CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Sonal Bhat is a consultant anaesthesiologist and also teaches anaesthesiology to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
She also assists in implementation of institutional and departmental policies and protocols, design implementation of teaching programs and lesson plans of the department.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesiology | Seventh and Eighth semester MBBS |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | JNMC, Belgaum | 2004 | |
| MD | Anaesthesiology | 2007 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | Additional Professor | 12/10/2021 - till date | |
| Kasturba Medical College | Associate Professor | 16/05/2015 - 11/10/2021 | |
| Kasturba Medical College | Assistant Professor | 2010 - 14/06/2015 | |
| Kasturba Medical College | Senior Resident | 2007 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Neuro Surgical Anaesthesia, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia
Area of Expertise
Neuro Surgical Anaesthesia, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Regional Anaesthesia
Area of Research
Regional Anaesthesia
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Achievements :
- KLE award for excellence awarded 2007.
- KOPS Paediatric anaesthesia gold medal awarded in the National conference at Mysore 2007.
Efficacy of intravenous lidocaine in prevention of post extubation laryngospasm in children undergoing cleft palate surgeries; Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol.54, Issue 2, Mar-Apr 2010.
Top five publications of Dr. Sonal N. Bhat:
1. Six percent hetastarch versus lactated Ringers solution – for preloading before spinal anesthesia for cesarean section. Madhusudan Upadya, Sonal Bhat, Seema Paul. Anesthesia: Essays and researches. 2016; 10(1) :33-7
2. Efficacy of Epidural Clonidine as an Adjuvant to local anesthetic in Lower Abdominal surgeries: A Randomised control clinical trial. Ranjan R.K, Shalini, Sunil BV, Neeta S, Sonal Bhat. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 2018;5(2):259-64
3. Oral premedication in children: A randomized study of a combination of Midazolam, Ketamine with atropine Vs Midazolam and atropine Vs Ketamine and Atropine. Ranjan R.K, Hemanth KJ, Sunil BV, Neeta S, Sonal Bhat. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 2018;5(2):2394
4. Comparison of a combination of caudal Levobupivacaine with fentanyl and Levobupivacaine alone for alleviating postoperative pain during infraumbilical procedures in children under 3 years. Muralidar Vakkapatti, Thrivikram Shenoy, Sonal Bhat. The Open pain Journal 2019;12:19-25
5. Epidural clonidine as an adjuvant to local anesthetic in Lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries. Palak Arora, Jesni Joseph, Madhusudan Upadya, Sonal Bhat. The Open Anesthesia Journal. 2020;14 :1-7