Dr. Nirmala M. A

Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – Chettinad Health City
• MD (Respiratory Medicine) – Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital & Research Institute, Pune
• DNB (Respiratory Medicine)

Fellowships & Certifications:

• Trained in Lung Transplantation & ECMO Care – KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad
• Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology – National Allergy Institute, Delhi (Nov 2022)
• Fellowship in Sleep Medicine & Associated Disorders – St. John's Medical College, Bangalore
• ECMO Workshop – Aster International ECMO Summit (Feb 2024)
• Sleep Medicine Workshop – Sheraton Grand (2018)
• COPD Update – Mumbai (2019)

Areas of Expertise:

• Interventional Pulmonology (Diagnostic & Therapeutic Bronchoscopy, BAL, Biopsies)
• Lung Transplantation (Pre & Post-Transplant Care)
• ECMO Management
• Respiratory Critical Care & ICU Management
• Thoracoscopy & Pleural Procedures
• Allergy Testing & Immunotherapy
• Sleep Medicine & Disorders
• Management of all Pulmonary Diseases – Asthma, COPD, Lung Cancer, Chronic Cough, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Allergies, Pleural Effusion, Sleep Apnea

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Interventional Pulmonology, Manipal Hospitals, Bangalore
• Senior Specialist – Interventional Pulmonology & Lung Transplantation, Aster RV Hospital, Bangalore
• Pulmonology Specialist – COVID ICU, District Hospital, Pimpri, Pune
• Senior Resident – Department of Pulmonology, Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital & Research Institute, Pune

Research & Publications:

• Assessment of respiratory health in flour mill workers, RJPBCS (2021), 12(1), 92–98
• Etiological spectrum of bronchiectasis in Indian patients, RJPBCS (2020), 11(1), 89–94
• Study of relationship of immune response and viral clearance with severity of illness in COVID-19, Cureus (June 2023)
• EBUS: A minimally invasive tool for evaluation of systemic sarcoidosis, IOSR (Nov 2022), vol 21, issue 11, 09-13
• ECMO as a novel life support in the management of Diffuse Alveolar Haemorrhage, J MAR Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine (June 2024)

Conferences & Achievements:

• 2nd Prize – Poster Presentation, NAPCON 2018, Ahmedabad
• National Finalist – NAPCON Quiz 2018 (West Zone)
• Poster Presentations – NAPCON 2019 (Kochi), ACINUS 2023
• Case Presenter & Host – ACINUS 2019
• Organizing Secretary – Aster International ECMO Summit 2024
• Key Contributor – ACINUS 2018

Languages Known:

English, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi