Rajvinder Dhamrait, M.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Children's Surgery Center
Rajvinder Dhamrait is not currently accepting new patients. For assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Specialties
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Department
Locations and Contact
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Additional Numbers
Department Fax
Clinical Interests
Dr. Dhamrait is the Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and is the Medical Director of the Children's Surgery Center. He completed 7 years of anesthesia training in the UK, including a fellowship in pediatric anesthesia, and joined the department in 2006.
He administers anesthesia to neonatal and pediatric patients scheduled to undergo a wide variety of surgical and radiological procedures at UC Davis Children's Hospital, including complex congenital cardiac surgery.
Dr. Dhamrait is active in the training of pediatric anesthesia fellows, anesthesiology and pediatric residents, and medical students, and is active in clinical research. Dr Dhamrait also provides anesthesia services for adult patients.
Division
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.Sc., University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 1993
Medical School
B.M., University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 1994
Internship
General Surgery/Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 1994-1995
Residency
Emergency Medicine and Trauma Surgery, Portsmouth University Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK 1995-1998
Residency
Pediatrics and Neonatology, Portsmouth University Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK 2000-2001
Residency
Anaesthesia, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 1998-2000
Residency
Anaesthesia, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK 2001-2003
Fellowship
Pediatric Anesthesiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK 2003-2004
Consistent Faculty Educator, Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, 2012
Spirit of Excellence Award, Quality Week Physician Recognition, UC Davis Health, 2015
Dhamrait RS and Tumber SS: Surgery for Chest Wall Deformities, Raff G and Hirose, S, (ed), Anesthetic Considerations for Chest Wall Surgery, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland. 33-45, 2016.
Dhamrait RS: Book 32: Anesthesia for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Lockman JL, (ed), Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics (PART), Naerthwyn Press, LLC, Narberth, PA, 2013.
Dhamrait RS: Book 18: Pediatric Cardiovascular Diseases for the Anesthesiologist, Lockman JL, (ed), Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics (PART), Naerthwyn Press, LLC, Narberth, PA, 2013.
Dhamrait RS. Fasciotomy following intravenous fluid infiltration. Pediatric Anesthesia, 16(10):1097, 2006.
Way C, Dhamrait R, Wade A, Walker I. Perioperative fluid therapy in children: A survey of current prescribing practice. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 97(3):371-9, 2006.
Dhamrait RS. Airway obstruction following potassium permanganate ingestion. Anaesthesia, 58:606, 2003.
Dhamrait RS. Anaesthetic equipment � Familiarity is comforting, but check it. Anaesthesia, 58:482, 2003.
Dhamrait RS. Christmas trachys, Anaesthesia, 57:508, 2002.