Dr. Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai
Principal Consultant
Dr. Prajjwal Raj Bhatttarai is a highly skilled anesthesiologist with over a decade of experience in his
field. He has a special interest in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain management, and
his expertise in these areas has earned him a reputation. Dr. Bhatttarai completed his medical
education at a prestigious institution and then pursued specialized training in anesthesiology. He has
since worked in various hospitals and medical centers, obtained clinical skills with training and
workshops in other countries gaining extensive experience in his field. Dr. Bhatttarai has published
numerous research papers and articles on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and pain
management. Dr. Bhatttarai is also a dedicated teacher and mentor. Dr. Bhatttarai has a strong
passion for imparting his knowledge and expertise to the next generation of anesthesiologists. He
takes great pride in serving as a trainer and mentor to young professionals and has established the
URAN Foundation as its founder and general secretary, with the aim of promoting education and
training in the field of anesthesiology. Currently, he holds the position of President of the foundation
and continues to work towards its mission of advancing the field of anesthesiology through education
and training.
Employment
- Nepal Mediciti: Lalitpur, NP
2017-08-15 to present | MD (Anesthesia and Pain Management)
Source:Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai
- National Academy of Medical Sciences: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP
2013 to 2017 | Assistant Professor (Anesthesia and critical care)
Source:Prajjwal Raj Bhattarai
- Civil Service Hospital: Kathmandu, Bagmati, NP
2011 to 2017 | Registrar (Department of anesthesia and critical care
Invited positions and distinctions
- Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia of Nepal (URAN) Foundation:
Kathmandu, NP
2018 to present | President
Invited position
- Society of Anesthesiology of Nepal: Kathmandu, NP
2017 to 2019 | Member, Executive committee
Invited position
- Ultrasound guided Regional Anesthesia of Nepal (URAN) Foundation:
Kathmandu, NP
2015 to 2018 | Founding General Secretary
Invited position
Works
- Retrospective Analysis of Spinal Anesthesia for Daycare Surgery
during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Birat Journal of Health Sciences
2022-12-31 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v7i3.52759 - Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks for Anterior Cutaneous Nerve
Entrapment Syndrome an Overlooked Cause of Chronic Abdominal
Pain: A Case Series.
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
2022-06-03 | journal-article
PMID: 35945890
DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v20i01.3690 - The management of Post-Dural Puncture Headache; a prospect from a
low and middle-income country: A viewpoint.
2021-01-29 | other
DOI: 10.22541/au.161192850.03912100/v1 - Magill forceps as a device stabilising tracheal tubes to facilitate
flexible bronchoscopic tracheal intubation through an i‐gel ®
Anaesthesia Reports
2021-01 | journal-article
DOI: 10.1002/anr3.12104 - Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In A Patient With Transverse Myelitis:
A Case Report. Nepal Mediciti Medical Journal,
Nepal Mediciti Medical Journal
2021 | journal-article - Effect of erector spinae plane block for rib fractures on postoperative
analgesia for elbow surgery: A case report
Birat Journal of Health Sciences
2020-12-30 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v5i3.33716 - Continuous spinal anesthesia: forgotten technique of regional
anesthesia: a case report
2020-06 | journal-article
DOI: 10.36106/ijsr - Can Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Improve Rural
Anesthesia Services and Address Safety Issues in Low Income
Country? Perspective from Nepal
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
2020-04-20 | journal-article
DOI: 10.33314/jnhrc.v18i1.2614
Part of ISSN: 1999-6217
Part of ISSN: 1727-5482 - Impact of standard operating procedures guided epidural labour
analgesia programme: an interrupted time series analysis
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2020 | conference-poster - PRB Stick to facilitate stabilization of ultrasound probe and prevent
work-related musculoskeletal disorder
Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
2019-03-15 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v5i1.23215 - Malfunction of a catheter placed for continuous quadratus lumborum
plane block: rent in the thoracolumbar fascia.
Journal of Society of Anaesthesiologist of Nepal
2019 | journal-article - eFAST for the diagnosis of a perioperative complication during
percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Critical Ultrasound Journal
2018-12 | journal-article
DOI: 10.1186/s13089-018-0088-1
Part of ISSN: 2036-3176
Part of ISSN: 2036-7902 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in aluminum phosphide
poisoning in Nepal: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports
2018-12 | journal-article
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1864-z
Part of ISSN: 1752-1947 - Ultrasound guided catheter placement for TeQuiLa block: a novel
techinique for post-operative analgesia for abdominal surgeries
Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
2018-10-01 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v4i2.21211 - Perforation Peritonitis: An Observational Study at Tertiary Centers in
Central Nepal
Journal of surgery and transplant Science
2018 | journal-article - Comparison of ultrasound-guided abdominal nerve blocks and
subarachnoid block as an anaesthetic technique for appendectomy: a
retrospective study
Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
2017-06-28 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v4i1.17384 - Role of Lung Scan for Detection of Pneumothorax in Operation
Theatre
Birat Journal of Health Sciences
2017-03-31 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/bjhs.v1i1.17105
Part of ISSN: 2542-2804
Part of ISSN: 2542-2758 - Ultrasound guided abdominal plane blocks as anaesthetic technique
for laparotomy in cancer patients: a case series
Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
2016-09-17 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v3i2.15625
Part of ISSN: 2467-9119
Part of ISSN: 2362-1281 - Ultrasound guided continuous transversus abdominis plane block for
postoperative analgesia after caesarean delivery in a patient with
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
2016-03-20 | journal-article
DOI: 10.3126/jsan.v3i1.14651
Part of ISSN: 2467-9119
Part of ISSN: 2362-1281 - Comparison of postoperative analgesic effectiveness of combined
intraperitoneal instillation and periportal infiltration of bupivacaine
with intraperitoneal instillation or periportal infiltration alone for
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
2014-09 | journal-article