Qualifications & Education:
- M.B.B.S. (2009 – Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore)
- M.D. Anaesthesiology (2013 – Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai)
- D.M. Neuroanaesthesiology [2016 – National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore]
Areas of Expertise:
- Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care
- Intra-operative Neuromonitoring
- Total Intra-Venous Anesthesia
Clinical Interests:
- Neurocritical Care
- Anaesthesia for Critically Ill Patients and Patients at Extremes of Age
- Point of Care Monitoring in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
- Target-Controlled Infusions
- Peri-operative Acute Pain Management
- Improving Patient Safety and Outcomes
Professional Experience:
- Junior Resident, Dept. of Anaesthesia, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai (May 2010 to April 2013).
- Senior Resident, Dept. of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore (August 2013 to July 2016).
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesia, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College and Chhatrapati Pramila Raje Hospital, Kolhapur (August 2016 to August 2017)
- Consultant Neuroanaesthetist and Neurointensivist, BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital, Bangalore (October 2017 to June 2019)
- Consultant Neuroanaesthetist, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore (June 2019 to March 2024)
- Senior Consultant and Clinical Lead for Neuroanaesthesia, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore (April 2024 to August 2025)
Awards and Achievements:
- Topper in M.D. Anaesthesiology Examinations 2013 from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai.
- Merit Certificate from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik for being one of five toppers in M.D. Anaesthesiology Examinations 2013.
- Topper in D.M. Neuroanaesthesiology Examinations 2016 from National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore.
- Dr. Usha Punja Award for Best Outgoing Student from Dept. of Neuroanaesthesia, NIMHANS during the 21st Convocation (2016) of NIMHANS, Bangalore.
Research & Publications:
- Vivek Rayadurg, Venkatapura J Ramesh. Anticoagulant Induced Subdural Haemorrhage in a Patient with Guillain-Barré Syndrome: An Anaesthetic Challenge. J Anaesthiol Clin Pharmacol 2018; 34: 266-7.
- Vivek Rayadurg, Bhadrinarayan V, Gopalakrishna KN, Amey Savardekar. A Delayed Complication of Temporal Craniotomy Leading to a Potentially Difficult Airway. A&A Case Reports 2016; 6(7): 199-200.
- Vivek Rayadurg, Radhakrishnan M. Isolated Contralateral Mydriasis following Traumatic Intraparenchymal Hematoma: A Case Report. Indian J Neurotrauma 2016; 13: 43-45.
- Vivek Rayadurg, Radhakrishnan Muthuchellappan, Umamaheshwara Rao. Volatile Anaesthetic for the Control of Post-Hypoxic Refractory Myoclonic Status – A Case Report. Indian J Crit Care Med 2016; 20: 485-8.
- Rashmi Patil, Vivek Rayadurg. Intravenous Paracetamol Infusion versus Intramuscular Tramadol as an Intra-Partum Labor Analgesic. Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol 2016; 5: 3268.
- Vivek Rayadurg, Akshay Uttarwar, Rohini Surve. Is Propofol Safe in Patients with Phenyketonuria? J Neurosurg Anaesthesiol 2018; 30: 85-6.
- Manish Kotwani, Vivek Rayadurg, Bharati Tendolkar. Anaesthetic Management in a Patient of Uncorrected Double Outlet Right Ventricle for Emergency Surgery. Indian J Anaesth 2017; 61: 87-8.
- Deepali Thakur, Shailendra Modak, Vivek Rayadurg, Bharati A Tendolkar. Combined General and Epidural Anesthesia for Emergency Caesarean Section of a Twin Parturient with Coarctation of Aorta. AANA Journal 2019; 87: 437-9.
- Ravish B Keni, Sreekanta Swamy, M Sowmya, Dhananjaya I Bhat, Ravindra Kamble, Vivek Rayadurg, M Manjunath. A Rare Case of Adult-Onset Focal Epileptic Spasms due to Frontal Astrocytoma. Acta Scientific Neurology 2022; 5: 19-22.
Lectures in Conferences and CMEs:
- “Techniques and Implications of Awake Craniotomy and Functional Neurosurgery” at CME on Neuroanaesthesiology – 2016, organised by SANSCAR, Kolhapur.
- “Anaesthetic Challenges in Paediatric Neurosurgeries” at CME on Neuroanaesthesiology – 2016, organised by SANSCAR, Kolhapur.
- “Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation” at CME on Update on Mechanical Ventilation, organised by Dept. of Medicine, CPR Hospital, Kolhapur.
- “Monitoring Nociception under General Anesthesia” at CME on Monitoring in Anaesthesia – Recent Advances, organised by SANSCAR, Kolhapur.
- Faculty at “Workshop on Transcranial Doppler” at ISNACC – 2018, Mumbai.
- “Are Balanced Solutions the Answer?” at ISA-Bangalore Monthly Meet, Apr 2018.
- Chairperson for ‘Plenary’ session at ISACON – 2018, Agra.
- “Overview of Different Intraoperative Neuro Monitoring Modalities” at CME on Neuromonitoring, organised by Govt. Medical College, Jorhat, Assam.
- “Awake Craniotomy in a Patient with Difficult Airway” at ISNACC – 2020, Mahabalipuram.
- “Ultrasonography in Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care” at CME in Anaesthesiology – 2020, organised by ISA Belagavi and Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belagavi.
- “IONM and a Neonate with Lumbosacral Meningomyelocele – How I Do It” at ISNACC – 2021.
- Session Co-ordinator for Free Paper Session at NCSI – 2021.
- “Intra-Operative Neuromonitoring in Spine Surgeries” at Telangana ISACON – 2022, Hyderabad.
- Faculty for “TIVA / TCI Workshop” at Karnataka ISACON – 2022, Gulbarga.
- Faculty for “TIVA / TCI Workshop” at NASDS – 2023, Vadodara.
- Faculty for “CME & Workshop on TIVA / TCI” at M.S.Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru.
- “Pro-Con Debate: General Anesthesia vs Conscious Sedation for Diagnostic Neuroradiology” at CME on Recent Advances in Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, organised by NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
- Faculty for CME and Workshop on TIVA & TCI in Current Anaesthesia Practice, organised by JIPMER, Puducherry.
- Faculty for “Workshop on TIVA & TCI” at GARC – 2024, Coimbatore.
- “Monitoring Depth of Anesthesia – More than Just Numbers” at ISA Monthly Webinar – March 2024.
- “Anesthesia Management in Patients with Head Injury with Raised ICP” at Post-Graduate CME organised by Krishnagiri-Hosur ISA, Hosur.
- Faculty for “CME & Workshop on TIVA / TCI” at Post-Graduate CME organised by Krishnagiri-Hosur ISA, Hosur.
- Faculty for “TCI Workshop – INFU-NOVATION” organized by Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru.
- “Anesthesia in Gastro-Enterology Suite” at Apollo CME on Non-Operating Room Anesthesia, organized by Apollo Hospitals, Bengaluru.
- Faculty for “CME and Workshop on TIVA & TCI – The Future of Anaesthesia” organized by Gayatri Vidya Parishad Medical College, Vishakapatnam.
- “Demystifying BIS” at AOTTA Monthly Webinar – July 2024.
- Faculty for “Workshop on TCI-TIVA in Anaesthesia” at Karnataka ISACON – 2024, Bangalore.
- “Thromboelastography – Platelet Mapping: Applications in Neurocritical Care” at NCSI – 2024, Chennai.
- “NORA (Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia) – A Neuroanaesthesiologist’s Perspective at CME on Neuroanaesthesia Demystified – An Anaesthesiologist’s Guide, organized by NIMHANS, Bangalore.
- “Awake Spine Surgeries – The Way Forward?” at ISNACC – 2025, Trivandrum.
- Faculty for “Workshop on TIVA & TCI” and “Masterclass on TIVA & TCI” at GARC – 2024, Coimbatore.
- Faculty for “Acute Neuro Care Workshop” organised by Chinmaya Mission Hospital, Bangalore.
- Chairperson for the session “From Induction to Emergence – Mastering Every Moment in Anaesthesia” at CEAT – 2025, organised by NIMHANS, Bangalore.
- Faculty for workshop on “TIVA in Tiny Tots” at ISA World SIVA Congress 2025, Chandigarh.
- Course Director for “Workshop on TIVA-TCI in Anaesthesia” at Karnataka ISACON – 2025, Mangalore.
Memberships of Societies and Organisations:
- Founder Executive Committee Member, Association of TCI-TIVA Anaesthesiologists (AOTTA) since 2024
- Life-Member of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) since 2011
- Life-Member of Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care (ISNACC) since 2014
- Life-Member of Indian Medical Association (IMA) since 2015
- Life-Member of Neurocritical Care Society of India (NCSI) since 2019
- Life-Member of Neonatal Anaesthesia Society (NAS) since 2025
Languages Known:
English, Kannada, and Hindi
