Dr Anuja Pandit

Name

Dr Anuja Pandit, MD (Gold medalist), DM, CCEPC

Present position and Institution

Assistant Professor,

Onco-Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Pain and PalliativeMedicine,

National Cancer Institute,

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Experience and Education

• MBBS: Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary.

• MD (Anesthesiology):

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgavi.

Smile Train Gold Medal

Kotur Memorial Gold Medal

• DM (Oncoanaesthesia):

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

• Management in Health: World Bank

• CCEPC (Palliative Care):AIIMS, New Delhi

• Senior Residency:

Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

• Former Associate Consultant at Dr BLK Superspeciality Hospital.

Awards:

• Dr. Kotur Memorial Gold medal (2013)

• Smile Train Foundation Gold medal (2013)

• ISTAC Bursary Award for the best research work in the field of Trauma Care. (2012)

• WFSA-Baxter Scholarship (2015) to represent India at SAARCAA, Nepal, 2015.

• First Prize for IAPC 2016 Debate (against) “The earlier the introduction of Specialist Palliative Care, the better the outcomes for the patients”, held at 23rd International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care, Pune ,2016.

• AIIMS-IJPC Award (2018) for Debate “Inclusion of Palliative Care Concept in Non-cancer Conditions is a Threat to Medical Specialist”, held at 25th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care, Delhi, 2018.

• First prize for research paper presentation (2018) “Comparison of Perioperative Inflammatory markers using Total Intravenous Anaesthesia vs Desflurane Anaesthesia in patients undergoing Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy: A Pilot Randomized Parallel Group Clinical Trial”- ESSO-ISPSM International Conference on Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, Delhi,2018

Area of Interest

Biography:

Having completed M.D. in Anaesthesiology from J.N.M.C, Belgaum, Dr. Anuja Pandit was exposed to various super-specialties, and awarded ‘Smile Train Foundation Gold Medal’ and ‘Kotur Memorial Gold Medal’. She presented research papers at various conferences and was awarded for best research work in the field of Trauma Care at International Congress of ISTAC,2012. In 2015, she was selected by the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) for the ‘WFSA-Baxter Scholarship’ to represent India at the SAARC countries Anaesthesiologist meet in Nepal. She has also worked in a rural setup in KLES Dr. Kamal Patil Hospital, Ankola as part of postgraduate curriculum. In 2013, while working as a Senior Resident in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, she developed interest in different aspects of Oncoanaesthesiology, critical care and difficult airway settings. In 2015, she joined All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi as a Senior Resident in Department of Oncoanaesthesia and Palliative Medicine to develop finer skills in areas of her interest. She also completed a certified course in Management in Health, awarded by the World Bank. She also recieved certified Palliative care training and completed formal training in Oncoanaesthesia at A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi and was the first in the country to earn a Doctorate in Oncoanaesthesia. She completed a thesis on Anaesthetic management during HIPEC surgeries, which was awarded for the best paper presented during a conference on Peritoneal Surface Malignancies in 2018. She has also won academic debates advocating for palliative care provision for patients suffering from chronic non-malignant conditions; and, for the provision of palliative care training for all medical health professionals. She has also been part of teaching programs related to cancer pain and Oncoanesthesia and was one of the founding members of Society of Oncoanaesthesia and Perioperative Care in India. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine, National Cancer Institute, AIIMS, New Delhi.