Dr. S. Praveen Raj
Consultant, Pulmonology
Qualification
MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine)
Speciality
Pulmonology
Location
Chennai - Radial Road
Brief Profile
Dr Praveen Raj is skilled at performing basic and advanced bronchoscopy, including flexible bronchoscopy, trans-bronchial lung biopsy, endo-bronchial biopsy, endo-bronchial ultrasound and medical thoracoscopy.
He also specialises in management of sleep disorders and positive airway pressure therapy in OSA and COPD. He underwent training in non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in ICUs and has expertise in mechanical ventilation strategies, central venous cannulation and arterial lines. Dr Praveen Raj also underwent training in testing for allergies and treating allergic disorders.
Educational Qualification
- MBBS – Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry (2014)
- MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute, Delhi (2019)
- Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Nithra Sleep Institute, Chennai (2020)
Areas of Specialisation
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Asthma, Bronchiolitis
- Allergic Disorders and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
- Infectious Diseases like Tuberculosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease (DPLD)
- Vasculitis
- Pulmonary Vascular Disorders
- Occupational Lung Diseases
- Malignancies of Lung and Pleura
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Memberships
Member of Indian Sleep Disorder Association
Presentations
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- Oral presentation for Prof. S.N. Gaur Young Scientist Award “Evaluation of Markers of Severity in Different Radiological Stages of Sarcoidosis” at National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases (NAPCON-2018) (20th
Joint National Conference of the Indian Chest Society (ICS) and the National College of Chest Physicians (NCCP), Ahmedabad (2018)
- Paper presentation entitled “A Case of Cavitating Lesion in a COPD Patient” at the National College of Chest Physicians (NCCP), New Delhi (2018)
Publications
- Balakrishnan Menon, Arya Gopi, Mani Tiwari, Praveen Raj, Kunj Panwar – Traumatic Arterio-venous Pulmonary Pseudoaneurysm. J Cardiol Curr Res 2018, 11(1): 00370.
- Balakrishnan Menon, Parul Mrigpuri, Mani Tiwari, Praveen Raj. Diffuse lung disease caused by cotton dust exposure. Clin Med Images Int J. 2018;1 (3):64-66.
- Balakrishnan Menon, Mani Tiwari, Arya Gopi, Praveen Raj, Kunj Panwar. Serum Krebs von dn lungen-6 (KL-6): a promising biomarker in sarcoidosis. Moj Curr Res & Rev. 2018;1(2):44-47.
- Balaji K, Mathanraj S, Praveenraj . Role of hsCRP as a marker in assessing severity of asthma, IP Indian J Immunol Respir Med 2020;5(2):78-83.
- Anitha Elaiyalwar, Praveen Raj, N.Nalini Jayanthi, Dr. Aishwarya V. Polymicrobial Fungal lung abscess, IJMSCRR: September-October 2022
- Anitha S Menon, Praveen Raj , N Nalini Jayanthi, Dr. Syed Akram C. A battle against Covid-19 and tuberculosis – a case series of six post Covid tuberculosis, IJMSCRR: September-October 2022
- Rahul Mittal, Praveen Raj, Subramanian. An unusual association of interstitial lung disease with pulmonary arterio-venous malformation as BMJ case report.
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