Dr Vijay Kumar

Consultant - Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Respiratory and Sleep Medicine

Patna

About

Dr. Vijay Kumar is Consultant, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Jay Prabha Medanta Super Specialty Hospital. In 2010, he received his MBBS from JIPMER and his MD in Pulmonary Medicine from JIPMER, Pondicherry.

Dr. Vijay has 15 years of experience in pulmonary medicine. He has worked as a Senior Resident at JIPMER, Pondicherry. Furthermore, he has worked as an Assistant Professor at the Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, and was associated with Fortis. He has expertise in treating Interventional Pulmonary and Chronic Respiratory Diseases and is skilled in performing bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, EBUS, ICTD, etc. Vijay Kumar’s areas of treatment include Asthma, COPD, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Sleep Disorders, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pleural Pathology, etc. 

Medical Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONSINSTITUTE / DEPARTMENTYEAR
MDJIPMER Pondicherry2010
MBBSJIPMER Pondicherry2003

Specialization and Expertise

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Asthma
  • Bronchoscopy/ Thoracoscopy/ EBUS/ ICTD
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pneumonia
  • Lung Cancer
  • COVID-19/ POST COVID-19
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Interstitial Lung Disease
  • Pleural Pathology

Memberships & Certifications

  • Indian Medical Association
  • Indian Chest Society
  • Member of Puducherry Chest Society, Puducherry
  • American College of Chest Physicians
  • IMA, Muzaffarpur, Bihar

Publications

  • Spontaneous pneumomediastinum following exposure to metal point spray: a first time report. :   Therapeutic advances in respiratory Disease. SAGE,
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