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Dr. Shanthan Pendem

Critical Care

Dr. Shanthan Pendem, M.D., FACP, is a board-certified intensivist and critical care physician with over 20 years of experience in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He has been serving with Gwinnett Pulmonary & Sleep since 2015, providing expert care in intensive care units across multiple hospital systems, including Northside Medical Center. Dr. Pendem has extensive experience managing critically ill patients with complex respiratory and medical conditions, with a strong focus on evidence-based critical care and advanced life support. Prior to joining the practice, he held intensivist and leadership roles at several respected institutions, including Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, where he served as Medical Director of the CCU. Dr. Pendem completed his critical care fellowship at the Mayo Clinic following his internal medicine residency in New York, and he remains actively involved in academic medicine and research, with multiple peer-reviewed publications in critical care. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

M.B.B.S – Gandhi Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, India

Jun 1991 – Jun 1997

Internal Medicine Internship

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center – Brooklyn, NY
Jul 2000 – Jun 2001

Internal Medicine Residency

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, New York Medical College – Staten Island, NY
Jul 2001 – Jun 2003

Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minnesota
Jul 2003 – Jun 2005

Intensivist

Gwinnett Pulmonary Group, P.C. / Northside Medical Center – Lawrenceville & Duluth, GA
Apr 2015 – Present

Intensivist and Medical Director, CCU

Emory St. Joseph Hospital – Dunwoody, GA
Oct 2012 – Nov 2015

Intensivist

MedCentral Hospital – Mansfield, OH
Sep 2011 – Jun 2013

Intensivist

St. Alexius Medical Center – Bismarck, ND
Jun 2005 – Feb 2012

Intensivist

Pikeville Medical Center – Kentucky
Oct 2010 – Jun 2011

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine (2013)

  • Critical Care Medicine (2015)

Licensure

  • North Dakota

  • Ohio

  • Georgia

  • Kentucky

Academic Appointment

Clinical Assistant Professor and Active Teacher
University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Jun 2005 – Feb 2012

Professional Society Memberships

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine (2004 – Present)

  • New York Medical College Alumni (2002 – Present)

  • Mayo Alumni (2003 – Present)

Volunteer & Other Work Experience

  • Clinical Attaché – St. Vincent’s Medical Center, NY / Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY (Dec 1999 – Jun 2001)

  • Amarnath Polyclinic, Hyderabad, India (Aug 1997 – Aug 1998)

  • BBC Hospital, Hyderabad, India (Oct 1998 – Nov 1999)

Honors & Awards

  • National Merit Scholarship (1985 – 1990)

  • Best Incoming Medical Student / Best Fresher (1991)

  • Outstanding Resident of 2002 – St. Vincent’s Medical Center, NY

Research / Publications

  • Mechanical ventilation in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome – Respiratory Care (2006)

  • A review of red cell transfusion in the neurological intensive care unit – Neurocritical Care (2006)

  • Tracheostomy in critically ill patients – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (2005)

  • Sepsis during pregnancy – Critical Care Medicine (2005)

Poster / Abstract Presentations

  • Clinical features and follow-up of pulmonary disease caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria – ATS International Conference, San Diego (2005)

  • Characteristics of patients with Mycobacterium kansasii disease – ATS International Conference, Orlando (2004)

  • EKG finding with abdominal leads – Richmond Research Society, Staten Island, NY