Dr. Bharathi Hosdurg

Dr Bharathi Hosdurg is a Consultant in Anaesthesiology in Bangalore with 15 years of experience in general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, perioperative care, obstetric anaesthesia, and complex airway management.

She holds a DNB in Anaesthesia from the National Board of Examinations and has published peer-reviewed research in the Karnataka Journal of Anaesthesia and Indian Journal of Anaesthesia on Bonfils laryngoscope intubation and rare anaesthetic case management.

Patients requiring expert anaesthesia in Whitefield, trusted regional anaesthesia and nerve blocks in Bangalore, or advanced obstetric and high-risk anaesthesia in Whitefield will find Dr Hosdurg at Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore.

She presented papers at KISACON Bangalore 2014 and the Paediatric Anaesthesia Conference, Goa 2014, and is a member of the Indian Society of Anaesthesia.

She consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Tulu.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Bharathi Hosdurg's clinical practice spans general anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia, and complex airway management across a wide range of surgical specialties. Her particular clinical interests lie in peripheral nerve blocks, advanced airway techniques, and perioperative pain management that reduce opioid requirements and enable faster recovery.

General and Surgical Anaesthesia in Whitefield

General anaesthesia across all surgical specialties is the core of Dr Hosdurg's practice. She manages anaesthesia for routine and complex cases across general surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, cardiac interventions, and critical care procedures:

• General Anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgical procedures
• Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) for selected surgical cases
• Balanced Anaesthesia combining general and regional techniques
• Anaesthesia for Neurosurgery including craniotomy and spinal surgery
• Cardiac Anaesthesia for cardiac interventional and surgical procedures
• Paediatric Anaesthesia with presentations at national paediatric anaesthesia conferences
• Geriatric Anaesthesia high-risk elderly patient perioperative management
• High-Risk Patient Anaesthesia with individualised planning based on medical history

Regional Anaesthesia and Nerve Blocks in Bangalore

Regional anaesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks are a focused clinical interest for Dr Hosdurg, enabling intraoperative anaesthesia and postoperative analgesia while reducing opioid consumption:

• Spinal Anaesthesia for lower limb, abdominal, and urological procedures
• Epidural Anaesthesia for abdominal, thoracic, and obstetric procedures
• Combined Spinal-Epidural (CSE) anaesthesia
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks for orthopaedic, abdominal, and thoracic surgeries
• Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks for precision and safety
• Brachial Plexus Block for upper limb surgical anaesthesia
• Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Blocks for lower limb procedures
• TAP Block (Transversus Abdominis Plane Block) for abdominal surgery analgesia
• Interscalene, Supraclavicular, and Axillary Blocks for shoulder and arm surgery
• Postoperative Analgesia Protocols multimodal opioid-sparing approaches

Obstetric Anaesthesia in Whitefield

• Labour Epidural Analgesia for pain relief during labour and delivery
• Caesarean Section Anaesthesia spinal, epidural, and general
• High-Risk Obstetric Anaesthesia for preeclampsia, cardiac disease, and other complex conditions
• Epidural Blood Patch for post-dural puncture headache with published case report

Airway Management in Bangalore

Complex airway management is a dedicated research and clinical interest for Dr Hosdurg with a published study on Bonfils laryngoscope intubation:

• Difficult Airway Management using advanced videolaryngoscopy and fibreoptic techniques
• Bonfils Intubating Laryngoscope with published research on haemodynamic responses
• Fibreoptic Intubation for anticipated difficult airways
• Video Laryngoscopy for improved glottic visualisation
• Awake Intubation for high-risk airway patients
• Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) for emergency airway management

Rare and Complex Anaesthetic Case Management

Dr Hosdurg has published case reports on rare and complex anaesthetic scenarios reflecting her expertise in unusual and challenging perioperative situations:

• Anaesthesia for Hydrolethalus Syndrome with published rare case management
• Epidural Blood Patch for Subdural Haematoma with published case report
• Anaesthesia for Rare Congenital and Metabolic Syndromes

Qualifications

• MBBS
• DNB Anaesthesia, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi

Her DNB in Anaesthesia from the National Board of Examinations reflects formal national board specialist certification in anaesthesiology through rigorous examination and clinical training across multiple anaesthesia subspecialties.

Milestones and Academic Contributions

• Paper presented at KISACON, Bangalore 2014 Indian national anaesthesia conference
• Paper presented at Paediatric Anaesthesia Conference, Goa 2014
• Member of Indian Society of Anaesthesia (ISA)
• 15 years of anaesthesia practice across general surgery, obstetrics, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, cardiac, and critical care specialties

Research and Publications

Dr Hosdurg has published peer-reviewed research in indexed national anaesthesia journals:

• Comparison of Haemodynamic Responses to Intubation Using Bonfils Laryngoscope and Macintosh Laryngoscope, Karnataka Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015
• Anaesthesia for Hydrolethalus Syndrome: A Rare Case, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2017
• Epidural Blood Patch for a Case of Subdural Haematoma, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Hospital Affiliations in Bangalore

Current Practice

Dr Bharathi Hosdurg currently serves as Consultant, Anaesthesiology at Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, Bangalore.

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