Question 1

Why do patients visit Dr. Shirish Shah?

Accepted Answer

Patients frequently visit Dr. Shirish Shah for Lung Infections Treatment, Allergy Treatment, Cough Treatment. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 2

What do patients say about Dr. Shirish Shah?

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Dr. Shirish Shah has been recommended by 5 patients and has recieved stories from 2 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Shirish Shah's education qualification?

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Dr. Shirish Shah has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Pulmonary Medicine.

Question 4

What does Dr. Shirish Shah specialises in ?

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Dr. Shirish Shah specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Shirish Shah have?

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Dr. Shirish Shah has an overall experience of 45 years. View where has Dr. Shirish Shah practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Shirish Shah?

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Dr. Shirish Shah is a Pulmonologist and has an experience of 45 years in this field. She completed MBBS from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1978 and MD - Pulmonary Medicine from King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in 1981. She is a member of Maharastra Medical Council. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: Lung Infections Treatment,Allergy Treatment,Cough Treatment,Lung Cancer Treatment and Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment etc.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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.

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