Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Sri Amritsar

Faculty Detail - Department of Anaesthesia


Professor & Head
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Ruchi Gupta  did MBBS (1986) from GMC, Amritsar and MD (1991) from GMC, Patiala. She passed  DNB in 1997. She worked as  faculty at CMC Ludhiana and PGIMS Rohtak before joining sgrduhs in 2006, and is presently  Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care.  She received Fellowship of Indian Academy of Pain Medicine (FIAPM) and Fellowship in Palliative care in 2020. She has been a visiting Fellow in Pain Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, USA and London. She has a Diploma in Internet Marketing and Diploma in American Board of Aesthetic Medicine from USA.

She has organized 9 Zonal and National conferences. She has presented 100 papers in National and International conferences with 21 guest lectures and has chaired 28 sessions. She has guided 43 research projects, authored 67 National and  International publications, and is a reviewer of esteemed journals. She has been an external examiner and paper setter for many universities.

She has been President NZ ISA 2007-8, President ISA Amritsar 2007-8, Vice President NZ ISA 2004-5 and NAPCAIM 2020-1, and  General Secretary ISA Amritsar 2003-5. She is a life member of  Indian Society of Study of Pain (ISSP), Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA), Indian Association of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists (IAPA), Asian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesiologists (ASPA), Research Society of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology (RSACP), Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and NAPCAIM. She is an annual member of International Association of Study of Pain (IASP) and World Institute of Pain (WIP)

Her areas of interest are pain medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, airway management, regional anaesthesia, ACLS and BLS.

 

Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Sunil Chawla did MBBS (1987) from Jiwaji University, Gwalior and MD (1991) in Anaesthesia from the Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He joined sgrduhs as Assistant Professor in 2000 and is presently Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology.

His special areas of interest are Critical Care.

 

Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Anita Kumari did her MBBS and MD in Anesthesiology from Govt. Medical College, Patiala. She did her senior residency from GMCH-32 Chandigarh and joined the Department of Anesthesia at sgrduhs as Assistant Professor in 2006. Presently, she is Professor of Anesthesiology.  She also serves as departmental library incharge since 2006.

She presided over as nodal officer for diploma and BSc OTT/ BSc Anesthesia courses and was programme coordinator to train PCMS MBBS doctors for anaesthesia skills under NRHM project. She also presided over as programme coordinator to train OT/ICU staff according to NABH curriculum.

 Dr Anita has presented paper /poster/chaired sessions in various conferences. She has completed 12 research projects and 5 are ongoing. She has 25 National Publications in indexed journals. She has organized various CME, workshops, national conferences in the department as organizing secretary. She is a life member of IMA, ISA, RSACP and ISCCM.

 She has special interest in Paediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine.

 

Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Lakshmi Mahajan, did her MBBS (2001) and MD (2007) in Anaesthesia from GMCH, Chandigarh. She joined SGRDUHS as senior resident and is presently Professor in Anesthesia department, is passionate about quality anaesthesia care, medical teaching, and evidence-based clinical practice.

Associate Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Chiteshwar Singh Walia did MBBS (2000) from BFUHS and MD (2007) in Anaesthesia from Manipal University. He is presently Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at SGRDIMSAR.

 

Associate Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Geetanjali Pushkarna did MBBS (2002) and MD (2008) in Anaesthesiology from Government Medical College, Amritsar. She joined sgrduhs as senior resident and is presently Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.

She has special interest in simulation-based learning programmes and in imparting life saving skills as a part of BLS, ACLS Training as an AHA certified instructor. She has 4 Publications in national & international journals.

Dr Geetanjali is a member of  Indian society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA), Research Society of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology (RSACP), Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) and Airway Management Foundation.

Areas of her interest include difficult airway management, paediatric anaesthesia, critical care medicine and  conscious sedation for children and elderly.

 

Associate Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Shubhdeep Kaur completed her MBBS in 2001 from the University of Rajasthan and her MD in Anaesthesiology in 2007 from the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences. She joined SGRD University of Health Sciences (SGRDUHS) as a Senior Resident in 2007 and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Anaesthesiology.

A dedicated medical educator, Dr. Kaur is an AHA-certified BLS and ACLS Instructor and coordinates the SGRD AHA Training Site. Her specialized instructional credentials also include being an ASPA-certified PPLS Instructor, an EUSIM Level-1 Instructor for Medical Simulation, and an AMF-certified Airway Instructor. Clinically, she takes a keen interest in advanced airway management—including laser airway surgery as well as paediatric anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia.

Associate Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Gaganjot Kaur did MBBS (2007) from SGRDUHS, Amritsar and MD (2011) in Anaesthesia from DMC, Ludhiana. After senior residency at SMS, Jaipur and SGRDUHS, she is presently Associate Professor of Anaesthesia. She is an instructor of AHA accredited ACLS/BLS courses and Airway Management Foundation (AMF) instructor as well. Her special areas of interest are nerve blocks for acute postoperative pain and  obstetric anaesthesia

Associate Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS,DNB
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Sachreet Kaur completed her MBBS from MGM Medical College, Kishanganj, and MD in Anaesthesiology from MMU, Ambala. She has worked as a Consultant in Critical Care, Assistant Professor at U. N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre, Senior Resident at Fortis Hospital, Amritsar, and Government Medical College, Amritsar. She is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology at Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar. Her areas of interest include Critical Care Medicine, Neurocritical Care, POCUS, and airway management. She is the Secretary, ISA Amritsar Branch, and an Executive Committee Member, ISCCM Amritsar Branch.

Assistant Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS,MD
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr Harpreet Babrah did MBBS (2007) and MD (2013) in Anaesthesia from Government Medical College, Patiala. She joined sgrduhs as Senior Resident and is presently Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia.

She has a publication in IJAA journal. She is a member of ISSP.

Her special areas of interest are paediatric and regional anaesthesia.

 

Assistant Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS MD DNB Critical Care Medicine
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Jonny Dhawan completed MBBS in 2013, followed by MD in Anesthesiology from SGRD in 2016–2019. He further pursued DrNB in Critical Care Medicine from 2019 to 2022 at SPS Apollo Hospitals, Ludhiana. He is an intensivist with advanced training in critical care, point-of-care ultrasound, hemodynamic monitoring, and USG-guided procedures, and is currently involved in ICU care at SGRD.

Assistant Professor
  • Qualification: MBBS, DNB
  • Department/Division: Anaesthesia
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Dr. Surbhi Sharma, MBBS, DNB (Anaesthesiology), is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia. Her interests include airway management, regional anaesthesia, critical care, perioperative medicine, teaching, and clinical research.

 
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