Education

• MBBS — Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (1986)
• MD (Anesthesia) — Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (1991)

Past Positions

• Junior Resident (Anesthesia & Intensive Care), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (1988 – Jun 1991)
• Registrar (Anesthesiology), Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad (Mar – Sep 1992)
• Specialist Anaesthetist, Khorramshahr Khuzestan Province, I R of Iran (Nov 1992 –Sept 1993)
• Registrar (Anaesthesia & Intensive Care), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
• Private Practice (1993 – 1997)
• Senior House Officer (Anaesthetics), Epsom NILS Hospital, Surrey, UK (1997 -1998 Jul)
• Senior Consultant and Head, Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Global Hospitals, Hyderabad (Sep 1998 - 2001)

Skills / Expertise

• Regional anaesthesia
• Ultrasound guided nerve blocks
• Ultrasound guidance for CVC & arterial access
• Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery & trauma
• Anaesthesia for cardiac patients for non-cardiac surgery
• Anaesthesia for vascular surgery

Publications

Research & Presentations

• Founding Managing Director, Axon Anaesthesia Associates Private Limited
• Organising Secretary, HYCOME 2006, a two-day CME for 550 delegates, under the aegis of ISA, Hyderabad city branch
• Vice-President, ISA Hyderabad city branch (2007)
• President, ISA Hyderabad city branch (2008)
• Conducted national ISA 'award winning' World Anaesthesia Day CME (2008)
• Founder Academic Director, Academy Of Regional Anaesthesia, India
• Joint Organising Secretary, ISCCM National Conference, Hyderabad (2010)

Memberships

• Indian Society of Anaesthesia
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Indian Society of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition
• Indian Society for Study of Pain
• European Society of Regional Anaesthesia
• Academy of Regional Anaesthesia

Awards & Recognition