Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | TB & Chest Care |VIMS&RC

The Department of Respiratory Medicine in Vydehi hospital has a team of committed and caring specialists who practice evidence-based medicine with holistic approach to lung disorders.

From the past 2 decades, the Department of Respiratory Medicine has been involved in the management of acute and chronic respiratory diseases like bronchial asthma, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), bronchiectasis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, interstitial lung diseases, sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnoea, smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, occupational lung diseases, diagnosis of lung cancer etc.

The Department of Respiratory Medicine is one of the most efficient centre providing specialised services in In-patient and Out-patient setting including bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, pulmonary rehabilitation and sleep study (polysomnography).

VYDEHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH CENTRE, BANGALORE

DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

LIST OF FULL TIME TEACHING FACULTIES

Month and Year of submission of details : 05.09.2025(5th September 2025)

SL.NOFACULTY NAMEAEBAS ATTEND.IDMEDICAL REGISTRATION NO.PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION(S)DEPARTMENTDESIGNATIONNATURE OF EMPLOYMENTTOTAL TEACHING EXP.
1.Dr Alamelu Haran9776537979697MBBS,MDRespiratory MedicineProfessor HODPermanent25Years 7Months
2.Dr Mamatha S436048480505MBBS,MDRespiratory MedicineProfessorPermanent15Years 10Months
3.Dr Ajit H8727395486217MBBS,MDRespiratory Medicine

Associate

Professor

Permanent13Years 1Months
4.Dr Gummadi Anish Reddy37034630

ANP20150000124

KTK

MBBS,MDRespiratory Medicine

Associate

Professor

Permanent9Years 11Months
5.Dr Hemalatha A S1811540680346MBBS,MDRespiratory Medicine

Assistant

Professor

Permanent10 Years 5 Months
6.Dr Sukumar K N9272559110726MBBS,MDRespiratory Medicine

Assistant

Professor

Permanent5Years 10Months
7.Dr Anjali G82673128104120MBBS,MDRespiratory Medicine

Assistant

Professor

Permanent5Years 11Months
8.Dr Kayathri M29913377134317MBBS,MDRespiratory MedicineSenior ResidentPermanent3Years 4Months
9.Dr Balaji M72050682153149MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
10.Dr Machavaram Vijay Kumar66680808139268MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
11.Dr Apoorva P Vadavadgi56305328163292MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
12.Dr Abhishek A Kustagi42801639161238MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
13.Dr Kote Nityanand33681829150716MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
14.Dr Sowjanya A25201400161488MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent1Years 10Months
15.Dr Pooja R37077557143418MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent8Months
16.Dr Pramod Kumar49584461153486MBBSRespiratory MedicineJunior ResidentPermanent6Months
OPD Services

We function in OPD daily

  • Monday-Friday : 9am to 4pm
  • Saturday: 9am to 1pm

We examine and treat patients who have any of the following complaints: cough, sputum (phlegm) production, difficulty in breathing (breathlessness), wheezing, blood in phlegm, chest pain, chest tightness, weight loss, etc.

A. Various diseases diagnosed and treated in our Department
  • Infections:
    1.common cold
    2.Sore throat
    3.Bronchitis
    4.Pneumonia
  • Tuberculosis ( T.B)
  • Screening for T.B
  • Complications of T.B: Destroyed (scarred lung, bronchitis)
  • Allergy: Br. Asthma(running nose, sneezing, blocked nose)
  • Eosinophilic lung disease: Eosinophilia
  • Screening for smoking related lung disease
  • Smoking related lung diseases: COPD (Bronchitis)
  • Pollution related lung disease
  • Occupational related lung Disease:
    1.Air cooler/ Air Condition,
    2.Dust – Construction site
    3.Garment Factory
    4.Mines
    5.Factory – exposure to dust, fumes, smoke
    6.Poultry
    7.Farming, etc
  • Sleep related breathing problems (snoring)
  • Screening for lung cancer
  • Obesity related breathing problem
  • Stress related breathing problem
B. We give acute care (emergency) in severe/serious breathlessness, cough etc. i.e. severe asthma, severe bronchitis, respiratory failure (lung failure) etc.
C. Where-ever necessary we provide ICU care.
D. We assess the functional status of respiratory system (breathing capacity) in:
  • Pre- employment
  • Pre – surgery/operation
  • In various diseases
  • In smokers
  • As general check up
E. Free availability of test i.e. sputum (phlehm) for diagnosis and follow up in lung T.B by specially trained technician Free availability of medicines for T.B for full course 6-8 months
F. We teach breathing exercises, physiotherapy for lungs where-ever necessary

Facilities

1. Outpatient services:
  • Monday- Saturday -7.30 AM to 6.30 PM
  • Sunday -7.30 AM to 1.00 PM
2. In-patient services:
  • 30 general beds
  • Unlimited private beds
3. Pulmonary Function Lab:
  • Spirometry(PFT)
  • Diffusing capacity measurements by CO diffusion(DLCO)
4. Bronchoscopy services:
  • Diagnostic bronchoscopy
  • Broncho-alveolar lavage(BAL)
  • Endobronchial biopsy(EBB)
  • Trans-bronchial lung biopsy(TBLB)
  • Transbronchial Needle Aspiration(TBNA)
  • Rigid bronchoscopy and biopsy
5. Thoracoscopy services :
  • Thoracoscopic biopsy
6. Pleural procedures:
  • Pleural fluid aspiration
  • Intercostal drainage facility
  • Pleurodesis
7. Radiological Interventions:
  • Chest (USG) sonography & guided procedures
  • CT Guided lung biopsy
  • CT Guided pleural biopsy
  • Bronchial Artery Embolization(BAE)
8. Exercise testing & Rehabilitation:
  • 6 minute walk test
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation programme
9. Full Fledged Sleep lab:
  • Level 1—Polysomnography(Sleep study)
  • Level 3- Polysomnography (Sleep study)
  • Titration  study
10. NTEP (National Tuberculosis Elimination Program)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis including MDR- TB services
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