About Doctor
Dr. Shikha Gupta
Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana
Dr. Shikha Gupta is a highly respected anaesthesiologist with over 25 years of experience in clinical anaesthesia, critical care, and medical education. A graduate of GGS Medical College, Faridkot, and postgraduate from DMCH Ludhiana, she further specialized with a PDCC in Cardio-thoracic, Neuro and Vascular Anaesthesia & Critical Care from SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram.
She serves as the Faculty Coordinator for the Fellowship in Trauma Anaesthesia and Acute Care at DMCH and plays a key role in postgraduate education and faculty development. She is a certified instructor for AHA-BLS, ACLS, and FCCS, and is also an accredited faculty for IRCF-certified BCLS and CCLS programs.
Renowned for her excellent communication skills, compassionate approach, and personal touch in patient care, Dr. Gupta is admired by colleagues and trainees alike. She has published extensively in reputed journals and presented her research at various national and international forums.
An active member of professional bodies including the ISA, RSACP, and IMA, Dr. Gupta remains committed to advancing patient safety and clinical excellence. In her personal time, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Specialization and Expertise
Certifications
- PDCC - Cardiovascular and Neurosurgical Anaesthesioloy. at SCTIMST TRIVANDURAM
- Fellowship in Palliative care Medicine (FCPPM, FDPPM)
- Founder Secretary & Member Crisis Resource Management & Patient Safety Welfare Society
- Member Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Member Research Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
- Member Society of Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care
- Member Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
- Member Indian Medical Association
Publications
- PL Gautam, Suneet Kathuria, Gunchan Paul, Shikha Gupta. Associate Book Editor. "Crisis Resource Management & Patient Safety" on Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Emergency, Trauma and Critical Care Medicine. 2025. 1st Edition. Paras Medical Books ISBN: 978-81-981632-5.
- Goyal P, Prisha, Chacko JS, Goyal A, Gupta S, Kathuria S. Assessment of perioperative anxiety levels at three time-points during hospital stay in patients undergoing elective surgery. Perioper Med (Lond). 2025 Mar 12;14(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13741-025-00504-0. PMID: 40075428; PMCID: PMC11905583.
- Munjal, M., Gupta, S., Kathuria, S., Pooni, P., Munjal, S., Talwar, S., Chawla, D., Kaur, H., Bharadwaj, I., Arora, A., & Mehta, D. (2023). When tracheotomy was the only resort in paediatric tracheo-bronchial foreign body: case report. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 9(2), 201–204. https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20230109.
- Chopra S, Luthra N, Kathuria S, Saggar K, Gupta S, Singh T. Optimal positioning of right internal jugular venous catheter: A randomised study comparing modified Peres' height formula and distance between insertion point and right third intercostal space. Indian J Anaesth. 2022 Aug;66(8):585-590. doi: 10.4103/ija.ija_879_21. Epub 2022 Aug 22. PMID: 36274797; PMCID: PMC9580582.5
- Dugg K, Kathuria S, Gupta S, Gautam PL, Singh T, Bansal H. Comparison of landmark guided and ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: Efficiency, efficacy and accuracy in critically ill patients. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Apr-Jun;38(2):281-287. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_336_20. Epub 2022 May 25. PMID: 36171929; PMCID: PMC9511832.
- Garg J, Kathuria S, Gautam PL, Luthra N, Gupta S. Comparison of Intra-articular Analgesia and Femoral Nerve Block for Postoperative Pain Relief in Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Study. Anesth Essays Res. 2020 Apr-Jun;14(2):321-325. doi: 10.4103/aer.AER_56_20. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33487836; PMCID: PMC7819411.
- Singh T, Kathuria S, Jain R, Sood D, Gupta S. Premedication with pregabalin 150mg versus 300mg for postoperative pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Oct-Dec;36(4):518-523. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_440_19. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33840934; PMCID: PMC8022042.
Awards
- Assistant Editor (Past) – Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (A pubmed Indexed National journal of Research Society of Anaesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacology) for 5 years.
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
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