Dr Ayesha Shahnaz

Pulmonologist

M.B.B.S.,MRCPCH,CCT

13 years experience overall

Apollo Children’s Hospitals 15, Shafi Mohammed Road Thousand Lights Chennai 600 006 PH:044-2829 6262, Chennai

Bronchitis Treatment
Bronchoscopy(Diagnostic & Therapeutic)
Pulmonary Function Test
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Body Plethysmography
Critical care medicine
Covid-19 & Post Covid Pulmonary Complications
Lung Transplantation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Diagnostic & therapeutic bronchoscopy - EBUS - Airway stenting
Medical thoracoscopy
Asthma/COPD/Tuberculosis
Sleep Medicine - Diagnostic & therapeutic
End stage lung diseases.
Asthma/COPD/Tuberculosis
Sleep Medicine - Diagnostic & Interventional bronchoscopy
Medical Thoracoscopy
Occupational lung disease
Critical care medicine
Pneumonia
Healthcare associated pneumonia & ventilated pneumonia
Adult Vaccination
Therapeutic procedure include: - Rigid Bronchoscopy - Cryo dubulking of tumors - Cryo lung biopsy - Laser debulking of tumors - Airway stenting (Both silicone & SEMS) - Balloon bronchoscopy - Spigot closure of bronchopleural fistula - Interstitial lung disease
Advanced thoracoscopic procedures like: - Adhesiolysis - Pneumothorax management
Interventional bronchoscopy
Asthma
COPD
Bronchiectasis
ILD
Sarcoidosis
ABPA
Sleep Medicine
Insomnia
Sleep disorders
Tuberculosis
Allergy
Covid - 19 treatment
Bronchoscopy
EBUS
Pulmonary Function Test
DLCO
lung transplant
Heart & Lungs Transplantation

After obtaining my undergraduate degree (MBBS) from kilpauk Medical College, Chennai,
I left to UK for my postgraduate training and stayed there for 10 years.
I undertook my Paediatric and Pulmonology (Respiratory Medicine) training in Cambridge University Hospital, UK.
My area of expertise is treating children with asthma and allergic airway disease.
I also routinely perform Paediatric Fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
I have been working as a consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist at Apollo Children’s hospital, Chennai since October 2014.

I have presented in National and International paediatric conferences in United Kingdom (British Paediatric Respiratory Society – BPRS).
I have also published original articles as a first author in high quality International peer reviewed journals.
Tissue transglutaminase levels predict IgA deficiency. Shahnaz A, Maguire G Parker R, heuschkel R, Zilbaeur M. Arch Dis Child. 2013;98(11):873-6
Assessing efficient patient care: should length of stay be calculated independently of local admission rates? Shahnaz A. Wills S, Parker R, Ross-Russell R. Arch Dis Child 2013;98(12): 951-954

I have presented in National and International paediatric conferences in United Kingdom (British Paediatric Respiratory Society – BPRS).
I have also published original articles as a first author in high quality International peer reviewed journals.
Tissue transglutaminase levels predict IgA deficiency. Shahnaz A, Maguire G Parker R, heuschkel R, Zilbaeur M. Arch Dis Child. 2013;98(11):873-6
Assessing efficient patient care: should length of stay be calculated independently of local admission rates? Shahnaz A. Wills S, Parker R, Ross-Russell R. Arch Dis Child 2013;98(12): 951-954

English,Hindi

Female

Apollo Children’s Hospitals 15, Shafi Mohammed Road Thousand Lights Chennai 600 006 PH:044-2829 6262, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600006