Dr. Harsha Desai
MBBS,DNB(Anesthesiology)
Educational Qualifications:
MBBS, DNB Anesthesia and Intensive care, Fellow of Aesculap Academy of pain management Fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Pain management, Delhi Pain management Centre, Delhi; August 2011.
DNB Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore; October 2000.
MBBS, M G M Medical College Indore; 1994.
Higher Secondary School, St Raphael’s Girls’ High School, Indore 1989. Additional qualification:
POI training( Internal counselor program of NABH) conducted by Quality Council of India, April 2016.
Work Experience:
- A. Chief of Anesthesiology and Operation Theatre and CSSD services In Charge, Greater
Kailash Hospital, Indore from September 2008 to May 2018.
Responsibilities held during this period:
- Specialty anesthesia for high risk obstetrics, Infertility unit In Charge,laparoscopic
surgeries including laparoscopic bariatric and gynecologic surgeries, anesthesia for
neuro surgeries, orthopedic including joint replacement surgeries, ENT, eye, renal
transplants, gynecologic surgeries, plastic surgeries, once-surgeries.
- Administration of OT, department of Anesthesia as well as CSSD.
- Departmental and inter-departmental hospital audits as per NABH protocol.
- Member of the NABH Core committee, Drugs and Therapeutic Committee, Medical
audit Committee, CPR committee during this period.
- Training of doctors, paramedical staff as well as on medical staff on patient safely and
management
- B. Free lance anesthesia at Indore, with an experience of obstetric and gynecology, urology,
laparoscopy, neuro, plastic , and various other major surgeries. 2003-2008. A pioneer worker in
promotion of per-anesthesia evaluation in anesthesia practice of Indore.
- C. Cardiac anesthesia practice at Bhandari hospital Indore, 2003-2008.
- D. Senior Registrar Anesthesia and ICU Choithram Hospital and Research Centre, Indore. 2002-
2003.
- E. Clinical assistant and Post PG registrar P D Hinduja Hospital Mumbai May 2001- December
2001. Learnt fineries of anesthesia for high risk laparoscopic surgeries, cardiac surgeries,
orthopedic surgeries, joint replacements. Derived training of JCI accreditation.
- F. Senior registrar Anesthesia and intensive care Choithram Hospital and Research Centre
Indore after completing DNB Anesthesia from the same institute. 1996-2000.
- G. Worked as post graduate student in Department of Anesthesia at Pt JNM Medical College,
Raipur. Discontinued the course for domestic reasons.
Achievements:
- 1. Co-editor MP Anesthesia Online Journal, the official journal of the MP state chapter of Indian
Society of Anesthesia
- 2. Co-Editor Nischetna, the official newsletter of the ISA Indore city Chapter
- 3. Hon. Secretary of the Indore city Chapter of Indian Society of Anesthesia, 2006-2012. During
this period the city chapter was declared the best city branch of the country for six year sconsecutively.
- 4. Scientific co-chairman National Annual ISACON 2012.
- 5. Scientific co- chairman MPISACON 2006.
Life Memberships:
- 1. Indian medical association
- 2. Indian Society of Anesthesiologists
- 3. Indian Society of Study of Pain
- 4. Anesthesia Society for Obesity
Faculty speaker for:
- 1. Pregnancy and cardiomyopathy ; 65th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of
Anesthesiologists ISACON 2017, Kolkata.
- 2. 7th National Conference of Academy of Regional Anesthesia of India, AORA 2017,Indore.
- 3. Anesthesia challenges of the obstructive sleep apnea patient. Central zone ISACON, 2016,
Dehradun.
- 4. Airway Challenges of the obese; 1st National conference of Anesthesia Society for Obesity,
ASOCON 2016, Indore.
- 5. Backache, Indore city Chapter, ISSP, Indore 2016.
- 6. Training coordinator, Seminar on Sterilization, Cleaning Process in Health Care, Indore. 2015.
- 7. 5th Annual Conference of Indian College of Anesthesiologists ICACON 2013.
- 8. Medicolegal issues in Anesthesia Panel discussion; ISACON 2012.
- 9. Speaker on Obstetric forum ISACON 2012, Indore.
- 10. Speaker for laparoscopy session at ISACON Mumbai, 2011.
- 11. Program co-ordinator CME cum Workshop on Difficult airway 2011, Indore.
- 12. Invasive arterial hemodynamic monitoring, MP state ISACON, 2011, Ujjain.
- 13. The role of antiplatelets during peri-operative period, West zone Conference of ISA,
WISACON 2008, Raipur.
- 14. Speaker for obstetric session West Zone ISACON 2007, Nagpur.
- 15. Anesthesia for cardiac patients for non cardiac surgery, MP state ISACON, 2006, Indore
- 16. Regular speaker for city branch academic sessions since 1998.
Extra curricular activities:
- 1. Member of the city branch team of ISA for COLS training for general public. Conducted CPR
trainings for general public.
- 2. Speaker for Interactive health awareness for All India Radio for spreading awareness
regarding anesthesia in general masses.1999.
- 3. Member of the Association of Indian Marathoners.