Anaesthesia
The anaesthetics department provides care for emergency and elective patients who will be having some form of surgery, are in labour, are in the intensive care unit or are in the accident and emergency department.
The department also provides care to patients who require acute or chronic pain relief or to psychiatric patients requiring electro convulsive therapy.
Clinics
The anaesthetics department runs specialised pain clinics at both sites to provide chronic pain treatment and relief.
Dedicated pre-operative assessment service run at CRH, HRI, Acre Mill and Todmorden Health Care. Details here.
Where to find us
The anaesthetics departments are located next to the main surgical theatres, at both the Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.
Who to contact to find out more
Calderdale Royal Hospital
Anaesthetic Office - Jean Ginley
Tel 01422 224077
Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Anaesthetic Office - Rebecca Johnstone
Tel 01484 347232
Meet the team
The anaesthetic service across both sites is run by 38 consultant anaesthetists, 21 speciality doctors, associate specialist anaesthetists, specialist registrars and junior doctors.
Consultants
Name | Special interests |
Dr Peter Bamber | IT Lead |
Dr Ritu Banerjee |
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| Dr Senka Baranovic | |
Pre-operative assessment lead | |
Dr Nisha Bhuskute |
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Dr Pravin Dandegaonkar | Chronic Pain lead |
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ICU lead HRI | |
Dr Tim Jackson |
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Dr Martin Jones | Equipment lead |
On sabbatical | |
Dr Nik Karandikar |
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Dr Ross Kitson | Clinical Director: Critical Care, Pain, CVAD and Outreach |
Organ donation lead | |
Dr Pnt Laloë | CPET Lead (joint); Clinical Director of Head and Neck Services; Chair Hospital Transfusion Committee |
Dr Piers Lesser | Chronic pain |
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Acute Pain Lead | |
Dr Amy Mayor | Trauma & Orthopaedics Lead; Regional Anaesthesia Lead; Research Lead |
Dr Rajesh Menon | Medicines Lead |
Dr Michael Moncreiff | Paediatrics Lead (Joint) |
Dr Claire Morrison |
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| Dr Mike Munro | |
Dr Vijay Nadella | Rota Lead |
Divisional Director FFS | |
Dr Jez Pinnell | CPET¹ Lead (Joint) |
Dr Raju Puttaswamy | Obstetric Anaesthesia Lead |
| Dr Shaheed Rahman | Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine Tutor |
Dr Danny Smith | Fluid Therapy Lead |
Dr Sue Wilkinson | Clinical Director: Anaesthesia and Operating Services |
| Dr Matt Williams | |
Dr Gemma Woodward | Royal College of Anaesthesia Tutor |
Dr Agnieska Wozniak |
Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing
Specialty Doctors:
Dr Emma Corbett
Dr Allen George
Dr B Janardhana
Dr Jithu Jayan
Dr Anu Joglekar
Dr V Jambunathan
Dr Marcin Jozefowicz
Dr Ravi Koppula
Dr Rob McLean
Dr M 'Gosia' Mekwinska
Dr Mohammed Naji
Dr Amit Pruthi
Dr Marc Rocheteau
Dr Wisam Sarhan
Dr A Venkat
