PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Cardiac anesthesiologist with super-specialty training in adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia, with expertise in perioperative cardiac care, difficult airway management, postoperative care, intensive care and advanced airway techniques. Fellowship-trained in Advanced and Difficult Airway Management.

KEY CLINICAL EXPERTISE

Adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia • Difficult airway management • Video laryngoscopy and awake fibre-optic intubation • One-lung ventilation • Tracheostomy, cricothyrotomy and advanced airway aids • General anesthesia, intensive care and trauma.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Early prediction of acute kidney injury using serum phosphorus as a biomarker in

pediatric cardiac surgical patients — Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2018.

• A prospective study on use of THRIVE versus conventional nasal oxygenation following

extubation of adult cardiac surgical patients —Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2021.

• Role of urinary POn analysis during conventional versus conventional and modified

ultrafiltration techniques in cardiac surgery — Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2020.

• Case series on role of percutaneous left stellate ganglion blockade as a rescue therapy

in refractory VT — Indian Journal of Anaesthesia,2020.

• An unusual use of lightwand for awake tracheal intubation in a patient with anticipated

difficult airway — Airway, 2018.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• 14th World Nephrology Conference, Melbourne (2018): Research on phosphorus as a

biomarker for acute kidney injury prediction in pediatric cardiac surgery.

• IACTA National Conference, Goa (2020): THRIVE versus conventional nasal oxygenation

following extubation in adult cardiac surgical patients.

• IACTA National Conference, Hyderabad (2018): Early prediction of acute kidney injury

using serum phosphorus in pediatric cardiac surgery.

• IACTA Chennai (2017): Randomized controlled trial of oral tapentadol versus placebo for

postoperative analgesia in off-pump CABG.

• International webinar (2020): “COVID-19 Facts in Patients with Heart Disease.”

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Janak Mehta Award for Original Research Presentation, IACTACON 2020 • First Prize,

Free Paper Presentation, Sathyasai Cardiac Anesthesia Conference, 2018 • Best Free

Paper Award, National Airway Conference, 2016 • Venus International Research Award –

Young Scientist in Anesthesiology, 2018 • University Topper, Diploma in Anesthesia

EDITORIAL & PROFESSIONAL ROLES

• Reviewer, Airway Journal • Member, Editorial Board, Medicon Open Access Journal