Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat
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The Department of Anaesthesiology at GMERS Medical College, Vadodara is of the busiest department, catering to the anaesthesia management of surgical patients undergoing General surgical, Gastro-intestinal, Orthopaedic, Urological, Opthalmic, ENT surgery, Obstetric and Gynecological surgeries. Super speciality surgeries like Plastic surgery, Neurosurgery, Spine surgery, Vascular surgery are also carried out at our Institute. Apart from the intra-operative management and monitoring, the scope of services includes Pre-anaesthetic check-up and optimization, post-anesthesia care unit, managing the Surgical and Obstetric ICUs on round-the-clock basis, Pain Management, Emergency department and Resuscitation anywhere in the hospital.
Our Faculty and Residents are well versed with using higher end monitoring devices, Fiber-optic bronchoscope and Ultrasound based procedures on a daily basis.
We have a regular teaching schedule and organized formative assessment, which is useful for a thorough training of our Post Graduate students.
| Facility |
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| OPD Rooms |
| Seminar room |
| Skill laboratory |
| Pre-Anaesthetic Checkup Room |
| Clinic | Weekday/s | Timings | Clinic In-charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Clinic | Tuesday, Friday | 9 am to 12 pm | Dr. Vishal Shrimali |
| Sr. No. | Services |
|---|---|
| 1 | Management of routine and emergency operations during routine and emergency hours |
| 2 | Pre-anaesthesia check-up (PAC) |
| 3 | ICU |
| 4 | Pain Clinic |
| 5 | Casualty |
| 6 | CPR Training |
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anup Chandnani | Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 2 | Dr. Neeta Bose | Professor HG | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 3 | Dr. Bhavesh Dalwadi | Professor HG | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 4 | Dr. Santosh Dubey | Associate Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 5 | Dr. Vishal Shrimali | Associate Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 6 | Dr. Dhara Tanna | Associate Professor HG | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 7 | Dr. Vrushali Aterkar | Assistant Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 8 | Dr. Shaji Manuel | Assistant Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 9 | Dr. Heena Patel | Assistant Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 10 | Dr. Chiragi Bumiya | Assistant Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 11 | Dr. Shruti Patel | Assistant Professor | MD Anaesthesiology |
| 12 | Dr. Neha Parikh | Tutor | DA Anaesthesiology |
| Years | Sr. No. | Journal Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | AIR -Q as an intubating LMA: Insights from a case series. (Indian Journal of Clinical Anesthesia) Vol. 12 Issue 2, Feb 2025. Dr. Shruti Patel, Dr. Manuel Shaji Shara Azikakath, Dr. Vishal Babubhai Shrimali, Dr. Deep Paresh Kumar Unadkat, Dr. Anup Chandnani. |
| 2024 | 1 | Patel Runali R, Chandnani Anup, Manuel Shaji. Comparing the post-operative analgesic effects of Ultrasound-guided bilateral Quadratus Lumborum block using Ropivacaine vs Bupivacaine in Laproscopic Appendecttomy surgeries: A randomized controlled clinical study. Journal on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and pain medicine; 9 (3): 99 – 104, September – December 2024. |
| 2 | 2.Patel, Parth; Bose, Neeta; Vasava, Jayesh C; Aterkar, Vrushali; Chandnani, Anup; Tanna, Dhara. A prospective randomized comparative study of analgesic effect of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as an adjuvant to 0.75% ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided interscalene block. The Indian Anaesthetists’ Forum 25(1): p 9-16, Jan–Jun 2024. | |
| 3 | Bose Neeta as author: Heterogeneity of treatment effect of higher dose dexamethasone by geographic region (Europe vs. India) in patients with COVID-19 and severe hypoxemia – a post hoc evaluation of the COVID STEROID 2 trial. Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Anders Granholm, Sheila N. Myatra, Vivekanan et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia 2024; 20: 100293 | |
| 4 | Neeta Bose, Amit Prajapati. Evidence-based recommendation for the use of Plasma in Critically ill patients. Chapter in ISCCM Congress book 2024. | |
| 2022 | 1 | Manuel Shaji Shara Azikakath, Dhara Tanna, Neha Parikh, Neeta Bose, J C Vasava. Ultrasound-guided combined interscalene-superficial cervical plexus block in clavicular fractures for surgical anesthesia: A retrospective observational study. MedPulse International Journal of Anesthesiology. January 2022; 21(1):12-16. http://medpulse.in/Anesthsiology/index.php |
| 2 | Tanna DB, Bose N, Patel TK. Effect of relaxation therapy on pre-induction blood pressure and anxiety in hypertensive patients: A randomized controlled study. Bali J Anaesthesiol Jan 2022; 6: 54-9. | |
| 3 | Manuel SA, Tanna DB, Patel HK, Bose N. Preparing future Indian medical graduates for emergencies at the Foundation Course: Do the knowledge and self confidence increase after basic cardiac life support training? Indian J Anaesth 2022 May; 66: 358-67. | |
| 4 | Bose Neeta: As Co-author in a multicentric international study “Long term Outcomes of Dexamethasone 12 mg vs 6 mg in patients with Covid-19 and severe Hypoxemia”. Intensive Care Med (2022) 48:580–589. | |
| 2021 | 1 | Bose Neeta as investigator: The COVID steroid 2 Trial Group. Effect of 12 mg vs 6 mg of Dexamethasone on the Number of Days Alive Without Life Support in Adults With COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxemia: The COVID STEROID 2 Randomized Trial. JAMA. Published online October 21, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.18295 |
| 2 | Bose Neeta as investigator: Divatia JV, Mehta Y, Govil D, Zirpe K, Amin PR, Ramakrishnan N, et al. Intensive Care in India in 2018–2019: The Second Indian Intensive Care Case Mix and Practice Patterns Study. Indian J Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2021 Oct 19 [cited 2021 Oct 22];25(10):1093–107. Available from: https://www.ijccm.org/doi/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23965 | |
| 3 | Bose Neeta: as Investigator in a multicentric International cohort study “Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study”. K.El-Boghdadly, D.J.N. Wong et al. Anaesthesia 2021, 75, 1437–1447. | |
| 4 | Bose Neeta: Chapter “Use of Newer technology in ICU Nutrition” in ISCCM Critical Care Update 2021, March 2021. |
| Name | Details |
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| Dr. Chirag V. Thakkar |
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| Dr. Tarun V. Desai | First Prize for Orthopedic Premier League (OPL) Cricket Tournament: March 2025 |
| Dr. Dhaval Pandya | Appreciation Award for Publications by BOA (Baroda Orthopedic Association): March, 2025 |
| Dr. Dhaval Tailor | Appreciation Award for Publications by BOA (Baroda Orthopedic Association): March, 2025 |
| Dr. Smit Shah | Oral presentation on ‘Efficacy of Tranexemic acid on perioperative blood loss in hip arthroplasty’ in 5th International Webinar on Orthopedics, Osteoporosis and Musculoskeletal Disorders on November 26-27, 2025 at UK |
| Dr. Chiragi Bumiya: |
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| Dr. Fenil Shah | Secured 2ndposition in Gujarat Orthopaedic Association quiz competition for PG |
| Dr. Dhaval Pandya | 2nd runner up in open age category at 3rd edition of Indian Medical Tennis Society, Indian Chapter of World Medical Tennis Society held at Jaipur on 19-21 December, 2025. |
