The Department of Anaesthesiology at G.B. Pant Hospital got upgraded into the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Services with the inception of the Surgical ICU during the establishment of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS) in 2015. It further expanded as “The Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Management” with the starting of the Pain Clinic on 12th March 2024.

• State of the art Modular Operation Theater
• High-end Anaesthesia workstations
• Ultrasound Machine
• Fiber-Optic bronchoscopes (two)
• Ten-bedded Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
• Six-bedded Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
• High-end ICU ventilators
• Departmental Library
• Seminar room with A-V aids
• Pre-Anaesthetic Check-up (PAC) clinic
• Pain Clinic
• One whole body manikin and two half-body manikins

• Approval granted for three Post Graduate MD Anaesthesiology seats from the current academic year.
• Research and training conducted as per the current MBBS CBME curriculum.

• Regular anaesthesia services are provided for fixed-day sterilization programs conducted across inter-islands.
• Dr. Narayanan Rajaram has completed the Advanced Course in Medical Education (ACME), a six-month online course with two contact sessions and a research project.
• Regular departmental academic activities including seminars, journal clubs, and CBME-based teaching sessions are conducted.
• Research projects are facilitated among faculty members and medical learners.
• Regular Basic Life Support (BLS) training is conducted for first responders as part of community outreach.
• The department celebrated World Anaesthesia Day on 16th October 2025 with quiz and poster competitions based on the theme “Anaesthesia in Health Emergencies”.

• Dr. Narayanan Rajaram serves as a reviewer in National and International Journals including Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (IJA), CUREUS Journal of Medical Sciences, Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, International Journal of Medical Sciences & Current Research, and International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review.

Dr. Narayanan Rajaram conducted a research study titled “Impact of Reinforcement Basic Life Support Training on the Knowledge, Attitude and Skill Components among the 2024 Batch First Year Medical Learners.”

• A Pain Clinic was initiated on 12th March 2024, and regular Pain OPDs have been conducted since then.
• The department provides anaesthesia services for a wide range of procedures, including neonatal and pediatric minimal access surgeries, orthopedics, ENT, ophthalmology, high-risk obstetrics, geriatrics, and neurosurgical cases.
• On-call critical care services are provided across various units of the hospital, ensuring timely intervention for emergency and intensive care needs.
• The department caters to multiple broad surgical specialties as well as selected super-specialties, including Pediatric Surgery and Minimal Access Surgery.
• A 10-bedded Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is available to provide immediate post-operative care and recovery for surgical patients.
• A 6-bedded Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) equipped with high-end monitors and ventilators delivers advanced post-surgical critical care services.
• As part of Non-Operating Room Anaesthesia (NORA), the department also provides anaesthesia services for Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the Psychiatry Department.

MD – 3 seats and DNB – 1 seat have been provisionally accepted by Pondicherry University.

Dr. Pandey has authored over 125 publications and is the author of the book "Hepatic and Biliary Diseases: Anaesthesiologists' Perspective." He has also contributed chapters to "Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy" and "Handbook of Critical Care."

He has served on the editorial boards of several reputed journals, including:

• Journal of Neurosurgical Anaesthesiology
• International Journal of Ultrasound & Applied Technologies in Perioperative Care
• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Dr. Pandey has supervised M.D. Anaesthesiology and D.M. Organ Transplant Anaesthesiology theses, and played a pivotal role in initiating the first D.M. Organ Transplant Anaesthesiology course in India.

For his contributions to the Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, he has been awarded the prestigious Dr. Bhoj Raj Award (twice) by the Indian Society of Anaesthesia.

He also serves as a reviewer for:

• National Medical Research Council (Singapore)
• Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research (Spain)

• Presented research article "Effect of Budesonide Inhalation In the Prevention of Post-Operative Sore Throat, Hoarseness of Voice and Cough: A Prospective Randomized Control Study" at RIMS, Imphal, Manipur (Nov – Dec 2022).
• Additional author in research article "The Role of prophylactic ondansetron in counteracting hypotension due to spinal anaesthesia in obstetric subjects" at RIMS, Imphal, Manipur (July – Aug 2021).
• Presented poster publication in AMAMECON on ICU Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

1. Journal: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
   Title: Effect of Hip/Shoulder Width Ratio on the Spread of Spinal Anaesthesia in Term Parturients: A Cross-sectional study.
2. Journal: Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare
   Title: Post-Caesarean Section Analgesia: A comparison of Epidural Morphine and Nalbuphine.
   Authors: Oinam Bisu Singh, Ashem Jack Meitei, L. Pradip Kumar Singh, N. Ratan Singh, Maharabam Binarani, V. Vasantharajan, N. Anita Devi.
3. Journal: International Journal of Medical Sciences and Current Research (IJMSCR)
   Title: Comparative Study of Small Dose Intrathecal Nalbuphine and Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants in Abdominal Hysterectomy
   Authors: Dr. Ritchie Edmund Pasweth, Dr. Takhelmayum Hemjit Singh, Dr. Nongthombam Ratan Singh, Dr. Adrish Banik, Dr. Vasantharajan V, Dr. Malin Debnath.
4. Journal: International Journal of Sciences and Research (IJSR)
   Title: Comparative Efficacy of Transmuscular and Intramuscular Quadratus Lumborum Blocks in Postoperative Analgesia for Caesarean Sections: A Randomised Study.
   Authors: Dr. Rahul Jain, Dr. Langpoklakpam Chaoba Singh, Dr. Vasantharajan V, Dr. Sophia Koyu, Dr. Mayanglambam Sushmita Devi, Dr. Abid K Dodamani.

• One faculty completed a six-month Executive Program in Public Health Policy Management and Leadership conducted by the School of Public Health (SPH), AIIMS Jodhpur.
• One faculty completed an Executive Diploma in Pharmacovigilance Programme by IGMPI.
• Completed an Online Course on Mechanical Ventilation for COVID-19 conducted by Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA on April 15, 2020.
• Completed Basic Course on Biomedical Research (Topper in the batch from March to June 2020).
• Completed Ethics Review of Health Research AIE-ICMR e-Certification Course jointly organized by WHO.
• Reviewer in National & International Journals including CUREUS Journal of Medical Sciences (PubMed Central), Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, International Journal of Medical Sciences & Current Research, and International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review.
• Selected by InSc International Publishers for "INSC Research Excellence Award – 2023" (Award ID No. 4REA50).