Dr Afreen Nahar R

MBBS, MD, DNB Anesthesiology; FUGRA

Specialist Anesthetist

Work Experience

Dr. Afreen has 4 years of experience as a Specialist Anesthetist. Prior joining to Zulekha hospital she worked in a Medical College Hospitals in India. She served in Neuro-Anesthesia and Neuro-Critical Care Unit. She also worked in Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai. Dr Afreen has done one-year Fellowship in Ultrasound as regional anesthesia and gained experience in performing various peripheral nerve blocks.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Tamil
• Hindi
• Kannada

Special Interests

• Regional Anesthesia
• Obstetric Anesthesia
• Simulation Based Education

Research and Publications

• Nahar AR, Gopinath V, Ruth MS. Can low dose of intratracheal dexmedetomidine be used to attenuate peri-extubation cough? - A prospective, double-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Saudi J Anaesth; 17:39-44
• Nisha Krishnaraj, Afreen Nahar R, Arun Kumar. Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Embolism Following Bipolar Cemented Hemiarthroplasty- A Case Report. JMSCR Volume 10 Issue 01 January 2022
• John AS, Sivashanmugam T, Nahar A, Paul J. Intraoperative ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane catheter for postoperative analgesia after breast surgery in a morbidly obese patient. Indian J Pain 2022; 36:53-5.
• Jha S, Nahar A. Generalised tonic-clonic seizures after intramyometrial carboprost injection. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2021 Jan 29; 46:102962. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2021.102962. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33631682.
• PeriasamyAK, Sivakumar, Nahar A. A comparative study of three supraglottic airway devices- classic LMA, ProSeal LMA and i-gel, in adult patients undergoing elective surgeries. J. EvolutionMed. Dent. Sci. 2018:7(09) 1106-1110, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2018/251