Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Dr. Basit Rasheed Sofi
Department: Anaesthesia and Critical Care
Dr. Basit Rasheed Sofi is a skilled medical doctor specializing in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care. With a solid educational background, including an MD in Anaesthesiology from Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science, Srinagar, and experience working across various super specialties, Dr. Sofi possesses expertise in administering different types of anaesthesia, including spinal, general, epidural, and regional anaesthesia. His proficiency extends to procedures such as peripheral IV cannulation, central line placement, and arterial line insertion. Furthermore, he has actively contributed to research in his field, with a focus on topics like the relationship between abdominal circumference and hypotension during caesarean sections under spinal anaesthesia.
Degrees:
- MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
- MD Anaesthesiology and Critical Care
- Basic Course in Biomedical Research NMC, December 2022,
- Comprehensive Neurocritical Care Course 18th CNBC, 2024
Areas Of Expertise:
Critical Care- Critical Care Drug Therapy
- Circulatory Disorders Management
- Difficult Airway Management
- Toxicological Emergencies
- Central Line (Advanced)
- Arterial Line (Advanced)
- Temporary Pacemaker (Advanced)
- Dialysis Catheter (Advanced)
- Chemoport
- Neuro Anaesthesia
- Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Transplant Anaesthesia
- Onco Anaesthesia
- segmental spinal Anesthesia
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Scalp Block
- TAP Block
- Erector Spinae Block
- Obturator Nerve Block
Experience: 5 years
Research & Articles:
- Poster Presentation: "A Prospective Observational Study on the Relationship between Abdominal Circumference and Incidence of Hypotension during Caesarean Section under Spinal Anaesthesia" - Presented at the Seventh Annual Meeting of The Association of Neurosurgeons of North-West Zone, Pahal gam, Kashmir, April 2023.
- Research Publication: "Relationship between Abdominal Circumference and Incidence of Hypotension during Caesarean Section Under Spinal Anaesthesia" - Published in the International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy, June 2023.
- Chronic Subdural Hematomas: Single Versus Double Burr Hole Drainage -Results of a Comparative Study”. - Published in European journal of molecular and clinical medicine, June 2023.
- “Long versus short segment fixation with an index vertebral screw for management of thoraco-lumbar fractures.” -Published in Egyptian journal of Neurosurgery, August 2025.