Dr. VIJAYA KUMAR U

Languages Known

Tamil, English, Hindi

Area(s) of expertise(S)

• Childhood asthma
• Infections - Complicated pneumonia, Tuberculosis
• Chronic aspiration - aerodigestive problems
• Chronic lung diseases - cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis
• Childhood Interstitial Lung diseases
• Lung problems in rheumatological diseases, neuromuscular diseases
• Post Bone marrow transplant pulmonary care
• Sleep disorders - Snoring, Obstructive Sleep apnea
• Interventional Pulmonology - Foreign body removal, therapeutic lavage, endobronchial biopsy etc.,

Professional Experience

11 + years.  MD - Pediatrics (AIIMS, New Delhi, 3 years), Senior Registrar  - Pediatrics (AIIMS, New Delhi, 3 years), DM - Pediatric Pulmonology & Intensive Care (AIIMS, New Delhi, 3 years), Consultant - Pediatric  Pulmonology & Intensive Care (Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore, 6 months), Senior consultant - Pediatric Pulmonology (KKCTH, Chennai, 2 years)

Certifications / Memberships

IAP Member L/2022/K-3350, DPSM (Diploma in Pediatric sleep medicine [GCI Colorado & Shishuka Hosp] - 2023 ), FLIPP (Intervention in Pediatric Pulmonology - 2019), Endobronchial ultrasound (Interventional Pulmonology workshop - 2022),  ABIP 2024 (Interventional Pulmonology - Rigid bronchoscopy & Electrosurgery),  Certified IAP  Pediatric Advanced life support Provider (PALS)

Publications

• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38064124/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30587646/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31701427/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36600781/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9649283/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7678585/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32657563/

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