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Dr. Sonika Chauhan

Specialist Anesthesia

Speciality: Anaesthesiology

Nationality: Indian

Experience: 4 Years

Languages: English, Hindi

NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda, Dubai

Dr. Sonika Chauhan is a Specialist Anaesthesiologist with over 4 years of clinical experience in delivering safe, evidence-based anesthesia care across tertiary and super-specialty hospitals. She has managed anesthesia for a wide range of elective, emergency, and high-risk surgical procedures, including obstetric, pediatric, trauma, neurosurgical, laparoscopic, and minimally invasive surgeries.

Her core expertise includes general, regional, epidural, and spinal anesthesia, advanced airway management using video and fiber-optic techniques, ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, and comprehensive perioperative pain management. Dr. Chauhan is also experienced in total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA), invasive monitoring, and anesthesia care for critically ill patients.

  • MD, Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (2021)
  • MBBS, Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India (2015)

She has strong experience in ICU and high-dependency care, including mechanical ventilation, management of sepsis and shock, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for airway, lung, and focused assessments. Known for her calm and patient-focused approach, Dr. Chauhan works closely with surgical teams to ensure safety, comfort, and smooth recovery for every patient.

  • General, spinal, epidural, caudal and regional anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgeries
  • Anaesthesia for laprascopic, robotics, day-care, high-risk patients
  • Pre-anaesthetic evaluation, optimisation, and post-anaesthesia recovery care
  • Labour analgesia and perioperative pain management
  • Fibre-optic and video-laryngoscope–assisted airway management and difficult intubations
  • Ultrasound guided nerve blocks
  • Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA) and rapid sequence induction for high-risk cases
  • Invasive monitoring with CVP and arterial lines
  • Skilled in mechanical ventilation and management of ICU and HDU patients, including sepsis, shock, and multi-organ dysfunction
  • Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for airway, lung, and focused assessment

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NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda

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