Dr. Aruna Varma
Consultant Anaesthetist
Consultant anaesthetist who provided the anaesthesia for the Middle East's first awake heart bypass and first awake aortic valve replacement.
LocationMediclinic Parkview Hospital
Experience20-25
LanguagesHindi, English, Malayalam
NationalityIndia
About
Dr. Aruna focuses on cardiothoracic anaesthesia, with a particular interest in fast-track recovery after beating heart surgery. She has conducted bariatric anaesthesia for more than 3,000 surgeries, including a sleeve gastrectomy for a patient weighing 270kg. She has headed anaesthesia and ICU departments at private hospitals in Dubai and was part of a high-volume joint replacement centre, providing anaesthesia for bilateral hip and knee replacements in one sitting. She completed her super-speciality training in cardiac anaesthesia at LTMG Hospital in Mumbai.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBBS
DA
DNB
Areas of expertise
Cardiothoracic anaesthesiaJoint replacement anaesthesiaMedical emergencies
Special interests
Cardiothoracic anaesthesiaBariatric anaesthesiaJoint replacement anaesthesiaLabour analgesiaPaediatric anaesthesiaMedical emergencies
Awards and recognitions
Unique distinction of providing High Thoracic Epidural Anaesthesia for the first awake CABG and the first awake Aortic Valve Replacement in the Middle East2007