Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2019-2022)
Additional Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (2022-2025)
Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia & Intensive Care, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Faridabad (2025-2026)
Area of Expertise
Anesthesia for Complex Neonatal & Pediatric Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care
Lung and Airway Ultrasound
Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Opioid Sparing Anesthesia & Fast-Track Protocols
Antibiotic Stewardship & Protocol Development
Pediatric TEE & TTE
Education
MBBS (Calicut Medical College, 2022)
MD Anesthesia (PGI Chandigarh, 2010)
PDCC Cardiac Anesthesia (Sree Chitra Institute Trivandrum, 2014)
DM Cardiac Anesthesia (Sree Chitra Institute Trivandrum, 2015)
Membership
IACTA
ISA
PCSI
SPCCC
Awards
Amrita Innovative Research Award (2025)
First Prize, PCSI Intensive Care Research Paper Session (2020)
First Prize, Free Paper Session, IACTACON (2017)
First Prize, Research Paper Session, PGIMER Perioperative TEE Workshop (2016)
Research and Publication
Gopalakrishnan RM, Srimurugan B, Bayya PR, Kottayil BP, Leeladharan SP, Neema PK. 'Ring' in the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Oct;36(10):3978-3981. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.05.021.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Nair AR, Sudhakar A, Jayant A, Balachandran R, Neema PK, Kumar RK. Culture-negative sepsis after pediatric cardiac surgery: Incidence and outcomes. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 Sep-Dec;15(5-6):442-446. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_37_22.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Ramachandran MA, Gutjahr G, Leeladharan SP, Sudhakar A, Kumar RK. Technique, safety, efficacy, and optimal drug volume for erector spinae plane block in neonatal and infant cardiac surgery: A single-center experience with 295 cases. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 May-Jun;18(3):252-258. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_76_25.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Viswanathan S, Meghalakshmi AR, Kumar RK. Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in an infant with tuberous sclerosis, cardiac rhabdomyoma, and hypercoagulability: The role of multidisciplinary management. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Jul-Aug;18(4):400-404. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_111_25.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Shinde N, Meghalakshmi AR, Gutjahr G, Krishnakumar M, Leeladharan SP, Thomas D, Padmanabhan S, Krishnakumar R. Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Retrolaminar Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blinded, Noninferiority Clinical Trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Dec;39(12):3455-3464. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.08.029.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Yadav S, Katewa A. Multimodality imaging in a child with complete atrioventricular canal defect, left superior vena cava, and airway compression: Echocardiography, bronchoscopy, and lung ultrasound insights. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Nov-Dec;18(6):628-631. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_261_25.
Gopalakrishnan RM. Beyond the operating room: Integrating pediatric cardiac anesthesiology and critical care in India - Towards a collaborative model. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Nov-Dec;18(6):647-648. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_294_25.
Gopalakrishnan RM, Saravanan S, Srimurugan B, Meghalakshmi AR, Kumar RK. Anesthetic management of left brachiocephalic artery reimplantation in an infant: Role of cerebral oximetry in guiding ventilation, perfusion, and cannulation decisions. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Nov-Dec;18(6):616-619. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_183_25.
Gopalakrishnan RM. Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Retrolaminar Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Apr;40(4):1329-1330. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2026.01.018.
