Rani Delraj Sittol
Teaneck,NJ
Summary
Dedicated future Intensivist with hands-on expertise in multiple types of Intensive Care Units. Skilled in vascular access, multi-organ support, multi-disciplinary team involvement and leading family discussions. Organized and hardworking professional with background in managing heavy caseload, while maintaining the joy of critical care.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
New York City, New York
07.2021 - Current
- Appointed Chief Fellow for Academic year 2022-2023.
- Exceptional leader, effective communicator and dedicated to bedside teacher of all involved in patient care.
- Competent in all forms of vascular access (central, PICC and midlines, arterial lines), chest tubes, intubation, ventilator management. Competent in Pulmonary Artery Catheter placement and Transvenous Pacemaker placement.
- Used patient-and family-centered approaches for care.
- Supported and implemented goal-directed plan of care for patients receiving interventional care in critical care units.
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
Englewood Health, NJ
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Direct responsibility for Internal Medicine Outpatient rotation
- Developed and restructured academic curriculum for ambulatory medicine.
- Developed a resource book to help residents identify and centralize resources for uninsured patients
- Structured and facilitated simulation sessions for Internal Medicine residents, including 'mock codes' and 'procedure nights' with focus on vascular access, and point of care ultrasound.
Resident, Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
Englewood, NJ
07.2018 - 06.2020
- Coordinated initial assessment and management of patients on the General Medical service, as well as Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units
- Assisted in development of ICU response during the COVID-19 surge, including the prone team and and an internal script for guiding family updates phone calls and goals of care.
- Conducted major a quality improvement project to decrease use of intravenous opioids with statistically significant results
- Served as coach for the ACP Challenge bowel jeopardy team
General Practitioner
Health Star Medical Center
Kingston, Jamaica
01.2018 - 05.2018
- Primary care doctor providing a wide array of care to all age groups, chronic illnesses, office procedures.
Junior Resident, Internal Medicine
Kingston Public Hospital
Kingston, Jamaica
07.2017 - 12.2017
- Led a team of house officers and medical interns in the management of acutely ill inpatients in the largest and busiest hospital in the English-speaking Caribbean.
- Expertly managed high number of patients, multiple bedside procedures with limited resources, and ensuring a patient and family centered approach
- Responsible for mentoring, teaching and supervising medical students in examination technique, presentations and procedures.
- In addition to inpatient duties, gave coverage to the large and busy weekly clinics for General Medicine, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases.
Senior House Officer (Medical Doctor)
Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Center
Kingston, Jamaica
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Coordinated a multi-disciplinary team of physicians, specialist nurses, social work, physical and speech therapists to provide subacute care for patients with stroke, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries
- Restructured diabetic management in the outpatient clinic for amputees referred for prosthetic evaluation
- Sourced and provided non-formulary medications for uninsured patients with difficult to control diabetes.
- Gave repeating lectures on Autonomic Dysreflexia to rotating physical therapy students as well as for the monthly patient education conferences
- Led the 'Clean Intermittent Catheterization' course for patients with neurogenic bladder with aim to discontinue indwelling urethral catheters.
Senior House Officer (Medical Doctor)
St. Thomas Health Department
St. Thomas, Jamaica
07.2016 - 10.2016
- Primary Care physician in multiple rural communities in St. Thomas, Jamaica.
- Coordination of preventative and curative care for 40-50 outpatients per day.
- Community outreach and educational sessions for patients and their families
Medical Intern
St. Ann's Bay Hospital
St. Ann, Jamaica
07.2015 - 06.2016
- Completed three month rotations through Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology as first-line doctor for 30-40 patients per day, with tasks including admission, initial clinical evaluation, and management
- Coordinated on call schedule for the medical interns
Education
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship -
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
New York, NY06.2023
Internal Medicine Residency - Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
Englewood, NJ06.2021
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -
The University of The West Indies
Mona06.2015
Bachelor of Medical Sciences -
The University of The West Indies
Mona07.2013
Skills
- Excellent Communication
- Dependable and Responsible
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Planning and Coordination
- Interpersonal Communication
- Problem-Solving
Certification
- Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021
- Basic Life Support (10/07/2020-10/07/2022)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (10/17/2020-10/17/2022)
Affiliations
- American College of Physicians (2018-present)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (2021- present)
- American College of Chest Physicians (2021-present)
- American Society of Nephrology (2019-present)
National Presentations
- Chest 2021, Virtual Conference Oral Presentation: Decreasing Opioid Use at Englewood Health: A Quality Improvement Project
- Chest 2020: Virtual Poster Presentation: Coronavirus Uncovers Mysterious Mediastinal Mass: A Diagnostic and Management Dilemma
- Endocrine Society, 2020, Poster Presentation: Carbohydrate Crash: A Rare Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
- Chest 2019, Poster Presentation: Take my Breath Away: Newly Diagnosed Myasthenic in Crisis- A Diagnostic Dilemma
- Endocrine Society, 2019, Poster Presentation: Panhypopituitarism Causing a Life Threatening Prolonged QT Interval Which Can Be Reversible with Treatment of Underlying Endocrine Disorders
- Pan-American Neuroendocrine Society, March 2019, Poster Presentation: Panhypopituitarism Causing a Life Threatening Prolonged QT Interval Which Can Be Reversible with Treatment of Underlying Endocrine Disorders
Abstracts
- Rani Sittol, Caroline Zamecki, Latoya Gayle, Alejandro Matos Wells, Karlene Williams, Tanganyika Barnes, DECREASING OPIOID USE AT ENGLEWOOD HEALTH: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Chest, Volume 160, Issue 4, Supplement, 2021, Page A1406, ISSN 0012-3692, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.1286. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012369221027379
- Rani Sittol, Gene Otuonye, Latoya Gayle, Janeen Grant, Musaab Alfaki, Fausto Lisung
Samarth Beri, Coronavirus Uncovers Mysterious Mediastinal Mass: A Diagnostic and Management Dilemma| Chest Journal, VOLUME 158, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A791-A792, OCTOBER 01, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.737 - Rani Sittol, MB,BS, Juliann Allen, MD, Jason Lofters, MB,BS, Dan Ran-Castillo, MD, Karlene Williams, MD, SAT-LB81 Carbohydrate Crash: A Rare Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_1, April-May 2020, SAT–LB81, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.2253
- Rani Sittol, M.B.,B.S. Jee Hoon Jang, MD Raghav Chaudhary, M.B.,B.S. Craigh Bryan, MD Aalap Chokshi, MD Maria Adrian, MD Christian Kim, MD, Panhypopituitarism Causing a Life Threatening Prolonged QT Interval Which Can Be Reversible with Treatment of Underlying Endocrine Disorders, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, April-May 2019, MON-LB071, https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-MON-LB071
- Rani Sittol, MD; Raghav Chaudhary, MD, Latoya Gayle, MD; Philip Kanemo, MD; Rikki Racela MD, Take my Breath Away: Newly Diagnosed Myasthenic in Crisis- A Diagnostic Dilemma, CHEST, Volume 156, Issue 4, A2232 - A2233 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2019.08.2155
- Janeen Grant-Sittol, Rani Sittol, Deborah Fein, and Nisha Gandhi, NOT AN ALL OUT FAILURE: RRT IN AKI IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19Chest. 2021 Oct; 160(4): A798. Published online 2021 Oct 11. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.752 PMCID: PMC8503131
- Janeen Grant-Sittol, Rani Sittol, Anna-Belle Robertson, Fausto Lisung, AN UNUSUAL CASE OF RECURRENT HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIC PANCREATITIS, VOLUME 160, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A797, OCTOBER 01, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.751
- Janeen Grant-Sittol, Rani Sittol, Lena Makartian, Priya Patidar, IN THE HEART OF IT: A RARE PRESENTATION OF DISSEMINATED CRYPTOCOCCUS DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.753 VOLUME 160, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A799, OCTOBER 01, 2021
- Janeen Grant-Sittol, Rani Sittol, Anna-Belle Robertson, Jason Sayanlar, Tanganyika Barnes, NOT QUITE WHAT WE PICTURED: AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH NORMAL VENTRICULOGRAPHY, VOLUME 160, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A158, OCTOBER 01, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.07.178
- Nia Flemming, Rani Sittol, Ro-Kaye Simmonds, Janeen Grant, Jason Lofters, Musaab Alfaki, Latoya Gayle, Gene Otuonye, Fausto Lisung, Saddle Up! A Case of COVID-19-Associated Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Chest Journal, VOLUME 158, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A1017-A1018, OCTOBER 01, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.947
- Musaab Alfaki, Nia Flemming, Rani Sittol, Janeen Grant, Fausto Lisung, Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Myocardial Injury in COVID-19 Patient, Chest Journal, VOLUME 158, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A2134-A2135, OCTOBER 01, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1839
- Latoya Gayle, Gene Otuonye, Rani Sittol, Maha Imran, Karlene Williams, Deborah Fein, Severe Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19: Not Irrecoverable, Chest Journal VOLUME 158, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A793, OCTOBER 01, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.738
- Matthew Tavares, Juliann Allen, Rani Sittol, Kyle Foster, Aalap Chokshi, Coronavirus Clots Coronaries: ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male with Coronavirus Disease 2019, Chest Journal, VOLUME 158, ISSUE 4, SUPPLEMENT , A833, OCTOBER 01, 2020, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.775
- Latoya Gayle, MD; Rani Sittol, MD; Deborah Fein; Hyponatremia in a Hemodialysis Patient: A Common Problem with an Uncommon Cause, American Society of Nephrology, November 2019
- Gene Chibuchim Otuonye, M.B,B.S, Otto Gibbs, M.B,B.S, Rani Delraj Sittol, M.B.,B.S, Matthew V Tavares, M.B.,B.S, Munder Abuaisha, MD, Christian Kim, MD, MON-684 Neuroglycopenia: Avoiding Bias in Patients with Acute Psychosis, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_1, April-May 2020, MON–684, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.858
- Matthew V Tavares, MB, BS, Rani Delraj Sittol, MB, BS, Sang-Min Chang, MD, Gene Otuonye, MB, BS, Tanganyika Barnes, MD, SAT-206 A Sweet and Salty Milieu: The Utility of CT in Bilateral Adrenal Hemorrhage, Journal of the Endocrine Society, Volume 4, Issue Supplement_1, April-May 2020, SAT–206, https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa046.807
Volunteer Work
- Team Doctor, Jamaica Paralympic Association: Accompanied the national team to international events, including World Para Athletics Junior Championship, 2017, Nottwil Switzerland and the Commonwealth Games, 2018, Gold Coast, Australia
- Diabetes Mellitus Community Outreach, Patterson New Jersey, February 2020: Community education re: risks and complications of DM, participated in DM screening
- Outreach Doctor, Mona Baptist Church, Kingston Jamaica (2015-2017)
Timeline
Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
07.2021 - Current
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
07.2020 - 06.2021
Resident, Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
07.2018 - 06.2020
General Practitioner
Health Star Medical Center
01.2018 - 05.2018
Junior Resident, Internal Medicine
Kingston Public Hospital
07.2017 - 12.2017
Senior House Officer (Medical Doctor)
Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Center
11.2016 - 06.2017
Senior House Officer (Medical Doctor)
St. Thomas Health Department
07.2016 - 10.2016
Medical Intern
St. Ann's Bay Hospital
07.2015 - 06.2016
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship -
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai
Internal Medicine Residency - Internal Medicine
Englewood Health
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -
The University of The West Indies
Bachelor of Medical Sciences -
The University of The West Indies