Anaesthesiology

Vision statement:

Evolution as well as provision of safe, efficient, ethical, and state-of-the-art perioperative care of patients with acute and chronic illnesses. Innovation and excellence in anaesthesia clinical practice, research and medical education of students, residents, fellows, paramedical staff as well as lay persons.

Mission statement:

Delivery of preeminent perioperative care to patients of all ages undergoing various complicated surgeries, critical care and pain management by up-to-date clinical care based on the latest evidence (research) and knowledge (education)

Faculty

Name & Qualifications	Designation	Areas of Interest	Email ID / ORCID ID / Research-gate Page
Prof. Sanjay Agrawal MD,PDCC(Neuroanaesthesia)	Professor & Head	Clinical :- Neuroanaesthesia, Airway management Research :- Neuroanaesthesia, Airway management	sanjay.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2806-1943 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/docagrawal72
Dr. Yashwant Singh Payal MBBS, MD	Professor	Clinical :- General Anaesthesia, Trauma Anaesthesia Research :- General Anaesthesia, Trauma Anaesthesia	yashwant.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yashwant_Singh_Payal
Dr. Ankit Agarwal MBBS, MD, PDCC (Critical Care)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation Research :- Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation	ankit.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ankit_Agarwal
Dr. Gaurav Jain MBBS, MD, PDCC (Critical care)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation Research :- Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation	gaurav.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1205-7237 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gaurav_Jain2
Dr. Ajit Kumar MBBS,DA, MD (Anaesthesiology)	Professor	Clinical :- Anaesthesia: Regional Anaesthesia,Onco-anaesthesia &Palliative Care Research :- Pain: Chronic Pain,(Spine and Joints)	ajit.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/000-0003-3548-1257 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ajitdr.Ajit
Dr. Ajay Kumar MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiac Anaesthesiology)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Cardiac Anaesthesia Research :- Cardiac Anaesthesia	ajay.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9985-8653
Ankit Agarwal	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Research :-	drankit80@gmail.com
Dr. Praveen Talawar MBBS, MD (Anaesthesiology)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Regional Anaesthesia Chronic Pain Onco-anaesthesiology Research :- Regional Anaesthesia Chronic Pain Onco-anaesthesiology	praveen.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-2316 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Praveen_Talawar2
Dr. Deepak Singla MBBS, MD (Anaesthesiology)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Critical Care, Labor Analgesia Research :- Sepsis, Post-operative renal dysfunction	deepak.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5238-6791 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepak_Singla8
Dr. Ruma Thakuria	Assistant Professor	Clinical :- Research :-	rumathakuria@gmail.com
Dr. Priyanka Gupta MBBS, MD, DM (Neuroanesthesia & critical care)	Additional Professor	Clinical :- Neuroanesthesia & critical care Research :- Neuroanesthesia & critical care	priyanka.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6350-2903 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Priyanka_Gupta100
Dr. Bhavna Gupta MBBS, DA, DNB Anaesthesiology	Associate Professor	Clinical :- Onco-anaesthesia, airway management, regional anaesthesia Research :- Onco-anaesthesia, airway management, regional anaesthesia	bhavna.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3108-0408 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bhavna_Gupta10
Dr. Mridul Dhar MBBS, MD (Anaesthesiology), DNB (Anaesthesiology), PDCC (Paediatric Anaesthesiology), EDAIC (DESA), PGDMLS	Associate Professor	Clinical :- Paediatric Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia, Critical care Research :- Paediatric Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia, Critical care	mridul.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-2586 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mridul_Dhar
Dr. Girish Kumar Singh MBBS, MD Anaesthesiology, DM Pain Medicine, CCEPC (IAPC)	Assistant Professor	Clinical :- Pain Medicine, Regional Anaesthesia, Acute & Chronic Pain Management, Cancer Pain Management, Minimally invasive pain and spine interventions (MIPSI), Regenerative therapy in Pain, Pediatric Anaesthesia, Difficult airway management. Research :-	dr.soonu1986@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-6987 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Girish-Kumar-Singh
Dr. Pawan Kumar Jain M.B;B.S, M.D ANAESTHESIOLOGY, FIACTA, FTEE	Assistant Professor	Clinical :- Cardiac Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Palliative Care Research :- Cardiac Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Palliative Care	pawan.anaes@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5896-7754 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pawan_Jain8

Services

In-patients department:

Critical Care Unit (CCU): 16 Beded fully equipped CCU for monitoring and Ventilator care of Surgical and Medicinal patients. Centrally located and easily accessible.

Outpatients department:

General OPD: Schedule- day and consultant wise PAC Clinic 8:30 am-1:30pm
Specialty Clinics/ services (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic)

Procedures (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic) offered by the department:

Procedures (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic) offered by the department: both ultrasound and fluoroscopy guided interventional pain procedures, Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections for tendinopathies and osteoarthritis of knee joints, Radiofrequency thermocoagulation, percutaneous balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia.

Statistics Courses & Short term Trainings

Name of the course	Duration of course	Present number of students	Objectives/ brief description of the course
B.Sc (Anaesthesia Technology )	3 Years	10	This Undergraduate course started to trained and prepare operating room anaesthesia technologist to work as competent, reliable member of health care team under the guidance and supervision of anesthesiologist to deliver patient care in operating room and ICU with competency to handle latest technology and high end biomedical equipment in operating room and ICU
M.D (Anaesthesiology)	3 years	46	The purpose is to create competent specialists in the discipline of anaesthesiology with broad range of skills that will enable him/her to practice anaesthesiology independently and advance the cause of science through research & training.
D.M (Neuro Anaesthesia)	3 years	6	This doctoral programme is started to impart meticulous and high level training to post graduate anaesthesia students in theoretical and practical aspects of Neuroanaesthesia and neurocritical care. Following completion of this programme, the trainee is expected to gain an in-depth knowledge of all facets of dedicated patient care and quality research in neurosurgery, neurology, neuroradiology, psychiatry and neurorehabilitation as well as emergency services.
D.M (Cardiac Anaesthesia)	3 years	4	This doctoral programme is started to impart thorough and comprehensive training to post graduate anaesthesia students in the principles and practice of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anaesthesia for the anaesthetic management of acquired/congenital heart diseases as well as for intensive care management of peri-operative cardiac patients.
D.M (Critical Care)	3 years	8	This curriculum is designed to prepare post graduate anaesthesia students, how to deliver “state of the art” clinical care in a scientific, cost effective, ethical and compassionate manner to an individual and patients, and also develop an attitude of committed learning, teaching, and research for the welfare of the society.
DM (Pain Medicine)	3 years	2	3-year course, admission through all India entrance examination conducted by AIIMS, Rishikesh. This is the first DM in Pain Medicine in the India. The resident will be posted on rotation basis to OPD, Interventional Pain Management OT. Residents will be learn acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain
PDCC Critical care	1 year	5	The syllabus aims to teach post graduate anaesthesia students, towards catering highest quality multifaceted and multidisciplinary care for critically ill and injured patients.
PDCC Cardiac Anaesthesia	1 year	1	The aim of the course is to further educate and train the candidate in the various aspects of Cardiothoracic Vascular Anaesthesia to enable him/her conduct anaesthetic and intensive care management of patients undergoing various cardiac surgical procedures as well as procedures in the cardiac catheterization labs.
PDCC Neuro Anaesthesia	1 year	2	The aim of the course is to further educate and train students already having a postgraduate degree (MD/DNB) in Anaesthesiology with skills to effectively deliver anaesthetic and critical care of patients with neurological disorders coming for neurosurgical / radiological intervention.
PDCC in Pain Medicine	1 year	5	The overall goal of this module is to tuition post graduate anaesthesia residents and develop their competence to understand the fundamentals of caring for patients with acute, chronic, and cancer pain. Residents will be made familiar, knowledgeable and expert in interdisciplinary approach to pain management specialties to provide the best care to patients. This will include experience in both inpatient and outpatient facilities.
PDCC in Onco-Anaesthesia	1 year	2	1-year course, admission through all India entrance examination conducted by AIIMS, Rishikesh. The resident will be posted on rotation basis to Onco-surgical OT.
PDCC in Pediatric Anaesthesia	1 year	3	This course aims at training post MD students in the sub specialty of paediatric anesthesiology to focus and understand the nuances and peculiarities in this age group. The students work as academic SR’s in the department, while being rotated in various surgical specialties involving paediatric patients. They are also involved in weekly academic activities in the form of seminars/ journal clubs along with routine clinical work.

Name of the course	Curriculum	Duration of course	Present number of students	Objectives/ brief description of the course

Research

Projects

Title	Principal Investigator	Co Investigator	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status
Role of multimodal, interdisciplinary, patient centered and pragmatic model to provide enhanced optimal perioperative care for patients undergoing spinal surgeries	Dr.PankajKandwal	Dr. Praveen Talawar	Orthopedics, AIIMS, Rishikesh	UCOST	Recruiting patients

Projects

Title	Principal Investigator	Co Investigator	Collaboration, if any (Department and institute)	Funding Agency	Projects Status

Expansion plan

Collaboration for	Collaboration with Department and institute	Services offered/ work undergoing in collaboration
Clinical
Academic

Expansion planned for the future:

Clinical Services: Liver Transplant Anaesthesia, Labor Analgesia
Academics and teaching: DM transplant anesthesia
Research: Ongoing