His areas of interest include Lung Infections, Asthma, COPD, Allergic broncho-pulmonary Aspergillosis, diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, CTD-related interstitial lung disease, Sarcoidosis, Drug-induced lung diseases, and pulmonary hypertension.
Interventional Pulmonology - diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy/Pleuroscopy for pleural biopsy and talc pleurodesis, Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy, and Bronchial thermoplasty.
He is a member of numerous professional bodies including the National College of Chest Physicians, the Indian Association of Bronchology, the Association of Physicians of India, the National Association for the study of lung cancer, India, the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine, and the Marine Medicine Society of India.
Sleep Apnea is a disease wherein sleep-related breathing disturbance causes health effects due to low oxygen levels and the disruption of sleep results in excessive daytime sleepiness interfering in an individual's day-to-day life and profession.
When the person is sleeping, the upper part of the airway which connects the mouth to the windpipe consists of the pharynx and hypo-pharynx. In these areas, the muscle tends to be very floppy due to a lack of firm support of cartilage or bone. During deep sleep, the tone in these muscles reduces and they collapse during breathing causing loud snoring, and reduced airflow during breathing, and if complete closure, it prevents air from entering the lungs. These episodes happen throughout the night multiple times which causes poor quality of sleep due to fragmentation, frequent disruption, and repeated awakening, either physically or in the form of abnormal jerking movements, choking episodes, gasping for breath, and nightmares. The end result is the person wakes up in the morning not feeling refreshed and having excessive daytime sleep in episodes throughout the day leading to poor concentration and interference in the professional sphere.
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