Indian-origin doctor dies of COVID-19 in UK

An Indian-origin doctor, Dr Krishnan Subramanian, a 46-year-old Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Derby Hospital of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation (UHDB), died recently at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, according to a news agency report.

A minute’s silence will be held in his memory at the main entrance of Royal Derby Hospital.

Mr Subramanian joined the National Health Service (NHS) trust at the beginning of 2014 as a Consultant Anaesthetist and had previously worked at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, and trained at hospitals across the East Midlands region of England earlier in his career, including in Derby.

The consultant was known as a quiet and dedicated person. Hugely committed to his work, he stood out for his tireless patience with trainee doctors, for his professionalism and for his characteristic grin.

His colleagues recalled Mr Subramanian’s first consultant post at the hospital and how in the subsequent six years, he went on to lead some innovative anaesthetic techniques, presenting nationally and internationally his work on anaesthesia for breast surgery.

Dr Kathy McLean, the chair of the NHS trust, also paid tribute to the committed consultant who took huge pride in his work and will be greatly missed.