Biography

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sardana is a highly experienced and accomplished Consultant Anaesthesiologist at Healing Hospital, Chandigarh with over 15 years of clinical and academic expertise in anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. He brings exceptional proficiency in comprehensive anaesthesia care, critical care management, and academic mentorship, combined with extensive experience across diverse surgical specialties.

Dr. Sardana began his medical journey completing his MBBS from Tirunelveli Medical College, Tamil Nadu, where he developed a strong foundation in clinical medicine and patient care. He pursued his postgraduate specialization earning his MD in Anaesthesiology from the prestigious Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh—gaining comprehensive training in all aspects of anaesthesia, from basic techniques to advanced perioperative management and critical care.

He further strengthened his credentials by earning his Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Anaesthesiology from the National Board of Examinations, India, demonstrating his commitment to excellence through dual postgraduate qualifications in anaesthesiology.

Dr. Sardana has served in esteemed institutions, particularly at PGIMER, Chandigarh, where he held positions as Senior Resident and later as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anaesthesiology. These roles allowed him to gain broad-based exposure to a wide range of surgical specialties including general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia, trauma anaesthesia, and emergency anaesthesia. His academic positions at India’s premier medical institute provided him with extensive teaching experience, training postgraduate students, conducting research, and contributing to the advancement of anaesthesiology education.

Since 2016, Dr. Sardana has been practicing independently as a Consultant Anaesthesiologist, providing expert anaesthesia services across multiple private multispecialty hospitals and surgical centres in the Chandigarh region. This diverse practice experience has equipped him with comprehensive skills in managing varied patient populations and surgical scenarios across different healthcare settings.

Dr. Sardana specializes in comprehensive anaesthesiology and perioperative care including general anaesthesia (inhalational and intravenous anaesthesia for all surgical procedures, total intravenous anaesthesia – TIVA, balanced anaesthesia techniques), regional anaesthesia (spinal anaesthesia, epidural anaesthesia, combined spinal-epidural techniques, peripheral nerve blocks, ultrasound-guided regional blocks, continuous catheter techniques), local anaesthesia (infiltration anaesthesia, topical anaesthesia, tumescent anaesthesia), airway management and critical care (difficult airway management, advanced airway techniques including video laryngoscopy and fibreoptic intubation, ICU management, mechanical ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring and support), postoperative pain management (multimodal analgesia, patient-controlled analgesia – PCA, epidural analgesia, peripheral nerve catheters, opioid-sparing techniques), obstetric and emergency anaesthesia (labour analgesia, caesarean section anaesthesia, high-risk obstetric anaesthesia, emergency surgical anaesthesia, trauma anaesthesia), preoperative assessment and intraoperative monitoring (comprehensive patient evaluation, ASA risk stratification, medical optimization, advanced haemodynamic monitoring, depth of anaesthesia monitoring), and anaesthesia for high-risk and trauma surgeries (elderly patients, patients with multiple comorbidities, emergency trauma cases, polytrauma management).

With core competencies in airway management, critical care, regional anaesthesia techniques, and postoperative pain control, Dr. Sardana ensures safe and patient-centric anaesthetic care. He is known for his meticulous preoperative evaluations and precise intraoperative execution, resulting in improved patient outcomes, enhanced recovery, and reduced perioperative complications.

In addition to his clinical excellence, Dr. Sardana has a strong academic inclination and actively mentors postgraduate students in anaesthesiology, sharing his extensive clinical experience and knowledge. He has several peer-reviewed publications to his name in prestigious national and international journals. His research contributions focus on anaesthesia-related complications, innovative vascular access techniques, efficacy of perioperative pharmacological adjuncts, and other clinically relevant topics in anaesthesiology. These scholarly efforts demonstrate his commitment to advancing the field of anaesthesiology through evidence-based practice and contributing to the scientific literature.

Dr. Sardana is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), ensuring proficiency in emergency management and resuscitation. He holds registration with the Medical Council of India, adhering to the highest standards of medical ethics and professional conduct.

He places strong emphasis on continuous learning and regularly updates his knowledge with the latest advancements in anaesthesia technology, pharmacology, monitoring equipment, and clinical protocols. He actively participates in continuing medical education programs, conferences, and workshops to remain current with evolving best practices in anaesthesiology.

Dr. Sardana’s professional ethos centres around patient safety, clinical precision, evidence-based practice, and multidisciplinary coordination to ensure seamless perioperative experiences. He works collaboratively with surgeons, intensivists, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive perioperative care that addresses all aspects of patient safety and comfort.

His broad range of expertise spanning general, regional, and local anaesthesia across multiple surgical specialties, combined with his academic rigor, research contributions, teaching experience, and patient-focused care philosophy, marks him as a distinguished anaesthesiologist with a deep commitment to excellence in clinical practice and medical education.

According to Dr. Sardana, “Excellence in anaesthesiology requires a combination of technical proficiency, clinical judgment, continuous learning, and unwavering commitment to patient safety. Every patient deserves meticulous preoperative preparation, precise intraoperative management, and comprehensive postoperative care.” He is medically and technically very sound and believes in ethical practice with evidence-based anaesthesia care. He makes sure that his patients are fully aware of their anaesthetic options, procedural details, potential risks and benefits, and postoperative expectations, and goes the extra mile in addressing patient concerns, providing reassurance, and ensuring optimal perioperative outcomes through individualized anaesthetic plans and vigilant monitoring.