Dr. Krishna (Kris) Pulchan

Clinical Department Head

Department of Emergency Medicine

Fredericton Area

MD, MB.BS, MSc, Doctorate of Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Critical Care Subspecialist

Dr. Krishna (Kris) Pulchan is originally from the Caribbean. He followed a meandering academic journey that took him to the UK and eventually to Toronto. His base specialty is in emergency medicine with various sub-specialty fellowships in critical care. His scope of practice currently includes emergency medicine and critical care at Horizon’s Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital and Saint John Regional Hospital. He became the clinical department head and medical director of the Department of Emergency Medicine for the Fredericton area in June 2020.

Dr. Pulchan is also a provincial Trauma Control Physician with the NB Trauma Program. He is passionate about teaching and learning from others.  This journey, he believes, has taught him the humility of ignorance and the value of continuous learning.

Dr. Pulchan enjoys playing soccer and keeping fit. His philosophy is one of compassion and service, always reflecting on the privilege it is to serve his community.

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery – University of the West Indies, 2000
  • Emergency Medicine Residency, University of the West Indies, 2007
  • Doctorate of Medicine (Emergency Medicine) – University of the West Indies, 2009
  • Master of Science (Distinction) Critical Care – University of Cardiff (UK), 2015
  • Fellowship in Critical Care – University of Toronto, 2015
  • Fellowship in Trauma/Neuro-critical Care –  University of Toronto, 2016
  • Fellowship (Infolded) in Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound – University of Toronto, 2017
  • Fellowship in Cardiovascular Critical Care – University of Toronto, 2017
  • Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (Critical Care Medicine), 2018

  • Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
  • Assistant Professor of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
  • Adjunct Professor of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cardiff, UK

Molecular characterization of Chikungunya virus infections in Trinidad and comparison of clinical and laboratory features with dengue and other acute febrile cases.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease, 2015 December 9(12), e0004305

  • Trauma and Neuro-critical Care
  • Point of Care ultrasound in the ED and ICU
  • Resuscitation Medicine
  • End of Life Care
  • Physician Educator (mentoring and providing clinical/academic training of colleagues)

  • National Scholarship Cambridge Advance Level Studies (1995)
  • Top 50 Graduate Award, 50 Year Anniversary, University of the West Indies (2011)
  • National Scholarship Cardiovascular ICU Fellowship training (2014)