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 : 05.04.2026(5th April 2026)

SL.NO	Faculty Name	AEBAS Attend ID	Medical Registration No	Qualification	Department	Designation	Nature of Employment	Total Teaching Experience
1.	Dr. Alamelu Haran	97765379	79697	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Professor & HOD	Permanent	34 Years 0 Months
2.	Dr. Mamatha S	4360484	80505	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Professor	Permanent	16 Years 6 Months
3.	Dr. Ajit H	87273954	86217	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Associate Professor	Permanent	13 Years 8 Months
4.	Dr. Gummadi Anish Reddy	37034630	ANP20150000124KTK	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Associate Professor	Permanent	10 Years 6 Months
5.	Dr. Hemalatha A S	18115406	80346	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Assistant Professor	Permanent	11 Years 0 Months
6.	Dr. Sukumar K N	9272559	110726	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Assistant Professor	Permanent	6 Years 6 Months
7.	Dr. Machavaram Vijay Kumar	66680808	139268	MBBS, MD	Respiratory Medicine	Senior Resident	Permanent	3 Years 1 Months
8.	Dr. Abhishek A Kustagi	42801639	161238	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	2 Years 5 Months
9.	Dr. Balaji M	72050682	153149	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	2 Years 5 Months
10.	Dr. Kote Nityanand	33681829	150716	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	2 Years 5 Months
11.	Dr. Sowjanya A	25201400	161488	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	1 Years 3 Months
12.	Dr. Apoorva P Vadavadagi	56305328	163292	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	1 Years 3 Months
13.	Dr. Rachana D	36106569	156372	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	0 Years 3 Months
14.	Dr. Aishwarya MudduLuru	40614317	175072	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	0 Years 3 Months
15.	Dr. Amith Deshpande	58102702	160727	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	0 Years 3 Months
16.	Dr. Bhavana Reddy P	85098318	177183	MBBS	Respiratory Medicine	Junior Resident	Permanent	0 Years 1 Months

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