Education

Internship
Civil hospital
Medical School
B.J. Medical College, India (1990)
Other Post Graduate Training
Gujarat University (1991), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Masina Hospital, Sant Savta Marg, Byculla (East (1992), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital (1993), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Bhabha Hospital (1993), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Cooper Hospital (1993), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
BYL Nair Hosipal & TN Medical College(Internship) (1995), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Peninsula Hospital (1996), Anesthesiology
Other Post Graduate Training
Monash University (1999), Anesthesiology
Fellowship
University of Louisville Hospital (2003), Anesthesiology
Residency
University of Louisville Hospital (2011), Anesthesiology
Graduate School
University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences (2014), Public Health

Research Interest

  • Early Recovery after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
  • Perioperative Acute Pain, pain tolerance and its mechanisms
  • PERIOPERATIVE OBESITY and Anesthesia for Bariatric Surgery

Publications

Featured Publications LegendFeatured Publications

Preoperative Assessment of a Patient Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.
Yuan JJ, Bangalore R, Darwish D, Moon TS, Wadhwa A, Anesthesiol Clin 2024 Mar 42 1 169-184
Cost Analysis and Financial Implications of a Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Program in the USA.
Abreu AA, Farah E, Nix R, Kethley D, Coble C, Wan Z, Alterio RE, Ngo F, Wadhwa A, Karagkounis G, Salgado Pogacnik J, Wang SC, Augustine M, Yopp AC, Zeh HJ, Polanco PM, Ann Surg Oncol 2023 Oct
Carbohydrate Loading and Aspiration Risk in Bariatric Patients: Safety in Preoperative Enhanced Recovery Protocols.
Huang EY, Li JZ, Chung D, Jacobsen GR, Sandler BJ, Wadhwa A, Said E, Robbins K, Horgan S, Broderick RC, J Am Coll Surg 2023 Jun 236 6 1200-1206
An analysis of enhanced recovery pathways for bariatric surgery-preoperative fasting, carbohydrate loading, and aspiration risk: a position statement from the International Society for the Perioperative Care of Patients with Obesity.
Ngo F, Urman RD, English W, Kothari S, DeMaria E, Wadhwa A, Surg Obes Relat Dis 2023 Mar 19 3 171-177
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 Update.
Stenberg E, Dos Reis Falcão LF, O'Kane M, Liem R, Pournaras DJ, Salminen P, Urman RD, Wadhwa A, Gustafsson UO, Thorell A, World J Surg 2022 Apr 46 4 729-751
Intraoperative Intravenous Methadone and Ketamine Combination versus Intravenous Morphine and Ketamine Combination for Post-Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Fracture Surgery. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials. 3(2); DOI: 10.31579/2693-4779/026
A Wadhwa, Sunitha K Kandadai, S Chhabra, Alexander B, U Schmidt, H M. Koenig. Clinical Research and Clinical Trials 2021
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: A 2021 update
Erik Stenberg, Luiz Fernando dos Reis Falcão, Mary O?Kane, Ronald Liem, Dimitri J. Pournaras, Paulina Salminen, Richard D. Urman, Anupama Wadhwa, Ulf O. Gustafsson, Anders Thorell World Journal of Surgery 2021
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Bariatric Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations ? a 2021 update
2021
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations - Part I: Preoperative and intraoperative management.
Hübner M, Kusamura S, Villeneuve L, Al-Niaimi A, Alyami M, Balonov K, Bell J, Bristow R, Guiral DC, Fagotti A, Falcão LFR, Glehen O, Lambert L, Mack L, Muenster T, Piso P, Pocard M, Rau B, Sgarbura O, Somashekhar SP, Wadhwa A, Altman A, Fawcett W, Veerapong J, Nelson G, Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Dec 46 12 2292-2310
Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) with or without hyperthermic IntraPEritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations - Part II: Postoperative management and special considerations.
Hübner M, Kusamura S, Villeneuve L, Al-Niaimi A, Alyami M, Balonov K, Bell J, Bristow R, Guiral DC, Fagotti A, Falcão LFR, Glehen O, Lambert L, Mack L, Muenster T, Piso P, Pocard M, Rau B, Sgarbura O, Somashekhar SP, Wadhwa A, Altman A, Fawcett W, Veerapong J, Nelson G, Eur J Surg Oncol 2020 Dec 46 12 2311-2323

Honors & Awards

  • HERS AWARD
    HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCE SOCIETY-NOMINATED AND SELECTED FOR 2 WEEKS RESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP COURSE AT BRYN MAWRS (2016)
  • AAMC MID CAREER WOMEN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AWARD
    NOMINATED AND SELECTED (2010)
  • AAMC EARLY CAREER WOMEN FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
    NOMINATED AND SELECTED (2004)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • Director of Faculty Mentoring and Advancement (2020-2023)
  • Director of Faculty Peer Coaching (2021-2023)
  • International Society of Perioperative Care of Obese Patients (2011-2014)
  • International Society of Perioperative Care of Obese Patients (2014-2017)
  • International Society of Perioperative Care of Obese Patients (2017-2021)