Question 1

What do patients say about Dr. Suresh?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Suresh has been recommended by 6 patients and has recieved stories from 2 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 2

What is Dr. Suresh's education qualification?

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Dr. Suresh has the following qualifications - MBBS, DTCD(Diploma in TB and Chest Dieseas), DNB - Respiratory Diseases.

Question 3

What does Dr. Suresh specialises in ?

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Dr. Suresh specialises as Pulmonologist, Interventional Pulmonology and Respiratory Emergency Specialist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Suresh have?

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Dr. Suresh has an overall experience of 26 years. View where has Dr. Suresh practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Suresh?

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Dr. Suresh is a Pulmonologist and Interventional Pulmonology and Respiratory Emergency Specialist and has an experience of 26 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1991,DTCD(Diploma in TB and Chest Dieseas) from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 1997 and DNB - Respiratory Diseases from Madras Medical College, Chennai in 2008. He is a member of Indian Chest Society,European Respiratory Society (ERS) and International Medical Sciences Academy.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

What is a Pulmonologist?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

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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