Department of Chest & TB

Department of Pulmonary Medicine

Started in March, 1994.

Recruitment Rules for Faculty

Indoor patient services started in the mid 1996.
Prof. AK Janmeja MD, FNCCP, FCCP Professor & Head
Prof. Varinder Saini MD Professor
Dr. Prasanta R Mohapatra MD, MAMS, FNCCP, FIAB, FCCP Assistant Professor 
2 Senior Residents

  SERVICES

  • OUT PATIENTS (OPD) SERVICES:

The department is well equipped with basic as well as latest equipments to handle all kinds of OPD patients. We are also running following three special clinics to provide specialized in respective fields:

a)

MDR TB Clinic

Tuesday   11.00 AM to 1.00 PM

b)

Bronchial Asthma Clinic

Friday      11.00 AM to 1.00 PM
c) Quit Smoking Clinic Wedneday 11.00 AM to 1.00PM
  • INDOOR PATIENTS SERVICES:

The Department offers indoor treatment facilities for patients who need hospitalisation through a total of 30 beds for both male and female patients. The emergency services are available round the clock through emergency department and we are adequately equipped to deal with all respiratory emergencies.

  • SPECIALIZED SERVICES: Department is offering following highly specialized services
  • Fibre Optic Bronchoscopy.
  • Bronchial biopsy, BAL, Brush Biopsy, Foreign Body Removal.
  • Trans Bronchial Lung Biopsy.
  • Transcarinal and Transbronchial FNAC.
  • Percutaneous FNAC lung.
  • Tube thoracostomy.
  • Pleural Air and fluid aspirations.
  • Pleural Biopsy.
  • Chemical Pleurodesis.
  • Pulmonary Function Tests :
  • CT Guided FNAC
  • Detailed Spirometry
  • Diffusion Studies
  • Lung Volumes & Capacities Estimation.
  • Exercise Bronchoprovocation Test
  • Bronchodilator reversibility Test.
  • Pulse Oximetery
  • Mantoux Test.
  • RNTCP
  • Surveillance and drug distribution center for all types of tuberculosis patients.

  • Non-Invasive Ventilator

  • Sleep study including complete polysomnography

  • TEACHING SERVICES FOR THE MBBS STUDENTS:
  1. Theory Classes.
  2. Bedside Clinical Demonstrations.
  3. Teaching Services for MD student

  • COMMUNITY SERVICES :

Organization of free medical camps (TB, Asthma, COPD etc) for lower socio-economic strata patients in the sub urban localities and slums, is our regular feature. Asthma awareness workshops/public lectures for general public and patients are being regularly organized to educate them on the subject to manage their disease better. Health education of general public through mass media e.g. newspapers, radio etc. is also a regular feature of department.

RESEARCH & TRAINING

  • The department is actively engaged in regular organization of various symposia , seminars, guest lecturers, practical training courses etc. to help medical students, practicing and govt. service doctors in updating their knowledge and skill in the specialty.

    The department has been regularly undertaking need oriented clinical research in the field of tuberclosis, MDR-TB, AIDS and other respiratory diseases.

  • The department has published 30-40 original research paper in various national and international journals of repute. The faculty members have attended 38 conferences (national and international) and 19 papers have been presented in the conferences. The faculty members have been participating regularly in various academic meets as guest lecturers., members in concensus meetings, chairpersons of scientific sessions, members of university board of studies etc.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2008

1.       Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR, Janmeja AK. Treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Lancet 2009 Jan 3;373 (9657):26-7.

2.       Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D. Carbocisteine for acute exacerbations of COPD. Lancet. 2008 Nov 8;372(9650):1630-1.

3.       Dutt N, Janmeja A.K. ,Mohapatra PR, Singh AK : Study of Health Related Quality of Life in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome patients. Journal of Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, V: 13, Supp 5, P: 114,  Nov, 2008

4.       Janmeja AK, Mohapatra PR, Kumar M, Aggarwal D, Khurana A, and Dutt N The Impact Of WHO-GOI Guidelines On COPD On Quality Of Life; Chest  2008 134: p22003

5.       Singh AK, Janmeja AK, Lehl SS, Dass A, Goel NK, Mohapatra PR, Khanduri S. Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Resistant Hypertension Compared To  That In Controlled Hypertension Chest  2008 134: p71002

6.       Aggarwal D, Chand N, Singh M, Mohapatra PR.  Evaluation of 2-Reagent Cold Staining Method Vis-A-Vis Ziehl-Neelsen Staining And Conventional Cold Staining Method For The Detection Of Acid Fast Bacilli In The Sputum Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Chest 2008 134 p155002.

7.       Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR. Pulmonary tuberculosis with acute respiratory failure: yet to be conquered. Eur Respir J. 2008 Dec;32(6):1667-8.

8.       Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR. Nutritional deficit in miliary tuberculosis: prognostic value. Eur Respir J. 2008 Dec;32(6):1663.

9.       Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR. High-resolution computed tomography in Mycobacterium avium complex disease: one step forward, two steps back. Eur Respir J. 2008 Sep;32(3):813

10.  Mohapatra PR, Gupta M, Janmeja AK. Moxifloxacin monotherapy in severe pneumonia: do we really need it? Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Sep 15;47(6):856-7;

11.  Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D. Pneumocystis carinii: name changed? Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Nov;33(6):793.

12.  Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR, Malhotra B. Acquired bronchoesophageal fistula. Lung India 2009; 26 :24-25.

13.  Janmeja AK, Mohapatra PR, Shivaprakash MR, Khurana A, Aggarwal D. Concurrent infection of pneumocystis pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis in an HIV negative patient Indian J of Chest and Allied Science 2008;50 (4):369-71.

14.  Mohapatra PR, Negi RS, Kanwar RS, Kashyap S. Hydatid disease of the lung mimicking a pericardial cyst. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2008 Jul-Sep;50(3):283-4.

15.  Mohapatra PR. Protecting authors? Natl Med J India. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):155.

16.  Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D. Sputum conversion at the end of intensive phase treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus or HIV infection. Indian J Med Res 2008; 127: 408-409.

17.  Mohapatra PR, Mishra B. Impact Factor of the IJMR: what more we really need? Indian J Med Res. 2008 Feb;127(2):198-9.

18.  Mohapatra PR. Interaction between medical practitioners & pharmaceutical industry. Indian J Med Res. 2008 Jan;127(1):93.

19.  Mohapatra PR, Khurana AK. Status of smear positive TB patients after two-three years of DOTS initiation Indian J Tuberculosis 2008;55:107-8.

20.  Gurpreet Kaur, N.K. Goel, Dinesh Kumar, A.K. Janmeja, H.M. Swami, Meenu Kalia Treatment outcomes of patinets placed on treatment under directly observed  therapy short-course(DOTS) Lung India 2008; 25: 75-77. 

21.  Khurana A, Janmeja AK, Saini VK, Kaur J, Singh A. Comparative study of Serum Zinc levels in Bronchial Asthma patients and controls. Lung India 2008; 25:63.

22.  Bhagat B, Saini V, Handa U, Khurana A. Safety and Efficacy of CT guided FNAC in the diagnosis of thoracic lessions, two and half years experience. Lung India 2008: 25:69.

23.   Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D. Responding to deaths during a clinical trial. Indian J Med Ethics. 2009 Jan-Mar;6(1):57-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19241961 [PubMed - in process]

24. Sobti RC, Kaur P, Kaur S, Janmeja AK, Jindal SK, Kishan J, Raimondi S. Combined effect of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 polymorphisms on histological subtypes of lung cancer. Biomarkers. 2008 May;13(3):282-95.

25. Sobti RC, Kaur P, Kaur S, Janmeja AK, Jindal SK, Kishan J, Raimondi S. Impact of interaction of polymorphic forms of p53 codon 72 and N-acetylation gene (NAT2) on the risk of lung cancer in the North Indian population. DNA Cell Biol. 2009 Sep;28(9):443-9.

26. Mohapatra PR, How much lift to the UPLIFT study? Lancet. 2010; 375:197-198.

27. Mohapatra PR. Prognostic assessment of patients with COPD. Lancet. 2009; 374 (9705):1885-86.

28. Mohapatra PR. Should moxifloxacin be substituted for isoniazid as a first-line antituberculosis drug? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct 1;180(7):686-7.

29. Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR, Janmeja AK. Treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Lancet. 2009 ;373(9657):26-7.

30. Khurana AK, Mohapatra PR. Prevalence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2009 Sep;34(3):780-1.

31. Mohapatra PR, Khurana AK, Janmeja AK. Children with MDR-TB: Need clear guidelines. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13(12):1578-9.

32. Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR, Singh AK. 9.      Aggarwal D, Mohapatra PR, Singh AK. Language of breathlessness: confounding factors and clinical implications. Chest. 2009 Apr;135(4):1112.

33. Khurana A, Mohapatra PR, Dhingra N. Carcinoma Lung Masquerading as Lung Abscess. Clinical Respiratory Journal 2009: 116-117.

34. Khurana AK, Janmeja A, Saini V, Kaur J, Tahlan A, Mohapatra PR. Correlation of Serum Zinc Levels And Absolute Eosinophil Count in Extrinsic And Intrinsic Asthma Patients. Chest 2009 136: 7S.

35. Janmeja AK, Singh AK, Dutt N, Khanduri S, Sharma P, Mohapatra PR, Saini VK. Metabolic Syndrome And Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Syndrome Z): Study From A North Indian Hospital Chest 2009 136: 65S

36. Mohapatra PR. Responding to the Gaps in India’s Health System (accepted) Indian J Med Res.2010.

37. Mohapatra PR, Janmeja AK. Tuberculous Lymphadenitis. J Asso Physicians India (JAPI), August 2009;53 :585-590.

38. Janmeja AK, Mohapatra PR, Kumar M. The impact of ‘WHO-GOI Guidelines on COPD-2003’ on quality of life. Lung India. 2009;26:102-05.

39. Mohapatra PR, Bhuniya S, Garg S, Dimri K, Janmeja AK. Endobronchial non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as mass lesion. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2009 Apr-Jun;51(2):107-9.

40. Mohapatra PR, Aggarwal D. Responding to deaths during a clinical trial. Indian J Med Ethics. 2009 Jan-Mar;6(1):57-8.

41.Singh AK, Saha A, Dutt N, Mohapatra PR, Janmeja AK. Bansal A. Narcolepsy presenting as refractory epilepsy. Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Oct;76(10):1073.

  CME PROGRAMMES, CONFERENCES & OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

  • Department of Pulmonary Medicine is holding the conference ICAAICON-2009 from 1-4 October, 2009.

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Dr. AK Janmeja is honoured as Fellow of the Indian College of Allergy, Asthma & applied Immunology (FICA) in 2008.

  • Dr. PR Mohapatra honoured as Fellow of the Indian Association of Bronchology (FIAB) 2008.

  • Dr. PR Mohapatra is honoured as Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) in 2007.

  • Dr. PR Mohapatra elected as Fellow of the National College of Chest Physicians (FNCCP) in 2007.

  • Dr. PR Mohapatra elected as Member of the Natinal Academy of Medical Sciences (MAMS) in 2006.

  • Dr. Anup Kumar Singh(PG 3rd Year) won 1st Prize in 5 km marathon race in CHEST-2008 at Philiphidia, USA.