He completed his internship training at Tufts, anesthesia residency at St. Louis University, and lastly a critical care fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. He loves teaching residents and has won numerous "Teacher of the Year' Awards for many years. Dr. Poovathoor has done multiple Problem Based Learning Discussion presentations for PGA (NYSSA) conferences. His other interests include critical care anesthesia, respiratory, and cardiac physiology.