Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, GMCH

The Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital delivers comprehensive perioperative care across all the hospital blocks, including the MCH Block, CN Centre, and Superspeciality Block. This includes anaesthesia for major and minor surgeries, as well as diagnostic and interventional procedures outside the operating room. The department provides anaesthesia services for both elective and 24/7 emergency surgeries across various specialties for patients with diverse co morbidities. Our expertise encompasses anaesthesia and pain management for a wide range of procedures, from day-care surgeries to complex operations such as open-heart surgeries and awake craniotomies. We serve as a part of brain death certification committee as well as maintenance of brain stem death patients till organ retrieval. Additionally, the department provides anaesthesia service for both live and deceased donor renal transplants and bone marrow transplants.

The department manages a 54-bed Intensive Care Unit for critically ill patients and offers a robust training program for postgraduate students. As a part of an interdisciplinary team, our faculty actively engage in various simulation-based training in the state-of-the-art Skill and Simulation Lab of the institution, including basic and advanced life support skills training. We also actively engage in academic and research activities to advance the field.

Faculties

SL. NO.	Designation	Name	Qualification	Reg No.	Photo
1	Professor & Head	Dr Rajib Hazarika	MD	9636
2	Professor	Dr Faiza Ahmed Talukdar	MD	8809
4	Professor (DACP)	Dr Priyam Saikia	MD	17305
5	Professor (DACP)	Dr Sanchita Sarma	MD	14775
6	Associate Professor	Dr Biswajit Talukdar	MD	20433
8	Associate Professor	Dr Pallavi Ghose	MD	20003
9	Assistant Professor	Dr Trina Sen	MD	22703
10	Assistant Professor	Dr Monmy Deka	MD	22051
11	Assistant Professor	Dr Surajit Moral	MD	21136
12	Assistant Professor	Dr. Sangeeta Nath	MD	14094
13	Assistant Professor	Dr Dikshita Goswami	MD	24813
14	Assistant Professor	Dr Kasturi Mudoi	MD	23725
15	Registrar	Dr Ananya Choudhury	MD	24442
16	Anaesthetist	Dr Shubhangi Bhattacharyya	MD	20186
17	Registrar	Dr Sagarika Borah	MD	23931
18	Registrar	Dr Ananya Devi	MD	25217
19	Registrar	Dr Monali Thakur	DA, DNB	23869
20	Anaesthetist	Dr Rahul Saikia	MD	22016
21	Registrar	Dr Mrigakshi Sarma	MD	24349
22	Anaesthetist	Dr Pallab Kalita	MD	23591
23	Registrar	Dr Anamika Majumdar	MD	21149

AWARDS in STATE/NATIONAL CONFERENCES SINCE 2023:

Publications in indexed (PubMed/SCOPUS/EMBASE/SCI/DOAJ) journals since last 3 years

1. Hazarika R, Ghose P, Sen T, Basu R. A comparative study between 0.75% hyperbaric ropivacaine and 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in lower limb orthopaedic surgeries. Eur J Cardiovasc Med. 2025; 15(3):195-99.

2. Hazarika R, Buragohain A, Sen T. A Comparative Study on the Effects of 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine and 0.5% Hyperbaric Levobupivacaine for Spinal Anaesthesia in Caesarean Section. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research 2025; 17(3): 1050-56.

3. Goswami D, Ghose P, Bhattacharyya AS. Effect of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Perioperative Hemodynamic Stability in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Placebo Controlled, Randomised Blinded Study. Res J Med Sci. 2025; 19(1): 505‐10.

4. Sen T, Saha P, Kalita P, Saikia P, Mahanta B. Effect on Neonatal Acid–Base Status of Phenylephrine and Norepinephrine Boluses for Management of Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension in Patients with Preeclampsia Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized, Double-Blinded Trial. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2025 Jan 1;15(1):36-41.

5. Saharia HK, Das O, Vignesh S. Correlation of platelet indices with severity of sepsis patients in ICU – A prospective observational study. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research 2025; 17(3): 133-40.

6. Deuri A, Sarma AK, Paul J, Saikia P. Clinical outcome in ischaemic stroke patients with relation to blood glucose at presentation. Int J Acad Med Pharm. 2024;6(1):1848-53.

7. Sarma AK, Das A, Thakuria B, Saikia P. C-reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio as a Predictor of Infectious Etiology in Patients Admitted to General Medicine: A Single-center Prospective Observational Study. Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2024;12(3):329-34.

8. Bhardwaj RR, Saikia P, Ahmed A. Psychometric evaluation of the Assamese adaptation of the obstetrics quality of recovery score in patients undergoing caesarean delivery under neuraxial anaesthesia: a single center prospective observational study. The New Indian Journal of OBGYN. 2024; 10(2): 262 - 67.

9. Kalita P, Deka M, Majumdar A, Borah S. Evaluating the Comparative Efficacy of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine and Lignocaine in Mitigating Hemodynamic Responses during Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation through a Randomized Control Study. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16(3): 1458-63.

10. Talukdar FA, Talukdar B, Kalita P, Baruah V. A Randomised Control Study to compare the hemodynamic stress responses during laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation using Coopdech®️ VLP-100 Videolaryngoscope as compared to Macintosh laryngoscope. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 2024; 16(12):1173–80.

11. Dutta KK, Nath S, Chakraborty I, Basu R, Deka BK. A RCT on Effectiveness of USG Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block Vs Landmark Guided Suprascapular Nerve Block for Adhesive Capsulitis Shoulder. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16 (6); 1340-52.

12. Nath S, Basu R. Optimizing Preoxygenation in Anesthesia: New Techniques for High-Risk Patient Safety. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2024; 16 (12):17-24.

13. Saikia P, Saikia R, Mazumder S, Das O. Evaluation of ratio of height to thyromental distance as a predictor of difficult visualization of larynx: A prospective observational single center study. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. 2023 Jun 1;50:101236. doi 10.1016/j.tacc.2023.101236

14. Kalita P, Prasad P, Talukdar B, Saikia P. Dexmedetomidine Versus Ketamine Pretreatment to Alleviate Propofol Injection Pain: A Randomized and Blinded Study. Arch Anesth & Crit Care. 2023;10(1):43-48.

15. Haldar R, Kumar Singh T, Saikia P, Kumar Kannaujia A, Mishra P, Agarwal A. Evaluation of Success of Arterial Cannulation Employing the Dorsalis Pedis Artery Versus Posterior Tibial Artery: A Clinical Comparative Study. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2023 Feb;51(1):55-61.

16. Borah S, Mahanta B, Borah S. To Study the Hemodynamic Response of Two Different Doses of Labetalol in Controlled Hypertensive Patients during Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2023; 15 (12): 1622-7.

17. Umesh G, Bhaskar SB, Harsoor SS, Dongare PA, Garg R, Kannan S, Ali Z, Nair A, Bhure AR, Grewal A, Singh B, Rao DP, Divatia JV, Sinha M, Kumar M, Joshi M, Shastri N, Malhotra N, Saikia P, Rajesh MC, Das S, Ghosh S, Subramanyam M, Tantry T, Mangal V, Keshavan VH. Preoperative Investigations: Practice Guidelines from the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists. Indian J Anaesth. 2022 May;66(5):319-343.

18. Kaur G, Saikia P, Dey S, Kashyap N. Pericapsular nervegroup (PENG) block—a scoping review. Ain-Shams J Anesthesiol 2022; 14(9). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42077-022-00227-0.

Ongoing thesis work by postgraduate students

 

COURSES

Currently we have MD Anaesthesiology seats for 16 students and 2 Diploma in Anaesthesia seats per academic year.

Details of the current postgraduate trainees

The Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care at GMCH offers training in various paramedical courses affiliated with SSUHS, including Diploma in OT Technology, Diploma in ICU Technology, B.Sc. in OT Technology, B.Sc. in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, and B.Sc. in ICU Technology.