Quality Perioperative Anesthesia & Pain Relief
Dr. Vishnupriya S is an accomplished Anaesthesiologist at GEM Hospital Chennai. Experienced in managing anesthesia for complex surgeries across multiple disciplines (including SGE oncology, pediatric, and vascular surgery), she specializes in difficult airway cases and ultrasound-guided regional techniques.
Core Strengths & Special Interests
- Multi-disciplinary Experience: Hands-on perioperative care for surgical oncology, vascular, pediatric, ENT, orthopedic, urological, and major gastrointestinal surgeries.
- Obstetric & Critical Care: Expert in dealing with critical obstetric emergencies and managing patients in both Medical and Surgical ICUs.
- Advanced Airway & Regional Techniques: Proficient in difficult airway protocols, submental intubation challenges, and complex daycare surgical anesthesia.
- USG-Guided Blocks & Vascular Access: High expertise in utilizing ultrasound guidance for peripheral blocks, localized anesthesia, and central vascular access.
- Post-operative Pain Management: Special research interest in bupivacaine adjuvants (clonidine, dexmedetomidine) to achieve optimal post-operative analgesia.
Core Competencies
- Safe and quality anesthesia for all surgical patients
- Anesthesia for daycare and major abdominal surgeries
- Critical obstetric emergency perioperative care
- Ultrasound-guided regional blocks & vascular access
- Advanced airway management & submental intubations
- Critical care management in Medical & Surgical ICUs
Education & Training
- MBBS: Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai
- MD (Anaesthesiology): Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University
- Postgrad Training: Surgical Gastroenterology & Oncology (Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Perambur)
- Senior Resident: Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute
- Former Associate Consultant: Meenakshi Hospital, Thanjavur
Publications & Research
- CSE Analgesia Study: "Comparative study of epidural clonidine vs dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for post operative analgesia in infra umbilical surgeries under combined spinal epidural anaesthesia" (MedPulse International Journal of Anesthesiology, March 2019).
- Bilateral Ilioinguinal Blocks: "Bilateral ilioinguinal iliohypogastric nerve block with 0.25% bupivacaine vs 0.25% bupivacaine with 50mcg dexmedetomidine for postoperative analgesia in lower abdomen surgery" (MedPulse International Journal of Anesthesiology, December 2020).
Accolades & Workshop Participation
- Airway Congress 2020: Presented E-Poster on "Challenges of Submental Intubation" at Hotel Holiday Inn, New Delhi.
- USG Guided Blocks: Completed CME and workshop on blocks on human volunteers at Rajah Muthiah Medical College (2019).
- Obstetric Anesthesia: Attended workshop on critical incidents in obstetric anesthesia (Hyderabad, 2021).
- Active CME Participation: Participated in ISACON Tamilnadu (2021), GAARC (2022), and POCUS (2022).
