Consultant – Peri-Operative Physician, GI Sciences & Liver Transplantation
Qualifications & Education:
- Fellowship in HPB and Transplant Anaesthesia – Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
- Fellowship in Liver Critical Care – Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
- MD (Anaesthesiology) – SDM College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad
- MBBS – Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
Areas of Expertise:
- Peri-operative management for Liver and Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Anaesthesia for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) and Gastrointestinal Surgeries
- Liver and Transplant Critical Care
- Advanced Airway Management and Fibreoptic Intubation
- Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia and Vascular Access
- Invasive Monitoring and Peri-operative Organ Support
- Post-Operative Pain and Critical Care Management
Clinical Interests:
- Liver Transplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care
- Peri-operative Optimization in Acute and Chronic Liver Disease
- Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
- Haemodynamic and Organ Function Monitoring in Transplantation
- Clinical Research in Transplant Outcomes and Critical Care
Professional Experience:
- Associate Consultant – Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru
- Responsible for peri-operative and critical care management of HPB and liver transplant patients
- Involved in multidisciplinary transplant care and post-operative recovery
- Fellow – HPB and Transplant Anaesthesia, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
- Anaesthesia for adult and paediatric liver, kidney, and combined organ transplants
- Managed intraoperative hemodynamics and postoperative transplant ICU care
- Fellow – Liver Critical Care, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai
- Critical care management of acute and chronic liver disease patients
- Trained in advanced ventilatory, renal replacement, and hemodynamic support modalities
- Postgraduate – Department of Anaesthesiology, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad
- Trained in anaesthesia for multiple surgical specialties including renal transplant
- Hands-on experience in intensive care and brain-dead donor management
- Junior Resident – Emergency and Trauma Care, Fortis Hospital, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru
- Managed medical and surgical emergencies, poisoning, and trauma care
- Junior Resident – Department of Neurosurgery, PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad, Kerala
Procedural Skills:
- Difficult Airway Management and Fibreoptic Intubation
- Arterial and Central Venous Cannulation
- Ultrasound-Guided Regional Blocks and Vascular Access
- Tracheostomy and Needle Thoracocentesis
- Peri-operative Echocardiography
- Epidural, Spinal, and Caudal Blocks
- Postoperative Pain Management and Transport of Critically Ill Patients
Research & Publications:
- Renal Resistive Index as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplantation – A Prospective Observational Study, Journal of Liver Transplantation (2025)
- A Prospective Comparative Single Blinded Observational Study of Preoperative Airway Assessment Techniques by Upper Lip Bite Test and Modified Mallampati Score, EJCM (2023)
Conferences & Presentations:
- Poster Presentation – International Liver Transplant Society Annual Congress (ILTS 2024), Houston, USA
- First Prize – Poster Presentation, International Liver Symposium & LTSI Conference 2024, Gurugram
- “Renal Resistive Index as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Living Donor Liver Transplantation”
- Oral Paper Presentation – 6th World Congress of iLDLT & LTSI Conference 2023, Jaipur
- “Albumin-Bilirubin (ALBI) Score in Predicting Post-Transplant Outcomes”
- Paper Presentation – ISACON 2021, Ahmedabad
- “Comparison of Airway Assessment Techniques by Upper Lip Bite Test and Modified Mallampati Score”
Professional Memberships:
- International Liver Transplant Society (ILTS)
- Liver Transplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society of India (LITRACSI)
- Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)
- Karnataka Medical Council
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Tulu
