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 .

Visiting Experience as Consultant

• Fuwai Hospital and Cardiovascular Institute , ( Beijing) China.
• San Raffaele Hospital , (Milano) Italy.

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.