Dr. Jaya Choudhary

Dr Jaya Choudhary is a senior consultant anaesthesiologist in Kolkata with over two decades of expertise in anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, cardiac anaesthesia, and pain management, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata.

She holds the prestigious European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia (EDRA) and has conducted hands-on cadaveric and clinical workshops at the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Congresses in Prague and Paris, and serves as a reviewer for the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia and faculty examiner for DNB Anaesthesiology.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Regional Anaesthesia

Patients requiring targeted regional nerve block techniques for surgical and pain management are managed with ultrasound-guided and evidence-based regional approaches:

• Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks
• Transversus abdominis plane block
• Subcostal TAP block
• Transversalis fascia plane block
• Neuraxial and epidural anaesthesia

Cardiac Anaesthesia

Patients undergoing cardiac and cardiothoracic surgical procedures are managed with specialised perioperative anaesthetic care:

• Cardiac surgery anaesthesia
• Perioperative haemodynamic monitoring
• High-risk cardiac case management
• Postoperative cardiac recovery support
• Anaesthesia in complex cardiorespiratory conditions

Airway Management

Patients with difficult or complex airways are assessed and managed with advanced airway techniques and device-based interventions:

• Difficult airway assessment and management
• Video laryngoscopy techniques
• King Vision channelled laryngoscope use
• Laryngeal mask airway management
• Dynamic airway obstruction management

Acute and Chronic Pain Management

Patients with postoperative and chronic pain conditions are managed with targeted multimodal pain interventions:

• Postoperative analgesia optimisation
• Chronic postherniorrhaphy inguinal pain management
• Piriformis syndrome management
• Multimodal analgesic planning
• Regional block-based pain control

Obstetric and Gynaecological Anaesthesia

Patients undergoing obstetric and gynaecological procedures are managed with safe and effective anaesthetic techniques:

• Spinal anaesthesia for gynaecological procedures
• Intrathecal chloroprocaine for day care surgery
• Labour analgesia and pain relief
• Anaesthesia for laparoscopic gynaecological surgery
• High-risk obstetric anaesthetic planning

General and Laparoscopic Surgery Anaesthesia

Patients undergoing elective and emergency general surgical procedures are managed with individualised perioperative anaesthetic care:

• Anaesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Myasthenia gravis anaesthetic management
• Propofol-based sedation and anaesthesia
• Proseal LMA insertion and management
• Perioperative safety and monitoring

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliation

Dr Jaya Choudhary currently practises at:

• Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS (2003)
• MD Anaesthesiology (2006)
• PDCC Cardiac Anaesthesia (2007)
• Fellow of the Indian Pain Medicine (FIPM) (2014)
• Indian Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia (IDRA) (2019)
• European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia (EDRA) (2024)

Academic and Teaching Contributions

• Faculty Examiner, DNB Anaesthesiology Final Practical Examination, National Board of Examinations, 2022 and 2023
• External Examiner, DNB FAT Exam, Fortis Hospital, Kolkata
• DNB Faculty for Anaesthesiology Candidates
• Reviewer, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
• Conducted hands-on cadaveric and clinical workshop, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Congress, Prague, 2024
• Conducted hands-on cadaveric and clinical workshop, European Society of Regional Anaesthesia Congress, Paris, 2023
• Conducted comprehensive airway management workshop, Medica Superspeciality Hospital, 2023
• Conducted hands-on clinical workshop, Asian and Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine Conference, Mumbai, 2022

Research and Publications

• "Anaesthetic Management of a Rare Case of Mobile Vocal Cord Polyp Causing Dynamic Airway Obstruction" — Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2024
• "Intrathecal 1% 2-Chlorprocaine for Short Gynaecological Day Care Procedures" — Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2023
• "Addition of Dexamethasone to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Subcostal TAP Block after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy" — Journal of Indian College of Anaesthesiologists, 2022
• "Evaluation of the Channelled King Vision Video Laryngoscope in Improving Glottic Visualisation" — Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021
• "Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy" — Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
• "Dexmedetomidine with Propofol vs Fentanyl with Propofol for Insertion of Proseal LMA" — Journal of Anaesthesiology and Clinical Pharmacology, 2019
• "Transversalis Fascia Plane Block for Chronic Postherniorrhaphy Inguinal Pain" — Anesthesia and Analgesia Practice, 2018
• "A Case of Pyriformis Syndrome Presenting as Radiculopathy" — Indian Journal of Pain, 2015

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