Dr Sanjay Sharma is a  Consultant Anaesthetist and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. He completed his anaesthetic training in Australia and overseas. He grew up in Delhi, India, where he worked and trained at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), a premier institute in the country. He joined as a faculty member at a University Hospital in Malaysia in 1991 - his work in Malaysia included starting a postgraduate training program in anaesthetics and supervising candidates for a thesis in addition to presentations at local and international meetings as well as publishing in peer-reviewed journals.

 

Sanjay joined Ballarat Health Services in 2001 and continued his academic interest in teaching undergraduate students and trainee registrars in anaesthetics. Deakin University appointed him as an Associate Professor and the founding Deputy Director of the Clinical School in Ballarat.

Sanjay maintained a special interest in simulation and using that modality to teach trainees. He pursued formal degrees in simulation and management to keep abreast with all new developments. 

 

He has recently been recognised by the Australia New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) as a leader in Perioperative Medicine to steer a new course in that field started by the college.

 

He has many years of experience as an anaesthetist and always maintains the highest standards of patient care.

 

Outside of work he enjoys music, reading, walking, and also helping the community.