Dr. Somnath Dey

Dr Somnath Dey is a Senior Consultant in Cardiac Anaesthesiology at Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata, with over 26 years of experience in perioperative cardiac care, cardiac surgery anaesthesia, and critical care management of complex cardiovascular patients.

He holds a Gold Medal in Psychiatry from RG Kar Medical College and secured first position in the free paper competition at the 6th Perioperative TEE Workshop, PGIMER, Chandigarh, reflecting sustained academic distinction alongside extensive clinical expertise.

He consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Cardiac Surgery Anaesthesia

Patients undergoing complex cardiac surgical procedures are managed with comprehensive perioperative anaesthetic planning and intraoperative monitoring:

• Off-pump and on-pump CABG anaesthesia
• Valve replacement anaesthesia including MVR, AVR, and DVR
• Mitral and aortic valve repair
• Pre-anaesthetic assessment and ASA and EUROScore risk grading
• Perioperative anaesthetic management

Congenital Heart Surgery Anaesthesia

Patients with congenital cardiac defects undergoing corrective surgery are managed with specialist paediatric and adult congenital cardiac anaesthesia:

• ASD, VSD, and TOF surgical anaesthesia
• TGA and Ebstein anomaly surgical support
• Paediatric cardiac surgery anaesthesia
• Congenital heart defect correction perioperative care
• High-risk paediatric cardiac catheterisation anaesthesia

Catheterisation Lab and Structural Heart Procedures

Patients undergoing high-risk interventional cardiac and structural heart procedures in the catheterisation laboratory are managed with advanced anaesthetic and haemodynamic support:

• TAVR and EVAR anaesthesia
• Leadless pacemaker and ICD implantation
• Balloon mitral valvotomy
• Device closure of ASD, VSD, and PDA
• Primary and complex angioplasty support

Echocardiography

Patients requiring intraoperative and perioperative cardiac imaging are assessed with advanced transoesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography:

• Transoesophageal echocardiography, all 28 basic and special TEE views
• Transthoracic echocardiography
• Pre and post-surgical cardiac pathology diagnosis
• Haemodynamic monitoring with echo guidance
• Structural heart assessment

Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Anaesthesia

Patients undergoing thoracic and vascular surgical procedures are managed with one-lung ventilation and advanced airway techniques:

• One-lung anaesthesia for lobectomy and pneumonectomy
• Segmentectomy and VATS anaesthesia
• Vascular surgery perioperative care
• Double-lumen tube and RAE tube management
• Fiberoptic bronchoscopy and advanced airway management

Regional Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Patients requiring regional anaesthetic techniques and postoperative intensive care are managed with a full range of neuraxial and peripheral nerve block approaches:

• Lumbar and thoracic epidural blocks
• Spinal and combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia
• Caudal epidural and peripheral nerve blocks
• Total intravenous anaesthesia and rapid sequence intubation
• ECMO, Impella, and IABP perioperative management

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata (2000)
• MD Anaesthesiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh (2012)
• DM Cardiac Anaesthesia, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata (2015)
• Observership in Cardiac Anaesthesia, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh (2015)

Experience and Affiliations

Current

• Senior Consultant, Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata
• In-charge, Cardiac ICUs, Manipal Hospitals, EM Bypass, Kolkata

Previous

• Consultant, Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata

Publications

• "Fenestration: Integrating Wings into the Atrial Septal Occluder for Navigating a Challenging Terrain", Cureus, September 2023, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45260
• "Challenges in Device Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in Older Patients in Their Fifth Decade and Beyond", Cureus, February 2022, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.22480
• "Challenges in Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy for Severe Pulmonary Stenosis Presenting with Cyanosis and Ventricular Dysfunction", Journal of Indian College of Cardiology, January 2022, DOI: 10.4103/jicc.jicc_46_21
• "Left Bundle Branch Pacing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Novel Approach", American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease, December 2021, Vol 11(6)
• "Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusion of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery", American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease, October 2021, Vol 11(5)

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Gold Medal in Psychiatry, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, 2000
• First position, Free Paper Competition, 6th Perioperative TEE Workshop, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2011
• Observership in Cardiac Anaesthesia, Advanced Cardiac Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 2015

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