Dr. K. S. Phaneendra Kumar

OP Timing:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Medicine: Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam (NTR University of Medical Sciences).
• Master’s in Pulmonary Medicine: ASRAM Medical College, Eluru (NTR University of Medical Sciences).
• Registration: Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (Regd. No. 51830).

Experience:

• Critical Care Training: One year of intensive training.
• KIMS-ICON Hospital, Chief Consultant managing daily OPD services, ICU rounds, and advanced intervention Pulmonology procedures.

Expertise:

• Expertise in managing COPD, asthma, tuberculosis, interstitial lung diseases, sleep disorders, and occupational respiratory illnesses.
• Skilled in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, fine-needle aspiration, and sleep study analysis.
• Proficient in intensive care management of acute respiratory conditions.

Achievements

Research Contributions:

• Published in JEMDS and The Lancet.
• Authored a chapter in a textbook on tuberculosis.
• Principal investigator in clinical trials.

Training & Conferences:

• Participated in NAPCON (2012, 2016, 2018) and Philips Sleep Workshop.
• Trained in IMNCI and financial management for primary care.

Publications:

• Assessment of Severity of COPD based on the BODE Index (JEMDS, 2015).
• Presentation of Chest Wall Tuberculosis (The Lancet, 2017).
• Chapter: “Lower Lung Field Tuberculosis” in Textbook of Tuberculosis.