Dr. Anita Kulkarni

About

Dr Anita Kulkarni is Senior Consultant in the Department of Anaesthesiology and has experience in Onco-Anaesthesia at RGCI & RC for 20 years. She successfully manages anaesthesia for various Oncosurgeries including Thoracic, Robotic Gynaecology & Urology, GI & Hepatic, Head and Neck Cancer.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Achievements

• Co author for book "Dexmedetomidine versus Propofol for bronchoscopic guided Intubation" Authors - Dr. Nitesh Goel, Dr. Anita Kulkarni. Publishers - Scholers Press, Verlag Publishers, Printed by Schaltungsdienst Lange, O.W.G. Berlin .Germany .Oct 2015 Available at www.Amazon.com
• Received Best Paper Award for "Utility of Noninvasive haemoglobin (SPHB) monitoring in Oncosurgical Patients" in VIth Networking World Anaesthesia Convention (NCWA), Vancouver, Canada, April 29 to May 2, 2015.
• Faculty Speaker at National Anaesthesia Conference in India, Topics "Anaesthesia Considerations in Robotic Surgeries, Challenges in Airway Management in Oral and Upper airway Cancers".
• Successfully and efficiently managing anaesthesia for about 1000 various high risk Oncosurgeries annually.
• Diplomate National Board Guide for Anaesthesiology for last 10 years. Guided successfully 8 DNB theses.

Awards

• Received Felicitation award and Citation from the RGCI & RC on XX th Annual Day, 2016 for 20 years of contribution in development and maintenance of best anaesthesia services in the Institute.
• Best Ward Award Postoperative Care Unit (PACU) for excellent Clinical Performance given by RGCI & RC, Delhi in 2001.
• Best Anaesthesia Clinical Meet Award, Delhi Branch given by Indian Society of Anesthesiologist (ISA) Delhi in 2002.

Publications

• Anaesthesia management of Radical Gastrectomy in a patient with Paraneoplastic myasthenic syndrome, Journal of Anaesth Clinical Pharmacol 2007, 23 (2), 211-214
• Anaesthetic management of resection of a cortisol-secreting tumour. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology, 2007 Volume 14, Number 1
• Thoracic Epidural and Total Intravenous Anaesthesia for Transsternal thymectomy in a patient with myasthesia gravis, The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology, 2008 Volume 16, Number 1
• One lung ventilation in a patient with difficult airway, Journal of Anaesth Clinical Pharmacol 2008, 24(4) 469-70
• Anesthetic consideration in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) for modified radical mastectomy: Report of two cases for publication as a case report. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology : 2009;volume 19,Number 1.
• Experience with the use of IVC Filters for prevention of Perioperative Pulmonary Venous Thrombo-embolism in Cancer Patients, Journal of Anaesthesia Clinical Pharmacology 2010, 26(1):83-86.
• Evaluation of length of Central Venous Catheter inserted via cubital route in Indian Patients, Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine October-December 2010, Vol14: Issue 4
• A simple method to protect tracheal cuff of double lumen tube from damage during intubation, Letter to editor, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, Year: 2012| Volume: 28| Issue: 3 | Page: 41,7- 418
• Post thoracotomy cardiorespiratory arrest, perhaps avoidable. Letter to Editor, Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, April 2014 Volume30, No2: Page294-295.
• Attenuation of hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy and orotracheal intubation using intravenous clonidine, Journal of AnaesthesiologyClinical Pharmacology, Jan-Mar 2015, Volume 31, Issue 1 Page 110-114.
• Maxillectomy for malignant nasopharyngeal Neurofibroma, Anaesthetic Consideration, Case Report: International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, Vol 4, Issue 3, July -Sept 2015,10;11
• Coaxial placement of Fogarty Catheter: A simple remedy for incomplete lung Isolation with DLT, The Indian Anesthetist Forum, June 2015 :16(13):1-4
• Conformation of Epidural Space before Catheter placement: A simple measure to prevent severity of cord injury, International Journal of Advances in Case Reports 2015 ;2 (15) 988-990.
• What to do when your surgeon cuts off the patients Oxygen Supply. Letter to Editor, Journal of Anesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology 2015; 31 :429-30
• Networking World Anesthesia Convention VI th (NWAC) 2015-16, Utility of Noninvasive haemoglobin monitoring in Oncosurgical patients .
• A comparative study between Dexmedetomidine and Propofol for Fibreoptic Intubation, Original Article, Annals of International Medical and Dental Research Vol (1), Issue (3), Page 311.
• Clinical Pearls in Anaesthesia for Endoscopic Endonasal Trans sphenoidal Pituitary  microadenoma surgery, The Indian Anaesthetists Forum. (http://www.theiaforum.org)   Nov 2015 :16 (22):1-4
• Transoral robotic surgery in dilated cardiomyopathy patients, Anesthetic Considerations, Open Access Text, DOI: 10. 15761 / GAPM, 100013
• Anaesthesia for robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and review of literature, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 2016, 60 ,55-7
• Hypopharyngeal mass causing difficult airway managed with ideolaryngoscope. Nepal Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
• Failed fibreoptic Intubation case series, Nepal Journal of Anaesthesia , 2017
• Single Injection Paravertebral block for morbidly obese patient for breast surgery, Asian Journal of Oncology, 2017.