Dr. Avijit Shrimant Gaikwad

Dr. Avijit S. Gaikwad, MD, DNB (Anesthesiology), is a consultant in anaesthesia, ICU, and OT services with 20+ years’ expertise in perioperative and critical care He specializes in complex surgical anesthesia—oncology, spine, bariatric, plastic surgery,labor analgesia, and non-OR anaesthesia.

Dr. Avijit Shrimant Gaikwad Specialties:

• General anesthesia: Acts on a patient’s whole body. The patient goes to sleep and feels nothing. The patient will have no memory of the procedure performed

• Local anesthesia: Numbs one small area of the body. Patients stay awake and alert during the procedure

• Regional anesthesia (Epidural): Blocks pain in an area of the body, such as an arm or leg. Epidural anesthesia, which is sometimes used during childbirth, is a type of regional anesthesia

• Sedation: Uses sedative drugs or a combination of more than one drug to keep the patient more relaxed and to relieve pain. The patient stays awake but may not remember the procedure afterward