Jaslok

Profile Summary

Qualification & Experience

MD, FICA (USA), FRSM (UK), FAGS (USA), Diploma form Boston University (USA)

Area of expertise

Dr. Suresh Rang has done "Advanced Interventional Bronchoscopy" at the Royal Brompton Hospital Imperial College, London

Have gained experience in the following procedures:

Endobronchail non surgical
Cryotherapy- for removal of foreign bodies, also in management of cancers, etc.
Cryoextraction
Diathermy - tumor ablation
Tumour ablation by laser, PDT & other modalities
Bronchial Thermoplasty in the management of Bronchial Asthma
Inteventional airwaymanagemnet in Airways Haemorrage
Endobronchial (LVR) lung volume reduction treatment for Emphysema
EBUS - Endobronchial ultrasonography for mediastinal & other lung biopsies
Super Dimension Navigation bronchoscopy - for peripheral lesions diagnosis without external surgery in Cancers, etc.

Elected vice president of the prestigious Indian Chest Society for two consecutive years
Elected President for the year 1998/1999
Organising secretary of the First Ntioanl Congress on respiratory disease, held in Mumbai
Was on the committee of the board of Journal Lung India
Presented papers at various conferences. Lectured in various CMEs. Lectured at various conferences of chest & allergy
Post graduate teacher & guide for DNB exams, held by teh national board - India
Trained in interventional Bronchoscopy at Royal Broumptom Hospital, London
Guest Speaker - Indo - American society
Has been speaker of API onMDR tuberculosis
Research work started & continuing in teh following area:
6 minutes walk test - a valuable simple test to grade respiratory disability
Study normal values in Indian population from ages 5-40years & 40-80 years
Role of pleural fluid 'C' reactive protein in pleural effusion
Uptake pattern of 18 F- FLT-PET in tuberculosis lesions & its comparison with 18 F- FDG-PET