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HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Right from the beginning The Department of Respiratory Medicine offers comprehensive health care to patients in evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of respiratory diseases spanning from Asthma, COPD, pneumonias, ILDs, pleural based diseases and sleep disorders.

Department is actively involved in clinical research activities, academics, training and education of Undergraduates and Postgraduates imparting the skills and knowledge in the field of Respiratory Medicine.

FACILITIES AVAILABLE

The department offers various facilities and equipments for evaluating and diagnosing a wide variety of Respiratory diseases. During its early days , it had limited equipment for PULMON/tRY FUNCTION TESTS such as SPIROMETRY which measures how well a person can move air to and from lungs.

Steadily the department introduced more procedures and facilities like Video and Conventional Bronchoscopy and Rigid Bronchoscopy for Bronchoalveolar Lavage, Endobronchial Biopsy, Endobronchial needle aspiration , bronchoscopic foreign body extraction.

Diffusion capacity of the lungs for Carbon monoxide was also setup to assess the lungs ability to transfer gas from inspired air to bloodstream and in evaluating various lung diseases.

Later Thoracoscopic procedures like Diagnostic medical thoracoscopy, Thoracoscopic Pleural Biopsy and Cryo biopsy were also introduced which helped in timely diagnosis.

Other diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available are

  • THORACIC ULTRASOUND

  • ULTRASOUND GUIDED PLEURAL ASPIRATION

  • TRANSTHORACIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION OF

  • PERIPHERAL LUNG MASS

  • CHEST DRAIN PLACEMENT

  • PLEURODESIS

Dr. R. Prabakaran M.D.,

Professor and Head of the Department

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Dr.R.Prabhakaran.

Professor and Head of the Department

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 71425

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Dr.S.Elamparithi.

Associate professor

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 89881

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Dr.R.Saravanavasan.

Associate professor

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 97180

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Dr.N.Muthulakshmi.

Associate professor

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 92898

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Dr.B.Rajeshkumar.

Assistant professor

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 91565

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Dr.Senthil Kumar.

Assistant professor

Qualification : DNB

TNMC Registration No: 87530

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Dr.P.Dhamodharan

Assistant professor

Qualification : MD(TB&RD)

TNMC Registration No: 91705

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Dr.D.Jeyaganesh.

Senior Resident

Qualification : DTCD

TNMC Registration No: 58349

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Dr.C.Suganya

Senior Resident

Qualification : M.D.,

TNMC Registration No: 106343

SERVICES RENDERED

  • Our Department serves at the NODAL DR TB CENTRE .

  • There is a separate TB ICU where intensive care for very sick TBpatients is provided timely which helps in reducing TB death toll.

SPECIAL CLINICS:

  • Occupational Lung Disease Clinic

  • Smoking Cessation Clinic

  • Asthma COPD Clinic

  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic

Respiratory Medicine Department

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Name

Publication in Vancouver referencing style.

Indexing System

1.

 

Dr. R. Prabhakaran.MD.,

Head of the Department.

 

1.

1.Xpert MTB/RTF Assay for the diagnosis of   

   Pulmonary and extra pulmonary  

   Tuberculosis

INDEX COPERNICUS

2.

Xpert Mtb/Rif Assay for the Diagnosis OF 

   pulmonary nd extra Pulmonary

   Tuberculosis in Paediatric Population

INDEX COPERNICUS

3.

Cartridage – Based Nucleic acid

amplification test (Cbnnat)  for Diagnosis

of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Hiv: Results

from Madurai District , Tamilnadu.

 

INDEX COPERNICUS

4.

Role of PulonaryRehabilitation in COPD

   Patients

INDEX COPERNICUS

5.

Retrospective Analysis of INH

   Monoresistant Tuberculosis in Madurai

   District in 2018.

 

INDEX COPERNICUS

6.

Xper MTB/RIF Assay for the diagnosis of

   extra pulmonary Tuberculosis

INDEX COPERNICUS

2.

Dr.M.SaravananMD(TB&RM)

Associate Professor

1.

Which is better among FEV1/FVC and FEV1/SVC in obstructive airway disease?

International Journal of Advances in MedicineSaravananMet al. IntJAdv Med. 2018Dec;5(6):1328-1330

Index copernicus

2.

Effects of smoking cessation on pulmonary function and quality of lifeRamesh PM et al. Int J Adv Med. 2018 Oct;5(5):1177-1180

Index Copernicus

 

 

3.

Prevalence of renal function defects among COPD patients attending a respiratory disease hospital in south indiaInt J Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (1); 295-299

 

Embasse, index Copernicus

3.

Dr.S.Elamparithi, MD.,

Associate Professor

 

1

Elamparithi S, Bharathi Babu K. Health Related Quality of Life among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Patients and Its Determinants in a Hospital Based Observational Study from South  India: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences 2018;17(4); 10-

 

Indian Citation Index (ICI)

 

e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p ISSN: 2279-0861

2.

Role of Pleural biopsy in the evaluation of

 undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion

 

4.

Dr.N.Muthulakshmi.MD

Associate Professor

1

Lymph Node Tuberculosis Current

Scenario

Index Copernicus

2.

Prevalence of concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with newly diagnosed silicosis in a tertiary care centre in south India

DOAJ

3.

Clinical, Radiological profile and Bronchoscopic Assessment of Non- Resolving pneumonia patients in Tertiary Care Hospital – A Cross-Sectional Study

DOAJ

4.

Treatment Outcome and Drug Resistant Profile of Isoniazid Monoresistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre : A Prospective Study

DOAJ

5.

Dr.R.Saravanavasan,MD.,

Associate Professor.

1

Prevalence of concomitant pulmonary

tuberculosis in patients with newly diagnosed

silicosis in a tertiary care center in South India

DOAJ

2.

Clinical, radiological profile and

bronchoscopic assessment of non-resolving

pneumonia patients in a tertiary care hospital –

a cross-sectional study

DOAJ

3.

Role of pleural biopsy in the evaluation of

undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion

INDEX COPERNICUS

 

 

4.

Role of pulmonary rehabilitation in copd patients

INDEX COPERNICUS

6.

Dr.B.Rajesh kumar.MD.,

Assistant Professor

1.

Rajesh kumar B, Senthilkumar A, Murugan Janani Akshaya Ramasamy Hariprasad, Rathinam Prabhakaran. Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Treatment Outcome of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients of a South Indian District: An Observational Study : International Journal of Pharmacolceutical and Clinical Research 2023;15(3);438-443

Embase, Publons, ICMJE, Google scholar, Scilit, ROAD.

 

e-ISSN: 0975-1556, p-ISSN:2820-2643

2.

Balakrishnan Rajesh Kumar, Mishra Gyanshankar P, Ghorpade Shivhari V. Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in non-resolving pneumonia: NJMR 2016; 6 (4); 316- 320

Index Copernicus,

ISSN: 2249 4995, P ISSN: 2277 8810

3.

Vignesvaran K J, Karthikeyan B, Rajesh kumar B, Senthilkumar A, Nikhilan V. Our institutional experience in the management of tracheal stenosis – case series: Int J Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (2); 526-528

 

Embase (Elsevier), Index Copernicus, J-Gate Indexed, I2OR, Advanced science Index, Euro Pub Index, Scientific Indexing Service, Research Gate, Crossref.

 

ISSN (O): 2687-5265; ISSN (P): 2753-6556

4.

Karthikeyan B, Vignesvaran K J, Senthilkumar A, Rajesh kumar B, Joseph Joshinth. Anterior mediastinal mass - how do we manage it? - our institutional experience- case series: Int J of Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (2); 529-531

Embase (Elsevier), Index Copernicus, J-Gate Indexed, I2OR, Advanced science Index, Euro Pub Index, Scientific Indexing Service, Research Gate, Crossref.

ISSN (O): 2687-5265; ISSN (P): 2753-6556

7.

Dr.A.Senthil kumar.

1.

Rajeshkumar B, Senthilkumar A, Murugan Janani Akshaya Ramasamy Hariprasad, Rathinam Prabhakaran. Clinico-Epidemiological Profile and Treatment Outcome of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients of a South Indian District: An Observational Study : International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 2023;15(3);438-443

Embase, Publons, ICMJE, Google scholar, Scilit, ROAD.

 

e-ISSN: 0975-1556, p-ISSN:2820-2643

 

 

2.

Vignesvaran K J, Karthikeyan B, Rajeshkumar B, Senthilkumar A, Nikhilan V. Our institutional experience in the management of tracheal stenosis – case series: Int J Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (2); 526-528

 

Embase (Elsevier), Index Copernicus, J-Gate Indexed, I2OR, Advanced science Index, Euro Pub Index, Scientific Indexing Service, Research Gate, Crossref.

ISSN (O): 2687-5265; ISSN (P): 2753-6556

3.

Karthikeyan B, VignesVaran K J, Senthilkumar A, Rajeshkumar B, Joseph Joshinth. Anterior mediastinal mass - how do we manage it? - our institutional experience- case series: Int J of Acad Med Pharm 2023; 5 (2); 529-531

Embase (Elsevier), Index Copernicus, J-Gate Indexed, I2OR, Advanced science Index, Euro Pub Index, Scientific Indexing Service, Research Gate, Crossref.

 

ISSN (O): 2687-5265; ISSN (P): 2753-6556

8.

Dr.P.Dhamodharan.MD.,

1.

Treatment Outcome and Drug Resistant Profile of Isoniazid  Monoresistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in a Tertiary  Care Centre: A Prospective Study

DOAJ

9.

Dr.C.Suganya.MD.,

NO

 

 

1

Trend of HIV infection in patients with tuberculosis in rural south  India

 

 

 

2.

Post – Tuberculosis Bronchial asthma

 

 

 

3.

Tuberculosis cervical  lymphadenitis in HIV Positive and negative patients.

 

 

 

4.

OR Activites : Prevalence of Diabetes mellitus in Tuberculosis follow up and outcome and Nov 2012 to OCT 2013

 

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

Prof. Dr. R. PRABHAKARAN M.D., has done an excellent work as nodal officer- COVID. COVID WARRIOR AWARD on the eve of 75th Independence Day for

  • Dr. N. MUTHULAKSHMI M.D.,

  • Dr. SARAVANAVASAN M.D.,

  • Dr. RAJESH KUMAR M.D.,

  • Dr. JEYAGANESH DTCD.,

Gold Medal In APT GOLD MEDAL EXAM 2022— Dr. ARCHIT KRISHN/t PG

TAPPCON 2022 :

Dr. JANANI AKSHAYA PG - awarded second prize in oral paper presentation

Dr. PALANIVEL and Dr.RAVINDRANATH PG - awarded third prize in Duiz competition

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

WORLD COPD DAY

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