Dr. Indira Kannan
Consultant Anaesthetist
Consultant anaesthetist with over 35 years' experience and former programme director of the ACGME-I anaesthesiology residency at Tawam Hospital.
LocationMediclinic Parkview Hospital
Experience35-40
LanguagesTamil, Malayalam, English, Hindi
NationalityUnited Kingdom
About
Dr. Indira provides complex paediatric and neonatal anaesthesia, neuro anaesthesia including awake craniotomies (brain surgery performed while the patient is awake), and obstetric anaesthesia, alongside enhanced recovery protocols and regional anaesthesia. With FRCA and over 15 years as a consultant in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, she was anaesthetic lead for maxillofacial surgery at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, a major referral centre. An adjunct clinical assistant professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University, she has published in journals including Anaesthesia & Analgesia.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBBS
MD (Anaesthesia)
FRCA
CCT
PGCert ClinEd
Areas of expertise
Complex paediatric anaesthesiaNeonatal anaesthesiaPaediatricNeuro anaesthesia & awake craniotomies
Special interests
Complex paediatric anaesthesiaNeonatal anaesthesiaPaediatric neuro anaesthesia & awake craniotomiesObstetric anaesthesiaEnhanced recovery programme after surgeries (eras)Regional anaesthesia
Practice locations
Awards and recognitions
Awarded Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Anaesthesia (UK)2008
First Runner-Up Award – Mediclinic Middle East Research Conference for research work with MBRU students2023