Dr. Nita Varghese

Associate Professor

Department of Anaesthesiology

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Nita Varghese is a Senior Resident in the Department of Anaesthesiology.

    She:

    • Guides postgraduate students in planning, preparation and carrying out research/dissertation work.
    • Provides Anaesthesia for patients under various specialties like Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Paediatric Surgery, Ophthalmology, Urological Surgery and anaesthesia at remote locations-viz-Radiological procedures like MRI, CT Scan and interventional neuroradiology, Gastroentrology endoscopic procedures and Radio Oncology.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Anaesthesiology 7th and 9th semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
DNB Anaesthesiology National Board of Examinations, New Delhi 2014
MD Anaesthesiology Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore 2013
MBBS Rajiv Gandhi university of health sciences 2008

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
KMC, Manipal Associate Professor Mar 2020 till date
KMC, Manipal Assiatant Professor 01/09/2015 to 2020
KMC, Manipal Senior Resident 2013 to 31/08/2015
Father Muller Medical College Junior Resident 2010 to 2013

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Practising and teaching anaesthesiology

Area of Expertise

General anesthesia, Regional anesthesia, Nerve blocks (USG guided)

Area of Research

Nerve blocks and studying the efficacy of newer additives in regional anesthesia and nerve blocks

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Member of: India Society OfAnesthesiology, Difficult Airway Society, India

Myxoedema coma- a cause for delayed recovery from anaesthesia

2013-28-01 Shailaja S Gurumurthy T Shetty K Harshavardhan K Varghese N

Journal of evolution of medical and dental sciences

Effect of prophylactic ephedrine infusion versus crystalloid preloading on neonatal acid-base outcome during spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section

2013-01-05 Varghese N Gurumurthy T

International journal of health sciences and research

Comparison of interscalene approach brachial plexus block with intravenous Dexmeditomidine for intraoperative hemodynamic and postoperative analgesia in arthroscopic reconstructive shoulder surgery- a prospective randomized study

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