Anaemia at older age: A contemporary review and update - Episode 2

Dr Beg is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Imperial Health Care Trust, with a specialist interest in therapeutic endoscopy. Following training in London and Cambridge, she undertook research at the University of Nottingham focussed on advances in capsule endoscopy technology. This was complimented with a fellowship in Double Balloon Enteroscopy at the Sheffield Hallamshire and at Jichi Medical University Hospital, Japan. She sits on the International committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology, having organised international educational courses. She is actively involved in quality improvement and has contributed to national guidelines.

Dr Ravishankar Rao Baikady is a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Peri-operative Medicine at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.  He specialises in management of major cancer surgeries and also as a peri-operative physician in anaesthesia focussing on pre-operative risk assessment to improve patient outcome after major cancer surgeries. His research projects include peri-operative anaemia management, cardio pulmonary exercise testing, Anaesthesia for major cancer surgery and evidence based management of major haemorrhage.

In addition to research interests, Dr. Rao Baikady actively promotes evidence based practices toward anaemia and haemorrhage management. As part of the patient blood management programme, Dr Rao Baikady initiated anaemia management in cancer surgery with intravenous Iron infusion, blood conservation strategies and education for health professionals. He is a key opinion leader in anaemia management in major surgery. Dr R Rao Baikady has produced journal publications in this area and currently involved in various multicentre research projects.  He regularly organises international educational programmes on ‘Bleeding, Clotting and Haemorrhage’ in collaboration with Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland and ‘Anaesthesia for major surgery’. 

Dr Rao Baikady is also elected council member of Association of Anaesthetists in UK and Ireland since 2016.