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VIJAY A. SAHITYA
6/A Ambica Society, Opp. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad Gujarat, India - 387001
Phone: +91-9825407930 Email: vijaysahitya@yahoo.com
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ANAESTHESIOLOGIST with more than 6 years of experience in specialty of
anesthesia, skilled in providing regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, Pain management
services and intensive care management.

Goal and Objective is to work for the organization that will provide safe anesthesia and
intensive care management and pain management with international standards and to learn
always new things in Anesthesia to implement recent advances in practice of Anesthesiology.
Expertise Highlights
Regional Anesthesia
General Anesthesia
Intensive care management
Pain management
Sub Arachnoid blocks, Epidural blocks.
Plexus blocks, Field blocks and Nerve blocks
Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
Resuscitation of critical patients.
Acute and chronic pain management
Accomplishments
Diagnostic and peri-operative Services
Preoperative assessment and risk stratification of patients
Diagnosis, investigation and management of co-morbid conditions and optimization of
the same.
Counseling with patients about the role and mode of anesthesia during the surgical
procedure as well as coordinating with surgeon about the mode of surgical procedure
and anesthesia.
Postoperative care of patients in recovery room and assessment and shifting according
to discharge criteria from recovery room
Postoperative pain management using Infusion pumps and Target controlled infusion,
Nerve blocks, Epidurals.
Blocks for Pain relief in cases of PID, Chronic Back Pain, Lumbar and cervical
radiculopathies, Cancer pain etc...
Anesthesia for Radiological procedures-CT Scan, MRI..
Intubation and acute resuscitation procedures in Trauma unit and ICU.
Securing IV line, Central venous line and monitoring.
Care of patients on ventilator and providing ventilator management for poisoning, head
injury, septicemia, Myocardial infarction and other cardiac cases, etc. cases
Acute Pain Management for Trauma and post surgical patients.
CSF tapping Lumbar puncture for diagnostic purposes


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VIJAY A. SAHITYA
6/A Ambica Society, Opp. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad Gujarat, India - 387001
Phone: +91-9825407930 Email: vijaysahitya@yahoo.com
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Clinical Procedures
Endo tracheal Intubation.
Sub Arachnoid blocks
Epidural Blocks.
Nerve Plexus blocks e.g. Brachial plexus at interscalene, supraclavicular and
infraclavicular. Lumbar and cervical plexus blocks.
Individual nerve blocks e.g. femoral, sciatic, lateral cutaneous, radial, median, and ulnar,
etc.
Field blocks e.g. Hernia block, transverses abdominis plane block, rectus sheath block.
Securing intravenous access by peripheral or central vein.
General Anesthesia, Regional anesthesia and monitored anesthesia care/ sedation, as
well as combination of all.
Monitoring of patients in anesthesia, ICU and various other set ups.

Core Expertise
Induction, maintenance and recovery from anesthesia
post-operative care and pain relief
Care of patient on Ventilator.
Duties involved for all Anesthesia related procedures like preoperative assessment,
anesthesia, postoperative care
Cardio pulmonary resuscitation
Lumbar Puncture for CSF aspiration of diagnostic purposes
Stand-by and monitored anesthesia care, sedation in procedures under local anesthesia,
radiological procedures.
Surgery-wise:
General surgery, Laparoscopic surgery
Gynecological & obstetrics surgeries
Orthopedic surgeries Trauma surgeries, Spine surgeries, reconstructive arthroscopic
surgeries and Joint replacement surgeries.
Other Specialties - Neurosurgery, pediatric surgery, Plastic surgery, Urosurgery,
ophthalmic surgery, ENT surgery.
Technique wise:
1 General anesthesia
2 Spinal and Epidural
3 Regional Field Blocks, Plexus Blocks and individual nerve blocks.
Other Roles
Confer with members of surgical staff and with departments heads to determine method
and type of anesthesia for each surgical procedures.
Observe and monitor the anesthetized patient for adverse reactions, advise physicians of
conditions, and initiate remedial measures.
Maintain records of anesthetic administered, condition of patients prior to and
throughout anesthesia, preaneasthetic and post anesthetic medication, and conditions of
patients at close of operation.
Accompany critical/ post-op patients to Recovery room/ ICU.


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VIJAY A. SAHITYA
6/A Ambica Society, Opp. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad Gujarat, India - 387001
Phone: +91-9825407930 Email: vijaysahitya@yahoo.com
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Professional Experience


SANJAY HOSPITAL, NADIAD, GUJARAT. INDIA

SPECIALIST ANESTHESIOLOGIST

31/07/2008 to Present
Anesthesia: Independent management of all duties related to Anesthesia for the surgical
patient.
Pre operative assessment, optimization for surgeries, risk stratification, plan and
execution of anesthesia keeping in mind the type of surgery in consultation with the
surgeon. Post operative pain relief.
Pain services: Post operative pain relief of surgical patients, Primary/acute pain relief for
trauma patients and chronic pain management for low back pain patients, lumbar and
cervical radiculopathy patients.
Resuscitation of trauma patients and other emergency patients such as myocardial
infarction, acute left ventricular failure, poisonings, burns patients, etc.
Ventilator management of patients in ICU in coordination with physician.





WAGAD WELFARE HOSPITAL, BHACHAU, KUTCH, GUJARAT.
INDIA.

SPECIALIST ANESTHESIOLOGIST AND INTENSIVIST

07/07/2007 to 30/07/2008
Anesthesia: Independent management of all duties related to Anesthesia for the surgical
patients. Pre operative assessment, optimization for surgeries, risk stratification, plan and
execution of anesthesia keeping in mind the type of surgery in consultation with the surgeon.
Post operative pain relief.
Pain services: Post operative pain relief of surgical patients, Primary/acute pain relief for trauma
patients and chronic pain management for low back pain patients, lumbar and cervical
radiculopathy patients.
Resuscitation of trauma patients and other emergency patients such as myocardial infarction,
acute left ventricular failure, poisonings, burns patients, etc.
Intensive Care Unit. Complete Management of patients in ICU. Quality control. Infection control.
Training of staff in various procedures and protocols.





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VIJAY A. SAHITYA
6/A Ambica Society, Opp. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad Gujarat, India - 387001
Phone: +91-9825407930 Email: vijaysahitya@yahoo.com
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02/05/2006 to 01/01/2007
SHRI M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE, JAMNAGAR, GUJARAT. INDIA.

TUTOR / READER IN DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY

Working under supervision of senior specialist/consultants to provide anesthesia and
related services.
Teaching theory classes to students of MBBS.




EDUCATION

SHRI M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE, JAMANAGAR, INDIA

MD ANESTHESIOLOGY
2003 to 2006
MD ANESTHESIOLOGY (2006) is completed from FAIMER/WHO recognized college, M P Shah
Medical College, Jamnagar / Saurashtra University, Rajkot of India with first attempt.
Post graduate study of total 3 years included all Anesthesiology subjects under supervision on
rotational basis in various operation theaters. Department rotations ware every 3 monthly in
General surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT and ophthalmic surgery, Plastic
surgery, Casualty, Pain clinic and Pre Anesthesia Consultation (PAC).


SHRI M P SHAH MEDICAL COLLEGE, JAMANAGAR, INDIA

MBBS


1997 to 2003
MBBS (2003) is completed from FAIMER/WHO recognized college, M P Shah Medical College,
Jamnagar / Saurashtra University, Rajkot of India with first attempt.
Full time course with 5 years and 6 months which includes 4 years and 6 months study program
with 1 year full time rotational internship in different subjects of Medicine.

Certifications
Registered Physician - Gujarat state, Medical Council of India.
Registered Anesthesiologist - Gujarat state, Medical Council of India.


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VIJAY A. SAHITYA
6/A Ambica Society, Opp. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad Gujarat, India - 387001
Phone: +91-9825407930 Email: vijaysahitya@yahoo.com
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Research Activities

Thesis/Dissertation done during MD Anesthesiology: Evaluation of Sublingual Midazolam
as a premedication in children. The study was done to check and ascertain the
effectiveness of sublingual midazolam in preventing preoperative anxiety in children and
ensure calm parent child separation.



Trainings & Conferences attended

GISACON (Gujarat State Branch of - INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST CONFERENCE)
October 2007. Rajkot. Gujarat, India.
CME on Cardiac ailments and Anesthesia- ARISE PROGRAM, MULJIBHAI PATEL SOCIETY FOR
RESEARCH IN NEPHRO-UROLOGY. MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGY HOSPITAL, NADIAD. AUGUST
2011.
2
ND
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT WITH
CADAVERIC WORKSHOP (ICIPM) AUGUST 2012. Organized by world institute of pain, India
Section. AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
WISACON 2012.(WEST ZONE Conference Indian Society of Anesthesiologist). October 2012.
Ahmadabad, Gujarat. India.
Criticon 2012. Organized by ISCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Management). December
2012. Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Workshop on Hemodynamic Monitoring and Blood Components and its judicious use. At Criticon
2012. December 2012.




PERSONAL DETAILS:
Current Address: 6/A, Ambica Society, OPP. ICICI Bank, Petlad Road, Nadiad. Gujarat,
India-387001
Date of Birth: 12/06/1980
Place of Birth : Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status: Married
Wife's Occupation: Anesthesiologist
Languages known: English, Hindi, Gujarati and Sindhi.
Passport Details: Passport No K5753813, Issue Place - Ahmadabad, India
Passport Issue date: 06/06/2012, Expiry date: 05/06/2022
Contact No. +91-9825407930
E-mail Id : vijaysahitya@yahoo.com