Dr. Sumitha. A. N

Dr. Sumitha. A. N

Dr. Sumitha A. N is a skilled Pain Specialist with strong expertise in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. She holds an M.B.B.S, M.D in Anesthesiology, and DNB in Anaesthesiology, along with a Fellowship in Regional Anaesthesia, reflecting advanced training in both acute and chronic pain care.

With a patient-focused approach, Dr. Sumitha specializes in comprehensive pain evaluation, interventional pain procedures, and perioperative pain management. She is committed to delivering safe, evidence-based, and compassionate care aimed at improving patients’ comfort, mobility, and overall quality of life.

Qualification

• Fellow in regional anaesthesia,2023-Ganga medical centre, Coimbatore
• DNB Anaesthesiology (Dec2022) -National Board of Examinations, New Delhi
• M.D -Anesthesiology (2022) – Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS)
• M.B.B.S (2017) Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), Mandya

Work Experience

Fellow in regional anaesthesia. Ganga medical center, Coimbatore – Jan 2023-June 2023

Ganga medical centre is most preferred centre for fellowship in regional anaesthesia and pain management.It has high academic standards and fellowship is recognized by Indian society of regional anaesthesia. I have been trained in giving regional blocks and have independently performed several procedures.

Senior resident -Institute of gastroenterology and organ transplant (IGOT) – Bangalore JULY 2022-DEC 2022.

Institute of gastroenterology and organ transplant is one of the leading centre for liver transplant in India. I was exposed to transplant anaesthesia and ICU management of post-transplant patient along with routine anaesthesia work.

Junior resident- Karnataka Institute of medical Sciences (KIMS), Hubballi – MAY 2019- JUNE 2022

KIMS, Hubballi is a 1500 bedded tertiary care centre with PMSSY and MCH attached. It is providing health care to the Hubballi and Dharwad city alos, serving as referral center to almost all districts in north part of the Karnataka. As a post graduate I have got independent hands on in giving spinal anaesthesia, General anaesthesia, Epidural anaesthesia. Also, independently performed several procedures like percutaneous tracheostomies, central vein catheterizations, pediatric intubations, regional blocks and fiberoptic intubations.

Worked as first line warrior during the time of covid pandemics and managed covid cases in the Covid ICU.

Papers Presented

• A comparative study on subclavian vein catheterization between supraclavicular versus infraclavicular approach: ISACON 2021
• Poster Presentation: A case report on cardiopulmonary arrest in 3rd trimester pregnancy with twin gestation with successful outcome with perimortem caesarean delivery, presented under award category and won best poster award: KISACON 2021

CME and Workshops Attended

• Attended ISACON 2019, Bangalore
• Attended PG Excel 2020, Hubballi
• Attended KISACON and ISACON 2021 on Virtual platform