Overview

Dr. Susmitha Ray Sam is a dedicated Anaesthesiologist with comprehensive training in perioperative and critical care management. She completed her MD Anaesthesiology from Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (Govt. Medical College), Mandya, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, and her MBBS from JSS Medical College, Mysore. Her clinical experience encompasses administering general, regional, and spinal anaesthesia across elective and emergency surgical settings, alongside management of critical patients in post-operative and ICU environments.

Dr. Susmitha brings expertise in airway management, ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia, and non-operating room anaesthesia. She is a published author in the Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research and has presented her research at national conferences including ISACON. She is a permanent member of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists and holds AHA certification in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.

Education

• MD Anaesthesiology – Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (Govt. Medical College), Mandya, Karnataka | Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences 

• MBBS – JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka | JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research

• Higher Secondary (Class XII) – Nirmalamatha Central School, Thrissur, Kerala | CBSE

• High School (Class X) – Marthoma Residential School, Thiruvalla, Kerala | ICSE 

Medical Experience

• Junior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (Govt. Medical College), Mandya

• Internship, JSS Medical College, Mysore

Areas of Expertise 

• Airway management & difficult airway handling

• Regional anaesthesia (spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve blocks)

• Ultrasound-guided blocks and vascular access

• Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)

• Paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia

• Perioperative and critical care management

• Obstetric anaesthesia and labour analgesia

• Neuro anaesthesia

• Geriatric anaesthesia

• Non-operating room anaesthesia (CT and MRI)

• Monitoring, pain management, and patient safety protocols

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Trauma care

Research & Publications

Thesis

"A Comparative study of the antiemetic efficacy of intravenous Palonosetron with Dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting following laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia — A prospective observational study in a tertiary care hospital in Mandya."

Publication

"A comparison of two different doses of intravenous Dexmedetomidine to attenuate hemodynamic responses to direct laryngoscopy and intubation in adult patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia: a prospective observational study at a tertiary care hospital, Mandya." Published in Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, JCDR.2024; Volume 15, Issue 11: 938–949. doi:10.48047/jcdr.2024.15.11.95

Paper Presentation

ISACON AP, September 2024, Tirupati — "A comparison of two different doses of intravenous Dexmedetomidine to attenuate hemodynamic responses to direct laryngoscopy and intubation in adult patients undergoing elective surgeries under general anaesthesia: a prospective observational study at a tertiary care hospital, Mandya."

Poster Presentation

ISACON Bengaluru, August 2024 — "Anaesthetic management of incidental intraoperative diagnosis of placenta accreta during hysterotomy."

Conferences & Workshops Attended

• ISACON South Zone, Mysuru – 2023

• ISACON Karnataka State, Bengaluru – 2024

• IAP-NNF Neonatal Resuscitation Workshop at MIMS, Mandya – 2023

• CME / Workshop on Anaesthesia, Mandya – 2023

• Workshop on Research Methodology, Mandya – 2023

• Cardiac Life Support Skills (BCLS & ACLS), Mandya – 2025

• Workshop on Medical Ethics and Good Clinical Practices, Mandya – 2025

Professional Memberships

Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA) — Permanent Member 

Certifications

AHA Certified Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — Indian Institute of Emergency Medical Services, March 2019