Dr. Hemlata Kapoor

Dr Hemlata Kapoor is a highly distinguished Anaesthesiologist in Mumbai with 29 years of elite clinical experience in advanced airway management, complex sedation protocols, and critical care.

She currently serves as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist at the prestigious Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West.

She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, ensuring calm and highly reassuring communication with patients facing massive surgical interventions.

Demonstrating immense clinical capability, Dr Kapoor acts as the definitive life-support authority for patients undergoing extreme-duration surgeries.

She specializes in OncoAnaesthesia, specifically managing the physiological stability of patients undergoing massive, highly complex Head and Neck cancer resections where the patient's airway is structurally compromised.

She is a globally published clinical researcher and a recognized authority on difficult airway management. Her extensive research on the use of Laryngeal Mask Airways (LMA) and the complex sedation spectrum required for advanced endoscopic procedures (ERCP) has been published in multiple apex medical journals.

Dr Kapoor utilizes advanced intraoperative nerve monitoring to ensure surgical safety during complex tumor removals, bringing decades of formidable, evidence-based perioperative leadership to her practice.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Hemlata Kapoor provides world-class, technology-driven perioperative care, utilizing advanced physiological monitoring to keep patients perfectly stable during massive surgeries.

Advanced Airway Management

She executes highly complex intubation protocols for patients with severe anatomical obstructions:

• Management of the Difficult Airway in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
• Advanced Deployment of Laryngeal Mask Airways (LMA)
• Rapid Sequence Intubation for Emergency Surgeries

OncoAnaesthesia and Complex Surgical Life Support

She executes rigorous hemodynamic monitoring for extreme-duration surgical oncology resections:

• Advanced Anaesthesia for Massive Head and Neck Tumor Removals
• Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring
• Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) for Prolonged Surgeries

Advanced Sedation for Endoscopy

She architects advanced, multi-modal sedation protocols for complex gastrointestinal interventions:

• Advanced Sedation and Anaesthesia for ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Monitored Anaesthesia Care (MAC) for Minimally Invasive Procedures

Education and Qualifications

• MBBS — Government Medical College, Amritsar (1997)
• MD in Anaesthesia and Critical Care — Government Medical College, Amritsar (2001)
• Clinical Observership — Nottingham City Teaching Hospital, Nottingham, UK
• Clinical Observership — Stepping Hill Hospital, Manchester, UK

Publications and Research

Dr Kapoor is an active clinical researcher, publishing highly technical protocols on difficult intubation, nerve monitoring, and advanced sedation:

• Vellimuttam NG, Kapoor H, Badhwar S. (2014). Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring in Head and Neck Surgeries – an Indian Perspective. Surg Res Upd.
• Kapoor H, Badhwar S, Vellimuttam N. (2014). Hypoglossal nerve palsy following the use of laryngeal mask airway. Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
• Kapoor H, Mokashi S. (2014). Scar contracture of anterior tonsillar pillar leading to difficult intubation. Anesth Essays Res.
• Kapoor H. (2013). Sedation spectrum in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Continuous adaptation is the way forward. Saudi J Anaesth.
• Kapoor H. (2011). Anaesthesia for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand.

Professional Memberships

• Society of OncoAnaesthesia and Perioperative Care (SOAPC)
• Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)

Professional Experience

Dr Hemlata Kapoor currently practises at the following facilities:

• Consultant, Anaesthesiology, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute in Andheri West

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