Dr Huma Batool
Dr Huma Batool
MBBS, FCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Pulmonology)
Assistant Professor
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PULMONOLOGY
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Pulmonology Department of Jinnah Hospital was established in 1998 and is located at the north-east corner of the 4th floor. It has a 50-bedded purpose-built ward, including an HDU & separate bays for TB patients, a Bronchoscopy suit, a Procedure Room, a Pulmonary Function Test Room, a state of the art Sleep Lab and a classroom which is fully equipped with audio visual facilities for teaching and training of undergraduate and post graduate students. The department is offering various diagnostic and therapeutic facilities to cater diseases like Infections (Pneumonia, TB), Breathing disorders (Asthma, COPD Interstitial Lung Diseases), Lung Malignancies and Pleural Disorders. Procedures like Bronchoscopy, Chest intubations, Pleural Biopsies, Tru-cut Biopsy are routinely done here. Non-invasive Ventilation like CPAP and BIPAP are provided here. Pulmonology Department has separate OPD at ground floor and provides daily outdoor services.
It is also running a PMDT site for Drug Resistant TB on daily basis. The department is recognised by College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan for FCPS & MCPS (Pulmonology) and University of Health Sciences for DTCD & MD (Pulmonology). Many doctors who were trained here are currently working as consultants in different parts of Pakistan and abroad. Pulmonology Department is also part of undergraduate teaching and training of students in their 4th & final year classes and is actively involved in research projects on regular basis. Multiple research papers have been published by the faculty and post graduate residents.
Apart from teaching and training of undergraduate & post graduate residents, we provide the following diagnostic facilities in the department:
- A 50 bed Indoor facility with a HDU, separate room for TB patients and 5 isolation beds for Drug Resistant TB.
- Daily OPD services
- Spirometry/Pulmonary function test
- Daily MDR Clinic/ PMDT site for Drug Resistant TB in collaboration with NTP and WHO
- Bronchoscopy for Lung Biopsy and Broncho Alveolar Lavage
- Sleep lab for sleep studies
- Minor Surgical Procedures: Chest Intubations, Pleural Biopsy, Tru-Cut Lung Biopsy
- Non-invasive supportive ventilation such as CPAP and BiPAP
Dr. Aneela Chaudhary
M.B.B.S., MCPS (Medicine), FCPS (Pulmonology)
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sobia Choudhary
M.B.B.S., MCPS (Pulmonology), MRCP (UK)
Clinical Registrar
Dr. Shaheen Fatima
M.B.B.S., MCPS (Pulmonology), MD (Medicine)
Admin Registrar