Mamatha Punjala, MD, MBBS
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Anesthesiology
PO Box 208051, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3
New Haven, CT 06520-8051
United States
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Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Mamatha Punjala is Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Punjala received her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Bombay University in 1982 and her medical degree from the University of Bombay in 1989. Following her Anesthesiology residency at Maimondes Medical Center in New York, she completed a fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Yale New Haven Hospital. In 2001, Dr. Punjala officially joined the Yale School of Medicine faculty as Assistant Professor. As a member of the adult perioperative services, she provides care to patients for inpatient and ambulatory surgery with a special interest in Regional Anesthesia. Dr. Punjala’s other area of interest is Pediatric Anesthesia and she has participated in several international medical missions for surgical care for children.
Appointments
Anesthesiology
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
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Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2001)
- Resident
- Maimondes Medical Center (2000)
- Intern
- Maimonides Medical Center (1997)
- MD
- University of Bombay (1989)
- MBBS
- Bombay University (1982)
Research
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Publications Timeline
Publications
2010
Extended-duration bupivacaine
Denepitiya-Balicki T, Punjala M. Extended-duration bupivacaine. 2010, 471-474. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511841378.118.ChaptersCitationsConceptsPain managementAvailable pain medicationsAdjuvant medicationsNeuraxial opioidsPain medicationPain reliefAdverse eventsOpioid analgesicsPain processingMuscle relaxantsPharmacologic principlesNMDA antagonistsLocal anestheticsAnalgesicsCommon dosesClinical settingClinical useParticular drugMedicationsCliniciansDrugsAnalgesiaBupivacaineContraindicationsOpioids
2007
Acupuncture as An Adjunct for Sedation during Lithotripsy
Wang SM, Punjala M, Weiss D, Anderson K, Kain ZN. Acupuncture as An Adjunct for Sedation during Lithotripsy. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine 2007, 13: 241-246. PMID: 17388767, DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSham control groupAuricular acupuncture interventionAcupuncture groupAlfentanil consumptionControl groupPreprocedural anxietyAcupuncture interventionBody acupunctureElectroacupuncture stimulationLithotripsy proceduresYale-New Haven HospitalControl group 32Lower pain scoresVisual analog scaleNew Haven HospitalPain scoresAdult patientsPain managementAdjunct treatmentRecovery roomAnalog scalePatientsAcupunctureMedian rateNew Haven CT
2002
Preoperative blood volume deficit influences blood transfusion requirements in females and males undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery
Shevde K, Pagala M, Tyagaraj C, Udeh C, Punjala M, Arora S, Elfaham A. Preoperative blood volume deficit influences blood transfusion requirements in females and males undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2002, 14: 512-517. PMID: 12477586, DOI: 10.1016/s0952-8180(02)00423-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPacked red blood cellsTotal blood volumePreoperative blood volumeBypass graft surgeryFresh frozen plasmaBody surface areaPRBC transfusionBlood volumeBlood transfusionGraft surgeryML/RBC volumeCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryUnits of PRBCsMean total blood volumeArtery bypass graft surgeryCoronary bypass graft surgeryMultiple logistic regression analysisPlasma volumeBlood transfusion requirementsIntraoperative PRBC transfusionPostoperative blood volumeDuration of surgeryEntire hospital stayRed blood cell volume
2000
Room C, 10/16/2000 9: 00 AM - 11: 00 AM (PS) Blood Volume and Blood Transfusion for Female and Male Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Punjala M, Udeh C, Pagala M, Tyagaraj C, Shevde K. Room C, 10/16/2000 9: 00 AM - 11: 00 AM (PS) Blood Volume and Blood Transfusion for Female and Male Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Anesthesiology 2000, 93: a-310. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200009001-00310.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Clinical Specialties
Board Certifications
Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2013
Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Latest Certification Date
- 2014
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
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PO Box 208051, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3
New Haven, CT 06520-8051
United States
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