MBBS — Gandhi Medical College, Osmania University, Hyderabad (1986) — First Class in all subjects , Distinction in 4 subjects
MD (TB and Chest Disease) — Osmania Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada (1992)
Past Positions
House Surgeon, Gandhi Medical College (July 1986 – June 1987)
Senior House Surgeon, Dept of TB & Chest Diseases, Chest Hospital, Hyderabad (July 1987 – Dec 1988)
Registrar, Dept of Chest Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman (Affiliated to The Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh) (Aug 1993 – Dec 1994)
The Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh) (Aug 1993 – Dec 1994)
Assistant Professor, Professor & Vice Principal, Deccan College of Medical
Sciences, Hyderabad (Dec 1994 – Dec 1999, Jan 2003 – Jan 2004)
Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Owaisi Hospital & Research Centre, Hyderabad
Skills / Expertise
Management of all respiratory conditions like COPD, asthma, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, sleep disorder, occupational lung diseases etc.
Lung function tests, DLCO and TLCO testing.
Video bronchoscopy
Sleep Clinic with Split Night PSG,
Thoracic imaging including CT scanning, MR scanning, radionuclide imaging including lung ventilation/perfusion, isotope bone scanning and inhaled DTPA measurement and ultrasound imaging.
Disseminated strongyloidiasis, inaugural edition of Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (1999)
Multinodular goiter compressing trachea following open heart surgery. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2006; 14:416-417
Tracheoplastica ostopathica presenting as hemoptysis in a young male. Indian J Chest Dis and Allied Sc. 2010
Non invasive ventilation, Review article, Theme book of Indian Soc of Crit Care Med: Criticare 2010
Nocardia and mycobacterium fortuitum infection in a case of lipoid pneumonia
Respiratory Medicine — CME; doi:10.1016/j.rmedc.2010.09.001, 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Correlation of clinical profiles with obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic syndrome, sleep and breathing; Accepted for publication 17 Dec 2010, Springer
Memberships
Member, European Respiratory Society
Former Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Former Member, Editorial Board, Chest (India)
Member, Indian Chest Society
Member, Tuberculosis Association of Andhra Pradesh
Member, Indian Sleep Society
Member, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow, College of Cardiologists and Chest Physicians