Dr. Dewi Kartika Sari

Dr. Dewi Kartika Sari is a consultant anaesthesiologist at RSUP Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) in Jakarta — Indonesia's national referral hospital and the country's leading academic medical centre, affiliated with the University of Indonesia. With 16 years of anaesthetic practice across a high-volume, multi-speciality teaching hospital, Dr. Sari has broad expertise in general and regional anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia, and pain management.

Indonesia's healthcare system serves a population of 280 million across a vast archipelago, and RSCM serves as the apex institution receiving complex cases from across the country. Dr. Sari's caseload spans the full spectrum of surgical anaesthesia from cardiac and neurosurgery through to obstetric cases, as well as a dedicated chronic pain clinic.

She is a Consultant in Regional Anaesthesia (KAR) — a subspecialty certification from PERDATIN (the Indonesian Society of Anaesthesiologists) — reflecting her expertise in ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for surgical and chronic pain management.

Dr. Sari completed her medical degree (dr.) at the University of Indonesia — the country's premier research university — and undertook her specialist training in Anaesthesiology (Sp.An) at the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with RSCM. She holds the KAR (Konsultan Anestesi Regional) subspecialty certification from PERDATIN, awarded for advanced competence in regional anaesthesia. She has undertaken advanced training in ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques through dedicated workshops in Singapore and regional ASRA (American Society of Regional Anesthesia) affiliated training programmes. Her subspecialty certification is the highest regional anaesthesia credential available in Indonesia, reflecting her expertise in advanced peripheral nerve block techniques across all surgical subspecialties.

Dr. Sari provides anaesthetic care for the full range of surgical specialties at RSCM. In regional anaesthesia, she performs ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks including interscalene, supraclavicular, femoral, sciatic, adductor canal, and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for surgical and postoperative pain management. She performs spinal and epidural anaesthesia and manages epidural labour analgesia for obstetric patients. In chronic pain, she performs nerve blocks, trigger point injections, and radiofrequency ablation for chronic low back pain, facet joint pain, and cancer pain. She provides multidisciplinary pain clinic consultations and initiates opioid and non-opioid analgesic regimens. She trains anaesthesiology residents in ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques and contributes to PERDATIN's educational programme.

RSCM is Indonesia's national hospital and serves patients from across the archipelago and neighbouring Southeast Asian countries including Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and East Malaysia. Dr. Sari consults in Indonesian (Bahasa) and English, which is the working language for most international patient interactions at RSCM. International patients requiring surgical care at RSCM can access anaesthetic pre-assessment via the hospital's international coordination unit. She offers video pre-operative consultations for anaesthetic risk assessment for complex patients, particularly those with significant comorbidities who need evaluation before travelling. RSCM's reputation as Indonesia's foremost teaching hospital ensures access to comprehensive anaesthetic services across all surgical specialties.

Dr. Sari holds the KAR (Konsultan Anestesi Regional) subspecialty certification from PERDATIN — the highest regional anaesthesia credential in Indonesia. She is a member of WFSA (World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists) and ASRA-ASEAN. She has contributed to regional anaesthesia training programmes at the University of Indonesia and has published in Indonesian anaesthesiology journals on ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques and post-operative pain management outcomes. She received PERDATIN's recognition for her contributions to anaesthesia education and was appointed as a faculty trainer for the national regional anaesthesia skills programme.