Pulmonary Medicine

Pulmonary Medicine

Overview

Established in the year 2001, The Department of Pulmonary medicine is the speciality department of Justice K. S Hegde Charitable Hospital & caters for the basic tertiary care referral services to advanced interventional pulmonary services and to the molecular research of pulmonary diseases

Why Pulmonary Medicine

  • he Department of Pulmonary medicine at Justice K. S Hegde Charitable Hospital is a sophisticated, state-of-the-art speciality department with an efficient team comprising of Specialized Doctors and allied healthcare staff.
  • Equipped with latest tools for diagnosis and management of pulmonary disorders.
  • Aims to follow benchmark standards in the field of pulmonary medicine.
  • Training post graduates, interns, allied medical fields in pulmonary medicine.
  • Involved in scientific research and publications.
  • Disseminate and propagate awareness among the community.
he department currently consists of 63 staff members with 8 Professors, 3 Associate professors, 08 Assistant professors, 4 Senior residents and 36 Junior residents divided into 5 units.

Faculty / OPD Schedule

Staff list

Name Designation Qualification Unit OPD Day OT Day
Dr. Nandakishore Baikunje Associate Professor & HOD MBBS,MD, DM I MON,WED,FRI
Dr. Giridhar B. H. PROFESSOR MBBS, MD, DNB, PDCC ( Interventional pulmonology), PhD I MON & WED
Dr. Adarsha Shetty ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MBBS , MD I TUE,THR, SAT
Dr. Chandramouli M. T. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MBBS , MD I TUE,THR, SAT

FELLOWS(Interventional Pulmonology)

Dr. Pothula Nitheesha Senior Resident MBBS, MD
Dr. Ravullapalli Sarat Pavan Senior Resident MBBS, MD

PG List

NAME Designation QUALIFICATION YEAR DEPARTMENT
Dr. Anila Harilal JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS III YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. N Aravind JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS III YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Abarna Poornima J JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS II YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Siva Suriya S JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS II YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Nihar Telapolu JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS I YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Pruthvi Agnesh Galla JUNIOR RESIDENT MBBS I YEAR  Pulmonary Medicine

Speciality Services

  • Spirometry
  • 6MWT (Six Minute Walk Test)
  • ABG (Arterial Blood Gas Analysis)
  • Skin Prick test (Allergy Skin Testing)
  • Immunotherapy
  • Flexible Bronchoscopy – Diagnostic and Therapeutic
  • Thoracoscopy – Diagnostic & Therapeutic
  • Ebus – Endobrochial Ultrasound
  • Rigid Bronchoscopy
  • ICU Bronchoscopy
  • Complete Polysomnography (Sleep Study)
  • Thoracic Ultrasound / Guided Procedures
  • Pleural Aspiration / Biopsy
  • MDCT – Multidetector CT Scan - Thorax
  • CTPA – CT Pulmonary Angiogram
  • CT guided Lung Biopsy
  • CPAP Titration Study
  • Pleurodesis / Chest Tubes insertion
  • Chest Physiotherapy
  • Tobacco Cessation Clinic
  • DOTS
  • Intensive & Critical Care Unit
  • In – Patient Treatment