Rare lung diseases like sarcoidosis and vasculitis and other autoimmune diseases involving the lung.
Performed numerous fiber-optic Bronchoscopic Procedures such as Bronchial alveolar lavage (BAL)
Transbronchial lung biopsies(TBLB)
Transbronchial needle aspiration(TBNA)
Convex Probe and Radial Probe Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS-TBNA) for diagnosis of TB, Malignancy, Sarcoidosis and other rare disorders
Expertise in complex Rigid Bronchoscopic procedures
Airway foreign body removals
Airway stenting for Benign and Malignant tracheobronchostenosis and tracheoesophageal fistula.
Cryo lung biopsies for evaluation of interstitial lung diseases
Balloon Brachioplasty for Tracheobronchostenosis
Tumour debulking for both lung and extrapulmonary malignancies
Spigot placement for management of massive hemoptysis and fistulas
Medical Thoracoscopy for diagnosis of pleural diseases like TB, malignancy, other rare diseases, and therapeutic procedures like adhesiolysis for empyema and pleurodesis
Competent in performing respiratory procedures including intercostal tube drainage (Conventional and Pigtail), Indwelling pleural catheter insertion
Past Experience :
Senior resident in the Pulmonary medicine department at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
Consultant pulmonologist in Sudheendra medical mission hospital, Kochi.
Awards & Achievements :
Clinical Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology- 1 year
