Dr. Vijay Sudheendra joints Kent Hospital — 5 highlights

Vijay Sudheendra, MD, has been named chief of anesthesia at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., according to the Warwick Beacon.

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Here are five highlights:

1. Dr. Sudheendra previously served as chief of anesthesia at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass., and its affiliated Hawthorn Surgery Center in Dartmouth, Mass.

2. He previously served as medical director of Southern New England Surgery Center in Attleboro, Mass., also affiliated with St. Anne’s Hospital.

3. Dr. Sudheendra served as director of cardiac anesthesia at Miriam Hospital from 2006 to 2011, and clinical assistant professor of surgery and anesthesia at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University from 2003 to 2012.

4. He currently serves as chairman of anesthesia at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I., and is president of Narragansett Bay Anesthesia.

5. Dr. Sudheendra earned his medical degree from Karnataka Medical College in Hubli, India, and completed his residency at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

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