Dr. Munder Alturbi

Highly experienced Anesthesiologist with over 10 years of clinical practice delivering anesthesia and critical care services across a wide range of surgical specialties, including trauma, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and obstetrics. Proven expertise in advanced airway management, regional and neuraxial anesthesia, invasive line placement, and ventilatory management in ICU and high-dependency settings. Extensive experience managing high-acuity and mass-casualty cases, including war-injured patients, demonstrating strong clinical judgment, resilience, and patient safety leadership in complex environments.

• Conducted comprehensive pre-anesthetic evaluations and perioperative risk assessment.
• Delivered general, regional, and neuraxial anesthesia for elective and emergency surgeries across orthopedics, trauma, general surgery, ENT, maxillofacial, neurosurgery, pediatrics, plastics, gynecology, and urology.
• Managed critically ill patients in HDU, Neuro ICU, and Coronary Care Unit, including advanced ventilatory support and ventilator management.
• Provided obstetric anesthesia and labor analgesia.
• Performed central venous catheterization, arterial line placement, and difficult vascular access.
• Proficient in neuraxial anesthesia (spinal, segmental spinal, lumbar and thoracic epidural).
• Experienced in difficult airway management, including video laryngoscopy and awake fiber-optic intubation.
• Performed ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia and nerve block techniques.
• Delivered Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) in CT/MRI suites, cath lab, and endoscopy units.
• Coordinated safe inter-hospital transport of critically ill patients.
• Participated in clinical audits, CME activities, workshops, and multidisciplinary case discussions.
• Diagnosed and managed medical emergencies under consultant supervision in accordance with hospital protocols.
• Delivered anesthesia care for high-volume war casualties (2015–2021), including thoracic surgery, vascular trauma, polytrauma, and multiple staged surgical interventions in high-acuity environments.