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Overview
The Department of Pulmonary Medicine was established in the year 2000 under the leadership of Prof. George D’Souza. Limited to a single faculty member at inception, the department has currently expanded to include 6 faculty, 6 respiratory technicians and 9 senior residents.
The department was initially offering Respiratory medicine training under the National Board of Examinations – DNB till 2011. Since 2012, we have a DM Pulmonary Medicine program and were one of the first few centers in India to offer this super-speciality training. We have a university affiliated (RGUHS) fellowship program in Sleep Medicine and are one of the mentor sites for International Sleep research Training Program under the World Sleep Society. We also offer a BSc degree in respiratory and sleep technology.
High quality outpatient and inpatient services for patients with respiratory ailments is provided with state-of-the- art diagnostic facilities. The department has bronchoscopy and interventional pulmonology services with sleep laboratory for sleep disorders. Our Sleep Lab is accredited by the Indian Board of Sleep Medicine. The department also has a 6 bedded dedicated Respiratory ICU.
Our Team
Lead
Professor and Head
Dr. Uma Devaraj is a Professor and Head in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine with 25 years of experience and 54 pu...
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Professor
Dr. Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy is a Professor in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and has over 25 years of experi...
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Professor
Dr. Priya Ramachandran is a Professor in Pulmonary Medicine and with more than 25 years of experience.
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Associate Professor
Dr. Kavitha is trained in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine from the All India Institute of Medic...
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Experienced in managing patients with complex respiratory and sleep disorders with special interest in chronic respir...
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Inpatient and intensive care facilities for patients with respiratory and sleep disorders
Inpatient and intensive care facilities for patients with respiratory and sleep disorders
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services :
1. Pulmonary function tests : spirometry, plethysmography, DLCO, Exhaled Nitric oxide(FeNO)2. Functional assessment : Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, Six minute walk test3. Sleep diagnostics and therapy : 2 fully equipped sleep laboratories for Level 1 polysomnography, Split night sleep studies, CPAP Titration, MSLT. 4 portable monitors for Level 3 sleep studies4. Ultrasonography (USG) : diagnostic thoracic USG...
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Publications
Assessment of Home-based Monitoring in Adults with Chronic Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement.
Khor YH, Poberezhets V, Buhr RG, Chalmers JD, Choi H, Fan VS, Krishnaswamy UM, Krishnan JA, et al. Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Their Correlation with Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Nagaraju K, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, et al. Comparison of Lung Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lobar Pneumonia: A Case–Control Study.
Devaraj U, Veluthat C, Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Ramachandran P Development and evaluation of the Indian Sleepiness Scale to assess excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Obstructive sleep apnea
Krishnaswamy UM, Venkatnarayan K, Selvam S, Veluthat C, Ramachandran P, Devaraj U Assessment of health-related quality of life in individuals with interstitial lung diseases in a tertiary care hospital in south India
D'Souza K, Ravichandran T, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, Devaraj U, Ramachandran P, Maheswari Krishnaswamy U Revised clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing, classifying, and treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycoses: a Delphi statement from the ISHAM-ABPA working group
Ritesh Agarwal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Valliappan Muthu, David W Denning, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Kathirvel Soundappan, Mandeep Garg, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy, Sahajal Dhooria, Darius Armstrong-James, Koichiro Asano, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Sanjay H Chotirmall, Helmut J.F. Salzer, James D Chalmers, Cendrine Godet, Marcus Joest, Iain Page, Parameswaran Nair, p Arjun, Raja Dhar, Kana Ram Jat, Geethu Joe, Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy, Joseph L Mathew, Venkata Nagarjuna Maturu, Anant Mohan, Alok Nath, Dharmesh Patel, Jayanthi Savio, Puneet Saxena, Rajeev Soman, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Caroline G Baxter, Felix Bongomin, William J Calhoun, Oliver A Cornely, Jo A Douglass, Chris Kosmidis, Jacques F Meis, Richard Moss, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, Danila Seidel, Rosanne Sprute, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Ashutosh N Aggarwal Development and evaluation of the Indian Sleepiness Scale to assess excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with Obstructive sleep apnea
Krishnaswamy UM, Venkatnarayan K, Selvam S, Veluthat C, Ramachandran P, Devaraj U A case of hoarseness of voice following COVID-19 infection.
Joseph R, Venkatnarayan K, Nanaiah A, Ramachandran P. Identifying phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea using cluster analysis.
Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Rajamuri NKR et al. Development of a reference equation for maximal exercise capacity in normal Indian subjects using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Uma Devaraj , Chitra Veluthat , Kavitha Venkatnarayan , Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy 1, Priya Ramachandran 1 A simple x-ray scoring system for the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Priya Ramachandran | Jayanthi Savio | Priyadarshini Padaki | Ruchita Chhabra | Chitra Veluthat1 | Uma Devaraj1 | Kavitha Venkatanarayan1 | Uma M. Krishnaswamy1 |Santu Ghosh | George A. D’souza Prevalence and Risk Factors for OSA among Urban and Rural Subjects in Bengaluru District, South India: Across-sectional Study
Uma Devaraj, Uma Maheswari K, Sujana Balla3, Ashna M Pinto, Kavitha Venkatnarayan , Priya Ramachandran , Chitra Veluthat, George D Souza Role of ultrasound in the assessment of diaphragm function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Priya Ramachandran, Uma Devaraj, Louis Varghese, Kavitha Venkatanarayana, Uma Maheshwari Krishnaswamy, George D’Souza Assessing Cognitive Impairment in patients with sleep disordered breathing using mini mental state score and addenbrooke’s cognitive examination- Revised
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Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS): a rare genetic interstitial lung disease
Shuvranu Ghosh, Chitra Veluthat,Kavitha Venkatnarayan,Priya Ramachandran Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to tuberculosis: A case series
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatnarayan, Uma Maheswari, Uma Devaraj, Priya Ramachandran Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to tuberculosis: A case series
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatnarayan, Uma Maheswari, Uma Devaraj, Priya Ramachandran Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to tuberculosis: A case series
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatnarayan, Uma Maheswari, Uma Devaraj, Priya Ramachandran Hydropneumothorax with renal tumor: A genetic syndrome unraveled.
Swetha C. Nair, Venkatnarayan K, Chitra Veluthat, Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy, Uma Devaraj, Priya Ramachandran. Consolidation with pseudocavitation
Rahaman T, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, Ramachandran P. A rare cause of recurrent massive hemoptysis
Deshpande PN, Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Veluthat C, Niranjanmurthy L, Devaraj U, et al. Mediastinal hematoma following thrombolysis for acute pulmonary thromboembolism
Veluthat C, Krishnaswamy UM, Venkatnarayan K, Ramachandran P, Devaraj U.. Missing the Forest for the Trees - A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion
Kalagiri SS, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, Tirumalae R, Krishnaswamy UM Case of Melioidosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatanarayan, Priyadashini Padaki, Uma Maheswari News
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Schedule
| Sl No. | Name | Designation | Qualification | Special Clinical Areas of | General | Special Evening Days | Official Contact |
| Interest / Specialisation | OPD Days | ||||||
| 1 | Dr. George A DSouza | Professor and Dean | MBBS, MD, DNB | NA | Mon/Tue/Fri | NA | 080 - 26274316 |
| 2 | Dr. Uma Devaraj | Professor and Head | MBBS, DNB-General Medicine, DNB-Res.Medicine | Sleep Medicine | Tue/Fri | Tue/Fri | 080 - 26274316 |
| 3 | Dr. Priya Ramachandran | Professor | MBBS, MD, DNB | Chronic Respiratory Care | Mon/Wed | Mon/Wed | 080 - 26274316 |
| 4 | Dr. Uma Maheshwari K | Professor | MBBS, MD, DM | Sleep Medicine | Thu/Sat | NA | 080 - 26274316 |
| 5 | Dr. Kavitha V | Associate Professor | MBBS, MD, DM | ILD / Sleep Medicine | Wed/Sat | NA | 080 - 26274316 |
| 6 | Dr. Chitra V | Assistant Professor | MBBS, DNB | Chronic Respiratory Care | Thu | NA | 080 - 26274316 |
Speciality Clinics
| Name of the Clinic | Consultant | Day | Time of Consultation |
| ILD Clinic | Dr. Kavitha V | Wed | 11.00 to 2.00 p.m |
| Sleep Clinic | Dr. Uma Maheswari K | Thu | 11.00 to 2.00 p.m |
| Chronic Respiratory Disease Clinic | Dr. Chitra V | Thu | 11.00 to 2.00 p.m |
| Sleep Clinic | Dr. Uma Devaraj | Fri | 11.00 to 2.00 p.m |
| Sleep Clinic | Dr. Uma Maheswari K/ Dr. Kavitha V | Sat | 11.00 to 2.00 p.m |
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