Dr. Pankaj Punetha

Dr Pankaj Punetha is a senior lead consultant anaesthesiologist and neuro-cardiac anaesthesia specialist in Bangalore with clinical expertise of 28 years spanning cardiac anaesthesia, neuroanaesthesia, general and regional anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, fibre-optic intubation, ultrasound-guided procedures, and anaesthesia department leadership.

P atients searching for the best anaesthesiologist in Bangalore, a reliable cardiac and neuroanaesthesia specialist in Karnataka, or expert high risk surgery anaesthesia and pain management doctor will find SSSIHMS DNB trained, AHA certified instructor, four-society life member anaesthesiology care.

Dr Punetha consults in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Punetha's clinical practice covers the full spectrum of anaesthesiology with focused depth in cardiac anaesthesia, neuroanaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia, critical care, and pain management. His DNB training at SSSIHMS Prasanthigram, with its high-volume cardiac and neurosurgical programmes, and his additional qualifications in hospital management and medical law and ethics support both clinical and institutional leadership.

Cardiac Anaesthesia in Bangalore

Anaesthesia for cardiac surgical and catheterisation procedures, supported by IACTA life membership:

• Open Heart Surgery Anaesthesia (CABG, Valve Surgery)
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia
• Catheterisation Lab Anaesthesia
• Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) Support
• Cardiopulmonary Bypass Management
• Post Cardiac Surgery ICU Coordination
• Haemodynamic Monitoring and Management

Neuroanaesthesia in Bangalore

Anaesthesia for neurosurgical procedures, supported by ISNCC life membership:

• Brain Tumour Surgery Anaesthesia
• Spine Surgery Anaesthesia
• Aneurysm Clipping Anaesthesia
• Awake Craniotomy Support
• Intracranial Pressure Management
• Neuromonitoring Coordination
• Post Neurosurgical ICU Coordination

General and Regional Anaesthesia

Comprehensive anaesthesia across surgical specialties:

• General Anaesthesia for All Surgical Disciplines
• Anaesthesia for General Surgery
• Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery
• Anaesthesia for ENT Surgery
• Anaesthesia for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Spinal Anaesthesia
• Epidural Anaesthesia
• Combined Spinal Epidural
• Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks

Advanced Airway Management and Procedures

Complex airway and procedural capability:

• Fibre Optic Intubation
• Difficult Airway Management
• Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access
• Central Venous Catheterisation
• Arterial Line Insertion
• Invasive Haemodynamic Monitoring

Anaesthesia for Radiology and Non-OR Procedures

Anaesthesia support outside the operating theatre:

• Anaesthesia for CT Guided Procedures
• Anaesthesia for MRI Procedures
• Procedural Sedation

Pain Management

Acute and chronic pain management:

• Post Operative Pain Management
• Regional Analgesia
• Epidural Analgesia
• Acute Pain Service
• Pain Management Interventions

Conditions Supported

• Patients Requiring Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia
• Patients Requiring Neurosurgery Anaesthesia
• High Risk Surgical Patients with Multiple Comorbidities
• Patients Requiring Emergency Anaesthesia
• Patients with Difficult Airway
• Obstetric Patients Requiring Anaesthesia
• Post Operative Pain Management

Professional Experience

• Lead Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Manipal Hospital, Kanakapura Road, Bangalore
• Previous Consultant, Fortis Hospital, Noida

As Lead Consultant, he leads the anaesthesia department with responsibility for protocol development, safety enhancement, and clinical governance across neurosurgery, general surgery, orthopaedics, ENT, obstetrics-gynaecology, cardiac surgery, and radiology suite anaesthesia. He serves as AHA Certified Instructor conducting BLS and ACLS training sessions for clinical teams, DNB Coordinator guiding postgraduate students and anaesthesia technicians, and Member Secretary of the Hospital Ethics Committee ensuring ethical compliance in clinical and research activities. His additional qualifications include a Diploma in Hospital Management from NIHFW (National Institute of Health and Family Welfare) and Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics from NLSIU (National Law School of India University), reflecting multidisciplinary engagement beyond clinical practice.

Conference Faculty and Academic Engagement

Dr Punetha has served as faculty and organising committee member at numerous national conferences and workshops spanning 2013 to 2024, including:

• Faculty and Organising Committee, SANCON (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Faculty, Cardiac Anaesthesia Update IACTA (2014, 2016, 2017)
• Faculty, Indo-US Critical Care Medicine Update (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Faculty, Microneurosurgery and Neuroendovascular Workshop, SSSIHMS (2014)
• Participant, IACTS Score, SSSIHMS (2017)
• Participant, 67th National Conference of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists (2019)
• Faculty, SAICAP SSSIHMS Academic Initiative in Cardiac Anaesthesia Postgraduate Programme (2024)

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Qualifications

• MBBS from Sri Devraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Kolar (1998)
• DNB Anaesthesia from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS), Prasanthigram (2002)
• Diploma in Hospital Management, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)
• Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics, National Law School of India University (NLSIU)
• AHA Certified Instructor (BLS and ACLS)

Professional Memberships

• Indian Society of Anaesthesiology (ISA), Life Member (P1300)
• Indian College of Anaesthesiology, Life Member (0249)
• Indian Society of Neuroanaesthesia and Critical Care (ISNCC), Life Member (P34)
• Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesiologists (IACTA), Life Member (CLP167)

SSSIHMS Trained Lead Anaesthesiologist with Cardiac and Neuroanaesthesia Expertise, NLSIU Ethics Credential and AHA Instructor Status

Anaesthesiology is a specialty where the combination of foundational training at a high-volume cardiac and neurosurgical centre, formal leadership credentials, and sustained academic engagement creates a practice profile that extends well beyond routine anaesthesia delivery into institutional leadership and governance. Dr Punetha's DNB Anaesthesia from SSSIHMS Prasanthigram places his foundational training at a charitable super-specialty hospital renowned for its high-volume cardiac and neurosurgical programmes, where anaesthesia training integrates both cardiac and neuroanaesthesia depth.

His additional Diploma in Hospital Management from NIHFW and Diploma in Medical Law and Ethics from NLSIU (India's premier national law school) are genuinely unusual credentials for an anaesthesiologist and support his institutional roles as Lead Consultant, DNB Coordinator, and Member Secretary of the Hospital Ethics Committee. His AHA Certified Instructor status for BLS and ACLS reflects formal emergency resuscitation training capability.

His four life memberships in ISA, Indian College of Anaesthesiology, ISNCC, and IACTA (each with specific membership numbers) and 14 named conference faculty and organising committee roles spanning over a decade further reflect sustained academic engagement. Combined with four language fluency in English, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu, this depth of senior anaesthesiology leadership is now offered through Manipal Hospital, Kanakapura Road.

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