Dr. Padma Sundaram
MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine
Pulmonologist
32 Years Experience Overall (30 years as specialist)
Medical Registration Verified
69% (77 patients)
Dr Padma Sundaram did her MBBS from Grant Medical College (Mumbai), MD in respiratory diseases from KEMHospital (Mumbai) and DNB Respiratory Medicine from National Board, Delhi. She was awarded theRaj Nanda Pulmonary fellowship and was trained in Sleep Medicine in the UK.She has been practicing as pulmonologist since last 31 years initially in Mumbai and later inBengaluru in a reputed hospital for the last 20 years where she helped setting up the department ofrespiratory medicine.She worked as Lecturer and as Associate Professor in Chest Medicine at TN Medical College Mumbai.She is a recognized Post graduate MD and DNB Professor. She is a member of Indian Chest Societyand Karnataka Pulmonology Association. She has published over 50 papers in nationaland international medical journals, presented papers in medicalconferences and participated in clinical trials.She is specialized in management of Airway disorders especially Asthma and COPD, Infectious lungdiseases, TB, multidrug resistant TB, ILD , fibrotic and occupational lung diseases. She has specialinterest insnoring and sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea. She has managed patients with respiratoryfailure with ventilators andnoninvasive ventilators in hospital and home setting including domiciliary oxygen therapy. She wasactively involved in themanagement of Covid patients and in rehabilitation of patients with post Covid lung fibrosis She isproficient in various procedures like Bronchoscopy, EBUS and medical thoracoscopy.
Patient Stories for Dr. Padma Sundaram
Dear Sir / Madam,
more..I have booked my appointment through practo but I got a call from the hospital about scheduling the appointment before the slot. When I reached there, a lot of patients were already waiting in the queue and it took nearly one and a half hours for my session. The rest of all was fine. The doctor approached me nicely and discussed the problems well. I am happy with the treatment.
Visited For Outpatient treatment
Hoped for better:Â Explanation of the health issueTreatment satisfaction
I visited for my father's treatment. He is suffering from incessant cough due to complications resulting from PSP. Even before we saw Dr Padma, we were told to get 2 x-rays done which took us ~2 hours. After that and some wait, Dr Padma saw my father for less than 2 minutes. She was standing and we were not asked to sit either (though my father is wheelchair bound so he was sitting), she seemed in a great hurry to complete the conversation and advised us to see a swallowing specialist, saying that my father will need to be on feeding tube. I asked what about cough he gets even when he is not eating, or just lying down... she did not answer that and said that feeding tube will at least reduce the risk while eating. This wasn't helpful at all as we knew he has swallowing issues due to PSP, we have consulted the best doctors in Delhi and Bangalore for PSP and told her that. We had gone to a pulmonologist to understand if there was a treatment or relief possible for the symptom of incessant cough. The least I would expect is that she should have given us clarity on if there is any treatment possible or not. She was insistent that we see the swallowing specialist first and then she will advise further treatment.
more..Visited For Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Hoped for better:Â Doctor friendlinessExplanation of the health issueTreatment satisfactionValue for money
Hello Everyone,Firstly be it any religion Doctors are God for every indiviuals, we respect you guys and come for Treatment believing our health issues might get back to Normal. But this lady doctor is very arrogant, Not giving space for us to speak, she does not discuss our problems, s** **** ***** ** *********** *** ***** *** ******** ** ***** My dad was trying to ask alternative ways of treatment i/o current plans, since we are poor people. But until of our consultation it lasted the sam way. ****** ****** **** ******** ******* **** *** **** ******** ******* ********* start speaking polite way, should be Some caring, listening to patients and then treatment should help always to both you and patient. Overall I can still can't overcome bad experience that I faced for Treatment
Common questions & answers
Q: What do patients say about Dr. Padma Sundaram?
A: Dr. Padma Sundaram has been recommended by 53 patients and has recieved stories from 36 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.
Q: What is Dr. Padma Sundaram's education qualification?
A: Dr. Padma Sundaram has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine.
Q: What does Dr. Padma Sundaram specialises in ?
A: Dr. Padma Sundaram specialises as Pulmonologist.
Q: How many years of experience does Dr. Padma Sundaram have?
A: Dr. Padma Sundaram has an overall experience of 32 years. View where has Dr. Padma Sundaram practiced in the past.
Q: Who is Dr. Padma Sundaram?
A: Dr Padma Sundaram did her MBBS from Grant Medical College (Mumbai), MD in respiratory diseases from KEM Hospital (Mumbai) and DNB Respiratory Medicine from National Board, Delhi. She was awarded the Raj Nanda Pulmonary fellowship and was trained in Sleep Medicine in the UK. She has been practicing as pulmonologist since last 31 years initially in Mumbai and later in Bengaluru in a reputed hospital for the last 20 years where she helped setting up the department of respiratory medicine. She worked as Lecturer and as Associate Professor in Chest Medicine at TN Medical College Mumbai. She is a recognized Post graduate MD and DNB Professor. She is a member of Indian Chest Society and Karnataka Pulmonology Association. She has published over 50 papers in national and international medical journals, presented papers in medical conferences and participated in clinical trials. She is specialized in management of Airway disorders especially Asthma and COPD, Infectious lung diseases, TB, multidrug resistant TB, ILD , fibrotic and occupational lung diseases. She has special interest in snoring and sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea. She has managed patients with respiratory failure with ventilators and noninvasive ventilators in hospital and home setting including domiciliary oxygen therapy. She was actively involved in the management of Covid patients and in rehabilitation of patients with post Covid lung fibrosis She is proficient in various procedures like Bronchoscopy, EBUS and medical thoracoscopy.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.