Question 1

Where does Dr. Suma P Kumar practice?

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Dr. Suma P Kumar practices at Excel Care Hospital - Banashankari 2nd Stage.

Question 2

What is Dr. Suma P Kumar's education qualification?

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Dr. Suma P Kumar has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine, CCST (UK).

Question 3

What does Dr. Suma P Kumar specialises in ?

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Dr. Suma P Kumar specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Suma P Kumar have?

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Dr. Suma P Kumar has an overall experience of 27 years. View where has Dr. Suma P Kumar practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Suma P Kumar?

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Dr. Suma P Kumar is a Pulmonologist in Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore and has an experience of 27 years in this field. Dr. Suma P Kumar practices at Excel Care Hospital in Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore. She completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore in 1999,MD - Pulmonary Medicine from University of Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2007 and CCST (UK) from Eur Dip in Respiratory Medicine in 2008. She is a member of Royal College of Physicians (UK),Indian Chest Society and British Thoracic Society.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

What is a Pulmonologist?

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A doctor who is specialized in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory system diseases is called as pulmonologist. The respiratory system include the airway (all organs that carry air to lungs from body's outside environment), the lungs and the muscles for respiration.

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What type of respiratory problems can a Pulmonologist treat?

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Pulmonologists can treat lung or airway inflammation, blocked lung airways, damage to lung alveoli and lung diseases occurred due to inhalation of dust chemical or smoking, genetic diseases of the lung like cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis.

Question 8

When do you need to visit a Pulmonologist?

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You should visit a pulmonologist if you are facing breathing difficulties, having cough from a long time, have blood or mucus in cough, sudden weight loss due to unknown reasons and have severe breathing problem while doing daily activities or exercising.

Question 9

What tests wil a Pulmonologist do for a check up?

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Pulmonologists will perform different tests depending up on your problem. These may include CT scan, chest ultrasound, chest X-ray, pulse oximetry test, pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy (to examine airway), breathing test (pulmonary function test) to check functioning of lungs and sleep study to detect sleep disorder.

Question 10

What is the difference between a Pulmonologist and chest surgeon?

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Pulmonologists will diagnose and treat respiratory system related disorders but if you are having a serious lung disease then you will be referred to chest surgeon to remove affected lung part or for a lung transplant.

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