Plumanology

Thoracic medicine can be a surgical or nonsurgical medical specialty. Thoracic medicine specialists, or pulmonologists, manage non-surgical care of serious respiratory ailments like pneumonia, tuberculosis and chest infections and surgeons treat injuries, diseases and congenital abnormalities in a patient's chest, including surgery to remove tumors, blood vessels, lungs, esophagus,manage disorders or repair trauma to the heart and diaphragm. A thoracic surgeon may specialize in one region, such as the lungs, or in one type of surgery, such as coronary artery bypass. Both specialists and surgeons must complete 9-16 years of combined undergraduate education, medical education and medical residency.

Job Duties of a Thoracic Medicine Specialist:

Thoracic surgeons evaluate patients, manage operative procedures and oversee postoperative care. Duties include coordinating nurses and assistants, reviewing medical histories, assessing patients and consulting with other specialists. Diagnostic procedures include biochemical tests, tissue biopsy, cardiac catheterization and electrocardiography.

Pulmonary disease specialists perform diagnostic tests like bronchoscopies, as well as treating and monitoring cases of complex respiratory disorders. Pulmonologists may perform biopsies and catheterizations, but most surgical intervention in the chest cavity is done by thoracic surgeons.

Colleges Offering:

Colleges in Karnataka:

• A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore
• Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
• JJM Medical College, Davangere
• JSS Medical College, Mysore
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• Navodaya Medical College, Raichur
• Rajarajeswari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore
• S S Institute of Medical Sciences& Research Centre, Davangere
• Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bijapur
• Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore
• Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore

Colleges in Maharashtra:

• Dr.Vasantrao Pawar Med. Col. Hosp. & Research Centre,Nasik (Prev. NDMVP Samaj Medical College)
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
• Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Aurangabad
• Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• N. K. P. Salve Instt. of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur
• Padmashree Dr. D Y Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune
• Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital,Pune