• Dr. Venugopalan is a medical graduate of Calicut medical college, post graduations in Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine Site Director Program under GWU USA, ITC (international Training Centre) Director AHA (American Heart Association) life support courses, Deputy Director-MIMS Academy and Director, Emergency Medicine-Aster DM Health Ltd.

• He has Life Memberships in ISA, ISCCM, IMA, American College of Emergency Physician, SEMI, ANGEL, SAAEMI

• Constructive contributor in various national and international organization etc.

• He initiated modern emergency medicine concept and community-based EMS in Kerala

• Received Several awards and recognition like:- Rotary professional excellence award(Calicut Midtown)2013, Meritorious service award (lions club , Metropolitan 2011 and 2012, Chairman’s appreciation award(DM Healthcare)2012 & 2013, Jeevan Raksha puraskar (Rajeev Gandhi foundation) 2013, Father of Emergency Medicine Kerala honored in EMCON 2013, Asian EMS International Awards 2013, American Academy of Emergency Physician in India award 2013, AIIMS_entrepreneurship award 2013,Community based EMS, Academic Emergency Medicine, Acute pain Management, EM governance, Trauma and Disaster Management.