Dr. Poornima Kasthuri

Dr. Poornima Kasthuri

  • Senior Consultant
  • Anaesthesiology
  • KIMSHEALTH, P.B.No.1, Anayara P.O, Trivandrum – 695029, Kerala, India

Work Experience

  • 17 Years post MD and over 11 years post DM
  • Senior Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology, Critical Care, and General Anaesthesiology with BR LIFE – SUT Hospital Pattom, Trivandrum
  • Associate Staff Physician in Cardiothoracic and General Anaesthesia at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Part of CCF – Ohio, USA)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia with Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Cochin
  • Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, AHRI, Trivandrum
  • Senior Resident in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesiology at SCTIMST, Trivandrum
  • Cardiac Anaesthesiologist in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Government Medical College, Trivandrum
  • Senior Resident in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care at Government Medical College, Trivandrum
  • Specialist Anaesthesiologist at Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Trivandrum

Area of Expertise

  • Areas of specialization and advanced training involve General Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia and Intensive care for complex Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical procedures in adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients.
  • Areas of expertise and special interest include Perioperative Advanced TEE, Anaesthesia and Perioperative care for all Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic surgery, Heart Failure ,Heart and Lung Transplantation, Ventricular Assist Devices, Advanced Percutaneous Valve and EP interventions.

Membership

  • Life Member of Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
  • Life Member of the Indian Medical Association
  • Indian Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists
  • Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Awards

  • Dr. Kop’s Award for the best paper in Cardiac Anaesthesia, by the Indian Society of Anesthesiologists during the Annual National Conference ISACON 2015.
  • Presented paper on Mitral Valve Interventions at the ACTACC meeting held in Kings Cross, London 2017
  • Paper presentation on series of TEVAR procedures from SCTIMST at IACTA, Cochin 2013
  • Trained in Lung transplant Anesthesia and Intensive care from Medical University of Vienna, Austria
  • Actively engaged in teaching, training, and thesis guidance programmes for students pursuing MD, DNB, PDCC, and DM cardiothoracic anesthesia
  • Conducted training sessions for Anaesthesiology technicians and OT / ICU nurses at the aforesaid institutes.