Department of Anesthesiology

Perioperative care and pain management

Introduction

The Department of Anaesthesiology was set up in 1997 at Dharamshala with 2 faculty members under Dr. R.S. Thakur. It shifted to Tanda in December 2007. Currently, there are 12 faculty members with an annual intake of 13 Junior Residents for MD. B.Sc. Paraclinical Courses in anesthesia (18 seats) started from 2022.

12
Faculty Members
47
Residents
11
Operation Theatres
40+
Publications
Our Purpose

Vision & Mission

Vision

A world-class service oriented department with peri-operative care improvement, comprehensive UG/PG portfolio, zero tolerance to infection, efficient utilization, and strengthening of outpatient and critical care services.

Infrastructure

Facilities

Operation Theatres 11 OTs including 6 modular theatres
ICU 8 bedded Intensive Care Unit
Pain Clinic Chronic pain management services
PAC Clinic Pre-Anesthesia Checkup clinic
CSSD Central Sterile Supply Department
Anaesthesia Workstations Modern anaesthesia delivery systems
Ultrasound Machines Ultrasound guided nerve blocks
Fibre Optic Bronchoscope Difficult airway management
Our Team

Faculty

Dr. Shelly Rana MBBS, MD, DNB Professor
Joined 15-02-2007
Dr. Versha Verma MBBS, MD Professor (Designated)
Joined 06-02-2010
Dr. Bharti Gupta MBBS, MD Professor (Designated)
Joined 17-01-2009
Dr. Shyam Bhandari MBBS, MD Associate Professor
Joined 18-04-2015
Dr. Dheeraj Singha MBBS, DNB Associate Professor
Joined 02-09-2013
Dr. Monica Pathania Attri MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 02-08-2022
Dr. Bhanu Gupta MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 21.01.2022
Dr. Manoj Chandel MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 23-04-2021
Dr. Nanish Sharma MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 25-02-2021
Dr. Anita Sharma MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 21.01.2022
Dr. Aman Thakur MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 30-07-2022
Dr. Gopal Singh MBBS, MD Assistant Professor
Joined 26-05-2025
Residency

Senior Residents

SR-1 to SR-10 (10 residents)

Junior Residents

JR-1 to JR-37 (37 residents)
Events

Activities

HP Chapter of ISACON Conference — 2024, 2021, 2020