Pulmonology

Overview

​The section of pulmonary medicine (chest clinic) strives to offer high quality comprehensive care to our patients.

 We offers the following services​:

• Outpatient and inpatient consultation

• A multidisciplinary approach to ensure excellent patient care and patient safety.

• ​A daily pulmonary outpatient clinic managing a variety of lung disorders including asthma and persistent cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, interstitial lung diseases, chronic respiratory failure, sleep related disorders, unexplained breathlessness, pleural diseases, exercise intolerance and lung cancer.

• ​A smoking cessation clinic 

Key strengths:

• Diagnosis and Management of recurring or persistent cough

• Diagnosis and Care of Sleep disorders and sleep related breathing disorders

• Investigation, diagnosis and management of breathlessness 

• Management and Care of asthma, COPD and Bronchiectasis.

• Diagnosis and Management of pulmonary tuberculosis and post-TB lung diseases

• Diagnosis and Care of Interstitial Lung Diseases [ILD]

• Lung cancer Diagnosis and staging

• Diagnosis, classification and management of pulmonary hypertension and other pulmonary vascular diseases

• Management and prevention of lung infections

• Support with Smoking cessation and other smoking related problems

• Assessment and advice regarding fitness to fly, and abnormal imaging done for immigration purposes.

• Ready access to specialist Multi-disciplinary care with Cardiology, Thoracic surgery, oncology, Thoracic imaging, Pathology and Rheumatology services

Specialist Procedures 

• Lung function tests including FeNO testing, spirometry. 

• We have elaborate capability for measurement of lung volumes, gas transfers, and breathing muscle weakness.

• Flexible diagnostic bronchoscopy and interventional bronchoscopy.

• Management of pleural diseases including ambulatory [outpatient based] services and Pleuroscopy.

• Home oxygen and Home mechanical ventilation service.