Dr. Shanmuga Sundaram M

Qualification / Education:

• MBBS, MD (ANAESTHESIOLOGY) - AIIMS (New Delhi)
• MBBS - PSG IMSR Coimbatore

Experience:

• Senior Resident (Anaesthesia) - Jan 2019 - June 2019, AIIMS Delhi
• Consultant CCM- July 2019 - Nov 2019, Billroth Hospital, Chennai
• Consultant CCM - Nov 2019 - Dec 2021, Avitis, Nemmara
• Senior Resident (Anaesthesia) - Jan 2022 - July 2022, AIIMS Delhi
• Consultant CCM, Avitis Nemmara - August 2022 - Present

Expertise:

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

• Procedures in ICU – bronchoscopy, Central venous cannulation, Arterial Cannulation, Haemodialysis catheter insertion, Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy, ICD insertion, Paracentesis, Pleurocentesis, Lumbar puncture,
• Point of Care ultrasound (POCUS)
• Prone Ventilation
• CRRT, HEMODIALYSIS

ANAESTHESIA:

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

Area of Interest:

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

• ARDS 
• Septic Shock
• Snake Bite
• Poisonings
• Neuro-trauma

Publications:

• Sundaram S, Punj J. Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Landmark and Ultrasound-Guided Glossopharyngeal Nerve in Eagle Syndrome. Pain Med. 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1208-1215. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz370. PMID: 32167550.
• Punj J, Sundaram S. Ultrasound-guided glossopharyngeal nerve block: Description of a new technique. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Jul-Sep;37(3):483-485. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_138_19. Epub 2021 Oct 12. PMID: 34759567; PMCID: PMC8562455.

Memberships:

• IMA THEMMALAPURAM

Awards:

• Gold Medal - Pathology, MBBS
• RMPL RAMANATHAN Gold Medal – Pulmonology, MBBS