Dedicated Perioperative Safety & Comfort
Dr. K. Reshma is a dedicated Consultant Anaesthesiologist at GEM Hospital. Trained across leading specialized institutions (including Adyar Cancer Institute and ICH), she specializes in safe anesthesia delivery, resuscitation of critically ill patients, and managing complex pediatric and obstetric emergencies.
Core Strengths & Special Interests
- Multi-speciality Training: Comprehensive clinical training in Surgical Gastroenterology (GEM), Surgical Oncology (Adyar Cancer Institute), and Pediatric Surgery (Institute of Child Health).
- Obstetric & Vascular Emergencies: Experienced Senior Resident managing critical obstetric emergencies, vascular surgeries, and high-risk cases.
- Patient Safety & Comfort: High focus on patient safety, safe perioperative administration, and customized patient anesthesia comfort protocols.
- Critical Care Resuscitation: Skilled in resuscitating critically ill patients in the ICU to ensure better clinical outcomes.
- Academic & Professional Leadership: Actively participates in national CMEs, workshops, and leads organizing committees for academic events.
Key Competencies
- Safe Perioperative Anesthesia Delivery
- Resuscitation of Critically Ill Patients
- Pediatric & Neonatal Surgical Anesthesia
- Surgical Oncology Anesthesia
- Managing Critical Obstetric Emergencies
- Academic Organizing & Professionalism
Education & Training
- MBBS: Government Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri
- MD (Anaesthesiology): Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Chennai
- PG Training: Adyar Cancer Institute (Oncology) & ICH (Pediatric Surgery)
- Former Senior Resident: Bhaarath Medical College and Hospital
- AHA Certified: Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS/ACLS) & ATLS Instructor
Publications & Research
- Incidental Left Atrial Myxoma: "Anesthetic management of a patient with incidental left atrial myxoma posted for wound debridement in hand" (Indian Journal of Anesthesia, February 2023).
Accolades & Achievements
- CHETANCON 2021: Won FIRST prize in paper presentation for "Anesthesia management of right parapharyngeal abscess with anticipated difficult airway."
- ISACON Karnataka: Presented a poster on "Combined epidural spinal anesthesia for laparoscopic TEP repair."
- Conference Faculty: Guest faculty for Allied Health Science students at Bhaarath Medical College and Vinayaka Mission.
- Academic Development: Attended national workshops on critical incidents in Obstetric Anesthesia (Hyderabad, 2021) and various national CME symposiums.
