Dr. Mallikarjuna Dotrada, Age 77 yrs, a renowned anaesthetist and respected member of the ISA Davanagere City Branch, Karnataka, who passed away in Davangere on 4th September 2026.
Dr. Mallikarjuna Dotrada was a respected member of the ISA Davanagere City Branch, (ISA No.M0263) the ISA Karnataka State Chapter, and a valued member of ISA FBF National (ISA FBF No.350/KA/3/2005)
Dr. Mallikharjun was a dedicated and compassionate anaesthetist who practiced in Davangere, Karnataka.
He was the HOD of Anaesthesia at the JJM Medical College. Davanagere served as the President of ISA Davangere and ISA Karnataka State Chapter and had organised many CME programs. He was felicitated with the life time achievement award at the ISACON 2018 Karnataka State Conference at Davanagere.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Ratankumar Thakur Das Gupta, ISA City Branch - Bangalore Metro expired on 23/07/2026

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Kiran Honnanavar, ISA City Branch - Hubballi / Dharwad expired on 16/07/2026

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. M. S. Bembalgi, ISA City Branch - Hubballi / Dharwad expired on 21/05/2026

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. P. M Bellad, ISA City Branch - Belagavi expired on 12/04/2026

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Metgud former Prof. & HOD of Anaesthesiology JJMMC expired on 23/02/2026

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Seshagiri Rao Mallampati, MD on 9th February 2026, Born in Patchalatadiparru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Mallampati devoted his life to the advancement of anesthesiology. He is globally revered for creating the Mallampati Score, a simple yet groundbreaking airway assessment tool that continues to guide anesthesiologists around the world every day.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform you of the sad demise of Dr. Sukumar T. Shetty, aged 80 years, on 16/11/2025.

• Member of Mangaluru City Branch.

• He was one among the pioneers who strived to make advanced surgical procedures possible in Mangalore following Dr T A KOSHY in mid 8o’s and served for nearly 3 decades with grit, commitment and dedication.

• Dr.Shetty was brutally honest, ethical and unsparingly forthright. At the same time, he had his wittier side, cracking his well timed jokes and comments.

• Salutes Sir for all that you have done and taught.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Ramachandra, Post graduate from BMCRI Served as Anesthesiologist in Raichur for long After retirement, He moved on to MSN Medical College, Sangareddy Andhrapradesh as Prof and HOD. Retired from there 8 years ago, Passed Away on 22/11/2025.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform of the sad demise of Dr. Narayan Rao on 26/10/2025

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform the sad demise of Dr. Ravi R, Past President, ISA Karnataka.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform the sad demise of Dr. TA Koshy on 22-10-2021. Dr. TA Koshy was the former HOD of Anaesthesia, and 1^st Year Batch Student of MBBS, KMC.

ISA Karnataka regrets to inform the sad demise of Madam Sheela Sheshagiri on 11-03-2021. Dr. Sheela Sheshagiri was the former HOD of Anaesthesia at Ballari and Mysore Medical College. She was a wonderful human being, an eminent teacher and contributed immensely to ISA Karnataka. Condolences to her family and friends.

ISA Karnataka offers condolences to the family and prayers to the Almighty to grant sadgati to the soul of Dr. Shivanand DMG, former Professor and Head at the Departments of Anaesthesia at JJMMC and SSIMS & R, Davangere who departed us on 18-02-2021

Prof. Dr. Radha, who had served in various capacities in the Department of Anaesthesia, MMCRI and AIMS, Bellur passed away on 13^th August 2020. She was a great teacher, was known for her humane nature and compassion towards patients and students.

May God grant sadgati to the departed soul and strength to the family, friends and her students.

"Dr. Srinivasamurthy, Former HOD of Anaesthesia and Principal and Director of VIMS, Ballari expired on 23-05-2019. Condolences to his family, friends and students. Om Shanti!"

"Dr. Prashanti, a young and dynamic freelance anesthesiologist from Sindhanoor expired on 22-05-2019. May God provide strength to her family to bear this untimely loss and grant sadgati to the departed soul. Om shanti"

"It is with extreme sadness we share the news of untimely demise of Dr. Shivaraj, President, ISA, Hassan city branch on 19-05-2019. Condolences to his family and friends. Huge loss of ISA and anesthesia specialty. May God grant strength to his family and bestow sadgati to his departed soul."

It is with great sadness we share the news about the demise of Dr. Sreemathi MN, former Professor and Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology at JJMMC, Davanagere on 12/05/2019. May Almighty grant Sadgati to the departed soul. Om Shanti!

"It is with deep regret we inform the sad demise of Dr Karuna Harsoor on 6-5-2019. She retired as Professor of Anaesthesiology at BMCRI, Bengaluru and was active in ISA programmes. May Almighty grant Sadgati to the departed soul. Om Shanti!"

"ISA Karnataka mourns the sad demise of Professor Prasad, Ex-Director, Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences and Past HOD, at HIMS, Hassan on 7-2-2019. He also served as faculty in AIMS, KIMS, Oxford and Akash Medical Colleges. May Almighty grant Sadgati to the departed soul and strength to his family! Om Shanti."

"ISA Karnataka lost one of its senior member Dr. Mallikarjun Shetkar on 30-01-2019. May Almighty grant Sadgati to the departed soul! Om Shanti."

"ISA Karnataka mourns the sad demise of Dr. Vasanthkumar, Consultant ESI Hospital Davanagere on 23-01-2019 after a brief illness. May God give strength to the family to bear this untimely loss. Om Shanti!"

ISA Karnataka deeply mourns the untimely demise of Dr. Suraj Srinivas Prasad (ISA no- P1541), Chief Anaesthesiologist, Rainbow Children's Hospital, Marathahalli, Bengaluru on 01-06-2018 and pray to Almighty to grant Sadgati to the departed soul and strength to his family to bear this huge loss.

It is with profound grief that we share the news of the untimely demise of our Past President (2016) Dr Prakashappa DS, Professor and Head, Department of Anaesthesiology, SN Medical College, Bagalkot.

Dr Prakashappa was born on 30-01-1950. He completed his MBBS in 1977, DA in 1980 and MD in 1993 all from JJM Medical College, Davanagere. He has served as a clinician and a teacher at JNMC, Belgavi and SNMC, Bagalkot with distinction and dedication.

He organised the ISACON Karnataka 2015 at Bagalkot which was well appreciated by all attendees. He left for the heavenly abode on 26-04-2018. ISA Karnataka offers deepest condolences to the grieving family and prays to Almighty to grant Sadgati to the departed soul. Om Shanti!