Assistant surgeon, Kerala government service-till
1987
Chief, Pulmonology department, Kovai medical center,
Coimbatore-till 1992
Chief, Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and Research,
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore-till date
Visiting Consultant to various hospitals in Coimbatore
Visiting Professor School of Medicine, West Verginia
University, Morgan town, USA.
CAREER INTERESTS
Critical Care / Bronchoscopy / Pulmonary Pathophysiology / Pulmonary
function testing / Sleep disorders.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
First Indian to get MD and DPPR from Nancy University, France
Published & written articles in Indian/Foreign journals &
Books à 65 articles
Speaker in National & International conferences
Conducted 4 National updates in Pulmonology in 1992, 93, 94 &
96
Gold medal receipient for oration from Andhra Tuberculosis association
in 1995
Late Dr.D.Krishnamoorthy oration at Shimoga on 5th July 1998,
Shimoga, Karnataka
ICS oration, NAPCON, Mumbai 2001
Achievement award, TDMC Alumni, 4th May 2003.
Ex Editor- Indian journal of Bronchoscopy & Allied sciences
Editorial board-API journal (1995-96):- Current medical trends,
Lung India, Pulmon, Indian Journal of Chest diseases & Allied
Sciences.
Organizing Secretary Napcon 2003, November 12-16, 2003.
Positions held :
1. IMA Secretary 1985-1986 (TIRUR)
2. IMA President 1986-1987 (TIRUR)
3. Vice President Indian chest society (2000)
4. President Indian chest society (2000-2001)
5. National Delegate (India), European Respiratory
Society (Oct 1st 2003-2006)
6. Vice President: Indian association of Bronchoscopy
(2004-2005)
7. Task force member, American Academy of Sleep
Medicine 2003-2004 in Paediatric Sleep Medicine.
8. National guidelines (India) for COPD: Participant
member.
Life Member :
Association of physicians of India, Indian medical association,
National college of chest physicians (Governing Council Member),
Indian chest society (Governing Council Member, Past President),
American college of chest physicians (Fellow), European respiratory
society (National delegate for India), Indian association of bronchoscopy
(Fellow) , American thoracic society, International society of
critical care, International allergy academy, Indian society of
critical care medicine, Academy of pulmonary & Critical care
medicine (Fellow), American academy of sleep medicine. (Fellow),
American College of Tropical Medicine, Indian association of lung
cancer, Indian association of Allergy and Immunology.
Address: Clinic : Chest clinic,
12, Cowley Brown Road, R.S.Puram, Coimbatore-641 002, Tamilnadu,
India.
Hospital :
HOD & Senior Consultant, Institute of Pulmonary Medicine and
Research, Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore-641 044. Tamilnadu,
India.
Residence :
“SAMUDRA”, 1, Kalpana Nagar, Maruthamalai Road, Bharathiar
Uty, P.O, Coimbatore-641 046, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phones :
Office : (091)
(422) 2541484/ 2553890/ 5300201/ 5300100
Residence : (091) (422) 2422200/
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