- Dr. Kinthala S is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology who works as an attending anesthesiologist and director of neuroanesthesiology at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania. He has been providing clinical and academic anesthesiology services for the past 17 years in various hospitals.
- He completed his residency in anesthesiology from New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine. He is a fellowship trained Cardiac and Neuroanesthesiologist and board certified Anesthesiologist in India.
- He is actively involved in teaching. He has published widely in various journals. Dr. Kinthala’s main areas of interest are Neuroanesthesiology, trauma anesthesiology and perioperative patient safety.
Current Position
- 2017 July-till date: Attending Anesthesiologist, Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA 18840 , USA.
- Director of Neuroanesthesiology.
- Director of Anesthesiology department research.
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Department of Medical Education at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
Postgraduate Training
- July 2014–June 2017: Residency in Anesthesiology - New York Methodist Hospital/Weill Medical College Cornell University, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
- July 2013–June 2014: Internship in General Surgery - Brookdale Medical Center University Hospital Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Postgraduate/Fellowship
- Feb 2007–Jan 2008: Fellowship in Neuroanesthesia and Cardiac Anesthesia Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care - Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad 500082, India.
- Jan 2004–Dec 2006: Residency in Anesthesiology Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care - Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences Hyderabad 500082, India.
- June 2002–Nov 2003:Residency in Anesthesiology Dept. of Anesthesiology - Government General Hospital Guntur Medical College, Guntur, India.
Medical Education
- October 1994–Jan2001: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) - NTR University of Health Sciences Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Professional Positions
- Apr 2008–June 2013: Senior Registrar /Attending Anesthesiologist Dept. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of West Indies, Barbados.
- Feb 2001–June 2002: Senior House Officer Accident and Emergency Medicine - Care Hospital Emergency Hospital Kakinada, India.
Teaching experience
- Involved in teaching Anesthesiology SRNAs, medical students, interns, resident respiratory therapists.
- 2008–2012: Internal examiner - Department of anaesthesiology for undergraduates and Anesthesiology residents: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados.
Research and Publications
- Sudhakar kinthala , Poovendran Saththasivam, Abistanand Ankam, Sudhakar Sattur Embolization of aortic valve leaflet during valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A case report: European Heart Journal - Case Reports doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa010.
- Kinthala S, Maganti N. Yarmush J. Weinberg J. Displaced cervical spine hardware and oesophageal perforation during labor. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2019.04.010.
- Biswas S, Hristov B, Kinthala S, Abrol S. Post Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of Left Anterior Descending Artery Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome. Cardiol Res. 2019 Apr;10(2):114-119. doi: 10.14740/cr825. Epub 2019 Apr 11.PMID:31019641.
- Kinthala S, Liang M, Khusid F, Harrison S. The Use of High-Frequency Percussive Ventilation for Whole-Lung Lavage: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2018 Oct 15;11(8):205-207. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000778. PMID:29688922.
- Kinthala S, Areti Y, Kurnutala LN, Jibara G, Lashley S, Nanduri S, Chami P, Fakoory M, Maynard C. Evaluation of the Clinical and Laryngoscopic Findings in Patients with Angio-oedema: An 11-Year Experience at a Single Tertiary Care Centre. (West Indian Medical Journal) DOI: 10.7727/wimj.2015.393).
- Lakshmi N Kurnutala, M.D.1, Gurneet Sandhu, M.D., Sudhakar Kinthala MD, FNCA, NicoletaStoicea M.D., PhD , Lai Wei Ph.D and Sergio D. Bergese, M.D. Semisitting Position and Venous Air Embolism in Neurosurgical Patients with Patent ForamenOvale: A Systematic Analysis. Int J Anesth Res. 4(8), 305-312.
- Kurnutala LN, Kinthala S, Padmaja. Emergency tracheal intubation through intubating laryngeal mask airway in patients with stereotactic frame in situ. Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Apr; 59(4):253-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.155007.
- Durga P, Kinthala S, Sahu BP, Panigrahi MK, Mantha S, Ramachandran G. Efficacy and outcomes of perioperative anesthetic management of extracranial to intracranial bypass for complex intracranial aneurysm in the absence of advanced neurological monitoring. Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Jul; 30(3):345-50. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.137265.
- Semei-Spencer TT, Kinthala S, Fakoory M, Gaskin P, Hariharan S, Areti YK. Outcomes and Health-related Quality of Life following Intensive Care Unit Stay in Barbados. West Indian Med J. 2014 Sep; 63(5):447-53. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.139.
- Hinkson-LaCorbiniere K, Johnny KT, Kinthala S. Safety Audit for Internal Emergencies and Theatre Disasters (SAFE-T): From Barbados. West Indian Med J. 2014 Sep; 63(5):553-4. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.187.
- Kinthala.S, P Durga, S Tirumala, G Ramachandran, L Kurnutala. Efficacy of Ephedrine Versus Lignocaine Pretreatment in Preventing Pain Following Propofol Injection: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study.The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 2013 Volume 31 Number 1.
- Kinthala S, Fakoory M, Greaves T, Kandamaran L, Thomas H, Moe S. Subcapsular liver hematoma causing cardiac tamponade in HELLP syndrome. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2012 Jul; 21(3):276-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.04.007.
- Kinthala.S, M Fakoory, A Smith, T Semei, K Johnny. Delayed Traumatic Hernia of Diaphragm and Pericardium Causing Deterioration During Weaning from The Mechanical Ventilation. The Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 2012 Volume 30 Number 4.
- Mudaraddi.R , Kinthala.S and ByadarahalliRamachandra.U . Intraoperative Bronchospasm in an Emergency Caesarean Section under Spinal Anaesthesia. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2012 May (Suppl-1), Vol-6(3):488-489.
- Kinthala S, Kumar Areti Y. Airway Obstruction and Inability to Ventilate Due to Swollen Uvula following Adenotonsillectomy in a Three-year Old Child..West Indian Med J. 2014 Mar;63(2):211-2. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2012.309.
- Kinthala.S, Semei.T, Nanduri.S, Mudaraddi.R. Technique To Convert An Orogastric Tube To A Nasogastric TubeThe Internet Journal of Anesthesiology. 2012 Volume 30 Number 2.
- Kinthala S, Mudaraddi R, Johnny KT. Novel method to prevent the inadvertent retention of throat pack. Anesth Analg. 2012 Mar;114(3):701. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318241b4ef.
Poster Presentations
- Sudhakar Kinthala, Ian Gutman ,Niranjan Mganti, Soheila Jafari A Case of Refractory Status Migrainosus from Childhood to Middle Age : ASA 2016.
- Krishnamurthy.K, Kinthala.S Pediatric angioedema in Territory care Hospital: Barbados Pediatr Crit Care Med 2014 • Volume 15 • Number 4 (Suppl.)
Oral Presentations
- Kinthala.S, Durga.P. Predictors of intra operative blood transfusion requirements in adult craniotomies. Retrospective review in 761 craniotomies. ISA 2007; Indian society of anesthesiology national conference; Visakhapatnam; India.
- Kinsthala.S, Durga P. Anesthetic management of the patient with Deep Brain Stimulator for nephrectomy.A case report. AP State Conference, India. October 30th- 31st 2004.
Awards
- Recognition certificate for serving as reviewer for Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care (JNACC) by THIEME publishers.
- Recognition certificate for service excellence for patient care: 2018 Robert packer.
- HospitalRecognition certificate for patient care: 2017, New York Methodist Hospital.
- 1st prize in History of Anesthesia Quiz, Hyderabad ISA(Indian Society of Anesthesiologists) world Anesthesia day postgraduate Quiz, Hyderabad, India. October 16th 2006.
- 1st prize in History of Anesthesia Quiz, Hyderabad ISA( Indian Society of Anesthesiologists) world Anesthesia day postgraduate Quiz, Hyderabad, India. October 16th 2006.
- 1st prize in Hyderabad continuous medical education (HYCOME) Quiz, ISA City Branch, Hyderabad, India. August 12th- 13th 2006.
