Department of Respiratory Medicine
Since its inception the department of TBCD/Pulmonary Medicine, has made a steady progress. The department has attained great heights and now offers state of the art care. The department attracts patients with complex problems. The department has well trained staffs and has been catering to the needs of the undergraduate students. In 2019 we successfully faced the PG assessment and now it is a Post Graduate department. First PG batch was started in 2021, opening the gates for further milestones.
Patient care has been maintained well with the exclusive respiratory wards of 30 beds occupancy (15 Male bedded wards + 15 Female bedded wards). High dependency beds for seriously ill patients, with well-equipped Non-invasive and Invasive Mechanical ventilators, well trained staffs and respiratory therapist.
Laboratory support services include a pulmonary function lab with diffusion studies, exercise physiology, ABG analysis. The department also offers diagnostic/therapeutic services namely thoracocentesis, pleural manometry, pleural biopsy, intercostal drainage, pleurodesis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy will be added shortly. Pulmonary rehabilitation has been initiated in co-ordination with the
1. Department of Physiotherapy for exercise training, postural drainage techniques,
2. Department of Psychiatry for smoking cessation clinic, psychological support for chronic lung diseases such as COPD.
Vaccination and nutritional advice done regularly. The department has been actively involved in the implementation of Revised national tuberculosis programme (RNTCP) which is a National programme and the department has been recognized as a Nodal Centre for RNTCP Programme. It has a Designated Microscopy Centre with a well-trained lab technician appointed through the government of Karnataka. Biological samples of Presumptive TB patients are collected and sent for CBNAAT test. All patients diagnosed with TB are counselled about their condition, initiated on antitubercular therapy(ATT) and regularly monitored as per the programme guidelines. The respiratory research wing of the department is involved in “original research” in asthma, COPD, tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases.
DETAILS OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
| Name Of The HOD | From | To |
| Dr. Srikanth Ravoori | 2016 | 2018 |
| Dr. Jyothi (Incharge HOD) | 2018 | 2020 |
| Dr. Saroja B G | 2020 | Till Date |
Department Contact Information:
Mail ID: tbchesthod@theoxfordmedical.org Contact no. 080 - 61854101
Extension Number: 228
Faculty
| Department | Name of the Faculty Qualification IMR Number |
Designation | Details of Service |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. Saroja B G MBBS,MD 17027 |
Professor | TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Professor F - 02.11.2019 T - Till date |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. Jyothi MBBS, DNB 67756 |
Assoc. Professor |
TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Assistant Professor F - 19.01.2018 T - Till date |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. V Joseph Bala Sireesha MBBS,MD APMC/FMR/86832 |
Asst. Professor | TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Assistant Professor F - 03.09.2021 T - Till date |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. Lokeshwar Reddy MBBS,MD 101724 |
Sr. Resident | TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Senior Resident F - 19.02.2021 T - Till date |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. Shashikiran S MBBS 125171 |
Jr. Resident | TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Junior Resident F - 04.02.2022 T - Till date |
| Respiratory Medicine / TB & Chest | Dr. Nadeem Noushad Kasim MBBS 127022 |
Jr. Resident | TOMCH&RC, Bangalore Junior Resident F - 28.04.2022 T - Till date |
- E – LEARNING RESOURCES
We have computer with internet facility with access to various online journals
Publication
Dr. Saroja.B.G., Associate Professor
Department of TB & CHEST
| Sl. No. | Faculty Name | Publication in Vancouver Referencing style | Pubmed Indexed Yes / No | Scopus Indexed Yes / No | International / National |
Remarks |
| 1 | Dr.Saroja.B.G. | Saroja .B.G. Evaluation of Various Factors Influencing Sputum Smear Positivity In Newly Disgnosed cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Tertiary Care Center of Bengaluru. IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine. 2018;3(3):150-152 | No | No | National | Crossref Crossmark Clockss |
| 2 | Dr.Saroja.B.G. | Saroja.B.G. Comparison of PSI Scoring System With Curb-65 as an Marker of Severity In Community Acquired Pneumonia. Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018;4(3):165-168 | Yes | Yes | National | PubMed/Medline Embase Elsevier BIOBASE Scopus |
| 3 | Dr.Saroja.B.G. | Saroja.B.G. A Prospective Study on Clinical Pattern of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia. (SAS) Scholars Academic and Scientific. 2021;7I(1):4-8 | No | No | International, | Google Scholar Index Copernicus Chemical Abstract Service(CAS) NCBI-NLM Catalog World Cat |
| 4 | Dr.Saroja.B.G. | Saroja.B.G. Clinico Demographic Profile Fo Bronchiectasis A Cross Sectional Study. IP Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine. 2021;6(2):111-116 | No | No | National | Crossref Niso Crossmark |
Dr.Sandeep H.S., Associate Professor
Department of TB & CHEST
| Sl. No. | Faculty Name | Publication in Vancouver Referencing style | Pubmed Indexed Yes / No | Scopus Indexed Yes / No | International / National |
Remarks |
| 1 | Dr.Sandeep H.S. | Sandeepa H. S., Narendra U, Gajanan S. Gaude, Supriya Sandeepa. Complications and Residual Pleural Thickening After Intrapleural Instillation of Streptokinase With Pigtail Catheter Drainage of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion. International journal of Advances In Medicine. 2020;7(1):1-5 |
No | No | National | ScopeMed Journal Index J-Gate Google Scholar CrossRef |
| 2 | Dr.Sandeep H.S. | Sandeepa H. S., Narendra U., Gajanan S. Gaude, Supriya Sandeepa. Efficacy of Intrapleural Instillation of streptokinase With Pigtail Catheter Drainage in The Treatment of tuberculosis Pleural Effusion. International journal of Advances In Medicine. 2019;6(6):1695 -1699 |
No | No | National | ScopeMed Journal Index J-Gate Google Scholar CrossRef |
Dr. Jyothi. Associate Professor
Department of TB and Chest
| Sl. No. | Faculty Name | Publication in Vancouver Referencing style | Pubmed Indexed Yes / No | Scopus Indexed Yes / No | International / National |
Remarks |
| 1 | Dr. Jyothi | Jyothi, Chandan G, Praveen Kumar. Lipid Abnormalities in Tuberculosis Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Hospital-based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2022;16(2):01-04 | Yes | No | International | Index Copernicus ICV 2019: 129.24 DOAJ EBSCOhost Google Scholer Indian Science Abstract |
