Attending Consultant - Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Transplantation & Sleep Medicine
OP Timing:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
10:00am - 06:00pm | 10:00am - 06:00pm | 10:00am - 06:00pm | 10:00am - 06:00pm | 10:00am - 04:00pm | 10:00am - 06:00pm | Not Available |
Qualifications & Education:
- Diploma in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine – Shishuka Hospital, Bengaluru.
- Fellowship in Respiratory Endoscopy – National Cancer Center Hospital (NCC), Tokyo, Japan
- Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology – Hospital Serdang, Malaysia
- Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology – Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad- 1 Year
- Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Course – Indian Sleep Disorder Association
- MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune
- MBBS – Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune
Areas of Expertise:
- Obstructive Airway Diseases- Asthma and COPD.
- Tuberculosis & Respiratory Infections.
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Lung Cancer.
- Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders, Polysomnography and Sleep Disorder Evaluation
- Interventional Pulmonology: Bronchoscopy, Linear & Radial EBUS, Medical Thoracoscopy, Lung Biopsies, Cryobiopsy, Electrosurgery, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Foreign Body Removal.
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Airway Procedures
- Respiratory ICU and Ventilator Management
- Pulmonary Function Testing: Spirometry, DLCO, FeNO
Professional Experience:
- Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist – Vydehi Superspeciality (formerly Mallya Hospital), Bengaluru
- Clinical Fellow – Interventional Pulmonology, Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad
- Extensive hands-on training in bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, EBUS, cryobiopsy, and airway interventions
- Medical Resident – Deccan Hardikar Hospital, Pune
Publications:
- Correlation of Six-Minute Walk Test and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) Scores with Spirometric Indices in COPD Patients, IJMRCR, 2022
- An Uncommon Case of Severe Asthma – Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2023
- Solitary Diaphragmatic Hydatid Cyst, JIMA, 2023
- Bilateral Pneumothorax: A Rare and Fatal Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis, IJMRCR, 2023
Academic Achievements:
- NAPCON- 2020, Third Prize – Poster on Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Paper Presentation – Hydatid Cyst of Diaphragm, MAPCON 2021
Memberships:
- Life member- Indian Chest Society
- Member- European Respiratory Society
Languages Known:
English, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada