Dr. Rahul Chopra

M.B.B.S, M.D

Anesthesiology

Work Experience

• Dr. Rahul Chopra is an adept Anesthesiologist and Intensivist with 15+ years of active clinical practice in Anesthesia and Intensive Care, spanning the public and private sector.
• He completed his M.D from Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U), Varanasi, India, followed by specialty Anesthesia training from Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (P.G.I.M.E.R), Chandigarh, India. Prior to joining Zulekha Hospital, Dr. Chopra was working in the capacity of Senior Consultant, at JCI-accredited, Max Super Specialty Hospital (Max Healthcare), Saket, New Delhi, India.
• In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Chopra has extensive cross-cultural teaching experience, of having served as a faculty at the Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand, and encompassing his tenures teaching and supervising postgraduate (Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine) students at P.G.I.M.E.R, Chandigarh and Max Healthcare, Delhi.
• Dr. Chopra excels at:
  • Pre-anesthesia check-ups (PACs) for routine and emergency surgeries for all subspecialties
  • Delivering pain and palliative care including labor analgesia, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks
  • Administering anesthesia at peripheral locations
  • Providing direct and immediate care to critical patients of all age groups
  • Managing and supervising post-operative/anesthesia recovery area(s)

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Punjabi
• Bengali
• Urdu

Special Interests

• Anesthesia for Robotic Surgery
• Onco-Anesthesia
• Ultra-sound guided Peripheral Nerve Blocks
• Pediatric Anesthesia
• Glaucoma management
• Simulation teaching

Research / Publications

• Comparison of the efficacy of oxygenation of high-flow nasal cannula versus nasal cannula during ERCP with Propofol sedation (Co-supervision of DNB thesis)
• Comparison of the effects of Dexmedetomidine and Fentanyl for smooth emergence from general anesthesia with minimal side-effects: a prospective, open-label, randomized study (Co-supervision of DNB thesis)
• Analysis of prevailing timings of OT at Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, India and its effect on OT efficiency and methods to improve OT utilization (Poster presentation)