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Dr Nicholas Ignatenko - Professional Profile

Dr Nicholas Ignatenko

This page is the professional profile of Dr Nicholas Ignatenko, a Consultant Anaesthetist providing anaesthetic services associated with Urology NSW.

Name and Role

  • Name: Dr Nicholas Ignatenko
  • Role: Consultant Anaesthetist
  • Position: Head of Department of Anaesthesia, St Vincent's Private Hospital
  • Appointments: St Vincent's Private Hospital, St Luke's Hospital, Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital

Professional Profile

Dr Nicholas Ignatenko graduated from UNSW at St Vincent's Hospital in 1990. After completing a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in London in 1994, he worked as Regional Coordinator of Tuberculosis Programmes in Russia for a British aid organisation, MERLIN.

He commenced anaesthesia training in 1997 at St Vincent's Hospital, before returning to London for fellowships in cardiothoracic anaesthesia at Royal Brompton Hospital and neuro-anaesthesia at Atkinson-Morley Hospital.

Dr Ignatenko has been a Consultant Anaesthetist since 2003. He undertook a sabbatical to Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana in 2016. He is currently Head of Department of Anaesthesia at St Vincent's Private Hospital.

Clinical Interests

  • Anaesthesia for cranial and spinal surgery
  • Anaesthesia for upper abdominal surgery
  • Regional anaesthesia of the upper and lower limbs
  • Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)

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