Qualifications & Education:
- MBBS – Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore
- MD (Anaesthesiology) – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- DNB (Anaesthesiology) – National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
- MNAMS - National Academy of National of Health Sciences
- FRCA – Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
- CCT (Anaesthesiology) – Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board, London, UK
- PGCPDH (Post Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Health) – IIM, Raipur, India
Areas of Expertise:
- Regional anaesthesia and solid organ transplant anaesthesia
- Total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) and patient safety
- Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) and obstetric anaesthesia
- Anaesthesia education and simulation-based training
- Multispecialty anaesthesia services and perioperative management
- Certified Digital Health Specialist
Other Interests:
- Teaching and academic leadership in anaesthesia
- Advanced regional anaesthesia techniques
- High-risk surgical anaesthesia protocols
- Anaesthesia safety, audit, and quality improvement
Professional Experience:
- Senior Consultant and Lead Anaesthetist – Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore
- Senior Consultant Anaesthetist and Academic Coordinator – Columbia Asia Referral Hospital, Bangalore
- Consultant Anaesthetist – Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
- Associate Professor – Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research Centre
- Deputy College Tutor, Educational Supervisor, and Appraiser – NHS, UK
- Higher Specialist Training – Nottingham University Hospitals and Queen’s Medical Centre, UK
- Basic and Intermediate Anaesthesia Training – Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Leadership Roles & Honors:
- Founder Member & Honorary President – Association of TCI-TIVA Anaesthesiologists (AOTTA), India
- Member – Board of Studies, Academy of Regional Anaesthesia (AORA), India
- Editorial Board Member: Trust-Digital Health Newsletter; and Evidence -Digital Health Journal
- Editorial Board Member – Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia
- Past Section Editor – Clinical Pharmacology, Journal of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology
- Member – National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
- Part of VVIP medical care team for India’s Republic Day and Beating the Retreat events
Research & Publications:
- 25+ publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Authored chapters in textbooks including Paediatric Anaesthesia and Stoelting’s Anaesthetic Physiology and Pharmacology
- Contributor – Yearbook of Anaesthesiology (ISA/ICA)
Conferences & Teaching Contributions:
- Chief, Scientific Committee – 5th National Conference of Academy of Regional Anaesthesia of India (AORA)
- Faculty in 25+ regional anaesthesia workshops, Liver transplant anaesthesia and national conferences across India and the UK
- Have been Workshop Director for TIVA, Regional Anesthesia & POCUS in more than 30 workshops.
- Examiner- Regional Anesthesia Fellowship, DNB
- OSCE exam expert – National Board of Examinations
- Invited speaker at multiple CME events and state/national conferences on TIVA, simulation, regional anaesthesia, and PoCUS
- Contributor to national pre-operative fasting guidelines – ISA, India
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Sanskrit
