP for several other N homes (Chesalon Jannali,StellaMarisCronulla,Warena G
Patient rounds and associated clinical care,family conferences,liason with geriatriciansin theare
EDUCATION/FURTHER TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
1.Graduation
2.Post-Graduate
3.Specialisation
MBBS July 1980– Dec1985Christian Medical College,Ludhiana, Panjab ,India
Graduated Dec 1985,Internship completed in 1996.
MD Medicine (Internal medicine specialist degree)
 Post Graduated Dec 1983
Christian Medical College,Ludhiana, Panjab,India
 Fellowship General Practice RACGP Part I,II&III passed as of June ‘11
 AMC (MCQ) PartI Passed in March 2008.Istattempt
 No 2071607.
 ECIS verified(ECIS No E27452-2)
 IELTS >7 in each band overall score7.5
 Basic Cardiac LifeSupport Certification-2003.
 Advanced Cardiac LifeSupport  2008
 Airway Management Certification2008
 Implanon coursecertification17-04-08
 OfficeBased Procedural SkillsWorkshop:FractureManagement and Injection of joints and sof
2009.
 Resucitation Royal LifeSavingCourse Exp Dt 16-09-2010
 Young Minds (Mental Health Skills TrainingIntroductory Module) 13 March 2010
 Medical student (Supervision) March –May 2009.Activity No 743255)
 Other educational activities:Attended Presentations eg Pandemic Planningfor our practice(G

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 Mx of Obesity Course2012 (Brighton Le Sands iNova )conference)
INTERESTS
Oil Painting,
Spanishguitar,travel,philosophy,reading.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
MARITAL STATUS;
MARRIED,
2 CHILDREN 15 & 17
YRS.
Dr.Vikram Cleophas,
Jannali Medical Center
3/40,Railway Crescent,Jannali-2226.
Sutherland Shire.
Ph;95288572,Mob: 041890 1994, Fax 95280571
Home Address.
Dr.Vikram Cleophas,
3,Pierce Place,
Bonnet Bay-NSW -2226
E-mail:vikcleo@yahoo.com
Wife Dr.Shalini Cleophas:(Mob) 0438550528,
Registrar A&E ,St.George Hospital Hospital,
Sydney.

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