Experience
Dr. Anitha Sanapala is an expert Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at the Mahatma Gandhi Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Visakhapatnam. Her areas of expertise and interests are specifically in Critical Care Medicine. She worked as Senior Resident at VIMS, IDCCM at Seven Hills.
Expertise
Area(s) of Interest
- Hemodynamics
- Trauma
- Ultrasound For Optimizing Critically Ill (Including Echo)
Treatment(s)/ Procedure(s) Performed
- Ultrasound-guided adult/pediatric central line placement
- Lung ultrasound / 2D echo / EFAST / Abdominal Ultrasound / Compression Ultrasound for DVT
- Nasotracheal and Endotracheal intubations (Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal)
- Central Neuraxial Blocks and Peripheral nerve Blocks using nerve locator
- Difficult IV Cannulations / Venepuncture / Central vein cannulation
- Tracheostomies
- Eye ultrasound for optic nerve diameter
- Ultrasound-guided ascetic fluid tapping
- Interpretation of CTs & MRIs
- Basic life support & Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Peripheral artery cannulation
- Epidural catheterization (Lumbar and Thoracic)
- Management of Ventilators and its accessories
- Transportation of critically ill patients
- Management of difficult airway
Treatment(s)/ Procedure(s) Offered
Anesthesiology and Intensivist
Doctor’s ScoreCard
The Number of cases of Anesthesiology and Intensive Performed by Dr. Anitha Sanapala are more than 21,000 Anesthetized, Chemoports – 70, Picclines 150.
Education & Training
Name of Institute(s)
- MD (Anesthesia) from Katuri Medical College
- IDCCM – Seven Hills Hospitals, Visakhapatnam
- MBBS from NRI Medical College, Guntur
Training
- Difficult Airway Management
- Vascular Accesses Including Chemo Port Placements And Picc Lines
- Critically Ill Management
- Labour Analgesia
- Fiberoptic Intubations and Bronchoscopy
- Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Professional Highlights
Awards
Distinction in MBBS and MD Practicals
Publications
- Management of bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paresis after thyroidectomy
- A comparative study-efficacy and safety of combined spinal epidural anesthesia versus spinal anesthesia in high-risk geriatric patients for surgeries around the hip joint
- Management of Meralgia Paresthetica with Pulsed Radio Frequency Ablation of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Dorsal Root Ganglion at L2 & L3 Level
- Bilateral Splanchnic Nerve Radiofrequency ablation in patients with upper abdominal visceral Malignancy- Results in a tertiary care cancer hospital
Professional Achievements & Membership
- Bls And Acls Instructor-American Heart Association
- Joint Secretary-Indian Society Of Critical Care Medicine, Vizag Chapter
- Lifetime Member of the Indian Society Of Anesthesiologists
- Lifetime Member of the Indian Society Of Critical Care Medicine