DR. RADHIKA M
DR. RADHIKA M
M.B.B.S | MD (Anaesthesia) | PDCC (Liver transplant anaesthesia) | EDAIC (Diplomate in European society of Anaesthesiology)
10 years of work experience in Department of Anaesthesiology, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore – 17. Manipal Hospitals is a NABH accredited tertiary care multispeciality hospital with 900 beds that run postgraduate residential programs in almost all departments including super speciality.
1 year of work experience in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, ILBS, New Delhi. ILBS is a Deemed to be University and a teaching institute recognized by GOI with several MCI recognized DM/ Mch courses in various specialities.
Designations held:
- Consultant Anaesthesiologist- Manipal comprehensive Liver Care (April 2023- till date).
- Consultant Anaesthesiologist- Dept of Anaesthesiology, MHB old airport road Bangalore (Feb 2019 – March 2023).
- Associate Consultant (August 2017 – Jan 2019).
- Specialist (April 2016 – July 2017).
- Registrar (June 2012 – March 2016).
As a Registrar provided anaesthesia from simple to complicated surgeries of all ASA grades under supervision. Also, provided anaesthesia to various procedures in surgical oncology, surgical gastroenterology, ENT, obstetrics and gynaecology, urology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, spine, airway surgeries and remote locations.
As a Specialist, managed minor to intermediate-risk procedures of ASA 1 to 3 independently and major surgeries/ ASA 4 & above under the intermittent supervision of senior consultants. Responsible for cases and reported to Consultants.
As an Associate consultant, independently managed and is responsible for all types of surgeries (ASA 1 to ASA 3). Managed high-risk procedures (ASA 4) under the guidance of senior consultants.
As a Consultant, independently managing and responsible for all types of surgeries and teaching students under the DNB (Diplomate of National Board) program.
Airway Procedures
- Awake fiberoptic intubation under laryngeal blocks
- Bonfils intubation
- Video laryngoscopy
- Intubating LMA | Proseal LMA insertion
- Double Lumen Tube (DLT) placements
- Bronchial blockers placement
Regional Blocks under USG | Nerve Stimulator
- Upper limb blocks: Interscalene, Supraclavicular, Infraclavicular and Axillary
- Lower limb blocks: Sciatic nerve, Obturator nerve, Femoral nerve, Adductor canal, Popliteal nerve and Ankle blocks
- Truncal blocks: Transverse abdominis plane, Rectus sheath, Erector spinae blocks
- Superficial| Deep Cervical plexus blocks
- Scalp blocks
- Combined spinal | epidural blocks
Academics
- Classes for DNB residents
- Thesis help for postgraduate residents
- Part of a team with senior consultants for research studies
Invasive Procedures
- Central venous catheterisation (internal jugular vein – IJV, subclavian, femoral vein)
- Arterial line placements (radial, femoral, dorsalis pedis artery)
- Intercostal drainage – ICD
Equipments
- Datex Ohmeda workstation
- Masimo
- Entropy/ BIS
- NMT
- Ultrasound
- TEG /ROTEM
- Infusion Pumps
- TCI
- Cardiac output monitors
- TEE
Others
- Duty rota management for residents and registrars for the past three years.
- Involved in various online postgraduate teaching programs.
- Invited faculty in LTSI, Jan 2023, Mumbai.
- Invited faculty for Airway ultrasound workshop in Manipal comprehensive critical care sonography workshop – Oct 2022.
- Invited faculty in State conference, KISACON -Bangalore – Oct 2021.
- Invited faculty in National conference, ISACON – Bangalore -Nov 2019.
- Faculty in 3rd Manipal Comprehensive Critical Care Sonography Workshop Nerve blocks in critically ill patients with hands-on ultrasound training – Feb 2019.
- Presented in ISA Meet Bangalore -“Role of Ultrasound in Airway Assessment” – June 2018.
Faculty in 4th International Update on Management of Pediatric Airway and Swallowing Disorders (Laryngo tracheal reconstruction surgeries) -Mar 2018.
a) Facilitated national and international delegates in a live workshop managing laryngo tracheal reconstruction surgeries.
Faculty in 2nd Manipal Comprehensive Critical Care Sonography Workshop (Hands-on experience in airway ultrasound) – Jan 2018.
- Faculty in Manipal Comprehensive Critical Care Sonography Workshop – July 2017.
a) Gave a 20-minute talk on airway ultrasound.
b) Facilitated a group of 60 delegates from all over the country.
c) Conducted a hands-on experience workshop in airway ultrasound and regional blocks.
Participated as a Resource person in CME and Workshop on CPCR Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University – Feb 2012.
- Won first prize in the institute quiz competition – World Anaesthesia Day – 2011.
- Won second place (certificate) in chest medicine gold medal exam – 2006.
- Anaesthesia for fetoscopic laser ablation – A retrospective study Original Article, IJA – 2016.
a) A retrograde study conducted in Manipal hospital concluding spinal anaesthesia as a better option for fetoscopic procedures over general anaesthesia.
- Case Report – Excision of huge sacrococcygeal teratoma Neonatal e-Journal – Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University – 2011.
a) Comparison of TENS and intramuscular tramadol in labour analgesia National conference, Lucknow – 2010.
b) The study concluded TENS as a better mode of labour analgesia in the second stage of labour over intramuscular tramadol.