Dr Lakshmi Varadarajulu

Pulmonologist

AB(Int.Med), AB(Pulmonology) AB(Crit.care)

9 years experience overall

Apollo Hospitals 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road Chennai 600 006 Ph:044-28290200/3333, 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

Feb 2007-Present : Apollo Specialty Hospital Consultant Pulmonologist & Consultant Critical care unit (till Dec 2010)
Sep 2010-Present : Apollo Main Hospital Consultant Pulmonologist

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Awards:

Best case presentation award - “Adenocarcinoma masquerading as neurofibroma in a patient with von Recklinghausen’s disease”: ACCP October 2004 meeting
Best poster in the category award -“Role of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in HIV Positive patients suspected to have Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia.”: ACCP October 2004 meeting.

Research Activity:

July -Nov 1999 Fetal care research institute Madras, India.Principal investigator in “study on the pattern of chromosomal translocations and clinical presentations in the newborn and adolescent patients” Conducted at the genetic lab at the Fetal Care Research Institute (a referral center

PUBLICATIONS:

S Sy, V Lakshmi, E Escalera, S Blum, and G Diaz-FuentesComparison of the Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) between Generalists and Specialists in an Inner-City HospitalPresented at Chest Meeting Oct 2003; 124: 170S.
M Rahman, V Lakshmi, M Patel, R Duncalf, S Blum, and G Diaz-Fuentes Comparison of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FOB) in Renal Failure (RF) and Non-Renal Failure Patients. Presented at Chest Meeting Oct 2003; 124: 147S-a.
V Lakshmi, S Khaneja, M Niazi, V Parithivel, L Menon, G Diaz-Fuentes Adenocarcinoma masquerading as neurofibroma in a patient with von Recklinghausen’s disease- a case report. Presented at Chest Meeting Oct 2004; 126 (4): 927S.
V lakshmi, R Patel, G Diaz-Fuentes, E Sy, L Menon Role of Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in HIV+ Patients Suspected to have Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia: Presented at Chest meeting Oct 2004; 126 (4): 918S.

English,Tamil

Female

Apollo Hospitals 21, Greams Lane, Off Greams Road Chennai 600 006 Ph:044-28290200/3333, Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600006