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Dr. Suresh V. Rang

Chest Medicine

M.D, F.I.C.A (USA), F.R.S.M (UK), F.A.G.S (USA), D.A.P.D (Boston University – USA)

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Profile

Dr. Suresh Rang is a Senior Consultant Chest Specialist with over 45 years of experience. He completed advanced training in "Advanced Interventional Bronchoscopy" at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London.

Expertise in Procedures:

  • Endobronchial non-surgical interventions.
  • Cryotherapy: Removal of foreign bodies and management of cancers.
  • Cryoextraction.
  • Diathermy for tumor ablation.
  • Tumor ablation using laser, PDT, and other modalities.
  • Bronchial thermoplasty for managing bronchial asthma.
  • Interventional airway management for airway hemorrhage.
  • Endobronchial lung volume reduction (LVR) for emphysema.

 

Area of Interest:

  • Asthma
  • Allergy
  • Immunology
  • Sleep Disorders:
    • Snoring
    • Obesity
    • Circadian rhythm disturbances
    • Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
  • Bronchoscopy:
    • Diagnostic
    • Interventional: EBUS, transbronchial, cryotherapy, thermoplasty, stents
  • Pulmonary Functions
  • Six-minute walk test
Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition:

  • Elected Vice President of the Indian Chest Society for two consecutive years.
  • Elected President of the Indian Chest Society (1998-1999).
  • Organizing Secretary of the First National Congress on Respiratory Disease, held in Mumbai.
  • Served on the committee of the Lung India journal.
  • Presented papers and lectured at various conferences and CMEs.
  • Postgraduate teacher and guide for DNB exams conducted by the National Board of India.
  • Guest Speaker for the Indo-American Society.
  • Speaker for API on MDR tuberculosis.
Research Publications

Research Work:

  • Six-minute walk test: A valuable, simple test to grade respiratory disability.
  • Study of normal values in the Indian population (ages 5-40 years and 40-80 years).
  • Role of pleural fluid C-reactive protein in pleural effusion.
  • Uptake pattern of 18F-FLT-PET in tuberculosis lesions and comparison with 18F-FDG-PET.
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