Dr. Prakhar Gyanesh is a consultant anaesthesiologist at Manipal Hospitals, Dhakuria, Kolkata. He specialises in Pain & Palliative Care, Neuroanaesthesiology, and Neurocritical Care. He has over 14 years of experience in anaesthesia and critical care practice. He has completed advanced training in cardiovascular and neuroanaesthesia and has worked in neurocritical care settings. He is fluent in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS – Calcutta Medical College (CMC), Kolkata
• MD (Anaesthesiology) – TNMC, Mumbai
• PDCC (Anaesthesiology – Cardiovascular and Neuroanaesthesia) – SCTIMST, Trivandrum

Professional Experience

• Consultant Anaesthesiologist – Manipal Hospitals, Dhakuria, Kolkata
• Experience in Neuroanaesthesiology and Neurocritical Care at SGPG Lucknow
• Over 14 years of clinical experience

Awards & Achievements

• Dry Needling Course
• Certificate Course in Medical Ethics
• Certified ACC/AHA ACLS
• Indian Resuscitation Council BCLS Trainer
• ENLS Trainer
• Organised ENLS Live Course at AMRI Dhakuriya (September 2019)
• 2nd place in USG Guided Pain Procedures, Daradia, Kolkata (2020)
• Third Prize in Paediatric Anaesthesiology Quiz organised by ISA Mumbai & Dr. GS Ambardekar Anaesthesia Society (2008)
• Jagdish Bose National Science Talent Scholarship (1999)

Professional Memberships

• Life Member – Indian Society of Anaesthesiology (ISA)
• Life Member – Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (ISNAAC)
• Life Member – Research Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (RSACP)
• Life Member – Indian Medical Association
• Member – Neurocritical Care Society
• Member – Neurocritical Care Society of India (NCSI)
• Member – Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Certifications

• ACC/AHA ACLS Certified
• Indian Resuscitation Council BCLS Trainer
• ENLS Trainer

Publications

• Post dural puncture headache after Caesarean section: Are preventive strategies worse than the cure? – Braz J Anesthesiol (Accepted)
• Lignocaine toxicity from topical anaesthesia of airway during awake fibreoptic intubation – Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (2014)
• Comparison of regional anesthesia with sedation versus general anesthesia in selected maxillofacial surgery – J Craniofac Surg (2014)
• Comparison between intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal ketamine as premedication for procedural sedation in children – J Anesth (2014)
• Comparative evaluation of Clonidine and Atenolol premedication during ERCP – Sent for publication
• Difficult tracheostomy tube insertion rescued by an angiographic catheter – J Anesth (2013)
• Spinal accessory nerve blockade during central venous catheter insertion – J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol (2013)
• Anaesthesia for a patient of acromesomelic dysplasia with associated hydrocephalus – J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol (2013)
• Trigeminocardiac reflex preceding postoperative superior orbital fissure syndrome – AJNS
• Isolated bradycardia due to skull pin fixation – J Neurosurg Anesthesiol (2013)
• Anaesthetic management of a patient with Hemophilia A with spontaneous acute subdural hematoma – J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol (2013)
• Modified Guedel’s airway for facilitation of fiberoptic laryngoscopy – J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol (2012)
• Aerophagia in a toddler with gastric pull-up – Pediatr Emerg Care (2012)
• Hemodynamic derangements with hydrogen peroxide instillation in neurosurgery – World Neurosurg (2012)
• Misconnected epidural infusion into central line – APRI Care (Accepted)
• Use of gum elastic bougie through the intubating laryngeal mask airway – SAJJA (2013)
• Perioperative management of Conn’s syndrome – The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology