Dr. Arun R Thomas
Senior Specialist - Pulmonology
Dr. Arun R Thomas has acquired MBBS in the year 2011 from Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore. MD (Respiratory Medicine) from PSG Institute Medical Sciences, Coimbatore in the year 2016 and Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology from Yasoda Hospitals Hitech City, Hyderabad in the year 2023. Before joining Aster Mims Kannur, he was associated with Gimcare Hospital Kannur.
- Areas of Expertise Basic Bronchoscopy- Bronchoalveolar lavage, Transbronchial lung biopsy
- Linear EBUS-TBNA and cryonodal biopsy
- Radial EBUS guided transbronchial lung biopsy
- Medical Thoracoscopy
- Rigid bronchoscopy, cryolung biopsy, airway stenting,foreign body removal
- Sleep and management of sleep related disorders
Publications
- Case report- Atypical Mycobacterial Infection masquerading –endobronchial lesion in an immunocompromised host-British Medical Journal May 2023
- Member of Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB)
- Member of World Association of Bronchology and Interventional
- Pulmonology(WABIP) Awarded certificate of recognition-Interventional
- Pulmonology-Bronchocon Silver 2023-Mumbai