Question 1

Where does Dr. Srinivasan practice?

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Dr. Srinivasan practices at SRI KUMARAN HOSPITAL - Sholinganallur and 4 other centres.

Question 2

What is Dr. Srinivasan's education qualification?

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Dr. Srinivasan has the following qualifications - MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine, Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD), MBBS.

Question 3

What does Dr. Srinivasan specialises in ?

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Dr. Srinivasan specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Srinivasan have?

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Dr. Srinivasan has an overall experience of 52 years. View where has Dr. Srinivasan practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Srinivasan?

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Dr. Srinivasan is a Pulmonologist in Perambur, Chennai and has an experience of 52 years in this field. Dr. Srinivasan practices at Abhijay Hospital Pvt Ltd in Perambur, Chennai,Retteri Sri Kumaran Health Centre Private Limited in Kolathur, Chennai and Abhijay Super Speciality in Perambur, Chennai. He completed MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1974,Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (DTCD) from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1983 and MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1988.. 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.

Question 7

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.

Dr. Srinivasan

Sholinganallur, Chennai

SRI KUMARAN HOSPITAL

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