Suresh Anantharaj

Caring and ambitious Respiratory Physician trained in prestigious CMC Vellore, with 20+ years of experience in treating respiratory diseases in leading hospitals. Seeking to use clinical, academic and newer interventional skills to further enhance the Pulmonology division of your esteemed Institute.

Established pulmonology division with a reliable pulmonary function, bronchoscopy, sleep lab and pleural biopsy services at SMF and St Isabel Hospitals. Trained 100+ national board and MRCP post graduates in clinical, interventional and research skills at SMF Hospital. Organized SMF's unique yearly conference, FORUM – Respiratory medicine 2015.

At SIMS Hospital, established thoracoscopy division and independently performed 100+ medical thoracoscopy and related procedures, with 99% yield, and also widened the scope of airway diseases by starting allergy and counseling services.

Fibre-optic bronchoscopy training, JIPMER Hospital - May 2000 to November 2000

• Member, Indian Chest Society - Reg No: L1530
• Member, European Respiratory Society - Reg No: 307498
• Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy - PID No: 2758F
• Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow - PID No: 129963

• Bronchiectasis in India - Results from the European Multicentre Bronchiectasis Audit and Research Collaboration (EMBARC) and Respiratory Research Network of India Registry: The Lancet Global Health: Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2019, Pages e1269 - e1279: Was part of study group and recruited bronchiectasis patients from both SMF and SIMS Hospital.
• Hypoxemia as a determinant of hospitalization in patients with community acquired pneumonia. European Respiratory Journal 2018 52: PA2026. Presented as poster discussion in European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018 held in Paris, France.
• Asthma Control and Quality of life in 'Not Well Controlled Asthma'. Respirology Special Issue: Abstracts of the 21st Congress of the APSR 2016. Presented as poster in International Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology 2016 held in Bangkok, Thailand.
• 'CAT' or 'mMRC' - Which is a better symptom scale in recent GOLD COPD classification? European Respiratory Journal 2015 46: PA398. Presented as poster discussion in European Respiratory Society International Congress 2015 held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Respiratory muscle weakness in ventilated acute organophosphate poisoning patients: Presented and was awarded 'Best Poster' title in NAPCON 2007, national conference conducted by Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh.