Dr. Manjunath M

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, RGUHS
• DA (Diploma in Anaesthesiology) – St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, RGUHS
• DNB (Anaesthesiology) – Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Calicut, National Board of Examinations
• PDF (Neuroanaesthesia) – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore 

Areas of Expertise:

• Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care
• Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring & Spinal Cord Protection
• Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Transplant Anaesthesia
• Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anaesthesia & Vascular Access Procedures
• Anaesthesia for High-Risk and Complex Surgical Patients
• Anaesthesia in Remote Locations within the Hospital
• Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Suites, Bronchoscopy Units, MRI and Interventional      Radiology Procedures

Clinical Interests:

• Anaesthesia for Interventional Neuroradiology procedures, Intracranial, Spine surgeries with Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring,
• Difficult airway management
• Anaesthesia quality improvement and patient safety

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Anaesthesia, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore
• Associate Consultant – Anaesthesia, Sakra World Hospital
• Attending Consultant – Anaesthesia, Sakra World Hospital
• Senior Resident –   Neuroanaesthesia and Neuro Critical Care, NIMHANS
• Senior Registrar – Anaesthesiology, Sakra World Hospital
• Senior Resident – Anaesthesiology and SICU, MIMS Calicut
• Postgraduate Trainee – Anaesthesiology, St. John’s Medical College & Hospital
• Internship – Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur

Research & Publications:

• Multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals, including:
  • Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Journal of Neurosurgical Anaesthesiology
  • Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care
• Topics include intraoperative hypotension, neuromonitoring, skull base surgery, and spinal cord pulsations

Research Projects:

• Ultrasound-guided TAP block for LSCS pain management
• Core temperature regulation in supratentorial tumours surgery
• Comparing Epidural morphine vs IV fentanyl PCA for lumbar fusion surgeries

Teaching Experience:

• Actively involved in postgraduate teaching at NIMHANS
• Faculty for DNB trainees at Sakra World Hospital and Aster RV Hospital

Certifications & Workshops:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS)
• Hemodynamic Monitoring Workshop
• Regional Anaesthesia & Pain Management CMEs
• Multiple Neuroanaesthesia and cerebral monitoring programs

Awards and Recognition:

• Best Outgoing Student – Dept. of Anaesthesiology, St. John’s Medical College.

Memberships:

• Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) – Life Member
• Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNACC) – Life Member
• Neurocritical Care Society of India (NCSI)
• Karnataka Medical Council

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam.