Question 1

Where does Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian practice?

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Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian practices at TSRTC Tarnaka Hospital - Osmania University.

Question 2

What is Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian's education qualification?

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Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine, DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine.

Question 3

What does Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian specialises in ?

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Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian have?

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Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian has an overall experience of 13 years. View where has Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian?

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Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian is a Pulmonologist in Hyderabad with 13 years of experience, practising at A R Hospital and TSRTC Tarnaka Hospital. Qualifications include MBBS from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU), MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine from University of Delhi and DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.. 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?

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.

Dr. Viswesvaran Balasubramanian

Osmania University, Hyderabad

TSRTC Tarnaka Hospital

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