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About the department
IPMR
is contributing there service to patients for
more than a decade. First time in Coimbatore to
start the 8 bedded fully equipped Intensive Pulmonary
Care Unit, working round the clock. First in Coimbatore
to have Exercise Physiology, advanced pulmonary
function tests like DLCO, Nitrogen washout tests,
and sleep lab for sleep disorders. Pulmonology
department is having separate male and Female
wards, with all facilities. IPMR is involved in
National and International clinical trials for
more than 10 years. We have ongoing research programs
in new drugs in Respiratory Medicine, Asthma,
COPD, Intensive care drugs etc; We train MPT,
M.Pharm students. The Rehabilitation Center is
will equipped, maintained by experienced physiotherapists,
with counseling for asthma & COPD patients.
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2.
Name & Profile of the Doctors
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First Indian to get MD and DPPR from Nancy University,
Francez
• Published & Written Articles in Indian
/ Foreign Journals & Books about 65 Articles.
• Speaker in National & International
Conferences.
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3.
Qualifications
Had Undergraduate Training (MBBS) in TD Medical
College Alleppey, AB in Medicine from Ohio, U.S.A.,
MD Pulmonology from CHU Brabois, Nancy University,
France Diploma in Respiratory Pathophysiology
was done in 1984 from Nancy University, France
. Later had fellowships from American of Sleep
Medicine and National College of Chest Physicians
(India).
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4.
Present Position
HOD
& Chief Consultant,
Institute Of Pulmonary Medicine And Research,
Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore.
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5.
Address for Communication
Street
Name : 395,Sarojini Naidu Street,
Land
Mark : Sri Ramakrishna Hospital,
District
: Coimbatore.
State
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Tamilnadu
Pin
Code : 641 044.
Email
:
tmkdr@sify.com, tmkdr@dataone.in.
Fax
:
0422-2210521
Land
Line 1 : 0422-4500201
Land
Line 2. : 0422-4500000
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6.
City Centre
Chest
Clinic, Dr.Shanmugam Medical Centre,
12,Cowley Brown Road,
R.S Puram,
Coimbatore-641002
Fax : 0422-2553890
Phone : 0422-2541484
Website : chestclinic-india.com
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7.
Date of Birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
16.05.1951
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. Academic Training
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Internal Medicine, USA
• Bronchoscopy, Sleep disorders, PFT &
Exercise physiology training in France (CHU Brabois)
• ICD care in France (CHU Brabois) &
USA (Nashville, Morgan Town)
• Rehabilitation training in AIPM &
R, Bombay.
• Exercise physiology in Barcelona, Spain
• Therapeutic bronchoscopy training in UK
(Imperial college, London).
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. Specialization
Clinical
Respiratory Medicine Critical Care/ Interventional
Bronchoscopy/ Pulmonary Pathophysiology/ Sleep
Disorders.
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10.
Experience
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Worked as Assistant Professor & Research Fellow,
Nancy University (France)- till 1984
• 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.
• Professor, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of
Paramedical sciences, Coimbatore.
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11.
International Conferences and Workshop as invited
Faculty
Conducted
4 National updates in Pulmonology in 1992, 93,
94 & 96.
ORGANIZING
SECRETARY, Napcon 2003, November 12-16, 2003.
Guest
Lectures: 17
Orations
:
3
Speaker
:
39
Chairperson
: 20
Workshops
: European Respiratory
Society, American Thoracic Society, American College
of Chest Physicians, American Association of Sleep
Disorders.
1. Exercise and Body Changes-Dr.T.Mohan Kumar
in Scientific Session in III of Workshop on Sports
Injuries on 29th January 1992; 11.45-12.30hrs
at KMCH, Coimbatore.
2 . Accessories Used in Bronchoscopy – Dr.T.Mohan
Kumar and Dr.R.Narasimhan in workshop of 4 th
National Conference on Bronchology 1998; on 15
th December 1998, 9.45 – 10.30am at Railway
Hospital, Perumbur.
3. Normal Bronchoscopy – Dr.T.Mohan Kumar
, Dr.Elangovan & Dr.A.S.Natarajan in Chest
Meet 2000 on 18th August at Hotel Taj Coromandel
, Chennai.
4. Bronchoscopy live workshop on 28th November
2002 at Hospital for Chest and TB, Jaipur.
5. PFT Basics In workshop of APICON 2002; on 14th
January 2002, 15.30 – 18.30 hrs at Chennai.
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12.Expert
/ Consultant
• National President, Indian Association
of Bronchology 2005-2006
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Zonal Chairman, Indian Sleep Disorders Association
2005-2006.
• National Guidelines (India) for COPD :
Participant Member.
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Task Force Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
2003-2004 in Paediatric Sleep Medicine.
• National Vice President : Indian Association
of Bronchoscopy (2004-2005)
• National Delegate (India), European Respiratory
Society (Oct 1st2003-2006).
• National President, Indian Chest Society
(2000-2001)
• National Vice president, Indian Chest
Society (2000)
• IMA President 1986-1987 (TIRUR)
• IMA Secretary 1985-1986 (TIRUR).
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13.
Awards and Achievements
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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.
• Dr.Kalyanaraman Oration Award 2005, IMA,
Coimbatore.
• Dr.Santhosham Memorial Oration & Award
21.01.2006, Chennai.
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14.
Publications
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Editorial board -API Journal (1995-96):-
Current Medical Trends, Lung India, Pulmon, Indian
Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences,
Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine.
• 59-National International publications
done sofar.
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15.
Membership in Academic Bodies
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 Governing Council,
Member), 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, Indian Sleep Disorders
Association (Zonal Chairman).
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16.
Equipments Used
Spirometry
DLCO Sensor
Medics Vmax
Nitrogen Wash Out
Sleep Medicine ….Polysomnography-Sensor
Medics
Exercise Physiology ….. Sensor Medics
V max
Bronchoscopy … Olympus, Pentax &
Machida with Video imaging
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17.
Treatment types
COPD
OBSTRUCTIVE
SLEEP APNOEAS
ASTHMA INTERSTITIAL
LUNG DISEASES
LUNG CANCER PULMONARY
TUBERCULOSIS
PNEUMONIAS PULMONARY
VASCULAR DISORDERS
EMPHYSEMA INTENSIVE
PULMONARY CARE
ACUTE SEVERE ASTHMA PULMONARY
VIRAL DISEASES
RESPIRATORY FAILURE CHILDHOOD
RESPIRATORY DISORDERS.
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18.
Average number of patients treated per day
50-60
patients/day
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Medical
Tips
1.
Are steroids safe for my asthma ?
People
with asthma can use a preventer that contains
low dose inhaled steroids. Sometimes you
may experience local side effects such as
a hoarse voice or sore throat. The doses
of inhaled steroid is much smaller than
a steroid tablet. Occasionally, if asthma
symptoms are severe the doctor may prescribe
a short course of steroid tablets. There
should not cause any long-term side effects.
However, if you have very severe asthma
and need to take steroid tablets for a long
period of time there may be side effects
such as thinning of the bones or weight
gaining, diabetes mellitus, hypertension,
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2. Will my child grow out of asthma ?
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About
one in three children with
asthma seem to become symptom
free by the time they are
adults. Some persons may find
that their symptoms become
milder. Unfortunately, it
is not possible to predict
which children will improve
or deteriorate. In general,
children who have mild asthma
are more likely to be free
of symptoms when they grow
up but this is not guaranteed.
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Some
people find that their asthma improves when
they are teenagers but comes back again
when they are adults. Although there is
no guarantee that symptoms will go away,
they can usually be well controlled in 90%
of cases. Asthma should not be left untreated
in hope that yours child will grow out of
it, otherwise it may affect the growth of
children. Appropriate treatment, on the
advice of the doctor and avoidance of trigger
factors will help to control your child’s
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3.
Will moving to another area help to reduce or
stop my asthma ?
Asthma
varies from one person to another. A place that
agrees with one person may not be so good for
another. Your own personal experience will give
you clues as to what triggers your asthma. Pollution
can be a trigger for some people but it is only
one of many things that can cause asthma. Some
triggers may be found indoors, where we spend
most of our time especially house dust mites,
which will be found wherever you live. Most people
with asthma have more than one triggers, it is
possible that by changing places you may be exchanging
from one trigger to another. Sometimes people
feel better in a new area for a short while and
then become sensitive to triggers that they find
there. Except in a few circumstances, such as
living in a damp housing, there seems little to
be gained from moving places. Changing from cold
climate to dry hot climate may suit for somebody
but not for all.
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