Faculty

• Obstetric Anaesthesia, Onco Anaesthesia, Airway Management, Simulation

• Doctor’s Day Award for her clinical contribution

National Journal Papers

• Geetha. C.R., 2009. Procedural sedation in pediatric patients Pediscan Journal of the Indian academy of Pediatrics (BPS), 4, pp 19-28.
• Anandaswamy, T.C., Chikkapillappa, M.A., Rajappa, G.C., and Shivanna, S., 2011. Transient brachial monoparesis following epidural anesthesia for cesarean section. Journal of Anesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacology, 27(4), p.559.
• Geetha. C.R., Tejesh. C.A., Prathima. P.T., 2013. Anesthetic management of anatrophic nephrolithotomy. Journal of evolution of Medical and dental Sciences, 2, pp 2648-2651.
• Nagaraj M.C, Geetha C.R, Rajavardhan. R., 2013. Is dexmedetomidine a poor surrogate to propofol for Procedural sedation during endoscopic retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP). Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 42, pp 8165-8175.
• Geetha.C.Rajappa., Sangamesh Asuti., C.N.Gupta., U Sudhir., 2014. Central retinal artery occlusion: A rare complication of viperine snake bite. Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine, 15(2), pp 160-161.
• Naik, S.S., Rajappa, G.C., Rao, R.N. and Yatish, B., 2015. Incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade at tracheal extubation: comparison of atracurium with vecuronium. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 4(94), pp.15947-15952.
• Anandaswamy. T. C., Rajappa. G. C., 2014. Internal jugular vein medial to carotid artery. J Postgrad Med, 60, pp 350-350.
• Anandaswamy, T.C., Thamanna, P.P., Rajappa, G.C. and Chikkapillappa, M.A., 2016. Incidental detection of venous air embolism during modified radical neck dissection. Karnataka Anaesthesia Journal, 2(1), pp.39-39.
• Rajappa, G.C., Anandaswamy, T.C., Pattadi, T.J. and Swarup, A., 2017. Cervical dilatation in parturient receiving neuraxial analgesia: Comparison of epidural analgesia alone with combined spinal epidural analgesia. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 7(1), p.43.
• Parate LH, Tejesh CA, Geetha CR, 2017. 'Anesthetic management for laparoscopic surgery in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly'. Med J DY Patil Univ, Vol 10, pp 102-3.
• Aanandaswamy, T.C., Rajappa, G.C., Venkatachala, N. and Kamath, R., 2019. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding biomedical waste management among operation room personnel in a tertiary care center. Journal of Anesthesiology, Clinical Pharmacology, 35(1), p.106.
• Meghana Ravi., Archana Shivashankar., Geetha C. R., Tejesh.C.A., 2021, Unanticipated failed intubation inspite of good laryngeal view on direct laryngoscopy. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 65(1), pp 71-72.

International Journal Papers

• Rajappa, G.C. and Anandaswamy, T.C., 2014. Laparoscopic cortical sparing adrenalectomy for pediatric bilateral pheochromocytoma: anesthetic management. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 4(2).
• Sandhya. Kalappa., Raghavendra. Shankar., Bharath. K. Kadadi, Geetha C. Rajappa., 2015. Linburg–Comstock anomaly of the flexor tendons of hand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 87(4).
• Parate, L., Geetha, C. and Vig, S., 2015. Right sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A rare neonatal emergency. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 9(2), p.227.
• Madabushi, R., Rajappa, G.C., Thammanna, P.P. and Iyer, S.S., 2016. Fascia iliaca block vs intravenous fentanyl as an analgesic technique before positioning for spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing surgery for femur fractures—a randomized trial. Journal of clinical anesthesia, 35, pp.398-403.
• Muniyappa, R.B., Rajappa, G.C., Govindswamy, S. and Thammanna, P.P., 2016. Effect of dexmedetomidine bolus dose on isoflurane consumption in surgical patients under general anesthesia. Anesthesia, essays and researches, 10(3), p.649.
• Rajappa, G.C., Parate, L.H., Tejesh, C.A. and Prathima, P.T., 2016. Comparison of modified chin lift technique with EC technique for mask ventilation in adult apneic patients. Anesthesia, Essays and Researches, 10(3), p.643.
• Rajappa, G.C., Vig, S., Bevanagudddaiah, Y. and Anandaswamy, T.C., 2016. Efficacy of pregabalin as premedication for post-operative analgesia in vaginal hysterectomy. Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 6(3).
• C.A. Tejesh., A.C. Manjunath., S. Shivakumar., P.S. Vinayak., B. Yatish., C.R. Geetha., 2016. Sonographic detection of tracheal or esophageal intubation: A cadaver study. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 10(3), p.314-316.
• Parate LH, Tejesh CA, Geetha CR, Mohan C, 2016. 'Peripheral nerve stimulator-guided mandibular nerve block: A report of three cases'. Saudi J Anaesth, Vol 10, pp 491-2.
• Anandaswamy, T.C., Rajappa, G.C. and Krishnamachar, H., 2017. Vasoplegic syndrome during Whipple procedure. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, 36, pp.151-152.
• Tatikonda, C.M., Rajappa, G.C., Rath, P., Abbas, M., Madhapura, V.S. and Gopal, N.V., 2019. Effect of intravenous ondansetron on spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension and bradycardia: a randomized controlled double-blinded study. Anesthesia, essays and researches, 13(2), p.340.
• Parate, L.H., Channaiah, S.D., Rajappa, G.C., Singh, R., Madhav, A. and Mahdiyyah, M., 2018. The study of intraoperative consciousness after tracheal intubation. Anesthesia, Essays and Researches, 12(4), p.843.
• P. P. Thammanna., K. M. Seetharam., T. C. Anandaswamy., P. Rath., Geetha. Rajappa., Jancy. Joseph., 2020. Comparison of Haemodynamic Response to Intubation with KingVision and C-MAC® Videolaryngoscope in Adults. Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, 6(2), pp 65-70.
• Shivashankar, A., Rajappa, G.C., Rath, P. and Deepak, K.S., 2021. Change in Mallampati score during pregnancy, labor and post labor: An observational study. Sri Lankan Journal of Anesthesiology, 29(1).
• Rajamohan. S, Chikkapillappa. M.A., Rath. P., Pujari. V.S., Anandaswamy. T.C., Rajappa. G.C., 2021. Effect of Single Preoperative Dose of Duloxetine on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Total Abdominal Hysterectomy under Spinal Anesthesia. Anesth Essays Res., 15(1), pp 107-110.
• Shivashankar, A., Rajappa, G.C., Sudarshan, S., Madhu, M.M. and Rao, R., 2022. Evaluation of effect of hip/shoulder-width ratio on the sensory level of spinal anesthesia–A prospective observational study. Anesthesia Essays and Researches, 16(1), pp.80-83.

• Indian Society of Anaesthesiology (ISA)
• Indian Society for the study of Pain (ISSP)
• Indian Association of Obstetric Anaesthesiologists (AOA)
• All India Difficult Airway Anaesthesiologists (AIDAA)
• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Academy of Hospital Administration (AHA)