Profile Brief:
Dr. Karthik S is a focused and academically driven Neuroanesthesiologist currently. With over 2+ years of experience and has built strong expertise in perioperative brain protection, difficult airway management, awake craniotomy, spine surgeries with IONM, and management of complex neurosurgical ICU cases.
He has actively presented at leading national conferences such as ISNACC and NCSI and is currently engaged in research with multiple publications under peer review. His clinical interests span cerebral autoregulation, neurocritical care protocols, pediatric neuroanesthesia, and perioperative management in aneurysm surgeries.
Education:
- MBBS – KIMS/KMCRC, Hubli
- MD (Anesthesia and Critical Care) – PGIMER, Chandigarh
- DM (Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care) – NIMHANS, Bengaluru
Past Experience:
- DM Trainee – Neuroanaesthesia & Neurocritical Care, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
- Senior Resident – Anaesthesiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Area of Expertise:
- Neuroanesthesia for Awake Craniotomy, Tumor, Vascular & Functional Neurosurgeries
- Pediatric & Spine Anesthesia with IONM
- Perioperative Brain Protection & ICP Management
- Neurocritical Care for Stroke, SAH, Trauma & Neuromuscular Disorders
- Difficult Airway Management & Advanced ICU Ventilation Strategies
- Research in Neuroanesthesia & Critical Care
Conference Presentations
ISNACC 2025, Thiruvananthapuram
- Podium: Desflurane vs. Propofol in aneurysm clipping
- PG Symposium: In-hospital transfers of critically ill patients
NCSI 2024, Chennai
- Original Study: Procalcitonin to differentiate infectious vs noninfectious sepsis in NICU
ISNACC 2024, AFMC Pune
- Poster: Severe postoperative macroglossia after prone posterior fossa surgery
NCSI 2023, Gurgaon
- Case: Massive pulmonary embolism post-transnasal pituitary surgery
- Original: Clinical outcomes in refractory status epilepticus
Manuscripts Under Review
- RCT on nasotracheal intubation techniques
- Pediatric emergence delirium: comparison of opioids
- Emergence profile in laparoscopic cholecystectomy under varying FGF levels
Workshops & Certifications
- Observership — Pain Medicine Clinic, AIIMS New Delhi (Mar 2025, 2 weeks)
- FATE Echocardiography — ISNACC 2025
- ECMO & Mechanical Ventilation — Yashoda Hospitals 2023
- Hemodynamic Monitoring — NCSI 2023
- TCD & Neurosonology — NCSI 2024
- Research Methodology — PGIMER 2019
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