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PULMONOLOGY

ABOUT US…

Department of Pulmonary Medicine was Established in November 1980 along with the establishment of Siddhartha Medical college which was headed by one Professor along with one Asst. Professor. They are working hand in hand with NTCP since 1980, RNTCP since 1997, NTEP since 2020 till date. The department was initially at old Government General Hospital, Hanumanpet looking after the Mangalagiri TB Sanatorium. The department of TB
and chest diseases was upgraded as teaching department in 1983. Mangalagiri TB Sanatorium situated near Mangalagiri reserve forest area with 30 beds, became a part of Dept. of Pulmonary medicine in 1983 along with 10 beds of I.P ward at old general hospital, Vijayawada. In 2012, the department was shifted to New GGH beside NTR University of Health Sciences with full
fledged equipment like Spirometer, Fibre-Optic Bronchoscope and Thoracoscope. Presently headed by Dr. M. Venkata Rao, MD. and this department is manned by 1 Associate Professor, 2 Assistant Professors, 1 Senior Resident and 9 Post Graduates.

At present they are running the speciality clinics of Asthma, COPD and
Pulmonary rehabilitation clinic on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday respectively. They are dealing with procedures like Pulmonary function test, Thoracocentesis, bronchoscopy, pleurodesis, FNAC, lung biopsy, Thoracoscopy, intercostal tube drainage, spirometry, non-invasive and
invasive ventilation. We are dealing with diseases such as tuberculosis, COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, pneumonia ,asthma ,ILD, Lung cancer ,cor-pulmonale, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, bronchiectasis, Pulmonory embolism and influenza. We were first warriors to deal with COVID 19,swineflu pandemics

DETAILS OF TEACHING FACULTY

SL. NONAME OF THE FACULTY EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONDESIGNATION REG. NO
1MODINI VENKATA RAOMDProfessorAPMC - 38397
2KOPPOLU SIRISHAMDAssistant ProfessorAPMC - 54209
3POTHULA SAMAR KUMARMDAssistant ProfessorAPMC - 82202
4VASIREDDY ARUNAMDAssociate ProfessorAPMC - 36811
5T V N SRIRANJITHAMDAssistant ProfessorAPMC - 86596