Last Updated on: March 19, 2025

We provide anaesthesia services to patients of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital. Pre-Anaesthesia Evaluation Clinic provides services ‘for the optimization surgical patients’ for various surgical procedures. The Pain clinic takes care of chronic pain patients with interventional and non-interventional therapies. This department also looks after Intensive Care Unit for adult patients.

Faculties

Sl. No.	Designation	Name	Qualification	Reg. No	Photo
1	Professor and Head	Dr. Faiza Ahmed Talukdar	MD	8809
2	Professor	Dr. Rajib Hazarika	MD	9636
3	Associate Professor	Dr. Aldiona Shanpru Bhattacharyya	MD	9201
4	Associate Professor	Dr. Sanchita Sarma	MD	14775
5	Associate Professor	Dr.Hiranya Kumar Saharia	MD	15890
6	Associate Professor	Dr.Priyam Saikia	MD	17305
7	Assistant Professor	Dr Ananya Bhorali	MD	23071
8	Assistant Professor	Dr Monmy Deka	MD	22051
9	Assistant Professor	Dr Pallavi Ghose	MD	20003
10	Assistant Professor	Dr Sangeeta Nath	MD	14094
11	Assistant Professor	Dr Susmita Borah	MD	13262
12	Assistant Professor	Dr Smitirupa Borkotoky	MD	23407
13	Assistant Professor	Dr Biswajit Talukdar	MD	20433
14	Assistant Professor	Dr Trina Sen	MD	22703
15	Assistant Professor	Dr Surajit Moral	MD	21136
16	Registrar	Dr. Ananya Choudhury	MD	24442
17	Registrar	Dr. Bimal Jyoti Nath	MD	24016
18	Registrar	Dr. Deepjyoti Das	MD	21423
19	Registrar	Dr. Dikshita Goswami	MD	24813
20	Registrar	Dr. Jahnavi Preetisha Deka	MD	23841
21	Registrar	Dr. Kasturi Mudoi	MD	23725
22	Registrar	Dr. Pallabi Barman	MD	23100
23	Registrar	Dr. Sushmita Mazumder	MD	24986
24	Registrar	Dr. Shubhangi Bhattacharyya	MD	20186
25	Registrar	Dr. Sagarika Bora	MD	23931
26	Registrar	Dr. Mrigakhi Sarma	MD	24349
27	Registrar	Dr. Rahul Saikia	MD	22016
28	Registrar	Dr. Ananya Devi	MD	25217
29	Registrar	Dr. Anamika Majumdar	MD	21149
30	Registrar	Dr. Monali Thakur	MBBS, DA, DNB	23869
31	Registrar	Dr. Pallab Kalita	MD	23591

 

Courses

• MD Anaesthesiology for 10 students per year. ( 6 Seat Recognized 4 Seat Permitted)

  PG Students

• Sl. No.	Year	Name	Contact Details

Services

• OPD services
  1. Preanesthesia Clinic- Monday to Saturday (9:00am- 2:00pm)
  2. Pain Clinic- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (9:00am- 2:00pm)
• Indoor services
  1. The Department is providing peri-operative services for elective surgical procedures to patients from:
     1. Obstetric Gynecology
     2. General Surgery (including Oncosurgery)
     3. Paediatric Surgery
     4. Plastic Surgery
     5. Urology and Renal transplant
     6. Cardiothoracic vascular Surgery (including open heart procedures)
     7. Neurosurgery
     8. Orthopedic Surgery
     9. Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
     10. Ophthalmological surgery
     11. Non-Interventional Radiology
     12. Modified electroconvulsive therapy
     13. Interventional and non-interventional Pain Services
     14. Day care procedure
     15. Interventional percutaneous cardiac procedure
  2. The Department is providing round the clock Emergency peri-operative services
  3. Intensive care unit- 12 bedded
• Postgraduate training in Anaesthesiology- MD course if of three years duration and DA course is of two years duration.
• Training of students of Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Guwahati
• Research activity for student of  National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
• We provide trans esophageal echocardiography, fibreoptic intubation and invasive cardiac monitoring services.

Research activity in the Department (January 2015 onwards)

 

Faculty:

 

1. Evaluation of corrected QT and Tpeak-end interval in patients posted for major non-cardiac and non-neurological surgery- A prospective observational single hospital based study. Principal investigator- Dr. Priyam Saikia
2. A randomized double blind study to evaluate the efficacy of palanosetron with dexamethasone versus palonosetrone alone for prevention of postoperive nausea and vomiting in subjects undergoing middle ear surgeries. Principal Investigator- Dr. Sanchita Sarma Borkataki

Ongoing Thesis by post graduate students:

 

1. Comparative assessment of clinical end point and Bispectral index in Propofol induction of anesthesia- a randomised control trial.- Dr. Kadambari Kalita
2. Comparision of esmolol vs dexmeditinidine in attenuating haemodynamic response during laryngoscopy and intubation.- Dr. Sudip Mandal
3. Effect on post operative nausea and vomiting following administration of ondansetron alone and ondansetron and dexamethasone combined in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.- Dr. Harichandra Das
4. Supraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach of brachial plexus regional anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgeries of forearm a randomised comparitive study.- Dr. Samit Parua
5. A randomized control study to compare the hemodynamic responses during laryngoscopy and intubation using Coopdech VLP-100 videolaryngoscope as compared to Macintosh laryngoscope.- Dr. Biswajit Talukdar

Publications (1st January 2015 onwards)

 

1. 1.Saikia P, Talukdar FA, Phukan B,  Chakraborty K. Repair of late-presenting right Bochdalek hernia in a patient with uncorrected tetralogy of Fallot: Anaesthetic management. Ind J Anaesth. Accepted for publication
2. Thakuria B, Saikia P. Predatory publisher and Impact Factor: the murky landscape of scholastic publication. Indian J Med Microbiol. Accepted for publication
3. Nath MP, Kumar NN. Valvular Aortic Stenosis: An Update. J Vasc Med Surg 2015;3:195.
4. Das S, Kumar S, Nath MP, Bhalla AP. Perioperative management of combined surgery for phaeochromocytoma and double outlet right ventricle: A rare combination. Indian J Anaesth 2015;59:378-80.
5. Nath MP, Singh BK, Garg R, Talukdar T, Choudhary D, Chakrabarty A. To Compare the Hemodynamic Changes with Single Dose of Intravenous Dexmedetomidine versus Midazolam: A Randomized, Prospective Study. J Anesth Crit Care Open Access 2015; 2(1): 00040.
6. Nath MP, Bhattacharyya R, Barman M. Anesthetic Considerations in Patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Role of Perioperative Dexmedetomidine. Enliven: J Anesthesiol Crit Care Med 2015; 2(5): 014.
7. Lahkar B, Saikia P, Bora BB. Haemangioma, thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy- kasabach merritt syndrome: an appraisal for anaesthesiologists. J Clin Diagn Res. 2015;9(1):UL01-2.
8. Lahkar B, Saikia P, Bhattacharyya PJ. Atrial Septal Aneurysm Presenting with Only Electrocardiogram Signs of Right Atrial Enlargement and Complete Right Bundle Branch Block. Anesthesiology.2015;123(2):457.