Prakash | Department of Critical Care | School of Medicine

Dr. Varuna Prakash MD, MHSc, FRCPC

Position(s)

Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine

Critical Care Response Lead, Oshawa site

Critical Care Clinical Assistant Lead

Contact Info

vprakash@lh.ca

Varuna is a former Biomedical and Human Factors engineer who took the scenic route into medicine and ultimately found her passion in Critical Care. In her previous career, she spent her days trying to improve patient safety by redesigning medical devices, environments, and workflows. She obtained her MD from the University of Toronto (2017) followed by a residency in Internal Medicine (2021), and subspecialty training in Critical Care (2023), also from the University of Toronto. She enjoys leadership roles and served as Chief Resident and Chief Fellow during her specialty and subspecialty training. She currently works as a full-time intensivist at Lakeridge Health, where she also leads the Critical Care Response Team (CCRT) and Critical Care Clinical Assistant programs. She is passionate about patient safety, quality improvement, recognition of early deterioration, and medical education.

Clinical/Educational Area of Focus:

Patient Safety, Quality Improvement