Anaesthesiology administers Anaesthesia for all type of surgical patients except cardiac anaesthesia. Department also administer anaesthesia also for superspecialities patients’ e. g: Pediatric surgery, Plastic surgery, Joint replacement surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology surgery, Thoracic surgery.

 

Deparment of Anaesthesiology - our loving family
Compiled  by Dr Shaila Kamat Professor & HOD
Staff of Dept. of Anaesthesiology and ICU
Consultants
1	Dr. Shaila Kamat	Professor and HOD
Associate professor
2	Dr. Shirley Ann D’Souza	Associate professor
3	Dr. Yvonne Menezes	Associate professor
4	Dr. Chitra S. Juwarkar	Associate professor
5	Dr. Sharmila Borkar	Associate professor
Assistant professor
6	Dr. Leena Goel	Assistant professor
7	Dr. Rohini Bhat	Assistant professor
8	Dr Viraj Namshikar	Assistant professor
Lecturer
9	Dr. Deepa C.	Lecturer
10	Dr. Deependra Kamble	Lecturer
11	Dr. Pabitra Ghoshal	Lecturer
12	Dr Puja Wagle	Anaesthetist
13	Dr. Maria Agnela Rodrigues	Junior anaesthetist
Assistant  Lecturer
1	Dr. Navita Gawas	Assistant  Lecturer
2	Dr. Smita Gaude	Assistant  Lecturer
3	Dr.Apurva Kamat	Assistant  Lecturer
4	Dr. Akshaya Valvaikar	Assistant  Lecturer
5	Dr. Samesh Tari	Assistant  Lecturer
Senior Resident
1	Dr Mayura Bhandary	Senior resident
2	Dr. Rina Cordeiro	Senior resident
3	Dr. Teena Dessai	Senior resident
4	Dr. Esha Nilekani	Senior resident
5	Dr. Sambharam Shenoy	Senior resident
6	Dr. Sarvesh Naik	Senior resident
7	Dr. Sachin P. Lone	Senior resident
8	Dr.Ravi Shihurkar	Senior resident
9	Dr. Saharsh   Thorwat	Senior resident
10	Dr.Neethu Babu	Senior resident
11	Dr.Dattraj   Sukhtankar	Senior resident
12	Dr. Prachi Kelkar	Senior resident
Junior Resident
1	Dr. Nimisha Parkar	Junior resident
2	Dr. Gayatri Kamat	Junior resident
3	Dr. Dolkar Tsewang	Junior resident
4	Dr. Dipin  U.R.	Junior resident
5	Dr. Sonali Opneja	Junior resident
6	Dr Kefas Quadros	Junior resident
7	Dr Rynaldo Lobo	Junior resident
8	Dr Snehashree Kerkar	Junior resident
9	Dr Rakesh Karandwad	Junior resident
10	Dr Rupesh Sureshan	Junior resident
11	Dr Shraddha Manjrekar	Junior resident
12	Dr Safna C.T.	Junior resident
13	Dr Abhinav Pai	Junior resident
14	Dr Eufemia Dias	Junior resident
15	Dr Sheetal Vengurlekar	Junior resident
16	Dr Pooja Hegde	Junior resident
17	Dr Abhish Naik	Junior resident
18	Dr Kunal Chari	Junior resident
19	Dr Shweta Gaonkar	Junior resident
Office Staff
1	Gopal Pednekar	Clerk
2	Wilson D'cruz	Peon
Anaesthetic Assistant
1	Dorothy	Anesthetic assistant
2	Angelo Rodrigues	Anesthetic assistant
3	Sarika Alankar	Anesthetic assistant
4	Vaidehi Naik	Anesthetic assistant
5	James	Anesthetic assistant
6	Elva Paes	Anesthetic assistant
7	Kavita Gaundalkar	Anesthetic assistant
8	Sharmila Palkar	Anesthetic assistant
9	Satish Shirodkar	Anesthetic assistant
10	Carlita Dias	Anesthetic assistant
11	Rameshwari Pandit	Anesthetic assistant
12	Sujata Naik	Anesthetic assistant
13	Smita Dhaude	Anesthetic assistant

 

Being a part of the oldest medical college in Asia, the Department of Anaesthesiology aims  at providing an anaesthesia service  by personnel trained in using our modern paraphernalia (equipment) and also training  our bright residents this  wondrous combination of science and sense  while maintaining a calm humane touch.
Our department has been providing anaesthesia for cases in general surgery; obstetrics and gynaecology; ear, nose and throat; neurosurgery; genitourinary surgery; ophthalmology; orthopaedics; trauma; plastic surgery; paediatric surgery  round the clock and 365 days in a year.
We also care intensively for our critically ill patients.  Renal transplant is being done by Dr Shirley D’Souza and Dr Chitra Juvarkar - Associate professor  trained for the procedure. A cardiothoracic unit has been has been started recently, with highly qualified anaesthesiologists to provide quality care. The paramedical course to train technicians in operation theatre and intensive care unit has also commenced.
The Professor and Head of our department has written two excellent books on the very important topics:

    The practical applications of mechanical ventilation
    Practical applications of intravenous fluid therapy in perioperative period

Both books are published by famous publisher Jaypee – Delhi. The practical applications of mechanical ventilation is later published by Mac Grow hill and declared by Jaypee publisher as best seller of the year.
The both books will serve as a guide to our students and an encouragement to achieve academic excellence to the other members of the faculty.
Dr Deepa C has joined as lecture in the department from17th  Jan. She has done fellowship in ICU and instrumental to improve ICU care.
Our faculty have been guiding our students in their clinical research, making discoveries which will further enhance the knowledge of our dynamic branch of medicine.
The students who had been trained in our institute have gone on to acclaim great heights in their chosen super-specialities and we  endeavour to continue the same in the future to come.

Dr Shaila Kamat
Professor and HOD
 
Details of service provided by Anaesthesiology Dept.

Anaesthesiology administers Anaesthesia for all type of surgical patients except cardiac anaesthesia. Dept. also administer anaesthesia also for superspecialities patients’ e. g: Pediatric surgery, Plastic surgery, Joint replacement surgery, Neurosurgery, Urology surgery, Thoracic surgery.
Dept. takes care of critically ill patients in 8 bedded ICU, which will be expanded soon to 21 Beds.

2. Special achievements
Dr Shaila Kamat has published third  book (Single author)
‘Practical applications of Mechanical ventilation’ (second edition)  by Jaypee publisher Delhi    
The  foreword of the book is written by Dr. Muralidhar K, MD,FIACTA, FICA, MBA,
Director (Academic), Senior Consultant & Professor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prof. of International Health, University of Minnesota, USA, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospitals,
In he forward he mentions Ventilatory support is a major aspect of management of patients in operating rooms and the intensive care unit (ICU). A wide variety and mechanisms of respiratory disorders affect alveolar gas exchange and ventilation necessitating the institution of mechanical ventilation in the ICU. The care of ventilated patients is now mature with recent advances and techniques. This book deals with not only the basic information but also the recent advances in the ventilatory a management of the critically ill. Such a book is highly recommended for both the novice and the learned to abreast oneself of the fundamentals and the recent trends.

The text is written in simple English, easily understandable language with self explanatory diagrams. The 45 chapters in the book is conveniently divided into 6 parts, each part deals with a certain aspect of mechanical ventilation strategy starting with anatomy /physiology of respiratory system and ending with ventilatory strategy in various clinical scenarios. This text is of immense value students, physicians and health professionals who practice critical care medicine from a variety of disciplines namely anaesthesia, critical care medicine, general/ cardiothoracic surgery, pulmonology and emergency medicine.
Dr Shaila Kamat is a sound clinical anaesthesiologist with extensive experience in ventilatory management in both operating rooms and intensive care settings. What is remarkable about her is that she is a passionate teacher and prolific writer. This combination of teaching and writing capabilities makes way for a distinct publication such as this.

3. Parents and HOD meet 
The Department of Anaesthesia has started parents and HOD meet for the new PG students. This unique meet has strengthened the ties between the family of  the PG’s and the department. It has improved the quality of work, behaviour of the students and given confidence to the parents that their wards are in efficient hands. It has helped the staff to work as one loving family.

4. Extracurricular activity
The Department of Anaesthesiology presented   music and dance performances at the Annual Social Gathering under the able guidance of Dr Shirley D’Souza (Assocate Professor) and Dr Shaila  Kamat respectively.
Dr Shaila Kamat has acted as guest appearance in Marathi movie ‘A rainy day’ directed by Rajendra Talak creation. A film has begged many prizes and selected for IFFI 2014

5. Teaching programme
In addition to the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, the consultants take regular lectures for dental & nursing students
Consultants take regular lectures for postgraduates students of the department of anaesthesiology.

6. Advanced cardiac  life support (ACLS)
All postgraduate students of the department gets trained in Advanced cardiac  life support (ACLS)    from St Jones hospital Bangalore before stating ICU training.

7. Written examinations
Dept. of anaesthesia has started regular written examinations every month for all the Jr. residents to help improve their performance in the university exams.

8. ICU
 21 bedded Intensive Care Unit is looked after by dedicated Consultants, Assistant lecturers, Resident doctors and Nursing staff round the clock. We admit all medical, obstetrics and surgical critically ill patients.

9. Operation Theatres
The department of Anaesthesiology looks after Operation Theatres
Routine – 12 Tables, Emergency - 4 Tables including   superspecialities - Trauma Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery  and Urology

10. Statistics - 2014 
11323 operations were performed during routine and emergency hours in the year 2014         
  1021 patients were treated in ICU

11. Examination results 
Academic performance of the students has been excellent.   4 M.D. students and   4 D.A. students, who appeared for the 2015 examination, passed with flying colours.

12. Conference/workshop/training programme/ CME organised
The Department of Anaesthesiology had organized a CME and Workshop on Central Venous Catheterization at Goa Medical College.

13.  Scientific papers published
i. Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal ISSN 2394-6954 Volume 1 | Issue 2 | Apr-Jun 2015
Deepa C. Dr S. Kamat, Dr Teena Dessai Penetrating injury of the oropharynx with tonsillar prolapse in a patient with hepatic cirrhosis and portal hypertension 

ii. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2015,59(3) :271-408
                 S. D’Souza, V. Gowler. Glycopyrrolate induced respiratory arrest: an unusual effect.
iii. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 2014,58(3): 369-370.
Juwarkar C, Ghoshal P, Annie John. Mishap due to error in labeling- word of  caution

iv. Anaesthesia: Essays and Researches 2014,(8) : 243-246.
Rao A, Chaudhuri S, Joseph T, Kamble D. Severed cuff inflation tubing of endotracheal tube : A novel way to prevent cuff deflation.

v. Journal of Anaethesiology clinical pharmacology  Oct –Dec 2014. Vol 30, Issue 4
Vaidya S, Goel K, Kamble D. Caffeine for the prevention of postoperative nausea and   vomiting.

14. Research work
Research work is being carried out in the various fields of Anaesthesiology and Critical care. 

Sr. No. Name of student Guide  Topic
1. 
 Dr. Dipin U.R. Dr Shirley D’Souza Comparison of the ration of height to Thyromental distance with five of the airway assessment tests in predicting difficult Laryngoscopy – a prospective study.
2.  Dr. Gayatri Kamat Dr Shaila Kamat Incidence of ICU readmission and significance of variable in ICU readmission’
3.  Dr. Tsewang Dolkar Bhutia Dr. Chitra Juwarkar Premedication in children - comparison of intranasal Dexmedetomidine with intranasal Midazolam’.
4.  Dr. Nimisha Parkar Dr Sharmila Borkar Compare the efficacy of Intravenous Diltiazem versus Intravenous Lignocaine Hydrochloride on attenuation of homodynamic responses during endotracheal intubation during surgery under general Anaesthesia

15. Staff  portfolios outside college
Dr. Shaila Kamat -  Professor and HOD
i. National faculty to conduct mechanical ventilation workshop by Hamilton Medical Academic Education & Research, Switzerland and the Society for Board of Control of Life Support Courses, Erode. 
 
ii. ISACON 2014 – 62nd  Annual National   Conference of  Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists - 25th  to 29th  December  2014 –Madurai

iii. KISACON 2014 – 30th  Annual Karnataka State Conference of Indian society of Anaesthesiologists in October 2014

Dr. Shirley Ann D’Souza, Associate Professor was invited as 
i. Chairperson for KISACON 2014 – 30th  Annual Karnataka State Conference of Indian society of Anaesthesiologists in October 2014

ii. OBG Society Goa Feb 2015
• Resuscitation of PPH patient
• Central venous catheterization
• CPR and practical demonstration of central venous catheterization insertion and CPR on mannequin

Dr Chitra Juwarkar, Associate Professor was invited as a Judge at ISACON 2014 -  62nd National conference of Anaesthesiologist  in Dec. 2014  – Madurai

Dr. Rohini V. Pai, Assistant professor was invited as co-chairperson at 30th  Annual Karnataka State Conference of Indian society of Anaesthesiologists in October 2014

Dr Deependra Kamble, Lecturer, delivered a lecture on ‘Chronic Pain Management in Non Cancer Patients” at API Dias held in  Goa in April 2015

16. Guidance to following postgraduate students /senior residents to present free papers and posters for various conferences :
      Dr Shaila Kamat guided the following students at :
ISACON 2014 – 62nd  Annual National Conference of  Indian Society   of    Anaesthesiologists - 25th  to 29th  December  2014 -Madurai

i. Foreign body (whistle) removal and anticipated difficult airway – A Case Report
                  Dr Dattraj Sukhthanker - Junior resident

ii. Primigravida with coarctation of aorta for caesarean section -  A Case Report
                 Dr. Neethu Babu, - Junior resident

iii. Gunshot injury to neck - A Case Report
                 Dr. Sampada Sukhthanker - Junior resident

        ICA 2014 - 6th  Annual conference of  ICA -    21st  to 23rd  November 2014
iv. Pregnancy with primary pulmonary hypertension for elective caesarean section – case report - A Case Report
                  Dr Deepika Chari  – Junior resident

v. Total knee replacement in obese patient - A Case Report
                  Dr Sonali Opneja   – Junior resident

vi.  A case of pseudocyst pancreas with thrombosis of multiple vessels and interventricular septum of the heart posted for open cystogastrostomy – Anaesthetic concerns.
                 Dr Deepa Y – Senior resident
 KISACON 2014 – 30th  Annual Karnataka State Conference of Indian   Society of Anaesthesiologists 10th  to 12th  October 2014
vii.    Klippel Feil Syndrome with cleft lip posted for repair – A Case Report
                    Dr Anisha Deulker – Junior resident

viii. Anaesthetic management of prune belly syndrome – A Case Report
                     Dr  Rachel Botelho – Junior resident

Dr Shirley D’Souza - Associate Professor guided
Anaesthetic Management of a case of pheochromocytoma – A case report 
Dr Sachin Lone– Junior resident 

Dr Rohini V. Bhat Pai , Assistant Professor guided
Anaesthetic Management of a case of Muscular Dystrophy scheduled for emergency surgery – A case report 
Dr Saharsh Thorwat – Junior resident 

17.  Interventional pain management training  (3rd IPMT June 2015) at Kamineni hospital at Hyderabad
Attended by Dr Shaila Kamat, Dr Dipendra Kambli and Dr Sarvesh Naik

18. Conference attended
• Dr Chitra Juwarkar, Associate Professor, attended the 12th Annual Meeting of Evidence based Management (EBM) of Cancer in India at TATA Memorial Hospital , Parel, Mumbai in  2014.

• Dr Deependra Kamble , Lecturer  attended following conferences
i.   A hands on training on C arm guided blocks held by Dr Joshi at Kamineni Hospital Hyderabad in June 2015

ii.  Presymposium conference at symbiosis centre for healthcare, on health care , hospital management and medicolegal systems in May 2015

• Dr Deepa C, Lecturer, attended conference on
i. Critical care, Criticare 2015 in Bangalore

ii. Brussels symposium on intensive care and emergency medicine ‘2014  held in  Pune

19. You made us proud
• Dr. Teena  Desai got the Gold medal in the M.D. Anaesthesiology examination held in 2015  by the Goa University.

• Dr Anisha Deulkar got the  Gold medal in the D.A. Anaesthesiology examination held in 2015  by the Goa University

• Dr Bikas Sahu Ex student of the department has joined as Head of Cardiac anaesthesia unit at Ruby hospital Pune. 

20. Department misses’ dear colleague Dr Merlin Fenanades
Department    remembers   dear friend and colleague Dr Merlin Fenanades who passed away recently. Dr Merlin was a student of Goa Medical College, and later our colleague. She was always helpful and supportive   when handing over the reins of the department. 

 

Dr Shaila Kamat
Professor  and HOD
Dept of Anaesthesiology

 

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