Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady
Consultant in Anaesthesia & Peri-operative Medicine, Consultant in Anaemia & Iron Deficiency Management
About Ravishankar Rao Baikady
Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. He specialises in management of major cancer surgeries and also as a peri-operative physician in anaesthesia focussing on pre-operative risk assessment to improve patient outcome after major cancer surgeries.
Over the years Dr Rao Baikady has contributed to management of anaemia with clinical research, national and international guidelines, delivering education with lectures and poster presentations, developing unique anaemia services in NHS practice and continuing research/quality improvement programmes in anaemia and Iron deficiency management.
His research projects include peri-operative anaemia management, cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, Intravenous vs Gas Anaesthesia, Prehabilitation prior to major cancer surgery and evidence based management of major haemorrhage. As a principal investigator Dr Rao Baikady was the lead recruiter among the 45 centres for the recently published PREVENTT (preoperative anaemia management with intravenous iron) clinical trial. He was also part of the team which published two consensus statements on anaemia management in surgery and Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland blood transfusion guidelines. He is a key opinion leader in anaemia management in major surgery.
In addition to research interests, Dr. Rao Baikady actively promotes evidence based practices toward anaemia and haemorrhage management. As part of the patient blood management programme, Dr Rao Baikady initiated anaemia management in cancer surgery with intravenous Iron infusion, blood conservation strategies and education for health professionals. Dr R Rao Baikady has produced journal publications in this area and currently involved in various multicentre research projects.
He regularly organises international educational programmes on ‘Bleeding, Clotting and Haemorrhage’ in collaboration with Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland and ‘Anaesthesia for major surgery’. Dr Rao Baikady regularly delivers lectures and workshops in these areas in international and national conferences. Dr Rao Baikady was also elected council member of Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland from 2016 to 2020. Currently elected board member of NATA (Network of Advanced Transfusion Alternatives).
Clinical Posts:
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative medicine, Lead for Anaemia services
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, SW3 6JJ
Expertise
- Iron Deficiency with or without Anaemia
- Iron Deficiency Management with Intravenous Iron Infusion
- and Procedural Sedation for Endoscopy Procedures
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Notable Publications:
Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. Toby Richards, Ravishankar Rao Baikady, Ben Clevenger, Andrew Klein et al. Lancet 2020, 10259 (396): 1353-1361.
The association between iron deficiency and outcomes: a secondary analysis of the intravenous iron therapy to treat iron deficiency anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT) trial. T Richards, R Rao Baikady et al , Anaesthesia , 2022.
‘Fit to fly’, overcoming barriers to preoperative haemoglobin optimisation in surgical patients: Munoz M, Raobaikady R, Auerbach M et al, Br J Anaesth 2015;115;15-24. International consensus statement on the peri-operative management of anaemia and iron deficiency. M. Munoz, R Raobaikady et al , Anaesthesia 2017:72(2):233-247.
An international consensus statement on the management of postoperative anaemia after major surgical procedures. M. Munoz, R Raobaikady et al. Anaesthesia 2018. 73: 1313–1316.
- Professional memberships
Member of The Royal College of Anaesthetists
Member of Association of Anaesthetists UK
British Medical Association
Elected Board Member of NATA (Network of Transfusion and Patient Blood Management, Europe)
- Certifications and Awards
Association of Anaesthetists annual award - January 2021
Innovation award - The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust 2020
Best abstract award - SABM 2022, NATA 2015
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available
- Health insurance
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
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