Dr. Pradipta Bhakta’s C.V.

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME / Pradipta (First Name)Bhakta (Surname)
SEX / Male
DATE OF BIRTH / 25.11.1973
NATIONALITY / Indian
MAILING ADDRESS / Apartment no: 10, Windmill Court, Windmill Road, Drogheda, Co: Louth, Ireland.
CONTACT DETAILS / Phone: Home: +353-41-9804477
Mobile: +353-894137596
E-mail:
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Examinations / College/
School / University/
Board / Year of Passing / Percentage of Marks / No of attempts / Division/
Class
M.B.B.S. / Medical College, Kolkata, India.
/ Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.
/ 1995 / 63.27% (Average marks of the three parts of MBBS) / Single / First
Class
M.D.
(Anaesthesiology) / University College of Medicine, Kolkata, India / Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
/ 2001 / 68% / Single / First
Class
Diplomat of National Board
(D.N.B)
[Anaesthesiology] / National Board of Examinations
New Delhi, India
/ 2001 / (No marks are separately awarded per rule of the board) / Single / (No division or class are separately awarded as per rule of the board)
MNAMS
(Anaesthesiology) / National Board of Examinations
New Delhi, India
/ 2005 / -- / -- / --
MCAI
(Anaesthesiology) / Royal College of Anaesthesiology, Ireland.
/ 2008 / -- / -- / Obtained first position.
Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia
(part 1) / European Society of Regional Anaesthesia. / 2011 / -- / --
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Present work PLACE
and posT
(13th July 2015 to
Till Date) / MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care,
Address:Eccles Street, Dublin-7, Ireland.
Phone:+ 353-1-8032000
Website:
POST: Specialist Registrar(Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care)
Medical Registration /
  • West Bengal Medical Council Registration: No: 53495 (Lifetime registration).
Address: 8, Lyons range, Kolkata-70001, India.
  • Medical Council of India: Registered and updated through state body.
  • Ireland Medical Council: No: 364988 (General Registration).

ACADEMIC TRAINING
DISSERTATION / I carried out a research work (dissertation) under Prof (Dr) B. R. Ghosh, who was my guide. My dissertation topic was “Incidence of Post-operative Nausea and vomiting in Gynecological Laparoscopy. A comparison of standard Anesthetic Technique and Propofol Infusion.”
CONDUCTION OF AUDIT IN ANAESTHESIA /
  1. Which is worse, Ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares?’ Prescription practice of analgesics for acute pain in the wards: an audit.’
  1. ‘OLOLH, Drogheda hip fracture audit of adherence to NICE time guideline.’
  1. ‘Cost implications and incidence of hypothermia for short stay surgery. An Audit’
  1. ‘Does source of admission affect the outcome of ICU patients after implementation of early warning score? An Audit’
  1. ‘Maintaining Perioperative Normothermia in Surgical Patients: An Audit of Clinical Practice in Connolly Hospital’

POST MD WORKING EXPERIENCE
Post & Period / Institute / Nature of Work
Resident
Anesthesiologist
(2nd May 2001 to
10th July, 2001.) / Ramkrishna Sarada Mission Matri Bhavan, Kolkata, India.
/ Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency Obstetrics Gynaecological cases under consultant cover.
Registrar in
Anesthesiology
(1st Aug, 2001 to
30th June, 2002.) / Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute.
Address:37, S P Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, India
PIN: 700 026
Phone: +91-33-24759313
Fax: +91-33-24757606
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency Oncological cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Gynecology,
ENT,
Brach therapy.
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Therapy Unit,
Pre Anaesthetic Clinic,
Cancer Pain and Palliative Care Unit.
.
Senior Resident
(1st July, 2002 to 22nd Oct. 05) / All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. PIN: 110029.
AIIMS is the apex medical institute of Indiahaving over 45 medical, paramedical, pre and para clinical specialities. It has bed strength of 1600.
/ I have supervised trainee junior fellows as well as actively performed cases in routine and emergency hours under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Orthopedics,
Urology,
ENT,
Ophthalmology,
Pediatric Surgery,
Thoracic surgery,
Dental surgery,
Anaesthesia in radiology,
Electroconvulsive therapy.
Along with the routine anaesthesia I took active interest in Intensive Care Unit, Pain management.
JUNIOR CONSULTANT
(2nd November, 2005 to 28th February, 06) / Moolchand Hospital.
Address: Lajpat Nagar III, New Delhi 110 024, India.
Phone: +91-11-4200-0000
Fax: +91-11-4200-0300.
Website:
/ I have supervised trainee junior fellows as well as actively performed cases in routine and emergency hours in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Orthopedics,
Urology,
Oncology,
ENT,
Ophthalmology
Pediatric Surgery,
Neurosurgery,
Thoracic surgery.
Along with the routine anaesthesia I took active interest in Intensive Care Unit, Pain management and Pre-anesthetic Clinic.
REGISTRAR
(10th March, 2006 to 27th May, 2009) / Sultan qaboos university HOSPITAL.
Address: P.O Box No: 38, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Oman.ZIP Code: 123.
Phone:+968-24413355.
Fax: +968-24413009.
Website: /
I have supervised trainee junior fellows as well as actively performed cases in routine and emergency hours under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Orthopedics,
Urology,
ENT,
Ophthalmology,
Pediatric Surgery,
Thoracic surgery,
Dental surgery,
Anaesthesia in radiology,
Electroconvulsive therapy.
Along with the routine anaesthesia I took active interest in Intensive Care Unit, Pain management.
Senior Registrar
(28th May 2009 to 31st Dec 2011) / Sultan qaboos university HOSPITAL.
Address: P.O Box No: 38, Al-Khoud, Muscat, Oman. ZIP Code: 123.
Phone: +968-24413355.
Fax: +968-24413009.
Website: / I have supervised trainee junior fellows, Senior House Officers, Registrar as well as actively performed cases in routine and emergency hours independently in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Orthopedics,
Urology,
ENT,
Ophthalmology,
Pediatric Surgery,
Dental surgery,
Electroconvulsive therapy,
Anaesthesia for MRI, Angiography, Interventional radiology.
Along with the routine anaesthesia works I took active interest in Intensive Care Unit, Pain management and preanesthesia clinic.
Non Consultant Hospital Doctor
(9th Jan 2012 to 8th July 2012) / Our LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL
Address: Drogheda, Co: Louth, Ireland.
Phone:(041) 9837601
Fax:(041) 9833868
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency surgical cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Paediatric Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Gynecology and Obstetrics
ENT,
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Care Unit,
Management of Labour Pain
Acute and Chronic pain management.
Senior House Officer
(9th July 2012 to 13th Jan 2013) / Midland regional hospital, mullingar
Address: Mullingar, Co: Westmeath, Ireland.
Phone: (041) 9837601
Fax: (041) 9833868
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency surgical cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Paediatric Surgery,
Gynecology and Obstetrics
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies
MECT and Cardioversion
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Care Unit,
Management of Labour Pain
Senior House Officer
(14th Jan 2013 to 13th Jan 2014) / St. vincent university hospital
Address: Elm Park, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)1-2214000
Fax: +353-(0)1-2214001
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency surgical cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Laparoscopic Surgery,
Gastrointestinal Surgery,
Thoracic Surgery,
Plastic Surgery,
ENT Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Gynecological Surgery,
Urology,
Interventional Pain Procedures,
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies,
Interventional radiological procedures,
Interventional Cardiological procedures,
Cardioversion
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Care Unit,
Pain Management,
Preanaesthetic Clinic
Senior House Officer
(14th Jan 2014 to 13th July 2014) / JAMES CONNOLLY MEMORIAL hospital
Address: Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Ireland.
Phone: +353-(1) 646 5000
Fax: +353-(1) 646 5132
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency surgical cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Laparoscopic Surgery,
Gastrointestinal Surgery,
Plastic Surgery,
Dental Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Gynecological Surgery,
Urology,
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies,
Cardioversion
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Care Unit,
Preanaesthetic Assessment.
Specialist Registrar
(14th July 2014 to 12th July 2015) / OUR LADY OF LOURDES OF HOSPITAL
Address: Drogheda, Ireland.
Phone: +353-(41) 9837601
Fax: +353-(41) 9833868
Website: / Anaesthesia management of routine and emergency surgical cases under consultant cover in the following areas:
General Surgery,
Laparoscopic Surgery,
Gastrointestinal Surgery,
Paediatric Surgery,
Dental Surgery,
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Gynecological Surgery,
Urology,
ENT Surgery,
Gastrointestinal Endoscopies,
Cardioversion
Along with this I gained experience in following areas:
Intensive Care Unit,
Preanaesthetic Assessment.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE / Apart for the clinical activities I am involved in all sorts of departmental academic activities in my present position as well as previous positions. It included organizing regular teaching programs for the junior fellows as well as other members of the department.
The institute level teaching program encompasses organizing seminars, CME, clinical case conferences, and journal clubs.
SPECIAL COURSE / TRAINING /
  1. BCLS & ACLScertificatetraining byAmerican Heart Association, 2005.
  1. BCLS Provider Course: Conducted by training department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, 2008. Refresher course successfully completed on 03/03/2015.
  1. ACLS Provider Course: Successfully completed ACLS Heartcode Course conducted by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on 03/03/2015.
  1. Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider course: Successfully completed the course conducted by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on 25/03/2015.

CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / CME
ANAESTHESIA UPDATE
PARTICIPATION /
  1. 48th National Conference of ISA, Nagpur, India. December 2000.
  1. 37th Annual Conference of ISA (Delhi Chapter), AIIMS, New Delhi, India. April 2003.
  1. International Conference on Paediatric Anaesthesia (Joint meeting of ASPA & Paediatric forum of ISA), AIIMS, New Delhi, India. November 2003.
  1. 38th Annual Congress on Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine AOSRA, AIIMS, New Delhi, India. February 2004.
  1. 39thAnnual Conference of ISA (Delhi Chapter), G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. April 2005.
  1. 55THNational Conference of ISA, Kolkata, India, December 2005.
  1. Workshop in Non-Invasive ventilation, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, 2006.
  1. Workshop on Ultrasonography guided nerve blocks and regional anesthesia, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE, April, 2008.
  1. National Workshop on Interventional Pain Management, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, December 2008.
  1. Annual conference of OSACC and workshop on USG guided nerve blocks, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, December 2009.
  1. Oman Society of Anaesthesia and Critical Care conference, Ibri, Oman, March 2010.
  1. NYSORA World Anaesthesia Congress. Update on regional anesthesia, Pain Management and USG guided nerve blocks. Dubai, March 2009.
  1. European Society of Regional Anaesthesia annual conference, Porto, Portugal, September 2010.
  1. Oman Society of Anaesthesia and Critical Care conference, Muscat, Oman, March 2011.
  1. European Society of Regional Anaesthesia annual conference, Dersden, Germany, September 2011.
  1. Pain Medicine Annual Society Meeting, Dublin, February 2012.
  1. Irish Congress of Anaesthesia Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, May 2012.
  1. IASP Annual Congress, Milan, Italy, August, 2012.
  1. Irish Congress of Anaesthesia Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, May 2014.
  2. Irish Congress of Anaesthesia Annual Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, May 2015.

PRESENTATIONS
PAPER PRESENTATION /
  1. “Evaluation of Intranasal Midazolam for pre-anesthetic Sedation in Pediatric Patients.” In 48thNational ISA Conference, December 2000, Nagpur, India.
  1. Incidence of Post-operative Nausea and vomiting in Gynecological Laparoscopy. A comparison of standard Anesthetic Technique and Propofol Infusion. In 55TH National ISA Conference, December 2005, Kolkata, India.

POSTER PRESENTATION /
  1. ‘Ilioinguinal nerve blocks improve the success of low dose spinal anaesthesia for cesarean section in critical obstetric cases: Our experience of two cases.’ Presented as e-poster in ESRA annual conference, Dresden, Germany, September 2011.
  2. ‘Ambulatory labour analgesia using epidural analgesia (EA): our experience from developing country.’Presented ase-poster in ESRA annual conference, Dresden, Germany, September 2011.
  1. Which is worse, Ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares?’ Prescription practice of analgesics for acute pain in the wards: an audit.’Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2012 and in European Society of Regional Anaesthesia conference, Bordeaux, France, September, 2012.
  1. ‘OLOLH, Drogheda hip fracture audit of adherence to NICE time guideline.’Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2012.
  1. ‘Cost implications and incidence of hypothermia for short stay surgery.’Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2013.
  1. ‘Maintaining Perioperative Normothermia in Surgical Patients: An Audit of Clinical Practice in Connolly Hospital’ Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2014.
  1. Prolonged Postanaesthesia Care Unit –length of stay and factor affecting it –Prospective observational audit. Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2015.
  1. Role of ultrasound guided adductor canal block in total knee replacement surgeries. Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2015.
  2. Management of overdose of beta blocker and calcium channel blockers in two patients: a case report. Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2015.
  3. Is there any relation between high LMA cuff pressure and postoperative sore throat: Prospective audit.Presented as poster in the Annual Irish Congress of Anaesthesia, Dublin, Ireland, May 2015.

LECTURE DELIVERY /
  1. Delivered lecture in “Current status and Update on Continuous Spinal Anaesthesia” in Annual conference of OSACC in Ibri, Oman, March 2009.
  1. Delivered lecture on “Peripartum Cardiomyopathy” in national conference of Association of Obstetricians of India in Shillong, India, September 2010.
  1. Delivered lecture as invited faculty on “Role of intralipid in recent cardiac arrest protocol” and “Use of ultrasound in anaesthesia” in annual state conference of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, West Bengal State chapter in Kolkata, India, September 2012.

PANEL DISCUSSION /
  1. I was invited to chair a panel discussion on “Regional anaesthesia and anticoagulation: Recent update and guidelines.” In annual conference of OSACC, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, December 2009.
  1. I was invited to chair a panel discussion on “Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia” in Eastern Zonal Conference of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, in Kolkata, India, October 2010.

FACILITATOR IN WORKSHOP /
  1. I was a facilitator in “Workshop on Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia” organized by Oman Society of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Muscat, March 2011.

Publications
NATIONAL JOURNALS /
  1. Nag T, Mukherjee G, Bhakta P.Anaesthesia in Cantrell’s Pentalogy-A Case Report.Indian J Anaesth.2000;44(3):56-58.
  1. Bhakta P, Ghosh BR, Roy M, Mukherjee G.Evaluation of Intranasal Midazolam for pre-anesthetic Sedation in Pediatric Patients. Indian J Anaesth.2007;51(2):111-6.
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Kausalya R. Unexpected cause of esophageal obstruction due to accidental use of traditional medicine in a critically ill patient fed through naso-gastric tube. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2010;14:160-1 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P, Mady HA, Burad J, Tawfic QA. Anaesthetic management of a patient with Weill-Marchesani syndrome complicated with mitral regurgitation. Indian J Anaesth. 2011;55:428-30 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Burad J, Bhakta P, Sharma J. Timely off-label use of recombinant activated factor seven (Novoseven®) can help to avoid hysterectomy in intractable obstetric bleeding complicated with disseminated intravascular coagulation: a case report and review of literature. Indian J Anaesth 2012;56(1):69-71 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Biswas BK, Bhattarai B, Bhakta P, Dey S, Bhattacharya P.Intra-operative change of gastric Ph during laparotomic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia: A prospective case-control study. Indian J Anaesth. 2012;56(1):40-43 (Indexed in Medline).

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS /
  1. Arora MK, Karamchandani K, Bakhta P, Kumar V.Combination of Inhalational, Intravenous and Local anaesthesia for intubation in neonates with congenital emphysema.Pediatr Anesth.2006;16(9):998-9 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P, Biswas B K, Goel A, Acherjee P.Propofol for management of excitatory symptoms of post-TURP Glycine toxicity. Eur J Anaesth. 2008;25(5):430-2 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P.Correspondence in relation to the case report "Capnography as an aid in localizing the phrenic nerve in brachial plexus surgery. Technical note. J Brachial Plex Peripher Nerve Inj. 2008 Oct 22;3:20 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Mishra P, Bhakta P, Tawfiq QA. Persistent low capillary blood glucose estimated by Fingerstick method may be an early indicator of limb ischemia in hypotensive patient requiring high inotropic support. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 2009;37(2):327-8(Indexed in Medline).
  1. Mishra P, Bhakta P, Janakiraman R, Darlong V. Intra-operative epidural catheter migration into subarachonoid space leading to massive subarachonoid injection of morphine—a case report. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2009;20(3):469-71 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Mishra P, Bhakta P, Kausalya R, Narayanan A. Missed congenital glottic web may mimic subglottic stenosis in a child. Eur J Anaesthesiol.2009;27:217-9 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Kumar S. Correspondence in relation to the article titled “controlled hypotension for middle ear surgery: a comparison between remifentanil and magnesium sulphate.” Published in Br J Anaesth, 2010. Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P, Mishra P, Tawfic QA.Psychomimetic reaction after use of propofol in day care surgery: report of two cases. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2010;20(4):599-601(Indexed in Medline).
  1. Dyamanna DN, Bhakta P, Chouhan RS, Al Azri F. Anaesthetic management of a patient with pituitary adenoma for caesarean section. Int J Obstet Anaesth. 2010;19:460-1 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Khamis A, Sharma J. Subclavian vein injury and massive haemothorax requiring thoracotomy following insertion of tunneled dialysis catheter: a case report and review of literature. Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2010;20:861 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Mishra P, Burad J, Kausalya R. Complication of Central Venous Catheterisation: Breakage of guidewire-a disaster averted. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2011;11(4):519-21(Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Mishra P, Ahmed MA. GlideScope for Assessment of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Integrity after Thyroid Surgery. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2011;11(4):527-8 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Mishra P, Bhakta P, Kumar S, Al Abri R, Burad J. Sudden near-fatal tracheal aspiration of an undiagnosed nasal foreign body in a small child. Emerg Med Australas. 2011;23(6):776-8 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P, Dyamanna DN, Mishra P. Broken piece of LMA-ProSeal introducer: an unusual cause of airway obstruction. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2011;21(2):313-5 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Burad J, Bhakta P, George J, Kiruchenan S. Development of acute ischaemic stroke in a patient with ARDS resulting from H1N1 pneumonia. Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2012;50(1):41-5 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Sharma PK, Bhakta P, Srinivasan S, Khan RM, Kaul N. Acute tongue enlargement secondary to pharyngeal packing after trachel intubation—a case report. Middle East J Anesthesiol. 2012;21(5):761-4 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Tawfic QA, Bhakta P, Date RR, Sharma PK. Esophageal bezoar formation due to solidification of enteral feed administered through a malpositioned nasogastric tube: Case report and review of literature. Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan. 2013;50(4):188-90(Indexed in Medline).
  2. Narayanan A, Date RR, Kumar S, Bhakta P, Srinivasan S. Anaesthetic management of a patient with Hereditary Angioedema with prophylactic administration of C1-Esterase Inhibitor concentrate: A Case Report and Literature Review. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2013;13(3):e467-71(Indexed in Medline).
  3. Bhakta P,Sharma PK,Date RR,Mohammad AK. Can low dose spinal anesthesia combined with ultrasound guided bilateral ilioinguinal-iliohypogastric nerve blocks avoid use of additional epidural catheter in high risk obstetric cases? Our experience from two cases. Acta Anaesthesiol Belg.2013;64(4):163-7 (Indexed in Medline).
  4. Deoskar S, Date RR, Bhakta P, John N, Kelkar VS. Anaesthetic management of a patient with thoracic aortic aneurysm scheduled for cesarean section: a case report. Acta Anaesthesiol Taiwan 2014;52(2):91-2 (Indexed in Medline).
  5. Burad J, Deoskar S, Bhakta P, Date RR, Sharma PK. Avoidance of laryngeal injury secondary to gastric intubation. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2014;14(3):405-8(Indexed in Medline).
  6. Singh V, Bhakta P, Hashmi J, Zaidi N. Cardioversion in late pregnancy: a case report. Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica. 2014;65(3):105-7(Indexed in Medline).
  7. Govind P, Bhakta P, Dureja GP, Gupta A, Venkataraju A. Acute pain service: the journey in a developing country setting. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2015;59(1):98-106 (Indexed in Medline).
  8. Singh V, Bhakta P, Ahuja A. Epidural catheter knot immediately after catheter insertion. Anaesth Intensive Care 2015;43(2)280-1 (Indexed in Medline).
  9. Singh V, Bhakta P, Saeed S, Jain RK. Severe diabetic ketoacidosis and acute pancreatitis precipated by olanzapune in a nondiabetic patient. J Clin Case Reports 2015;3(3).
  10. Bhakta P, Batra RK, Singh V, Bhakta A. Non pharmacological management of cyanotic spell in a child with tetralogy of fallot undergoing noncardiac surgery: a case report. Aperirto J Surg Anesth 2015;1(2):1-5.
  11. Bhakta P, Singh V, Bhakta A. Refractory hypotension following sublingual isosorbide dinitrate in the postoperative period in a patient with ischaemic heart disease. Aperirto J Surg Anesth 2015;1(2):1-5.
  12. Burad J, Date RR, Bhakta P, Burad S. Evaluation of analgesic efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in acute and chronic pain: a prospective audit. Aperirto J Surg Anesth 2015;1(1):105.
  13. Hussain A, Bhakta P, Singh V. Anesthetic management of caesarean section in a patient complicated with neuroectodermal tumor: a case report. Accepted for publication in J Clin Anesth (Indexed in Medline).
  14. Thomas J, Heaney A, Bhakta P, Crowe S. Anaesthetic management of removal of aspirated hypodermic needle in trachea: a case report. Accepted for publication in J Maxillofacial Oral Surg (Indexed in Medline).

REVIEW ARTICLES /
  1. Bhakta P, Biswas B K, Banerjee B. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Review of literature. Yonsei Med J. 2007;48(5):731-47 (Indexed in Medline).
  1. Bhakta P, Mishra P, Bakshi A, Langer V. Case report and mini literature review: anesthetic management for severe peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated with preeclampsia using sufentanil in combined spinal epidural anaesthesia. Yonsei Med J. 2011;52(1):1-12(Indexed in Medline).

ROLE AS A REVIEWER / I have been invited by the editorial board to review an article for peer review in following journals:
British Journal of Anaesthesia.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology.
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia.
International Journal of Pain.
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia.
Journal of Anaesthesiolgy and Clinical Pharmacology.
Oman Medical Journal.
MEMBER IN EDITORIAL BOARD / I have been invited and included in the editorial board of these anaesthesia journals:
Aperito Journal of Surgery and Anesthesia
World Clinic Anesthesia, Critical Care Pain; Perioperative Pharmacotherapy.
SM Journal of Anesthesia.
AWARDS / 1. I got the runners up prize in the Quiz Contest in the
39thAnnual Conference of ISA (Delhi Chapter), G B
Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. April 2005.
2. Obtained first position in FCARCSI part 1 examination
in Oman, 2008.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / Life Member: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, India.
Life Member: Research Society of Anaesthesiology and Allied Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
Awarded Membership: MNAMS, National Academy of Medical Sciences, and New Delhi, India in 2006.
AREA OF INTEREST / My areas of interests are:
  1. Regional anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks.
  2. Ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia and vascular access.
  3. Acute and chronic pain management.

TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN MY FIELD / I have 16 years of experience in my field, which included eleven years experience after my post-graduation in anaesthesiology. This again included 3 years 4 months of senior residency in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, premier medical Institute of India. I have a total of 3 years and six months experience in Critical Care and 10 months in surgical ITU, which is still continuing. I also have good experience in regional anaesthesia including ultrasound guided techniques and interventional pain management including chronic pain, cancer pain and palliative care. I am presently in Irish anaesthesia training scheme and completed by basic speciality training in anaesthesia.
REFEREES /
  1. Dr. Dara Breslin
Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care,
St. Vincent University Hospital,
Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Phone: +353-872552321.
Email:
  1. Dr. Aman Ahuja (MBBS, FCSRCSI, FPMANZCA)
    Senior Medical Officer (Anaesthesia & Pain Medicine)
    NQPPMS, Level 2-Medilink Building,
    Townsville Hospital Campus,
    100 Angus Smyth Drive,
    Douglas,
    Townsville QLD 4810,
    Australia.
    Phone: 0061-7-44332218
    Fax: 0061-7-44332223
    Email:
  2. Dr. Amarnath Shetty
Consultant and acting Head,
Department of Anaesthesiology,
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital,
Al-Khoud, P O Box No: 38, Muscat,
Sultanate of Oman. ZIP-123
Phone No: +968-24413931
E-mail:,
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