Dr. Mary Smitha Thomas
MBBS , DNB , PDCC Cardiac Anaesthesia
HOD and senior consultant - cardiac Anesthesia
Experience
- 2017-2025 , Senior Consultant Anaesthesiology at Rajagiri Hospital , Aluva .
- 2018-2025 , Faculty DNB Anaesthesiology and thesis guide , along with being its coordinator and Examiner.
- 2013-2017 . Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital , Coimbatore .
- 2013- 2013 Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology at Narayana Hrudayalaya , Bangalore
- 2013 – 2017 Visting Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiology at Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute , Mangalore .
- 2012-2012 Junior Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiology at Asian Heart Institute , Mumbai .
- 2010-2012 Junior Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiology at Dr K M Cherian Heart Foundation , Chennai .
- 2007-2010 Senior Registrar Cardiac Anaesthesiology at Manipal Hospital , Bangalore .
- 2006-2007 Registrar Anaesthesiology at Manipal Hospital , Bangalore .
Areas of Interest
- Anaesthetic management of aortic stenosis
- Anaesthetic management of full spectrum of Aortic Surgeries including Ascending aortic aneurysm surgery, Thoracoabdominal Aortic surgeries with total circulatory arrest and spinal cord protection.
- Anaesthetic management of Mechanical complications of Acute MI.
- Skilled in anaesthetic management in Robotic Heart and Lung Surgeries
- Skilled in management if minimally invasive cardiac surgeries
- Circulatory assist devise initiation and management - ECMO, LVAD, IABP
- Skilled in procedural TEE for percutaneous interventions like TAVR & TEVAR
- Anaesthesia for heart and lung transplantation – pioneered from the Dr. K M Cherian Heart Foundation Chennai.
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram in perioperative management of adult and paediatric cardiac surgeries.
- Perioperative Anaesthetic management of wide spectrum of congenital cardiac defect management – both surgical and percutaneous (Device closure)
- Pioneered in Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia from Dr. K M Cherian heart Foundation.
- Pain management using multimodal approach.
- Research and biostatistics.
Visiting Experience as Consultant
- Fuwai Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute , ( Beijing) China.
- San Raffaele Hospital , (Milano) Italy.