Department Overview
The Department of Anesthesiology is situated on the 3rd floor of the Symbiosis Medical College Hospital building at the Lavale Hill-base Campus. The department contributes actively in the fields of patient care, education, and research. The department is well-equipped to train undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of anaesthesia, critical care, and pain services.
Vision
Excellence in anesthesia practice providing safe, efficient, comprehensive patient-centered perioperative care and critical illness management through a scientific approach.
Mission
- To provide high quality anaesthesia services that meet or exceed patient expectations. To prioritize patient safety and well-being during anaesthesia. To foster a culture of collaboration with other heathcare professionals to ensure a comprehensive care of patients. To deliver excellenct perioperative patient care, acute pain services, and critical care through continued education, research, and innovation.
HOD Profile
Dr. Indrani Hemantkumar Chincholi
MBBS, MD, DA, DNB Anesthesiology
Professor & HOD – Anesthesiology
Description
Dr. Indrani Hemantkumar Chincholi has obtained her MBBS degree from Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She got the 1st Rank in MD and DNB (Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai University) as well as DA (LTMMC & Sion Hospital, Mumbai). She has been awarded Honorary fellowships from Indian College Of Anaesthesiologists and Society of Oncoanaesthesia and Critical Care. She is Member, Specialists Board of National Board of Examination in Anaesthesiology. She is the current founder Dean of College of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists and presently a National Governing Council member of Indian Society of Anaesthesiology and President of Indian Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia, Maharashtra State. She was the Past president of Research Society of Anesthesiology. She received the Hargobind Fellowship to train in Cardiac Anesthesiology at Leheigh Valley Hospital, Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of President Appreciation Award from ISA National, Natya Kalaimani Award from Government of Tamil Nadu, and Bharat Jyothi Award. She was the past Head of department of Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Presently she is serving as the Professor and Head of the Department of Anaesthesia at Symbiosis Medical College for Women at Pune.
Experience
She has over 15 years of experience in academics, teaching, research activities, healthcare services.
Paper Presentations:
She has various scientific papers, chapters in Book and case reports publications in national and international journals.
Outreach Activities:
- She has been a part of various community outreach programs for educating basic life support and Chronic Pain treatment awareness. She has actively been part of many Closed Heart Surgery camps in rural Maharashtra.
Presentations
- She regularly presents and conducts workshops in the field of Airway, Hemodynamic Monitoring, Simulation training etc. She is an invited speaker in almost all National Anaesthesia conferences and has delivered many Orations.
Research Profiles
- She has various scientific papers and case reports publications in national and international journals.
Infrastructure Facilities
The infrastructure includes Anaesthesia Department along with the Operation Theatre complex.
The department has a library with books on Anesthesiology, Pain and Critical Care and journals to stay aligned with the most up-to-date practice in Anaesthesiology. There is a classroom with Laptop and LCD projector for lectures, seminars, journal review, case discussions etc. A skill lab is available for training in Airway Management, Regional Techniques, Vascular Access and Crisis Resource Management
A state-of-the-art Operation Theatre Complex includes a Preanaesthetic Assessment room, Preoperative Room, Operation Theatres, and Postoperative Care Unit. The department is well-equipped with state-of-the-art anesthesia workstations, advanced airway management tools including Videolaryngoscope, Video Endoscope, Fiber Optic Bronchoscope etc, Regional anesthesia aids such as USG and Nerve Stimulators, and comprehensive resuscitation equipment, including a defibrillator and fully stocked crash cart. Precision Anaesthesia is being provided with use of Target Controlled Infusion pumps and use of Depth of Anaesthesia Monitors. The department has a dedicated pain management consultant with infrastructure support, including outpatient evaluation and procedural suites, and perioperative chronic pain care. The department supports multiple modular operating theatres equipped with laminar airflow systems and centralized monitoring.
Operation Theatre
Department Library
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Indrani Hemantkumar Chincholi
MBBS, MD, DA, DNB ( Anesthesiology)
Professor & HOD
hod.anestesiology@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Jyotsna Bhosale
MBBS , MD ( Anesthesiology)
Professor
jyotsna.bhosale@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Jyoti Deshpande
MBBS, MD, IDRA ( Anesthesiology)
Professor
jyoti.deshpande@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Pradeep Junjare
MBBS, MD ( Anesthesiology)
Assistant Professor
pradeep.junjare@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Anju Minj
MBBS, MD ( Anesthesiology)
Assistant Professor
anju.minj@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Nisha Jain
MBBS, MD DNB ( Anesthesiology)
Assistant Professor
nisha.jain@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Nupur Jolly
MD (Anesthesiology), MBBS
Assistant Professor
nupur.jolly@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Chandrani Dutta Biswas
MD (Anesthesiology), MBBS
Assistant Professor
chandrani.duttabiswas@smcw.siu.edu.in
Lt. Col. (Dr.) Neetika Tripathi, Retd
MD (Anaesthesiology), MBBS
Assistant Professor
neetika.tripathi@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Geetha Acharaya
MBBS, DA, DNB ( Anesthesiology)
Associate Professor
geetha.acharya@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Sapna Atram
MBBS DA, DNB ( Anesthesiology)
Associate Professor
sapna.atram@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Archana Gautam
MBBS, DA, DNB, IDCCM ( Anesthesiology)
Associate Professor
archana.gautam@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Sonal Kamble
MBBS,MD,FIACTA Cardiac Anaesthesia
Senior Resident
sonal.kamble@smcw.siu.edu.in
Research Publications
All faculty members of the department of ENT are continuously contributing to the field of research by regularly publishing their work in national and international journals.
Services
Anaesthesia Services
- Pre-Anesthesia Evaluation Clinic (PAC)
- General Anesthesia for Surgical Procedures
- Regional Anesthesia (Spinal, Epidural, Nerve Blocks)
- Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) / Sedation Services
- Anesthesia for Day Care / Ambulatory Surgeries
- Anesthesia for High-Risk and Emergency Cases
- Obstetric Anesthesia (Labour Analgesia, Cesarean Section Anesthesia)
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Neuroanesthesia
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Anesthesia for Organ Transplantation
- Anesthesia for Non-Operating Room Procedures (NORA) e.g., Endoscopy, MRI, Cath Lab
- Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Management
Chronic Pain Services
- Outpatient Pain Clinic
- Chronic Cancer Pain Management
- Non-Cancer Chronic Pain Management
- Interventional Pain Procedures:
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Small incision cataract surgery
- Nerve blocks
- Epidural steroid injections
- Facet joint blocks
- Trigger point injections
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Ultrasound-Guided Pain Interventions
- Fluoroscopy-Guided Pain Procedures
- Multidisciplinary Pain Management Approach (Coordination with Physiotherapy, Psychology, and Palliative Care)
- Patient Education and Pain Counselling
- Pain Management in Palliative and Terminal Care
Key Focus Areas
- Patient Safety
- Advanced Monitoring
- Pre-anesthesia assessment and optimization
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols
- Difficult Airway Management
- Regional Anaesthesia including USG-guided Nerve Blocks and Fascial Plane Blocks
- Postoperative Care Coordination including Acute Pain Management
- Regular Workshops and Academic Training
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Labour Analgesia
- Anesthesia for Ambulatory and Day-Care Surgery
- Pediatric and Geriatric Anesthesia
- Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA)
- Skill Development: Safety Standards and Staff Training using Task Trainers and High Fidelity Manikins
- Chronic pain Management