Dr. Aparna Kaje

Dr Aparna Kaje is a consultant anaesthesiologist and interventional pain specialist in Pune with 15 years of experience in general and regional anaesthesia, critical care, and pain management, currently practising at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar and Ashirwad Urology Hospital, Kharadi, Pune.

She is Director at The Painex Clinic, Kharadi, holds a Fellowship in Indian Academy of Pain Medicine (FIPM), EFIC Certificate of Pain Knowledge, and has previously worked at Tata Cancer Hospital Mumbai, Global Hospital Mumbai, and Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Marathi.

Area of Expertise

General and Regional Anaesthesia

Dr Aparna Kaje administers anaesthesia for patients undergoing major abdominal, orthopaedic, gynaecological, and neurosurgical procedures:

• General anaesthesia for complex surgical cases
• Regional anaesthesia and nerve block administration
• Spinal and epidural anaesthesia
• High-risk surgical anaesthesia management
• Paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia care

Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks

Dr Kaje performs targeted regional analgesia using ultrasound guidance to minimise post-operative pain and reduce opioid dependence:

• Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks
• Brachial plexus and lower limb nerve block
• Fascial plane block techniques
• Regional analgesia for orthopaedic procedures
• Opioid-sparing regional anaesthesia protocols

Interventional Pain Management

Dr Aparna is a qualified interventional pain specialist with fellowship training and EFIC certification in pain medicine:

• Chronic pain assessment and interventional management
• Epidural steroid injections
• Nerve block-based pain treatment
• Cancer pain management
• Complex regional pain syndrome evaluation and care

Acute Pain Management

Dr Kaje designs personalised post-operative pain control protocols for patients recovering from major surgical procedures:

• Epidural analgesia management
• Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) protocols
• Multimodal analgesia planning
• Post-operative pain monitoring and optimisation
• Acute pain service management

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Dr Aparna manages critically ill patients and high-risk perioperative cases with advanced life support and haemodynamic monitoring:

• Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
• Haemodynamic monitoring and stabilisation
• Mechanical ventilation management
• High-risk patient perioperative care
• Paediatric resuscitation management

Pre-Anaesthetic Evaluation and Perioperative Care

Dr Kaje performs thorough pre-anaesthetic evaluations to optimise patients before elective and emergency surgical procedures:

• Pre-anaesthetic risk assessment and screening
• Co-morbidity optimisation before surgery
• Airway assessment and management planning
• Perioperative medication management
• Post-anaesthesia recovery monitoring

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS
• DNB Anaesthesia, National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (2012)
• Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia
• FIPM, Fellow of Indian Academy of Pain Medicine
• FIAPM, Fellow of Indian Academy of Pain Medicine
• EFIC Certificate of Pain Knowledge
• PGD in Medicolegal System
• Certified BLS and ACLS Instructor, American Heart Association
• Certified ATLS Instructor, American College of Surgeons

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospital, Hadapsar, Pune, Consultant Anaesthesiologist
• Ashirwad Urology Hospital, Kharadi, Pune, Consultant
• The Painex Clinic, Kharadi, Pune, Director

Previous Associations

• Tata Cancer Hospital, Mumbai, Consultant
• Global Hospital, Mumbai, Consultant
• Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Consultant

Awards and Recognition

• Best Paper Presentation Award, Pain Conference, Hyderabad (2019)

Professional Memberships

• Member, Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Pain Medicine

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