Dr. Padma Ravikanti

About:

Dr Padma Ravikanti brings over two and a half decades of world-class, multi-national expertise to the operating theatre. Whether managing delicate congenital Spinal curves in children or major organ transplants in adults, her focus remains absolute: maximum patient safety, precise pain control, and total comfort. She executed over 100 Renal Transplants, alongside major abdominal procedures such as Bariatric, general Laparoscopic, Vascular, Cosmetic, and Plastic Surgeries.

She is highly regarded for her warm, empathetic patient communication and spends time during pre-aesthetic checkups to counsel patients and break down technical protocols into reassuring, easy-to-understand language, she removes the fear from surgery and builds deep, lasting trust with families.

Qualification:

• MBBS, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada (1990)
• MD Anaesthesia, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad (1996)
• Diploma in Anaesthesia, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (1991-1992)

Experience:

• Senior Consultant – Anaesthesiology, Arete Hospitals, Hyderabad (2026 – Present)
• Senior Registrar (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery), Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee hills, Hyderabad, India (2001 – 2003)
• Registrar, Patnai Hospitals, Klang, Malaysia (1998 – 2001)
• Senior Consultant & Head of Anaesthesia Division, Asian Spine Hospital, Hyderabad, India (2021-2026)
• Senior Anaesthetist, Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad, India (Jan – Oct 2021
• Consultant Anaesthetist, Star Hospitals, Hyderabad, India (2012 – 2020)
• Consultant Anaesthetist, Lanka Hospitals, Colombo, Sri Lanka (2003 - 2012)

Focus Services and Treatment:

• Spine & Ortho: Complex Spine Surgeries, deformity corrections, joint replacements, ACL reconstruction, and Endoscopic Spinal procedures
• Transplant & General Surgery: 100+ Renal Transplants, Bariatric, Laparoscopic, Vascular, and Plastic Surgeries
• Regional Anaesthesia: Spinal, Epidural, CSE, Caudal, and Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks
• ICU & Critical Care: CVP/arterial lines, ICD insertion, advanced airway management
• OBG & Paediatrics: High-risk labour analgesia, Gynaecological cases, and paediatric anaesthesia including cochlear implants