Respiratory Medicine

The department of Respiratory Medicine was established in the year 1999 and caters to 150 MBBS students, 1 Respiratory Medicine postgraduate per year.

The goal of the department is to provide best of class diagnostics and treatment to patients with Respiratory Diseases along with providing state of the art education, training & research in the field of Respiratory Medicine. The department is well equipped with Bronchoscopy, Spirometer and advanced DLCO to meet the current need of the hour in Respiratory Medicine.

The Academic activities, teaching & clinical training, research has been steadily increasing and improving over a period of time. The Board of Studies formulates the curriculum. Currently the department comprises of 5 faculty members, which includes 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor, 1 Assistant Professor and 2 Senior Resident and 1 Junior Resident. The department is involved in the teaching of undergraduate students from various disciplines such as M.B.B.S. and B.P.T and BSc Respiratory Therapy. The Postgraduate course (MD) was started in the year 2007. 12 post graduates have finished MD (Respiratory Medicine) in the department. The department conducts guest lectures, conferences, observes important Health days pertaining to Respiratory diseases.

Services:

• SERVICES PROVIDED:
• OTHER PROCEDURES:

• Asthma, Immunotherapy and Desensitization of Allergy Services
• Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema
• Smoking Cessation Service
• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Tuberculosis and RNTCP DOTs Service
• Lung Cancer Service
• Sleep Apnoea/ Hypopnoea syndrome
• Genetic and Developmental Disorders of the Lungs
• Occupational Lung Diseases>

• Spirometry
• FENO
• PICO
• DLCO
• Pleural Fluid Aspiration
• USG guided
• Blind
• ICD Insertion
• Thoracoscopy
• Sleep Study
• Bronchoscopy