Nikhil Thakkar, MD, FASA

Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology
• Director, Anesthesia Quality Improvement Committee, Baystate Medical Center

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate, Springfield, MA
  • Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology (2003-2004)
  • Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology (2002)
  • Residency, Anesthesiology (2000-2003)
• B.J. Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
  Residency, Anesthesiology (1990-1993)
• Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
  • Rotating Internship (1989-1990)
  • M.B.B.S. (1984-1989)

Scholarly Foci

• Quality improvement
• Pediatric anesthesia

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Thakkar's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters
    • Member (2021-present)
  • Committee on Physician Well Being
    • Member (2021-present)
  • Occupational Health Committee
    • Member (2017-present)
  • Pediatric Anesthesia Committee
    • Member (2017-2019)
• Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiology
  • MSA Delegate to American Society of Anesthesiologists (2017-present)
  • Committee on Ethical Practice and Standards of Care
    • Member (2017-present)
  • Publication Committee
    • Chair (2015-present)
  • Executive Committee Member (2012-present)
  • President (2018-2019)
  • President-Elect (2017-2018)
• Massachusetts Medical Society
  • Quality of Medical Practices Committee
    • Advisor (2016-present)
  • Hampden District Medical Society
    • Executive Committee Member (2014-present)
    • President (2017-2018)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2018)

Contact Information

Department of Anesthesiology
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-3520
Nikhil.Thakkar@Baystatehealth.org

(Updated October 2022)