Dr. Akshaya Rai

Dr. Akshaya Rai

Consultant, Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia & Critical Care

MBBS, MD, DNB(ANAES), Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiac Intensive care.

  • YEARS OF PRACTICE: 15 Years
  • GENDER: Female
  • LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Malyalam
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Biography

As a practicing anaesthesiologist over the last 15 years I have dedicated my career to attempt to deliver exceptional care in the field of paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and critical care . I have developed expertise in administering anaesthesia for complex congenital cardiac surgeries and cardiac cathlab procedures and ICU management of these patients. Am passionate about contributing to the advancement of the field through research, education and innovation. My goal is to provide holistic care and make an impact in the field holding while consistently upholding my moral principles and honesty.

My Mantra

Embracing the caffeine fuelled life of a doctor who puts people to sleep for a living

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Paediatric cardiac intensive care, paediatric pain management and adult Congenital intensive care.

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Administering Anaesthesia for neonatal and complex Congenital Cardiac surgeries, surgical and trans catheter POTTS SHUNT, transcatherer pulmonary Valve replacement. Administering Anaesthesia to Preterm and low birth weight babies undergoing cathlab procedures and surgeries. ICU management of all paediatric cardiac patients preoperative and post operative course.

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

    • K.S.Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka
    • B.J. Wadia Children Hospital, parel, Mumbai
    • Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai Maharashtra

FELLOWSHIPS:

    • Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia, B.J.Wadia children Hospital, Mumbai
    • Fellowship in Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai.
    • Observer in dept of Anaesthesia NIMHANS Bangalore
  • Gold medalist in MD ANAESTHESIOLOGY
  • Best paper award in National paediatric anaesthesia conference 2012,Goa.
  • Won a prize for poster presentation in PCSI 2023, Chennai
Spent the first 6 years of my aneasthesia practice in renowned high volume teaching institutes in Karnataka. A passion for paediatric anaesthesia brought me to BJ Wadia in Mumbai to train in one of the finest paediatric hospitals in the country . The experience of doing more than 1000/year gave me immense knowledge ,experience and the confidence to manage complex paediatric cases. I thereafter got an opportunity to work in children heart center in Kokilaben, Mumbai regarded as India's best paediactric heart center wherein I trained to conduct anaesthesia for complex congenital heart surgeries and cath lab procedures and ICU management of these children with complex heart diseases .I also obtained a fellowship in pediatric cardiac critical care . The advance training has contributed immensely in deepening my knowledge and skills and as result a more confident paediatric cardiac anaesthesiologist and intensivist.

Research

  • Conducted a prospective analysis on complications of extubation in cleft lip and palate surgeries in 380 children under the guidance of Dr Raveendra US Submental endotracheal intubation in panfacial surgeries . iJGMP, volume 4, issue1 , Jan 2015

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Indian Society Of Anaesthesia
  • All India Difficult Airway Association
  • Indian Association of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists
  • Paediatric Cardiac Society of India
  • Society of paediatric cardiac Critical Care

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