DR. KIRAN MAHENDRU
Assistant Professor
Anaesthesia
MD, DNB, DM (Onco-Anaesthesia), MNAMS, CCEPC, NFPM
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About Doctor
Dr. Kiran Mahendru is Assistant Professor Anaesthesiology with specialized expertise in Onco-Anaesthesia and Palliative Medicine. Graduating with MBBS from Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India, in 2012, she demonstrated academic excellence by securing gold medals in Physiology, Social and Preventive Medicine, ENT, and the Aggregate Final Prof Part 1, along with a silver medal in Biochemistry.
Holding an MD from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi and DNB in Anaesthesia, and a DM in Onco-Anaesthesia from AIIMS New Delhi, Dr. Kiran Mahendru is also a Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS). With additional certifications in palliative care, including Certificate course in essentials of palliative care (CCEPC) and the National Fellowship in Palliative Medicine (NFPM), she is dedicated to provide comprehensive peri-operative and pain management care, particularly for cancer patients. Passionate about improving patient outcomes, Dr. Kiran Mahendru combines clinical excellence with a compassionate approach to anaesthesia and palliative care.
Certifications
- Certificate course in essentials of palliative care (CCEPC), National fellowship in Palliative Medicine (NFPM), Member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS).
Publications
- K. Mahendru, A. Kumar and T. Bhargava, Patient positioning under anesthesia during COVID-19 pandemic: Foresight risks to prepare, plan and execute, Trends in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tacc.2020.10.001 
- Kumar A, Mistry T, Bhargava T, Mahendru K. Ultrasound guided thoracic erector spinae plane block for periprocedural analgesia in pigtail catheter insertion for palliative thoracocentesis. Saudi J Anaesth 2021;15:234 6.
- Mahendru K, Gupta N, Soneja M, Malhotra RK, Kumar V, Garg R, et al. Need of palliative care in patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A cross-sectional observational study. Indian J Palliat Care 2021;27(2):275-80.
- Mahendru K, Pandit A, Singh V, Choudhary N, Mohan A, Bhatnagar S. Effect of meditation and breathing exercises on the well-being of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection under institutional isolation: A randomized control trial. Indian J Palliat Care 2021;27:490-4.
- Sarma R, Mahendru K, Pandit A. Anesthetic considerations in COVID‑19 patients undergoing tracheostomy: A case series. J Indian Anaesthesiol 2022;1:22-4.
- Hariharan U.R., Bhopale S., Mahendru K., Garg R. (2022). Oxygen Therapy in Cancer Patients. In: Kumar V., Gupta N., Mishra S. (eds) Onco-critical Care. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9929-0_10
- Jain R, Mahendru K, Grewal A. Preoperative assessment. In: Kapoor MC, editor. Essentials of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Resuscitation for Medical Students. 1st ed. New Delhi. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. 2023. P 10-21.
- Mahendru K, Gupta N, Rangarajan K, Kumar S, Chandrashekhara SH. Cervical Erector Spinae Plane Block for Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of Neck and Chest Wall: A Case Report. AANA J. 2023 Jun;91(3):168-171. PMID: 37227953.
- Mahendru K, Garg R, Bharati SJ, Kumar V, Gupta N, Mishra S, Bhatnagar S, Ray M, Deo S. A comparison of two techniques of postoperative analgesia: lignocaine-fentanyl intravenous infusion and ropivacaine-fentanyl epidural infusion in patients undergoing cytoreductive cancer surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)-prospective randomized control study. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2023 Aug 24;408(1):330. doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-03078-x. PMID: 37615724.
- Sarma R, Mahendru K. Anaesthetic concerns in a patient with aortic aneurysm for non-cardiac surgery: A case report. J Perioper Pract. Published online September 25, 2024. doi:10.1177/17504589241276641
Awards
- Second position in oral presentation - “The patient with congenital cardiac disease for Non Cardiac surgery” held at Medanta, The Medicity.
- First position in poster competition on “Changing trends in Obstetric Anesthesia 2015” held at MAMC, New Delhi.
- Second position in poster competition at IAPCON, 2018, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Second position in Slogan competition held by ISCCM.
- Best Research Paper Award” - RSACPCON March 2021.
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