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Dr SRIDHAR R

Pulmonologist

MBBS,DTCD,DNB[Pulmonology],Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology[AHERF]

14 years experience overall

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

Specialities
  • 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
Experience
  • Consultant interventional pulmonologist, apollo hospitals,Chennai, tamilnadu, India.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of respiratory medicine, Sri Venkateswara medical college, Pondicherry,India
  • Senior resident, department of respiratory medicine, Vinayaka mission medical college, karaikal,Puducherry,India
  • Consultant interventional pulmonologist, Sundaram medical foundation, Chennai,Tamilnadu,India.
  • Medical officer in Primary health centre, karaikal (on contract), India
  • Medical officer in NRHM, karaikal (on contract), India
  • Junior resident in JIPMER, Puducherry, India
  • Junior resident in emergency medicine, PIMS, Puducherry,India

 

Members ship
  • Enhanced member of American college of chest physician
  • Life member of European respiratory society
  • Life member of Indian chest society
  • Life member of Association of pulmonologist of Tamil nadu
  • Completed Certificate Course on Diagnosis of Respiratory Allergy and Immunotherapy.
  • Undergone advance training program on EBUS by FLIP
Certifications
  • Awarded with Gold medal from Association of Pulmonology of Tamilnadu in 2019.
  • Course coordinator for the fellowship in interventional pulmonology course by Apollo health education and research foundation at apollo hospitals, Chennai.
  • Associate editor in journal of association of pulmonologist of Tamilnadu [JAPT]
  • Nominated as Treasurer in organising committee for national conference ATICON 2024 conducted by Apollo hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Participated as Quiz master for the national conference APOLLO THORACIC INTEREVENTION conference conducted by Apollo
    hospitals, Chennai, India.
  • Secured First rank in National Entrance Test,2017 for Post graduation diploma course for respiratory medicine in India.
  • Invited as faculty for various conferences and workshops [TAPPCON, FORUM 2021 7 FORUM 2024, CRS school course & ATICON 2024]

 

More than 20 publications in various indexed journals, few journals are mentioned below
  • Postoperative pulmonary complications in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients undergoing abdominal surgery in a tertiary care institute. http://dx.doi.org/10.47009/jamp.2023.5.4.126.
  • Clinicoradiopathological features among mediastinal masses. Published in Indian journal of respiratory care in jan 2021 issue
  • Approach to lung cancer, Journal of the Association of Pulmonologists of Tamil Nadu. Vol. 3 issue 3 2020
  • Role of Endobronchial ultrasound guided real time transbronchial needle aspiration in Mediastinal lymphadenopathy.  Journal of the Association of Pulmonologists of Tamil Nadu. Vol. 1, Issue 2, September - December 2018
  • Comparison of CBNAAT, AFB culture and histopathology of pleural biopsy specimens in suspected tuberculous pleural effusions undergoing pleural biopsy.JAPT. Vol. 1, Issue 1, June - August 2018

 

Services
  • 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
Languages spoken

English,Tamil

Gender

male

Apollo Hospitals Greams Road Chennai,Apollo Firstmed Hospital,The Apollo Heart Centre,Apollo Proton Cancer Centre

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