Overview
Overview
Dr Diana Thomas serves as an assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology. She has worked as cardiac anaesthesiologist at AIIMS, Patna and Calicut Government medical college before she joined the Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia team at Amrita Hospital. She has mentored anaesthesiology residents and helped build a strong cardiac team at both centres. With particular interest in paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care, Dr. Diana aims to improve perioperative care with a focus on fast-tracking. Apart from the clinical work, she believes in the potential of academic research and aims to contribute in its propagation at the institute.
Area of Expertise
Area of Expertise
- Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography
- Perioperative lung sonography
- Paediatric anaesthesia
- Difficult airway
- Regional anaesthesia in paediatric cardiac surgery
Qualification
DM Cardiovascular Thoracis Anaesthesia
Sree Chithira Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
MD Anaesthesiology
Jawahar Institute of post graduate medical education and research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
MBBS
Jawahar Institute of post graduate medical education and research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
Language Knew
Language Knew
- English
- Hindi
- Malayalam
- Tamil
Work Experience
- 2024-Present
Assistant Professor
Cardiac Anaesthesia, Amrita Hospital, Kochi
- 2023-2024
Consultant
Cardiac Anaesthesiologist, Calicut Government Medical College and Hospital
Awards and Recognition
Awards and Recognition
- S C Mitra and Mrs. Geetha Mitra Endowment prize in Anatomy
- ICMR STS scholarship
- Second prize in 15th annual perioperative and critical care echocardiography workshop competitive session
