A result oriented professional with over 15 years of rich experience in Administration and Clinical Surgeries in the domain of Anaesthesia.
Holds the distinction of handling paediatric congenital cardiac surgeries like ASD, VSD, PDA, and TOF; Adult Cardiac Surgeries like CABG (OPCAB / ONPUMP), DORR and Valve Surgeries.
Familiar with institution and maintenance of ECMO.
Familiar with performing Transoesophageal Echocardiography.
Qualified and certified by AHA as ACLS AND BLS provider.
Actively involved in assisting with inducing & maintaining adequate anaesthesia, establishing & securing an airway and making sure that the patients are positioned in such a way not to cause discomfort during their procedure.
Proficient in the testing & troubleshooting of equipment with sound knowledge of technologies.
Experience of facilitating / coaching students by using interactive discussions and "hands-on" approaches to help students learn and apply concepts in subjects.
Adroit in tasks associated with various departments, handling the discipline & undertaking general administrative functions such as excellent communication and presentation skills with demonstrated abilities in mentoring motivated teams towards achieving organisational goals.

KG Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore Since Aug'08
Senior Consultant - Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist the hospital is a 500 bedded super specialty referral centre with cardiac surgical unit. In this unit, we are performing around 50 to 60 cardiac surgeries and thoracic surgeries per month.
KMCH Speciality Hospital, Erode Jun'07 - Aug'08. Consultant - Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist
This is 150 bedded, exclusive cardiac hospital.
KG Hospital and Postgraduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore Sep'02 - May'07
Registrar - Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist. This hospital is a 500 bedded super specialty referral centre with cardiac surgical unit.
Lotus Apollo Hospital, Erode Dec'00 - Aug'02
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
This hospital is a 200 bedded multispecialty hospital

Conducting anaesthesia for both adults and paediatric cardiac surgeries. Monitoring the Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit.
Administering anaesthesia and performing initial acute cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in life-threatening situations.
Monitoring ECG, direct arterial pressure, central venous pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, cardiac output, arterial blood gas determinations and transoesophageal echocardiography, in addition to the routine measurement of temperature, respiration, blood pressure and heart rate.
Handing all the cases independently including CABG, Valve Surgeries, ASD VSD, Abdominal Aneurysm with CABG and Thoracic Surgeries.
Establishing the multi-parameter monitoring of the patient prior to, during and after anaesthesia or in other acute care situations.
Supervising the procedures followed in anaesthesia and intensive care. Managing the pre and post anaesthetic care, including ventilatory support of patients.
Instructing the other members in the principles and practices of anaesthesia, respiratory care and the cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Overseeing the choice of anaesthesia and drugs to be employed for each patient. Necessitating the utilization of standard therapeutic or resuscitation procedures in life-threatening emergencies.

Adult Cardiac Surgeries like CABG, AVR, MVR, DVR and Valve Replacement with CABG, AVR with Root Replacement for an Aortic Aneurysm and Cases like Rupture Sinus of Valsalva.
Paediatric Cases Weighing from 3.5 KGS (PDA) and Open Heart Surgery 5.5 KGS (TOF).
Cervical Epidural Anaesthesia (Awake Heart Surgery) for ASD Closure.
Insertion and Management of Intraaortic Balloon Pump.
Thoracic Cases under Single Lung Ventilation, Decortication in a Pregnant Patient, under Cervical Epidural and General Anaesthesia.
Regional Nerve Blockade and Epidural Analgesia
Pain Management for Flail Chest Patients under Cervical Epidural Analgesia.

Successfully handled cardiac surgeries under total circulatory arrest.
Familiar with ECMO.
Major Assignments Handled:
Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography.
High Thoracic Epidural (Cervical Epidural) Analgesia.
Decortication in 2nd Trimester Pregnant Patient.

Coimbatore Medical College Hospital, Coimbatore Anaesthesia Trainee May'98 - Apr'00
PSG Medical College and Research Institute, Coimbatore Teaching Faculty Apr'97 - Apr'98

AHA certification in BLS AND ACLS provider.
Cardiac Anaesthesia update - Chennai - 2010
Transoesophageal Echocardiography Workshop - Bangalore – 2009, 2011.
National Cardiac Anaesthesia Conference - 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2015.
SACCA - South Asian Anaesthesia Conference - 1999.
Tamil State Conference - 1998, 2001, 2002, 2007 and 2008.
National Conference - 2000 and 2003.
RACE - CME Programme - 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2007.
Attended Trauma and Life Support Course - 2001.
Post graduate CME in Anaesthesiology – 2005
Pace 2011 – Emergency Medicine conference – 2011.

Coimbatore Medical College: Jan'95 - Jan'96.
Academia
DNB ((Anaesthesiology) from National Board of Examinations, New Delhi in 2007.
Diploma in Anaesthesiology from Coimbatore Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu in 2000.
MBBS from Coimbatore Medical College, Dr. MGR Medical University, Tamil Nadu in 1994.
PERSONAL RECORD
Date of Birth : 4th May, 1973
Address : 204, Yellow, Parsn Colours, Nanjundapuram Road, Coimbatore - 641036,
Tamil Nadu, India.