Dr. Balavenkatasubramanian Jagannathan

Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist & Academic Director

Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care
Ganga Medical Centre and Hospital, Coimbatore, India

www.gangahospital.com
Current Professional Responsibilities
  • Secretary, World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA)
  • National President, Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)
  • Director, Scientific Affairs & Past President, Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (AOSRAPM)
  • Member, Educational Committee, WFSA
  • Track Chair, Education Track, World Congress of Anaesthesia, Morocco 2026
  • National Advisor & Founder President, Academy of Regional Anaesthesia of India (AORA)
  • Program Head, WFSA Regional Anaesthesia Fellowship at Ganga Hospital (Since 2014) — Trained 38 Fellows from 18 countries
  • Program Head, ESRA Centre of Excellence, Ganga Hospital — First centre outside Europe
  • Founder Chairman & Patron, Anaesthesia Patient Safety Forum of India
WFSA Activities
  • Chairman, WFSA ACAN Working Group (Acute Care Action Network)
  • Represented WFSA at WHO GACI Meeting, Geneva (Global Alliance for Care of Injured)
  • Scientific Committee Member, World Congress of Anaesthesia (WCA) 2021, Prague
  • Track Chair, Regional Anaesthesia, WCA 2024, Singapore
  • Member Trustee, WFSA UK Charity
  • Chairman, WCA 2026 Awards Committee — Innovation & Rising Star Awards
  • Represented WFSA at National Health Summit, New Delhi, April 2025
  • Collaborating with WFSA officers, Industry, and Rotary International for project grants
  • Faculty at World Congress of Anaesthesia:
    • 2008 — Cape Town, South Africa
    • 2012 — Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • 2016 — Hong Kong
    • 2021 — Prague, Virtual
    • 2024 — Singapore
    • 2026 — Marrakech, Morocco
Educational Initiatives
  • Course Director, Ganga Hospital Regional Anaesthesia Fellowship (Since 2008) — 84 fellows trained annually (6-month and 12-month programs)
  • Course Director, Dr. MGR Medical University Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nerve Block & Pain Management
  • Program Head, Aesculap Academy Ganga Hospital Regional Anaesthesia Guidance Centre (Since 2005) — Trained over 1400 Anaesthesiologists
  • Academic Director, National Board of Examinations at Ganga Hospital
  • Program Director, AOSRAPM Ganga Hospital Fellowship — First trainee from Philippines
  • Led a 12-member faculty to Tanzania (APSF India & SATA) for capacity building workshop at Dar es Salaam
  • Authored textbook Essentials in Patient Safety (2025)
  • Served as National Scientific Committee Chairman, 50th Annual National ISA Conference (2002)
  • Organising Chair, Annual AORA National Conference (2012, 2019, 2026)
  • Course Director & Faculty, Comprehensive Trauma Life Support (CTLS) since 2007
  • Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (2008–2020)
  • Associate Editor, American Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine (2020–2022)