Dr. Y.K. Batra is a highly experienced anesthesiologist and pain management expert with over decades of clinical and academic excellence. He has led the Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care at PGIMER, Chandigarh, training generations of doctors. He is widely respected for his contributions to pediatric anesthesia, intensive care, and interventional pain management, and has also served as the President of the Indian Society for Study of Pain.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Punjab University
• MD (Anaesthesiology) – PGIMER, Chandigarh
• MNAMS – National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• FAMS – National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Professional Experience:

• Senior Director – Anaesthesia & Pain Management, Max Healthcare (Present)
• Head, Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh (1997–2015)
• Senior Resident, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Additional Professor – PGIMER, Chandigarh

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Society for Study of Pain (ISSP) – Former President
• National Academy of Medical Sciences
• Various international anesthesiology & pain associations

Awards:

• Dr. YK Batra has been awarded with the WHO Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (Canada), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis and Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville in 1993-1994
• He was also elected as ‘President’ of Indian Society for Study of Pain (ISSP) for the year 2012-13 and was awarded with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award in Pain’
• He has been accorded with MNAMS and FAMS qualification awards by the National Academy of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.