Dr. Kaki Lavanya

About  Dr. Kaki Lavanya

Dr. K. Lavanya is a skilled Consultant Anesthesiologist, Pain & Palliative Medicine Specialist with expertise in Onco-Anesthesia, Interventional Pain Management, and Palliative Care. She specializes in managing high-risk oncological surgeries, cancer pain, chronic pain conditions, and perioperative critical care, with extensive experience in advanced anesthesia techniques and supportive oncology care.

Dr. Lavanya is experienced in providing anesthesia for complex cancer surgeries including thoracic procedures, liver resections, mastectomy, mediastinal mass surgeries, and Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) cases. She is also proficient in interventional pain procedures such as celiac plexus block, ganglion impar block, superior hypogastric plexus block, peripheral nerve blocks, and truncal blocks for cancer and non-cancer pain management.

Known for her compassionate approach and advanced clinical expertise, Dr. Lavanya focuses on improving patient comfort, quality of life, perioperative safety, and holistic pain management through evidence-based care and early palliative support.

Educational Qualifications

Educational Qualifications

• M.B.B.S., Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
• M.D. (Anesthesiology), Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
• Certificate Course in Palliative Care, Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospitals and Research Centers (HBCHRC)
• Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Delhi Pain Management Center

Experiences

• Consultant, Anesthesia & Pain Management, Yashoda Hospital, Sanjay Nagar
• Consultant, Anesthesiologist, HCG Cancer Center, Visakhapatnam 
• Senior Resident, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

Specializations

• Pain Medicine 
• Palliative Care 
• Onco-Anesthesia 
• Regional Anesthesia
• Onco-Anesthesia & High-Risk Surgical Anesthesia
• Interventional Pain Management
• Cancer Pain Management
• Palliative & Supportive Oncology Care 
• Peripheral Nerve & Truncal Blocks
• Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Anesthesia
• Acute & Chronic Pain Management
• Advanced Airway & Ventilation Management
• Critical Care Anesthesia
• Celiac Plexus Block
• Ganglion Impar Block
• Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block
• Migraine & Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain Management
• Low Back Pain Treatment
• Oncology Emergency Management
• Perioperative Critical Care
• Palliative Pain Relief

Memberships

• Andhra Pradesh Medical Council 
• Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists 
• Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)  
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 
• Indian Society for the Study of Pain (ISSP) 

Educational Fellowships

• Fellowship in Pain Medicine, Delhi Pain Management Center

Research & Publications

• International Journal of Scientific Research (2020) – Intraperitoneal instillation study
• AJPCR (2022) – TIVA vs inhalational anesthesia for controlled hypotension
• Poster at ISACON Kerala (2020) – Critically ill patient with pulmonary hypertension and atrial clot