Dr Ekta Gupta

Dr. Ekta Gupta is a highly trained pain and palliative care specialist with advanced fellowships from AIIMS and the European Pain Federation. She has worked across leading cancer and multispeciality hospitals including BLK-Max, Apollo Spectra, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, and Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute. Her expertise spans interventional pain procedures, cancer pain, perioperative pain management, and holistic palliative care. She is known for her patient-centric, minimally invasive, and evidence-based approach.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi (2004)
• MD (Anaesthesiology) – Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi (2008)
• Fellowship (Oncoanaesthesia) – Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi (2014)
• EFIC Certification (Pain Medicine) – European Pain Federation (2023)
• Certification (Essentials of Palliative Care) – AIIMS, New Delhi (2024)
• Fellowship (Pain Medicine) – AIIMS, New Delhi (2024)

Professional Experience:

• Principal Consultant – Pain Management & Palliative Care, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh (Current)
• Consultant – Pain Management & Anaesthesia, Apollo Spectra Hospital (2020–2024)
• Consultant – Anaesthesia & Perioperative Pain Management, BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital (2015–2019)
• Clinical Associate – Anaesthesiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute (2012–2015)
• Consultant – Anaesthesia, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital (2011–2012)
• Senior Resident – Anaesthesia, Pain & Critical Care, LNJP Hospital (2008–2011)

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA)
• Indian Society for the Study of Pain (ISSP)
• Airway Management Foundation (AMF)

Research Papers & Publications:

• Chronic Non-Cancer Pain and Opioid Use – APSI Newsletter (2025)
• Pain Awareness Articles – IMA Newsletter (2025)
• Nasotracheal Intubation – Anesthesia & Analgesia (2013)
• Pediatric Intubation – Pediatric Anesthesia (2010)
• Medical Audit – Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (2007)