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Dr. Vivek Chopra

Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine Faridabad | Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology and Surgical Critical Care, School of Medicine Faridabad

Qualification: MBBS, MD

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Bio

Dr. (Lt Col) Vivek Chopra is an Anaesthesiologist of unblemished reputation who is an alumnus of the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College Pune. He has served in the Armed Forces Medical Services for 24 years before joining the corporate healthcare sector.

During his service with the Army Medical Corps he has served in military hospitals across the country, as well as in the United Nations Mission in Sudan (2009-10) where he single-handedly managed the anaesthesia services in a Level-II hospital.
The doctor had a distinguished service in the Armed Forces, which was recognised in the form of Commendation Certificates citing his meritorious services in India and the United Nations.

In the corporate healthcare sector, Dr Vivek Chopra had been a Consultant in Anaesthesiology at Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre New Delhi for over 6 years. He was the Executive Committee member of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (Delhi chapter) representing Batra Hospital, and has been actively involved in the academic conferences organised by the ISA Delhi.

Dr Vivek Chopra has been involved in the teaching and training of DNB candidates in Anaesthesia, in addition to being a former faculty of West Bengal University of Health Sciences Kolkata.

The doctor has undergone training in interventional pain medicine as a Fellow at the Delhi Pain Management Centre New Delhi recognised by the Aesculap Academy of Germany.

Medical Qualifications

  • MBBS- Armed Forces Medical College Pune, University of Poona; 1991
  • MD (Anaes)-   Armed Forces Medical College Pune, Pune University; 2001
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2015

Anaesthetic mangement for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with situs inversus totalis

Cite this Research Publication : Eapen S, Ahluwalia C, Chopra V, Kiran S. Anaesthetic management for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patient with situs inversus totalis. Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Jan;59(1):57-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.149459. PMID: 25684818; PMCID: PMC4322107.

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth.

Year : 2015

Intravenous regional anaesthesia as an aesthetic technique for a patient with ventricular bigeminy.

Cite this Research Publication : Eapen S, Ahluwalia CS, Chopra V, Kiran S. Intravenous regional anesthesia as an anesthetic technique for a patient with ventricular bigeminy. Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Apr-Jun;18(2):267-8. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.154500. PMID: 25849707; PMCID: PMC4881641

Year : 2014

Bronchotomy for removal of foreign body bronchus in an infant

Cite this Research Publication : Kiran S, Ahluwalia C, Chopra V, Eapen S. Bronchotomy for removal of foreign body bronchus in an infant. Indian J Anaesth. 2014 Nov-Dec;58(6):772-3. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.147156. PMID: 25624553; PMCID: PMC4296374.

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth

Year : 2014

Airway obstruction during one lung ventilation: A shocking twist in the tube

Cite this Research Publication : Ahluwalia C, Kiran S, Chopra V, Kar S. Airway obstruction during one lung ventilation: A shocking twist in the tube. Indian J Anaesth. 2014 Jul;58(4):497-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.139029. PMID: 25197135; PMCID: PMC4155312.

Publisher : Indian J Anaesth

Year : 2014

comparison of intrathecal dexmedetomidine versus intrathecal fentanyl with epidural bupivacaine for combined spinal epidural labour analgesia

Cite this Research Publication : Dilesh, P. K.; Eapen, S.; Kiran, S.; Chopra, Vivek. A comparison of intrathecal dexmedetomidine verses intrathecal fentanyl with epidural bupivacaine for combined spinal epidural labor analgesia. Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care 4(2):p 69-74, Jul–Dec 2014. | DOI: 10.4103/2249-4472.143875

Publisher : Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Year : 2013

Life- threatening upper airway obstruction associated with prior radiotherapy

Cite this Research Publication : Singhal S, Chopra V, Kiran S, Verma M. Life-threatening upper airway obstruction associated with prior radiotherapy. South Asian J Cancer. 2013 Oct;2(4):219. doi: 10.4103/2278-330X.119915. PMID: 24455637; PMCID: PMC3889040

Publisher : South Asian J Cancer.

Research Article

Year : 2015

A comparative study of complications and long-term outcomes of Surgical Tracheostomy and two techniques of Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Cite this Research Publication : Kiran S, Eapen S, Chopra V. A comparative study of complications and long term outcomes of Surgical Tracheostomy and two techniques of Percutaneous Tracheostomy. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2015 Feb;19(2):82-6. doi: 10.4103/0972-5229.151015. PMID: 25722549; PMCID: PMC4339909.

Report

Year : 2012

Lung collapse in Intubated Patient is not always because of Tube Factor?

Cite this Research Publication : Singhal S, Chopra V, Kiran S, Chakraborty S (2012) Lung Collapse in Intubated Patient is not Always because of Tube Factor? J Clin Case Rep 2:181. doi:10.4172/2165-7920.1000181, 2012

Publisher : Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Specialization and Expertise

Dr. Vivek Chopra has a vast and varied experience in the field of Anaesthesia and Critical Care both in the Armed Forces as well as in the corporate healthcare sector. He has special interest in-

  • Day care (ambulatory) surgery with emphasis on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in other elective surgeries
  • Paediatric anaesthesia care
  • Regional pain management techniques for acute and chronic pain syndromes using ultrasound guidance
  • Trauma management
  • Labour analgesia for pain-free delivery
  • Percutaneous tracheostomy for long term airway management
  • Awake Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy assisted tracheal intubation
Certification
  • FIPM-   Delhi Pain Management Centre New Delhi, and Aesculap Academy: Aug 2013
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