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Dr Saravanan Rathinam is a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist whose clinical practice involves in the perioperative management of patients for General surgery, Shoulder surgeries, Spine surgeries, gynaecology and cover trauma, paediatric emergencies and other emergency operations during the on call hours. His special interest involves in providing pain relief and anaesthetic management of labouring women in the delivery suite. He qualified Medicine and post-graduated in Anaesthesia from India. After coming to U.K he had undergone Senior House Officer training in anaesthetics at West Herts Hospitals and Specialist Registrar training in anaesthetics from Barts and the London School of Medicine. He has done advanced training in Obstetric anaesthesia at Royal London Hospital and Queen Charlotte’s Hospital. He published many abstracts and posters in obstetric anaesthesia at the national level. His special anaesthetic interest includes ultrasound guided interscalene blocks and using ultrasound to identify epidural space in high BMI patients. Year of first medical qualification: MBBS (India): 1994 Diploma in Anaesthesia (India): 1998 FRCA: 2006 Current posts (NHS, University): Consultant Anaesthetist at West Herts Hospital Trusts Lead for Surgical division Clinical Governance