Dr. Pooja Baliga

Dr Pooja Baliga is an Anaesthesiologist in Mumbai with 17 years of experience. She serves as a Consultant and Lead Liver Transplant Anaesthesiologist at Lilavati Hospital.

She specializes in living and deceased donor liver transplant anaesthesia, complex hepatobiliary-pancreatic (HPB) surgical anaesthesia, enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols, and perioperative critical care.

Areas of Expertise

Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgical Anaesthesia

Dr Pooja Baliga administers specialized anaesthesia for living donor and deceased donor liver transplantations, having contributed to over 900 liver transplant procedures.

She manages complex hepatobiliary pancreatic (HPB) surgeries and high-risk gastrointestinal surgical procedures requiring advanced haemodynamic monitoring.

Living Donor Safety and Perioperative Pain Management

She designs holistic pain management and regional anaesthesia protocols for open and robotic living liver donors to ensure donor safety.

Dr Pooja executes preoperative optimization and prehabilitation strategies for end-stage liver disease patients awaiting transplantation.

Advanced Trans-oesophageal Echocardiography and Perioperative Care

She utilizes perioperative trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) to evaluate cirrhotic cardiomyopathy and real-time cardiac function during major surgery.

She implements Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways and theatre infection control protocols to improve long-term recipient outcomes.

Book an Appointment with Dr Pooja Baliga, Anaesthesiologist in Mumbai

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