HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Department of Respiratory Medicine & Tuberculosis is unique in the history as J.L.N. Medical College Ajmer started its functioning in this old building in year 1965. In its infancy it was brought up by then Head of the department Dr. R.D. Singh in 1969 there after Department was headed by Dr. V.K. Sharma, Dr. R.S. Mathur, Dr. P.K. Gupta, Dr. S.K. Luhadia, Dr. P.D. Motiani, Dr. J.P. Jhamaria, Dr. N.K. Gupta, Dr. S.D. Purohit, Dr. M.L. Gupta, Dr.H.L. Parihar, Dr. Rakesh C. Gupta, Dr. K.C. Agarwal, Dr. Neeraj Gupta. Dr Ramakant Dixit is presently the Head of the department since 2019.

          It was the tenure of Dr. V.K. Sharma in 1990, then basic need of the department including x-ray machine, was fulfilled.In 1993, the department got a dynamic Prof. Dr. S.D. Purohit, who was also the Principal & Controller of this college, under whose leadership, the department could acheive horizons with installation of modern equipment such as Bronchoscope, laboratory services with facility for Rapid culture of mycobacteria, and Anti mycobacterial antibody assay. Department also got spirometry facility and Allergy clinic with intradermal prick test under his guidance.

          This department is fortunate enough to have energetic & dynamic Prof. Dr. Rakesh C. Gupta who was also Additional Principal & Controller of this college. Under his broad vision, this department could shape up in its present look. All modern facilities started during his tenure in this department including civil work and Throracoscopy, Advanced Pulmonary Function laboratory with facility for Diffusion lung capacity, Computrized Radiography system, Oxygen plant, Sleep lab, Implementation of RNTCP and management of MDR TB services (PMDT Site) also started under his leadership and Guidance. Four beded Respiratory intensive care unit was also started during his tenure with facility for Invasive and Non-invasive ventillators. He was a true thoracic surgeon working in the Chest Medicine department doing many thorasic surgeries and taught thoracic surgical procedures and Biopsy methods to students.

In April 2015, this deptartment got Senior Prof. Dr. K.C. Agarwal, as Principal & Controller, of this college, who gave momentum to major civil work and renovation in this department. He also started process of purchasing new equipments in department such as Cardio-Pulmonary exercise testing, new Bronchoscope and ABG machine etc. The Polysomnography and Chest Physiohterapy section started during the tenure of Dr Neeraj Gupta. Dr Ramakant Dixit initiated chest ultrasound& defibrilators facilityin the department apart from strongly intensifying the academic activities, interdepartmental meets (CPC, CRC, guest lectures etc), civil works and social activities such as plantation, installation of water cooler etc.

In 2014, Ramp was built in this department with donation from MP Fund by Sh. Bhupendra Yadav (Rajyasabha Sansad). The UIT of Ajmer has also given Contribution in the development of this department Campus with construction of cemented road and sitting area for Patients attendents was made by funding from UIT

In 1997, A milestone academic development of this department was starting of post-graduate course in this department. Subsequently PG seat increases to two in 2010 and three in 2012 per year. At present there are 3 PG admissions every year with intake capacity of 2 senior residents as well.

This department has conducted four state level conferences in 1998,2006, 2011, 2015 and many CMEs are conducted regularly.

This department one of the unique department have around 500 scientific publications by faculty members of this department till Now.

Presently this department has all modern facilities for managing various respiratory disorders, critical care, sleep disorders, allergy diagnosis, ocupational lung diseases evaluation and diagnosis & management facility for lung cancers.

Head of Department:

Teaching Staff:

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LIST OF CURRENT SENIOR RESIDENTS

1.     Dr Roshan Kumar Meena

List of Students

P.G. Student List: -

LIST OF PASSED OUT POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT

LIST OF HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTS (TILL DATE)

LIST OF HONOURABLE PRINCIPALS FROM DEPARTMENT OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT

·         RESPIRATORY EMERGENCY SERVICES(24 HOURS)

·         RESPIRTORY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

·         OUTDOOR FACILITIES

·         X-RAY FACILITY

·         FIBREOPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY

·         MEDICAL THORACOSCOPY

·         PULMONARY REHABILITATION

·         PMDT AND NTEP UNIT

·         CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TESTING

·         PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING LAB(SPIROMETRY/DLCO/BODY PETHYSMOGRAPHY)

·         POLYSOMNOGRAPHY

·         ALLERGY TESTING

·         MICROBIOLOGY LAB FOR TB DIAGNOSIS

·         CBNAAT/LPA / ANTI-TB DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING

·         CHEST ULTRASOUND

·         MEASUREMENT OF FENO

·         NTEP SERVICES INCLUDING NODAL DR TB CENTRE

·         PNEUMOCONIOSIS APPELLANT BOARD

Conferences/Workshops/CME organized by the department

1.     Workshop on Medical Thoracoscopy on 25^th August 2019

2.     RAJPULMOCON 2017: 16^th State Conference on TB & Respiratory Diseases from April 13 to 15, 2017

3.     Workshop on Non Invasive Ventilation on April 13, 2017

4.     CME during celebrations of World TB Day, 22nd March 2016

5.     State level Post Graduate CME & Quiz in Respiratory Medicine on 11^th August 2015

6.     workshop on Silicosis on 30^th June to 1^st July 2015

7.     CME- ‘H1N1 Infection Update’on 20^th February 2015

8.     CME- ‘Silicosis among Mine Workers’organized on 16^th December 2014

9.     CME- ‘RNTCP’organized on 15^th February 2014

10.  10^th State conference on Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases (NCCP RAJCON) from 26-27 February 2011

11.  CME on DOTS methodology on 16 march 2008

12.  6^th RAJCON cum 1^st Midterm CHESTCON- West India from 2-3 December 2006

13.  CME on Issues in Asthma Management on 18 August 2005

14.  5^th Rajasthan State Conference of TB & Respiratory Diseases by Rajasthan TB Association from 27-28 February 1998

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