Dr. Badam Venkata Krishna Chaithanya

Dr Badam Venkata Krishna Chaithanya is an Anaesthesiologist in Puducherry with 5 years of experience.

He currently practises as a Consultant at East Coast Hospital, Moolakulam, and offers online pre-anaesthesia evaluations through HexaHealth.

He specialises in general and regional anaesthesia, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, obstetric anaesthesia, and intensive care management. He speaks English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Chaithanya provides:

• Pre-Anaesthetic Evaluation and Risk Assessment: Performs detailed pre-surgery health checks, assessing airway difficulty, existing medical conditions, and overall physical fitness to plan safe anaesthesia.
• General, Regional, and Laparoscopic Anaesthesia: Administers general anaesthesia, spinal and epidural nerve blocks for elective and emergency procedures, including laparoscopic and orthopaedic surgeries.
• Ultrasound-Guided Regional Pain Relief: Uses ultrasound guidance for nerve blocks, such as transversus abdominis plane blocks, to deliver targeted pain relief during and after abdominal surgeries.
• Advanced Airway and Intensive Care Management: Conducts endotracheal intubations, fibreoptic airway procedures, central line insertions, mechanical ventilation, shock management, and acute trauma resuscitation.
• Obstetric Anaesthesia: Delivers specialized anaesthetic care for emergency lower segment caesarean sections and manages high-risk pregnancy complications, including severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia.
• Post-Anaesthesia Monitoring and Recovery Care: Tracks patient breathing, alertness, pain, nausea, and vomiting after surgery, managing immediate complications to support smooth postoperative recovery.

Educational Background

He holds an MD in Anaesthesiology along with ACLS and BLS certifications, supported by formal training in research methodology, Good Clinical Practice, and prescribing skills.

Research and Presentations

Dr Chaithanya conducted a randomized clinical trial evaluating ultrasound-guided nerve blocks to improve postoperative pain relief for patients undergoing hysterectomy surgery.

He has also presented scientific papers on preventing postoperative nausea in laparoscopic procedures and managing complex high-risk obstetric anaesthesia.

Connect via HexaHealth to schedule an online pre-anaesthesia consultation or in-person checkup with Dr Badam Venkata Krishna Chaithanya before planned surgery.