Dr. Karthiga R

Qualification/ Education:

• MBBS – Thanjavur Medical College (2009-2015)
• MD (ANAESTHESIOLOGY) – All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi(2016-2019)
• Integrated Basic And Advanced Course In Palliative Medicine  (ICPM)

Experience:

• Senior Residency Anaesthesiology  -  AIIMS, New Delhi (2019-2022)
• Consultant Anaesthesiology, KIMS  AVITIS, Nemmara  (2022- Present)

Expertise:

• Transplant Anaesthesia – Renal and Liver transplant
• Obstetric Anaesthesia – High risk Obstetric cases
• Paediatric Anaesthesia -  Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Meningomyelocele,  Pheochromocytoma, Tracheo-Esophageal fistula, Ophthalmic surgeries
• Orthopaedic and Spine surgeries
• Thoracoscopy (VATS )- single lung ventilation
• Expert in Ultrasound Guided Nerve and Plane Blocks
• Bronchoscopy for Awake Intubation
• Trauma Anaesthesia
• Neuro-Anaesthesia  - Decompressive Craniectomy, Aneurysm clipping, VP shunt, Cranioplasty, Tumor Resection
• Complex GI surgeries- Bariatric procedure, Whipple’s procedure, Spleno-renal shunt, Extended Cholecystectomy, Gastrectomy, Hepatectomy, Pheochromocytoma

Area of Interest:

• Paediatric Anaesthesia, 
• Renal Transplant, 
• Single lung Ventilation, 
• Airway Surgery, 
• High risk Obstetrics, 
• Regional Anaesthesia

Membership

• INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY 
• IMA THEMMALAPURAM

Awards

• DR. A. JOTHIPANDIAN GOLD MEDAL IN OPHTHALMOLOGY IN MBBS 
• SANJIVNI MEDAL FOR THE BEST OUTGOING POST GRADUATE IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY 2018- AIIMS NEWDELHI
• COLONEL G.C. TANDON MEDAL FOR THE BEST SENIOR RESIDENT FOR THE YEAR 2021, DEPT. OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, AIIMS, NEW DELHI
• LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM DEFENCE MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH JI,  FOR BEING PART OF ENDOSCOPY AND COLONOSCOPY TEAM IN AIIMS.

Publications:

1. Bhatia R, Aggarwal R, Ravichandrane B, Rajendrakumar K, Ahmed A, Sahoo D, Soni KD, Khanna P, Trikha A. Early Doffing among Frontline Healthcare Workers Working in the COVID Areas in Resource-Limited Settings: Lessons Learned and Interventions Taken. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Jul-Sep;27(3):209-213. doi: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_46_22. Epub 2023 Oct 6. PMID: 38047167; PMCID: PMC10691514.
2. Gupta A, Parida R, Subramaniam R, Kumar KR. LMA gastro for gastro-intestinal endoscopic procedures: Pearls, pitfalls, and troubleshoots of its usage. Indian J Anaesth. 2022 Oct;66(Suppl 6):S333-S336. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_431_22. Epub 2022 Oct 12. PMID: 36425913; PMCID: PMC9680717.
3. Baruah U, Karthiga R, Subramaniam R. Intravenous mishap following residual anesthetic drug in intravenous extension line. Saudi J Anaesth. 2017 Jul-Sep;11(3):375-376. doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_80_17. PMID: 28757857; PMCID: PMC5516519.