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  • QUICK FACTS

  • First

    Bronchoscopy Centre in Sikkim

  • PFT

    Facility

  • Respiratory

    ICU with NIV

  • TB & MDR TB

    Treatment Centre

  • 15

    Bedded Respiratory Unit

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

  • The Department of Respiratory Medicine at SMIMS deals with diseases of Respiratory system like Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, Lungs Cancer, Interstitial Lung Diseases & Tuberculosis.

KEY FEATURES

  • The Department of Respiratory Medicine was first started in 2001.
  • Respiratory Medicine Department is first in the state to give Bronchoscopy Services, which helps in diagnosis of Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis etc.
  • The Department is well equipped with modern technology and also has Spirometry for diagnosing airway disease.
  • 15 bedded Respiratory unit with central Oxygen supply and continuous monitoring facilities.   

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Outpatient clinics
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic pleural tapping
  • USG guided pleural tapping
  • Chemical Pleurodesis.
  • Bronchoscopy and Bronchoscopic procedures like BAL aspiration, TBNA, Bronchoscopic    brush and Biopsy.
  • Free TB & MDR TB treatment under National TB elimination programme (NTEP).
  • Pulmonary function Testing-Spirometry.
  • Treatment of common Diseases-Asthma, COPD, Pneumonia, etc.
  • Undertaking various outreach programmes and Health Camps.

FACULTY

The Department of Respiratory Medicine’s vision is to provide good quality care and treatment to people suffering from Respiratory ailments and to train Medical Students in the field of Respiratory Medicine.

Dr Prakash Kumar Koirala

HOD, Department of Respiratory Medicine

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