About the Department

The Department of Respiratory Medicine was inaugurated on February 2021 in this institution. The Department of Respiratory medicine offers out-patient and in-patient care and aims to provide quality, accessible and affordable care in the field of Pulmonary medicine to all strata of people. Patients requiring day care and admission to the hospital are admitted to the 20-bedded Ward.

Services Offered

The following facilities are available for patients:

• Bronchial asthma
• COPD
• Bronchiectasis
• Lung abscess
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Pleural lung disease
• Cystic and bullous lung diseases
• Occupational lung disease
• Pulmonary malignancy
• Flexible bronchoscopy
• Obstructive sleep apnoea
• Interstitial lung disease
• Pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (both sensitive and resistant tuberculosis)

Undergraduate Medical Teaching & Training

Theory Classes

Final MBBS - Phase III Part II: On 1st and 3rd Wednesdays - 11.00 AM to 12.00 Noon.

Clinical Posting

Final MBBS - Phase III Part II: 14 days

Success Stories

We have treated multiple patients successfully with significant improvement in diseases like Bronchial asthma, chronic Obstructive airway disease, pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease, post tuberculosis lung disease, pleural effusion, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary rehabilitation, occupational lung disease and lung malignancy.

World Tuberculosis Day - March 24

• The meeting concluded after the Question and Answer session.
• World TB Day pledge in Tamil was taken.
• The Dean stressed the need for reduction in TB deaths in the district by improving early diagnosis and effective management.
• Dean, Medical Superintendent, Vice Principal, District TB Officer (Krishnagiri), and Resident Medical Officer graced the occasion with the participation of Faculties of Clinical Departments and Final Year Medical Students.
• Faculties from the Department of Respiratory Medicine and District TB Officer spoke on the diagnostic advancements in Tuberculosis, management strategies for Tuberculosis, and the NTEP Programme.
• On the occasion of World TB Day, a sensitisation and awareness programme for Clinical doctors and Final Year MBBS students focussing on diagnostic advancements and management strategies for Tuberculosis was conducted at the 6th Floor Meeting Hall in the hospital building of Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Krishnagiri.