Dr. Pooja Baliga

Dr Pooja Baliga is a highly skilled Anaesthesiologist in Mumbai with 18 years of clinical experience in general anaesthesiology, liver transplant anaesthesia, hepatobiliary pancreatic surgery anaesthesia, and gastrointestinal surgical anaesthesia.

Dr Pooja B has been involved in perioperative care of over 900 liver transplants, independently administered anaesthesia care to over 200 liver transplants, over 100 hepatobiliary pancreatic surgeries, and over 1,000 gastrointestinal surgeries, reflecting her exceptional expertise and high-volume transplant and surgical anaesthesia practice.

Dr Pooja currently serves as a Consultant at Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai. She has previously worked at Medanta The Medicity, Aster RV Hospital, BR Life SSNMC Super Specialty Hospital, and Raja Rajeshwari Medical College. She is known for her clinical precision and patient-centred approach to perioperative care.

Dr Pooja Baliga consults in English, Hindi, and Marathi.

Areas of Expertise

Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Anaesthesia

• Liver transplant anaesthesia and perioperative management
• Hepatobiliary pancreatic surgical anaesthesia
• Pre-transplant anaesthetic assessment and optimisation
• Intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring in transplant surgery
• Post-transplant intensive care anaesthesia management

Gastrointestinal and General Surgical Anaesthesia

• Gastrointestinal surgical anaesthesia management
• General anaesthesia for complex adult surgical procedures
• Oncological and cancer surgical anaesthesia management
• High-risk and complex surgical anaesthesia care
• Obstetric anaesthesia and epidural analgesia

Perioperative and Critical Care

• Pre-operative anaesthetic assessment and risk stratification
• Intraoperative monitoring and haemodynamic management
• Post-operative pain management and recovery care
• Critical care and ICU perioperative management
• Regional and neuraxial anaesthesia techniques

Professional Experience

Current Experience

• Consultant, Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Bandra West, Mumbai

Past Experience

• Consultant, Medanta The Medicity
• Senior Consultant, Aster RV Hospital
• Consultant, BR Life SSNMC Super Specialty Hospital
• Consultant, Raja Rajeshwari Medical College

Education and Credentials

• MBBS – Goa Medical College (2008)
• MD Anaesthesiology – Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute (2015)
• Fellowship in Liver Transplant Anaesthesia (FLTA) – Medanta The Medicity (2022)

Memberships

• International Liver Transplant Society Anaesthesia Committee
• Liver Transplant Society of India
• European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
• Indian Society of Anaesthesiology

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