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Faculty & Staff
Associate Professor/Pulmonary Medicine
Languages
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
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Dr. Kavitha is trained in Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. She is experienced in managing complex respiratory disorders and is actively involved in clinical care, teaching, and research. Dr. Kavitha has contributed to several national clinical guidelines and has published widely in reputed national and international journals.
Qualification/ Education
MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Pulmonary, Critical care and Sleep Medicine)
Experience
Assistant Professor – January 2018 to August 2021
Associate Professor – September 2021 till date
Areas of interest
Sleep Medicine
Chronic Respiratory Diseases
Interstitial Lung Diseases
Field of Expertise
Pulmonary Medicine
Respiratory critical care
Sleep Medicine
Other formal training/certification
- Certified International Sleep Disorders Specialist from World Sleep Society (2019)
- Basic course in Biomedical Research (ICMR/ NIE) – 2021
- International Sleep Research Training Program (WSS) – 2023
Institutional portfolios/ Committees
Member of the Integrated Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee
Secretary – Research Society (2022-2023)
Member – Research Society (2021-2023)
Membership of professional associations/bodies
- Indian Chest Society
- American Thoracic Society
- European Respiratory Society
- Karnataka Pulmonologists Association
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
Awards and Recognitions
- Faculty for Level 1 ATS MECOR – 2024, 2025
- On the expert committee for Operationalising Chronic Respiratory Diseases management in the public health system – ICMR
- Best reviewer award (2021) – APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
- Best referee award (2024) – Lung India
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No project details available.
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS): a rare genetic interstitial lung disease
Shuvranu Ghosh, Chitra Veluthat,Kavitha Venkatnarayan,Priya Ramachandran Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to tuberculosis: A case series
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatnarayan, Uma Maheswari, Uma Devaraj, Priya Ramachandran Comparison of Lung Ultrasound Findings in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lobar Pneumonia: A Case–Control Study.
Devaraj U, Veluthat C, Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Ramachandran P Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Their Correlation with Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Nagaraju K, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, et al. Development of a reference equation for maximal exercise capacity in normal Indian subjects using cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Uma Devaraj , Chitra Veluthat , Kavitha Venkatnarayan , Uma Maheswari Krishnaswamy 1, Priya Ramachandran 1 Consolidation with pseudocavitation
Rahaman T, Venkatnarayan K, Veluthat C, Ramachandran P. A rare cause of recurrent massive hemoptysis
Deshpande PN, Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Veluthat C, Niranjanmurthy L, Devaraj U, et al. Mediastinal hematoma following thrombolysis for acute pulmonary thromboembolism
Veluthat C, Krishnaswamy UM, Venkatnarayan K, Ramachandran P, Devaraj U.. Identifying phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea using cluster analysis.
Venkatnarayan K, Krishnaswamy UM, Rajamuri NKR et al. A simple x-ray scoring system for the diagnosis of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis
Priya Ramachandran | Jayanthi Savio | Priyadarshini Padaki | Ruchita Chhabra | Chitra Veluthat1 | Uma Devaraj1 | Kavitha Venkatanarayan1 | Uma M. Krishnaswamy1 |Santu Ghosh | George A. D’souza Prevalence and Risk Factors for OSA among Urban and Rural Subjects in Bengaluru District, South India: Across-sectional Study
Uma Devaraj, Uma Maheswari K, Sujana Balla3, Ashna M Pinto, Kavitha Venkatnarayan , Priya Ramachandran , Chitra Veluthat, George D Souza Case of Melioidosis misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis
Chitra Veluthat, Kavitha Venkatanarayan, Priyadashini Padaki, Uma Maheswari Guidelines for endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)
Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Mittal S, Suri T, Shekh I, Venkatnarayan K et al. No Others Contributions details available.