Dr. Sateesh Chandra Alavala

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About:

Dr. Sateesh Chandra Alavala is the first Pulmonologist in Visakhapatnam and North Andhra Pradesh to hold DM in Pulmonary Medicine- the highest qualification in the field- and offers advanced services in Pulmonary Medicine, Sleep disorders, and Interventional Pulmonology.

Qualification / Education:

• D.M. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana (2017 - 2020)
• M.D. Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (2012-15)
• M.B.B.S., Guntur Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh (2005-2010)

Experience:

• Clinical and interventional pulmonologist, Vizag Chest Institute, Visakhapatnam
• Consultant Pulmonologist, Omni Hospitals, Visakhapatnam
• Consultant Pulmonologist, Medicover Hospitals, Visakhapatnam
• Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana
• Consultant pulmonologist, Indus Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Senior resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Areas of expertise:

• Asthma, allergy, COPD
• Pneumonia, ILD, lung cancer
• Respiratory failure 
• Flexible bronchoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy
• Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS)
• Polysomnography (Sleep Study) and CPAP titration
• Ultrasound guided diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures

Professional Memberships:

• Indian Chest Society (ICS)
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
• Society of Mechanical Ventilation (SMV)
• Association of Pulmonologists of Seema Andhra (APSA)

Publications and Textbook chapters:

• Chapter 31, Electrolyte Imbalance, A Handbook of Geriatric Care
• Chapter 16, Snake bite, ICU Protocols- A Step-wise Approach, volume II
• Chapter 12, Noninvasive ventilation in hypoxemic respiratory failure: rationale, indications, and outcomes, ISCCM Manual of Noninvasive Ventilation

Awards and recognitions:

• 1st prize, postgraduate quiz, ACCP chest update 2012
• Winner, ACCP CHEST CHALLENGE 2014
• 1st prize, ICS national talent hunt, NAPCON 2019
• 1st prize, quiz, ICS national talent hunt, NAPCON 2019

Academic activities:

• Served as a faculty member at several state and national conferences.
• Author of "Ventilator Waves," the largest and most distinctive social media platform dedicated to teaching mechanical ventilation and ventilator graphics interpretation, attracting a global audience of healthcare professionals across various specialities.