About us

The Department of Anaesthesiology, GMC Kottayam initially worked as a subspeciality under the department of surgery in 1965 under Dr Mary George. It then began functioning independently as a separate department in 1969 under the able leadership of Dr. Mary George. Over the years it has steadily grown and become a state- of –the- art centre for clinical excellence ,education and research.
Currently the department is headed by Dr. Letha J and it also include 4 Associate Professors and 21 Assistant Professors. We have 1 Theatre Assistant and 13 Theatre Technicians
The department caters to various specialities and superspecialities like General Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, OBG, Urology, Neurosurgery, Oncosurgery, Gastrosurgery, OMFS, Plastic Surgery, Paediatric Surgery and CTVS .In addition to that we also provide Anaesthesia for Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional Radiology, Radiotherapy and ECT.
The MultIi-disciplinary Intensive Care Unit, under the Department of Anaesthesia established in 2016, is a 25 bedded ICU which caters to around 150 to 200 critically ill patients per month. It is well equiped with high end monitors, point of care ultrasound ,dialysis and CRRT machines. We also have an ECMO machine which is an advanced lifesaving technology.
The department operates a specialized Pain and Palliative Care Unit, providing comprehensive care and support to patients suffering from chronic pain.