Dr. Sadasivan S. Iyer is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Management at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore. He holds an MBBS degree, an MD in Anaesthesiology, and an Indian Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia. He has completed a Fellowship in Pain Management from Singapore General Hospital. His clinical work involves anaesthesia care during surgical procedures and the management of pain in postoperative and clinical settings.

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS
• MD (Anaesthesiology)
• Fellowship in Pain Management – Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
• Indian Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia

Professional Experience

• Consultant – Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, Bangalore

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of Indian Academy of Pain Medicine
• Founding Member – Society of Integrated Pain and Palliative Care
• Member – Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
• Member – Indian Society for the Study of Pain
• Member – Academy of Regional Anaesthesia
• Member – Indian College of Anaesthesiologists

Fellowships

• Fellowship in Pain Management (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore)

Publications

• Iyer SS, Bavishi H, Mohan CV, Kaur N. Comparison of epidural analgesia with transversus abdominis plane analgesia for postoperative pain relief in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery: A prospective randomized study. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches 2017;11:670–5.
• Seshadri Ramkiran, Sadasivan S. Iyer, Sudhindra Dharmavaram, Chadalavada Venkata Rama Mohan, Avinash Balekudru, Radhika Kunnavil. BIS Targeted Propofol Sparing Effects of Dexmedetomidine Versus Ketamine in Outpatient ERCP: A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research 2015;9(5):UC07–UC12.
• Kaur N, Goneppanavar U, Venkateswaran R, Iyer SS. Comparative effects of buprenorphine and dexmedetomidine as adjuvants to bupivacaine spinal anaesthesia in elderly male patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: A randomized prospective study. Anesthesia: Essays and Researches 2017;11:886–91.
• Mariyappa R, Bevinaguddaiah Y, Iyer SS. Comparison of dexmedetomidine versus propofol-fentanyl combination for sedation during awake fibreoptic nasotracheal intubation. Indian Journal of Clinical Anaesthesia 2019;6(1):157–64.
• Guragol R, Bevinaguddaiah Y, Iyer SS, Pujari VS. Single Injection versus Double Injection Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomised Comparative Study. Indian Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia 2018;5(2):265–71.
• Parate LH, Chanappa NM, Pujari V, Iyer S. Fascia Iliaca Block as the sole anesthetic technique in a patient with recent myocardial infarction for emergency femoral thrombectomy. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia 2015;9:199–201.
• Pujari SV, Madabushi KR, Bevinaguddaiah Y, Iyer SS. Ultrasound guided interscalene block is a safe technique in neck breathers. Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia 2014;30:423–425.