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Dr. Diana Thomas

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Kochi

Qualification: DM Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia, MD Anaesthesiology, MBBS, European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

Bio Publications Qualification Area of Expertise Work Experience Awards and Recognition
Bio

Dr. Diana Thomas currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the  Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Kochi. She has done DM in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia from SCTIMST, Trivandrum, one of the top cardiac surgical centres in India. She has worked as cardiac anaesthesiologist at AIIMS, Patna and Calicut Government medical college before she joined the Paediatric cardiac anaesthesia team at Amrita. She has mentored anaesthesiology residents and helped build a strong cardiac team at both centres. With particular interest in paediatric cardiac anaesthesia and intensive care,Dr.Diana aims to improve perioperative care with a focus on fast-tracking. Apart from the clinical work, she believes in the potential of academic research and aims to contribute in its propagation at the institute.

 

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2024

‘Pseudo‐curare clefts’ secondary to an aneurysmal right pulmonary artery

Cite this Research Publication : Bhaskar P, Panidapu N, Thomas D, Varghese R, Sen B. 'Pseudo-curare clefts' secondary to an aneurysmal right pulmonary artery. Anaesth Rep. 2024 Apr 27;12(1):e12295. doi: 10.1002/anr3.12295. PMID: 38680851; PMCID: PMC11053367.

Publisher : Anaesthesia Reports

Year : 2022

Perioperative cardiovascular outcome in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing major vascular surgery: A retrospective cohort study

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas D, Sharmila S, Saravana Babu M S, Raman SP, Gadhinglajkar SV, Koshy T. Perioperative cardiovascular outcome in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing major vascular surgery: A retrospective cohort study. Ann Card Anaesth2022;25:297-303

Publisher : Ann Card Anaesth

Year : 2021

Mitral Valve Repair Surgery—When the Right Ventricle is Not Just an Innocent Bystander: A Case Report

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas D, Hanumansetty K, Aspari A, et al. Mitral Valve Repair Surgery—When the Right Ventricle is Not Just an Innocent Bystander: A Case Report. J PerioperEchocardiogr 2021;9(2):37–40

Publisher : J PerioperEchocardiogr

Year : 2021

Three Guidewires Inside the Internal Jugular Vein as a Result of Side Lobe Artifacts During Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation: Importance of Image Depth and Focal Point

Cite this Research Publication : Devarakonda BV, Babu S, Pan S, Gadhinglajkar S, Thomas D, Jagadish A. Three Guidewires Inside the Internal Jugular Vein as a Result of Side Lobe Artifacts During Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Cannulation: Importance of Image Depth and Focal Point. J CardiothoracVascAnesth. 2021;35(6):1905-1906. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.10.035

Publisher : J CardiothoracVascAnesth

Year : 2019

Continuous wound infiltration of bupivacaine at two different anatomical planes for caesarean analgesia – A randomised clinical trial

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas D, Panneerselvam S, Kundra P, Rudingwa P, Sivakumar RK, Dorairajan G. Continuous wound infiltration of bupivacaine at two different anatomical planes for caesarean analgesia - A randomised clinical trial. Indian J Anaesth. 2019;63(6):437-443. doi:10.4103/ija.IJA_745_18

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth

Year : 2018

Scavenging tubing compression: A rare cause for anaesthesia ventilator malfunction

Cite this Research Publication : Vinayagam, S., Dhanger, S., Thomas, D., & Babu, T. V. (2018). Scavenging tubing compression: A rare cause for anaesthesia ventilator malfunction. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 62(3), 239

Publisher : Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Year : 2013

Catheter related blood stream infections in the paediatric intensive care unit: A descriptive study

Cite this Research Publication : Thomas D, Parameswaran N, Harish BN. Catheter related blood stream infections in the paediatric intensive care unit: A descriptive study. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2013;17(3):135-139

Publisher : Indian J Crit Care Med

Qualification
  • DM Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anaesthesia, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala
  • MD Anaesthesiology from Jawaharlal Institute of post graduate medical education and research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
  • MBBS from Jawaharlal Institute of post graduate medical education and research (JIPMER), Pondicherry
  • European Diploma in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EDAIC)
Area of Expertise
  • Perioperative transoesophageal echocardiography
  • Perioperative lung sonography
  • Paediatric anaesthesia
  • Difficult airway
  • Regional anaesthesia in paediatric cardiac surgery
Work Experience
Senior Resident in Anaesthesiology JIPMER, Pondicherry 06 August to 11 December 2018
Senior Resident in Anaesthesiology AIIMS, Patna 18 April to 22 August 2022
Consultant Cardiac Anaesthesiologist (HDS) Assistant professor cardiac anaesthesia Calicut Government Medical College and Hospital Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi 14 Jun 2023 to 20 December 2023 15 January 2024 to current
Awards and Recognition
1. Dr. S C Mitra and Mrs. Geetha Mitra Endowment prize in Anatomy JIPMER 2010
2. ICMR STS scholarship 2012
3. Second prize in 15th annual perioperative and critical care echocardiography workshop competitive session 13 March 2021
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