Dr. S. SANTHAKUMAR, MD., DNB., FCCP., IDCC.,
- MBBS – Govt Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore.
- MD – Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- DNB– National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
- IDCCM– Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Mumbai.
Dr. S. SANTHAKUMAR ,
MD., DNB., FCCP., IDCCM.,
Direct Dial : +91 422 4323223
Experience
Interventional Pulmonology, KMCH, Coimbatore (2016 -till date). Pulmonary and Sleep medicine, KG Hospital, Coimbatore (2011-16). Lung care and sleep centre, Fortis, Navi Mumbai (2010-2011). Critical Care Unit, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai (2009-2010).
Special Areas of Interest
Asthma COPD Interstitial Lung diseases. Interventional Pulmonology. Lung transplantation.
Memberships
Fellow in American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP). Gold member in European Respiratory Society (ERS). Member in European association of Bronchology & IP (EABIP). Member World association of Bronchology & IP (WABIP). Member in Indian Chest Society (ICS). Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB). Member in Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM). Life Member in Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR). Executive committee member in Coimbatore Respiratory Society (CRS).
Awards & Recognitions
Sri Ram Niwas Jindal Gold Medal for best outgoing doctor BHU (2009). Gold Medal for Standing first in MD/MS examinations, BHU (2009). Doctor of Excellence - KG foundation from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (2013). Reviewer in Journal of cancer research and therapeutics (JCRT). Reviewer in Respirology – Journal of APSR. Travel Award – APCB congress 2017 – Bali, Indonesia. Lung transplant training, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada – 2019.
Research &Publications
Resistance pattern in WHO cat IV anti tuberculous drugs, ATS proceedings, May 2012. Role of bronchoscopy in hemoptysis, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Humana Press, 2013. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in malignancy, Metastatic or granuloma? JAPI 2014. Airway trauma during difficult intubation, from frying pan to fire. IJA, 2017. Mucormycosis: an unusual masquerader of an endobronchial tumour. Respirology case reports 2019. Bronchoscopy in Hemoptysis, oral presentation Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2013. Management of malignant pleural effusions, oral presentation Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2014. Trapped Lung, oral presentation Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2014. Pleurodesis, oral presentation, oral presentation Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2015. Thoracoscopy techniques – oral presentation and workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2016. Thermal techniques in IP- oral presentation and workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2017. Management of community acquired pneumonias- oral presentations, APCCM, 2016, Coimbatore. Management of chronic cough, Panel discussion, NAPCON 2017, Kolkata. Rigid bronchoscopy techniques – oral and workshop, NAPCON 2019, Kochi. Balloon and BIPAP in subglottic stenosis, Oral Presentation, APCB 2017, Bali, Indonesia.,/li> Tuberculosis in malignancy, wanted or unwanted, APCB 2017, Bali, Indonesia. Simultaneous acute abdomen with acute thorax, APCB 2017, Bali, Indonesia. Narrow band imaging Bronchoscopy, oral presentation, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2018. Bronchoscopy in ICU, oral presentation, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2018. Electrocautery and APC, workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2018. Thoracoscopy workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2018. Approach to Airway foreign bodies, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2019. Indwelling pleural catheters, oral presentation, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2019. Lung transplant or heart lung transplant, oral presentation, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2019. Pleuroscopy-ABC, workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2016. Electrocautery and APC workshop, Interventional pulmonology league, Mumbai, 2016. Transbronchial cryo biopsies – when to do it? Oral presentation, TAPCON 2019, Tanjavur. Fungal Asphyxia, WCBIP 2018, Rochester, USA. Endobronchial foreign body with Pneumothorax, WCBIP 2018, Rochester, USA. Stuck LED bulb from subsegmental bronchus, WCBIP 2018, Rochester, USA. Organizing secretary, TAPPING 2017, KMCH, Coimbatore. Organizing Secretary, Basic bronchoscopy workshop 2018, KMCH, Coimbatore. Organizing secretary, Advanced Bronchoscopy Workshop 2019, KMCH, Coimbatore. Treating the airway an IP perspective – onco Pulmo conference, TATA memorial Mumbai 2019.
Publications
Peer reviewed journals – 10. International presentations -8. National presentations – 20. Book chapter – 1.