Dr. Shelly Mittal

As an 82-year-old with multiple comorbidities facing hip replacement surgery, I was terrified of anesthesia complications. Dr. Mittal spent 45 minutes explaining how she'd tailor the sedation to my specific needs, even drawing diagrams. During surgery, she monitored me like a hawk - my daughter saw her checking monitors every 90 seconds. Woke up clearer than after previous surgeries, with zero nausea. She's the reason I recovered so quickly.

Our 6-year-old needed emergency appendectomy and was screaming in panic. Dr. Mittal didn't just talk to us parents - she got down on her knees to show my daughter how the 'sleepy air mask' worked using a teddy bear demonstration. She let my child pick strawberry-flavored anesthesia gas. The way she handled our terrified little girl was nothing short of magical - professional yet so human.

Came in for what should have been routine colonoscopy anesthesia. Dr. Mittal noticed my subtle tremor and asked about my morning coffee habit. When I admitted to drinking 4 cups, she adjusted the protocol to prevent post-procedure jitters. Nobody has ever been that observant about small details. Woke up feeling like I'd had the perfect nap.

Emergency C-section at 2 AM - baby was in distress and I was panicking. Dr. Mittal administered spinal anesthesia while calmly explaining each sensation I'd feel. When my blood pressure dropped, she corrected it instantly without even telling me until afterward. Her voice remained so steady throughout the crisis that I felt safe despite the chaos.

First-time mother terrified of epidural for childbirth. Dr. Mittal used ultrasound guidance to explain exactly where the medication would go and what it would feel like. Her step-by-step narration during the procedure kept me completely calm. Turned what I feared most into a positive experience.