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Anaesthesia & Pain Management

Department of Anaesthesia prioritises comprehensive, precise, personalised, patient-centric care from preprocedural phase through recovery and rehabilitation: focusing on safety, comfort and enhanced recovery adhering to global standards.

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Message from the Head of Department

Dr Punitha C

DNB(Anes), DESA, EDPM • Associate Professor & Head of Department
“Our department's vision is to provide excellent perioperative care to all patients in line with the Institute's motto of "Service to all". The mission is to administer evidence-based, secure, and all-encompassing anaesthesia care to each and every patient, driven by our unwavering dedication to inter-professional communication and pioneering research endeavours.”
About the Department

Department Overview

Department of Anaesthesia prioritises comprehensive, precise, personalised, patient-centric care from preprocedural phase through recovery and rehabilitation: focusing on safety, comfort and enhanced recovery adhering to global standards.

The Department of Anaesthesia offers comprehensive care for oncology patients, encompassing a diverse range of services, including pre-surgical patient assessment and optimization, anaesthesia administration, critical care support, acute pain management, and interventional pain management.

Our patient care goes beyond anaesthetising patients for surgery inside the Operating room. This involves carefully tailoring the anaesthesia approach to the patient's specific health needs, factoring in the potential risks and complications during complex cancer procedures done for various cancer types.

Our involvement starts by keeping patients calm and pain free, aiding the expert team arrive at an early diagnosis. By caring for the critically ill in the ICU, till their post operative rehabilitation, we extend our constant support, across the entirety of the patient's cancer journey. We also address the chronic cancer pain which occurs in survivors, after few months by cutting edge intervention modalities.

Our Purpose

Mission & Philosophy

Our department's vision is to provide excellent perioperative care to all patients in line with the Institute's motto of "Service to all".

The mission is to administer evidence-based, secure, and all-encompassing anaesthesia care to each and every patient.

Driven by our unwavering dedication to inter-professional communication and pioneering research endeavours.

What We Offer

Services & Scope

Pre-Anesthesia patient assessment and optimization
Anaesthesia for major oncologic surgeries (HIPEC, HITHOC, PIPAC, ILP, robotic surgeries)
Special neurosurgical procedures (awake craniotomy and intraoperative neuromonitoring)
Procedural sedation (Brachytherapy and paediatric radiotherapy)
Paediatric sedation (diagnostic and therapeutic procedures)
Anaesthesia for interventional radiology procedures
Anaesthesia for interventional pulmonology procedures
Anaesthesia for medical gastroenterology procedures
Sedation for diagnostic imaging and biopsies
Interventional pain management procedures (celiac plexus block, ganglion impar block, epidural steroid injections)
Acute Pain services: Imaging/Robotic arm assisted Interventional Pain procedures
Community Support

Support Groups

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Infrastructure

Facilities & Equipment

Meet the Team

Our Team

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Dr Punitha C

Head of the Department

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Dr Subramanian

Associate Professor

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Dr Aravind Narayanan

Associate Professor

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Dr Nivedhyaa

Associate Professor

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Dr Nairita Das

Assistant Professor

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Dr Kausalya V

Assistant Professor

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Dr Poorna MS

Assistant Professor

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Dr Hariesh A

Assistant Professor

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Dr Sahithya

Assistant Professor

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Dr Prita Raj

Assistant Professor

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Dr Priyadarshini R

Intensivist

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Dr Vallary Gowtham Krishna

Assistant Professor

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Dr Priyadarshini R

Assistant Professor

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Dr Karthikeyan

Assistant Professor

Our Heritage

Legacy & History

The inception of the Department of Anaesthesia dates back to the initial decade of establishment of the institute, marking the beginning of a remarkable journey.
Throughout the last seven decades, this department has undergone a phenomenal metamorphosis — from a solitary operation theatre manned by a single anaesthetist to nine major multispecialty theatres with a passionate cohort of anaesthesia professionals.
Milestones

Key Achievements

Contact the Department

For inquiries about anaesthesia & pain management

anesthesia@cancerinstitutewia.org
Department SPOC: Dr Aravind Narayanan