Consultant – Peri-Operative Physician, GI Sciences & Liver Transplantation
Qualifications & Education:
- MBBS – Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Puducherry
- MD (Anaesthesiology) – Meenakshi Medical College Hospital & Research Institute (MMCHRI), Kanchipuram
- PDCC (Organ Transplant Anaesthesia) – Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi
- Registered with Tamil Nadu Medical Council (Reg. No. 99717)
Areas of Expertise:
- Peri-operative care for HPB & Liver Transplantation (LDLT & DDLT)
- Anaesthesia for major GI and hepatobiliary surgeries
- Critical care management in LTICU, SICU, and peri-transplant units
- Regional anaesthesia and airway management
- Anaesthesia for endoscopy, interventional radiology and complex procedures
Professional Experience:
- Junior Resident – Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, MMCHRI, Kanchipuram
- Senior Resident – Department of Anaesthesia, PSGIMSR, Coimbatore
- Assistant Professor – PSGIMSR, Coimbatore
- PDCC Senior Resident – ILBS, New Delhi
- Senior Resident – Centre for Liver & Biliary Sciences (CLBS), MAX Hospitals, New Delhi
Additional Roles:
- Part of multidisciplinary HPB & Liver Transplant teams
- Active involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs
Research and Academic Activities:
PDCC Thesis
A comparative evaluation of Thromboelastography and Thromboelastometry for coagulopathy correction in chronic liver disease patients – A prospective observational study.
Publications:
- Impact of coagulopathy assessment with thromboelastography and thromboelastometry on transfusion requirements in critically ill cirrhosis with nonvariceal bleeding: A prospective observational study. - Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2024 Apr–Jun; 14(2): 67–73.
- A comparative study on the effect of intrathecal nalbuphine and buprenorphine as an adjuvant to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine in infraumbilical surgeries. - Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia. 11: 159–166.
- Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia for Modified Radical Mastectomy in Carcinoma Breast cases – A Retrospective Descriptive Study. - J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. January 2018; 7(02): 159–161.
- Comparison of Propofol and Thiopentone as anaesthetic agents for Electroconvulsive Therapy – A Prospective, Double-Blinded Cross-Over Trial. - MedPulse International Journal of Anaesthesiology. January 2018; 5(1): 06–10.
Conferences:
- 2023 – MCLD 2023, Rela Hospital, Chennai
- 2023 – ILTS Congress, Netherlands (Presented e-poster)
- 2024 – LTSICON 2024, Hyderabad (Presented a case report as e-poster); attended TEE hands-on workshop
- 2025 – Ganga Hospitals, Coimbatore (Attended perioperative advanced POCUS workshop)
- 2025 – ILTS Congress, Singapore (Presented case series as e-poster)
Languages Known:
English, Tamil, and Hindi