Brief Profile
Dr. Ajay Kumar B joined Sahyadri Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Shimoga as Consultant Pulmonologist in August 2015. He completed his MBBS at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum and then did his post graduation at St. Johns Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore. He did his Senior residency at St. Johns Medical College and Hospital before joining NH. His field of interests are Interventional Pulmonology Sleep Medicine, Asthma and Allergy. Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea and post operative outcomes. A prospective observational study on respiration- 2017
Qualification
- MBBS
- DNB - Pulmonology
Post held in past
- Senior Residence at St. Johns Medical College and Hospital; Dec 2014 to July 2015
Fields of Expertise
- Asthma and allergy
- COPD
- ILD
- Tuberculosis
- Pneumonia
- Pleural Diseases
- Bronchoscopy and Sleep medicine
Key Procedures Performed
- Bronchoscopy – A. BAL, B. TBLB, C. TBNA, D. EBB Thoracoscopy
- Pleural drainage procedure – ICD and pigtail drainage
- Sleep study
Interests
- Bronchoscopy
- Sleep medicine
Languages Spoken
Kannada, Hindi, Konkani, English
