INTRODUCTION:

She has an illustrious career spanning over 40 years in cardiac anaesthesia and critical care and is internationally recognized for her expertise in the field. She started her career as Asst. Professor, Anaesthesiology- Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, (1987-1989) Senior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India (1989 2007) Senior Consultant, Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India (2007- 2009) Director- Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Medanta The Medicity, Gurugram (2009- 2016) Senior Director Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Medanta The Medicity, Gurugram 2016- till date She is credited with over 75 publications in various international & national journals and chapters in books. She has done pioneering work in prevention of Neuro-injury during cardiac surgery and Intraoperative Echocardiography. She is also credited with publishing worlds first largest series on the impact of using intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia12:625-632, 1998.She has been conducting the Comprehensive Perioperative Echo Workshop for over 10 years consecutively. Which is endorsed by IACTA, IAE & Leipzig Heart Institute, Germany.

Specialization and Expertise

• Cardiac Anaesthesia & Critical Care
• Perioperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography
• Clinical Research & Teaching
• Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

Milestones Achieved

• Published World’s first largest series on the impact of using intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in 1998. Mishra M, Kasliwal RR, Trehan N, Bhise M, Mishra A, Chauhan R, Sharma KK, Dhar A, Dhole S, Omar AK. How Beneficial Is Real-Time Intraoperative Transoesophageal Echocardiography – Experience of 5,016 cases. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia 12:625-632, 1998
• Won the Philips award for the best 3D echo images in 2005, in the publication mentioned below: Mishra, Manisha , Khurana, Poonam , Meharwal, Zile S, Trehan Naresh . Comparative Analysis of Imaging Methods for Aortic Dissection, DeBakey Type I: Multiplane Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Multislice Computed Tomography, and Intraoperative Live Three-Dimensional Epicardial Echocardiography. “Innovations: Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery.1(1):40–47, Fall 2005; Technology & Techniques.