Dr. Rajesh Chauhan

Designation : Sr. Consultant & HOD Cardiac Anesthesia

Speciality : Anesthesiology & Critical Care

Areas of Expertise : Cardiac Anesthesia

Qualification : MD (Anaesthesiology)

    • Yashoda Super-Speciality Hospital, Kaushambi, Ghaziabad Director & Head, Cardiac Anaesthesia & Critical Care -Dec’19 – Mar’20
    • National Heart Institute, East of Kailash, New Delhi Senior Consultant, Cardiac Anaesthesia - Oct’15 – Oct’19
    • Max Super-Speciality Hospital, NOIDA Associate Director, Anaesthesia and Head - Feb’15 – Oct’15
    • Escorts Heart Institue and Research Centre, New Delhi. January 1989 till March 2014. Associate Director, September 2010 till March 2014
    • CABG on-pump and off-pump/ MIDCAB, Mini-sternotomy, Valvular Heart Diseases, Extra-Cardiac Procedures (related to Carotid Artery Surgery, Surgical Procedures for replacement of ascending and arch of aorta) and congenital heart diseases
    • Engaged in imparting intensive training to junior anaesthesiologists as a part of the DNB degree offered by Escorts and the associated work force including anaesthesia technicians

    Articles published in Journals (National & International):


    • Mishra M, Chauhan R, Sharma KK, Dhar A, Milind Bhise, Dhole S, et al. Real-time intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographyhow useful? Experience of 5,016 cases. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1998 Dec; 12(6): 625-632
    • Arora D, Mehta Y, Chauhan R. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for high-risk case. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2007 Oct; 21 (5): 780
    • Kohli V, Malhotra Rajneesh, Mishra Y, Meharwal ZS, Bapna R, Chauhan R, Mehta Y & Trehan N. Evaluation of hemodynamic parameters with or without “starfish” in off pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery during lateral displacement. IJTCVS 2003; 19:2
    • Kumar A, Mehta Y, Chauhan R. Accidental administration of norepinephrine due to breech in a closed infusion system. Ann Cardiac Anesth 2006; 9: 65
    • Mehta Y, Chauhan R, Ganguly S. Abrupt reduction of PEEP to float pulmonary artery catheter in difficult situations in ventilated patients. J Cardiothorac Anesth 1994 Aug; 8(4):485-86.
    • Chauhan R & Mehta Y. Hyperalimentation in the critically ill Cardiac Surgical Patient. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia 1999, 2(2): 31-43
    • Chauhan R, Mehta Y, Mishra M and Trehan N. High Frequency Positive Pressure Ventilation during Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafting Using Servo Ventilator 900D. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1993 June; 1(2):67-76.
    • Chauhan R, Mehta Y and Mishra M. Inverse Ratio Ventilation (IRV) in a patient with pulmonary Oedema (A Case Report). Ind. J.Anaesth 1992 Feb; 40(1): 39-42
    • Chauhan R, Mishra A and Saxena RS. An Indigenous T-Piece Device for humidification during Oxygen therapy using Ventimask-3. J. Anaesth Clin. Pharmacol 1988 July;4(3):189-192
    • Chauhan R, Naithani BK and Saxena RS. Unusual presentation of a foreign body. Ind. J Anaesth: 1988 July;4(3) 205-7.
    • Saxena RS, Nayyar A, and Chauhan R. Management of Organophosphorus poisoning: Retrospective study covering 1972-1986. J. Anaesth Clin. Pharmacol 1989 Jan; 5(1): 5-9.
    • Gupta S, Singh S, Wadhawan R, Muneendra G, Chauhan R. Case Report: Excision of carotid body tumor – Surgery of a rare tumor. Fortis Medical Journal 2012 Apr-June; 5(2): 33-35.
    • Chauhan R. Nutritional Support in the Critically ill patient. Souvenir in 48th National Conference ISA in Nagpur, Dec 26-30, 2000 Pages 47-56


    • Chapters Authored in Monograms and Textbooks:

      • Chauhan R. Special Issues in Nutrition Intervention in the Critically-ill Patient with Cardiac Disease. Nutrition Disease Management in Update Series 6 booklet published in April 2000, published By Centre for Research on Nutrition Support Systems (CRNSS - Centre for Research on Nutrition Support Systems.) pages 1-12
      • Chauhan R and Gupta S. Heart Lung Machine for CABG - should it be relegated to archives. In Ashok Seth, Sameer Shrivastava, Upendra Kaul (Eds); Advanced Cardiovascular Medicine. Jaypee: First Edition: 2016, 199-210
    • Life Member, Delhi Medical Association
    • Life Member, Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesiologists (CLC-12)
    • Life Member, Indian Society of Anaesthethesiologists (ISA) is C0238