Faculty & Staff

Qualification/ Education

Experience

Areas of interest

AREAS OF INTEREST

Life resuscitation skills, regional anesthesia, difficult airway, trauma, pediatric anesthesia and research

Field of Expertise

CREDENTIALS

1. Teaching experience :23 years and 2 months
2. Professional experience: 26 years and 2 months
3. Mentor for Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia at SJMCH (recognized by Academy of Region

Fellowship & Membership

Fellowship

1. Fellowship in advanced airway management recognized by All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA) 2017
2. Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management by Aescular Academy for having completed advanced course in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management (2014)

Certified

1. Basic course in Biomedical Research recognized for National Medical Commission (NMC); ICMR (NPTEL, Swayam) 2019
2. Medical Education Training at SJMCH, 11-13th September 2012

MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES  

 International

1. European Society of Regional Anesthesia (ESRA)-ID -49229 -2019 onwards
2. Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists(2006-2009) ANZCA id 39587
3. General Medical Council (UK) – GMC no- (2005-2007)

National

1. Karnataka Medical Council, India – Registration Number 47562, dated 29/09/1997
2. Indian Society of Anesthesiologists – Life Member – M1250
3. Indian College of Anesthetists (ICA) – 1547
4. Academy of Regional Anesthesia– Life Member - AORA id LM716
5. All India Difficult Airway Association (AIDAA)– Life Member id 15/M28
6. Member in Indian Resuscitation Council- 2018 onwards

Extramural portfolios/ Committees

RESOURCE PERSON 

 National (Extramural) -Faculty for

• Regional Anesthesia
• Difficult Airway
• ISA – CPR workshops
• Research Methodology
• Guest lecture in conferences

Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences (RGUHS)

• Committee Board Member under Board of studies (PG clinical) of the University for Competency based Medical curriculum of MCI/NMC
• Faculty appointed by RGUHS for “evaluation of dissertation” and “theory papers” pertaining to MD examinations in Anesthesia
• Post graduate (PG) guide since 2018
• Examiner for BSC –Anesthesia Technology (2021) and MD Anesthesia (2023)

Hospital (Intramural)

• Associate Medical Superintendent of OT and Surgical Services

Other formal training/certification

Life support courses done

1. Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)in 2002.
2. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) in 2004.
3. Effective Management of Anesthetic Crisis (EMAC) course in Sydney in 2007
4. Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS) in 2010.
5. Basic Life Support  and Advanced Cardiac Life support in 2013.
6. Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor in 2014.

Institutional portfolios/ Committees

• Core Committee member
  • Institutional Ethics Committee Member  2016 -2023
  • OT committee member since 2021
  • Code Blue and CPR analysis committee member since 2018
  • Trauma team since 2019
  • Cadaveric lab committee member since 2020 
  • HICC member 2021 onwards
  • Incident squad and Quality team member since 2021