Nishkarsh Gupta

Short CV of NAME : Nishkarsh Gupta

POSITION TITLE : Associate Professor of Onco-anaesthesia & Palliative Medicine

EDUCATION/TRAINING

A. Personal Statement

I have the expertise, leadership, training, and motivation necessary to successfully carry out the proposed research project. I have a broad background in, with specific training and expertise in anesthesiology, cancer pain and palliative care research. As PI or co-Investigator, I have been involved in difficult airway management, perioperative anaesthesia management, cancer pain and palliative care of terminally ill cancer patients. I have been able to recruit and track participants over time as required in these projects. In addition, I successfully administered the projects (e.g. staffing, research protections, budget), collaborated with other researchers, and produced several peer-reviewed publications. I am also aware of the importance of frequent communication among project members and of constructing a realistic research plan, timeline, and budget.

B. Positions and Honors

APPOINTMENTS IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY & CRITICAL CARE

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

Member, Indian Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA)

Member, Indian Society of Palliative Care

Member, Research Society of Anesthesiology & Clinical Pharmacology

Member, Airway Management Foundation

Member, All India Difficult Airway Association

Member Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Member APCC

Member Asian Achieves

ACLS and BLS instructor

PTC Instructor

Airway management skills

Ongoing Research Support

Nishkarsh Gupta (PI)

Comparative evaluation of Nasotracheal intubation with Glidescope Videolaryngosocope and conventional Macintosh laryngoscope using cuff inflation technique in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgeries: A prospective randomized study

Coinvestigator:

• Comparison of two techniques (bolus morphine vs. morphine infusion) of analgesic titration with intravenous morphine in palliative cancer patient - a prospective randomized study.
• Impact of nutritional status on length of hospital stay in adult patients undergoing cancer surgeries: Prospective observational study.
• To assess the role of Respiratory physiotherapy in the effectiveness of pleurodesis in adult patients with malignant pleural effusion.

Completed Research

Comparative evaluation of forced air warming and infusion of amino Acid enriched solution on intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgeries: A prospective randomized study. The study was funded by AIIMS intramural grant. (patient enrollment over, presently analyzing data) as PI

Publications