Dr. R. Senthil Kumar

Profile Summary

• Dedicated Anaesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience.
• Expert in general, regional, and sedation anaesthesia across multiple specialties.
• Extensive experience handling ASA 1–5 grade patients from newborns to geriatric patients.
• Skilled in live kidney transplant anaesthesia and multi-organ harvesting procedures.
• Strong knowledge of preoperative assessment, airway management, and post-operative care.

Career History

• Consultant Anaesthesiologist – KG Hospital, Coimbatore (2008 – Present)
• Resident Anaesthesiologist – KG Hospital (2006 – 2008)
• Emergency Transport Medical Officer / Intensivist – KG Hospital (1998 – 2004)

Key Expertise

• Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks & regional anaesthesia
• Labour analgesia & epidural anaesthesia
• Advanced airway management & percutaneous tracheostomy
• Post-operative pain management (PCA, multimodal analgesia)
• Mechanical ventilation & ICU management
• Chronic pain management & Radiofrequency Ablation (COOLIEF)

Qualifications

• DNB (Anaesthesia) – KG Hospital & PGIMS (2016)
• Diploma in Chronic Pain Medicine (DCPM) – University of Montpellier (2016)
• Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA) – Madurai Medical College (2006)
• MBBS – Adi Chunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences (1996)

Research & Publications

• Comparative study on Bupivacaine with Midazolam in brachial plexus block.
• Study on haemodynamic stress response in ProSeal LMA vs Classic LMA.
• Research on Ropivacaine vs Bupivacaine in supraclavicular block.
• Study on ICU delirium incidence.
• Intrathecal anaesthesia comparative studies in TURP.
• Gender differences in post-operative sore throat study.
• Ongoing study on cooled radiofrequency ablation in osteoarthritis knee.

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Karnataka Medical Council
• Tamil Nadu Medical Council

Languages Known

• English
• Tamil
• Kannada