Anesthesia

The Department of Anaesthesia       

B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad

The Department of Anaesthesia at B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, is a centre of academic excellence and clinical expertise With a team of highlyqualified faculty, residents, and support staff, the department is committed to delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based anaesthetic services across a broad spectrum of surgical specialties.

Our Department is initiated in the year 1955 with 2 faculties & Postgraduation in Anaesthesia started in 1964 with 2 PG seats.

Now in 2025 our Present department consist of 34 faculties with 52 PG seats per year and 46 OT tables in various theatres.

The department actively engages in academic excellence through robust undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs, regular clinical audits, CME sessions, and research activities. Advanced training is imparted in general anaesthesia, regional techniques, critical care, trauma resuscitation, labour analgesia, and sedation for diagnostic and interventional procedures. 

We provide 24/7 anesthesia for 17-18 OTs (46 OT tables) of various specialties and super specialities, outpatient areas (CT/MRI, Modified ECT, interventional radiology), and offer daily pain management. We ensure 24/7 resuscitation, Monitored Anesthesia Care, and intensive care (including ventilator support). Our team served relentlessly during COVID, swine flu, other epidemics and natural calamities like earthquake. Our *super specialties include Neuro, Pediatric, Plastic, GI, Urology, Thoracic, Trauma and Joint replacement, Spine, and Cochlear implant surgery.

Our infrastructure comprises a departmental library, PG classroom, Modular OTs, Anesthesia workstations, Multipara monitors, USG machines, Difficult airway gadgets, FOBs, Nerve stimulators, Pre and post-op rooms, Pain clinic, and a Department Museum.We also provide COLS ,ACLS ,BLS trainings to other medical and paramedical staffs.

With a strong focus on patient safety, technological advancement, and compassionate care, the department is continuously evolving and plays a vital role in demonstrating excellence in multidisciplinary teamwork and clinical leadership.

Through dedication and teamwork, the Department of Anaesthesia continues to uphold the high standards of B.J. Medical College, contributing meaningfully to Gujarat's and India's healthcare system.