Anesthesiologist

    Our first presenter was Dr. Kalathiveetil.  He is an anesthesiologist.  He takes care of patients so they don't feel pain during surgery.  His daily responsibilities are to check his patients, supervise the nurses, and help people with their wellness.

   His days vary.  Sometimes he can get to work at 6:00 a.m. and work until almost midnight.  There are days that he will even get called at night so his job does not stop when he gets home.  He does wear a uniform to work called scrubs.  This is a uniform that is worn during surgery at the hospital.  

   Dr. Kalathiveetil does communicate with people all across the county and the world.  He does not work alone because he has 26-30 people that he works closely with.  Sometimes he travels about every 3 months.

   He attended Loyola University and went to 4 years of college and 5 years of medical school.  He worked one year in Pediatrics at Children's Memorial and then one year at Loyola in the Open Heart floor, which is the area that he works in now.  Now, he is working at Alexian Brothers Hospital.

   The hardest part of his job is that he needs to wake up so early in the morning to prepare for his patients.  The best part is seeing his patients smile.  He loves to make patients feel good, and he is very excited to have this as his career!