Asthma & airway disease
Severe and difficult-to-treat asthma, chronic cough, allergy evaluation and inhaler technique coaching.
Clinical services
Diagnosis, intervention and long-term respiratory care.
Advanced airway and pleural procedures performed at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, with follow-up, pulmonary function testing and sleep care at the RS Puram clinic.
Procedures
Procedural expertise
Diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy (EBLB, TBLB, TBNA)
Linear & Radial EBUS-guided sampling
Rigid bronchoscopy, cryobiopsy, airway stenting & foreign-body removal
Flexi-rigid thoracoscopy & indwelling pleural catheters
Bronchoscopic thermal vapour ablation for COPD
CPAP & BiPAP titration, sleep-disordered breathing
Critical-care ultrasound, advanced ventilation & ECMO
Pulmonary rehabilitation & allergy management
Conditions
Conditions treated
COPD & emphysema
Spirometry-based diagnosis, exacerbation prevention, oxygen assessment and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
Lung cancer & nodules
EBUS and navigational sampling, mediastinal staging, multidisciplinary treatment planning.
Interstitial lung disease
Cryobiopsy, HRCT-led evaluation and long-term antifibrotic and oxygen management.
Pleural disease
Thoracoscopy, pleurodesis, indwelling pleural catheters for recurrent effusion and empyema.
Sleep-disordered breathing
Sleep study interpretation, CPAP/BiPAP titration and long-term adherence follow-up.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is EBUS and when is it needed?
Endobronchial ultrasound lets us see beyond the airway wall and sample lymph nodes or lung lesions with a needle, usually as a day-care procedure under sedation. It is the standard way to diagnose and stage lung cancer and to evaluate mediastinal nodes in sarcoidosis or tuberculosis.
Do I need a sleep study for snoring?
Loud snoring with daytime sleepiness, morning headaches or witnessed pauses in breathing usually warrants a sleep study. If obstructive sleep apnoea is confirmed, CPAP or BiPAP is titrated and reviewed for long-term comfort and adherence.
How is a pleural effusion treated?
Fluid is first sampled and analysed. Depending on the cause, treatment ranges from drainage to medical thoracoscopy with biopsy, pleurodesis, or an indwelling pleural catheter for recurrent malignant effusion.
What should I bring to the consultation?
Previous prescriptions, chest X-rays or CT scans (film or CD), pulmonary function reports, sleep study reports and a list of current inhalers or medicines.