Anaesthetics

Anaesthesia means ‘loss of sensation’. Medications that cause anaesthesia are called anaesthetics.

Anaesthetics are used during tests and surgical operations to induce sleep (general anaesthetic) or to ‘numb’ part of the body (local anaesthetic), which prevents pain and discomfort and enables a wide range of medical procedures to be performed.

Working across our hospitals, our anaesthetics team provides:

Anaesthesia services for all types of surgery
Intensive care for patients requiring specialist treatment
Anaesthesia services to our labour wards
An inpatient and chronic pain service
Support and training to the resuscitation service
Anaesthetic cover for emergencies and trauma.

Key staff

Consultant anaesthetists:

Dr M Abbas, ICU
Dr P Bathke, Paeds DSU, ENT, simulation (paediatric crisis), pre-op assessment
Dr M Bartimeus, Paeds, General, Obs Wellbeing Lead,
Dr H Bagia, Clinical Lead - Epsom & St Heliers, Obstetrics, Gynae, Resuscitation Lead
Dr S Biswas, Consent, Safety, Datix and Complaints Lead, Obs, general
Dr S Bustamante, Chronic pain, General, Pain Module Lead
Dr M Bhagwat, Airway Lead Epsom, Equipment and Procurement Lead, Regional, general
Dr A Combeer, Regional, obstetrics, med student liaison (STH)
Dr S Cornell, ROTA master St Helier
Dr C Danies, Emergency Anaesthesia (including NELA) Lead, Audit Lead, International Medical Students
Dr J Dixon, ICU
Dr M Gardner, General
Dr A Gupta, General Obstetrics
Dr W Hosein, Paeds, Obs Lead St Heliers
Dr M Hendricks, Lead, Bariatric Anaesthesia Lead, Local Teaching (Epsom)
Dr J Jack, Chronic Pain, General
Dr S Jankowski, ICU, Gynae, Paeds Dental, Lead Mortality Reviewer for the Trust, ITU M&M Lead, Tracheostomy Reviewer
Dr T Katawala, Colorectal,
Dr J Lambert, Deputy Clinical Lead Epsom & St Heliers, PreOp Assessment Lead, Colorectal
Dr B Lattuca, Airway Lead St Heliers, Deputy College Tutor
Dr A Lim, General, Paeds, Multidisciplinary Team Training and Simulation Lead
Dr Laura Litster, Environmental Anaesthesia Lead
Dr S Milliams, ICU
Dr A Muddanna, Obs, General, Endoscopy, College Tutor (CT)
Dr L Mulleague, ICU, Gynae
Dr O Osagie, Acute Pain Management Lead, Theatre Lead , Obs , Bariatric , Paeds , General
Dr F Paul,
Dr S Renwick, Paediatric Lead, Obs, Urology, ACSA Lead
Dr S Shah, Chronic Pain,
Dr V Shukla, ICU, A&E, ICU tutor
Dr V Shylaja, Urology, ENT, Colorectal
Dr T Snelling, Remote Site Anaesthesia Lead, High Risk Anaesthetic MDT Lead, Eyes, colorectal
Dr R Srinivasan, ICU
Dr M Varrier, ICU
Dr R Srinivasan, ICU
Dr C Lazarus, Pain
Dr B Ratnasingam, Day Surgery
Dr A Kapoor, Spinal, General
Dr V Shetty - Obstetrics Lead Epsom, Colorectal
Dr M Varrier, ICU
Dr K Yelamati, Regional and Trauma Lead, SAS/Clinical Fellow Tutor, Local Teaching (St Heliers)