Dr. Katakam Swapna is a Consultant Anesthesiologist and Intensivist based in Hyderabad, Telangana, with over a decade of clinical experience spanning general, cardiac, paediatric, obstetric, and regional anesthesia as well as intensive care. She holds an MBBS from Gandhi Medical College (Secunderabad) and a Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Anesthesiology from Yashoda Hospital, Malakpet (Hyderabad). She is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) and is a Life Member of the Indian Society of Anesthesiology. Dr. Swapna has served as a Senior Registrar at Yashoda Super Speciality Hospital (Somajiguda), as a Senior Resident at ESIC Medical College & Super Specialty Hospitals (Sanath Nagar), and most recently as a Consultant Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Pulse Hospital, Hyderabad. She has also served as faculty at workshops on Lung Ultrasound, 2D Echo, and Emergency Medicine at ESIC Medical College, and presented at major national conferences including ISACON (Telangana State) and EORCAPS (Delhi).
- DNB in Anesthesiology — Yashoda Hospital, Malakpet, Hyderabad (2012–2014)
- M.B.,B.S. — Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad (2003–2009)
- ACLS & BLS Certification (2017)
- Observership in Cardiac Anesthesia & ICU — Yashoda Hospitals, Malakpet (2014)
- Observership in Paediatric Anesthesia — Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad (2013)
- Observership in Obstetric Anesthesia — Fernandez Hospitals, Hyderabad (2013)
- "Randomized Comparative Study of Intrathecal Midazolam Versus Fentanyl with Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Post-Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgeries." International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER).
- "An Effect of Fixed Tracheal Cuff Volume vs Fixed Cuff Pressure on Hemodynamic Parameters and Postoperative Airway Complications: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial in a Tertiary Care Hospital." Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care (DOAJ Indexed Journal).
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Research & Clinical Interests
- Neuraxial analgesia techniques in orthopedic surgery
- Tracheal cuff management and airway safety
- Difficult airway management and ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
- Critical care and ICU management
- Paediatric, obstetric, and cardiac anesthesia
No conflicts of interest to declare.