The department started in 1961 in the current location in Seethammadhara. The degree course in MD (Chest & TB) was started in 1979 at Andhra University. The Hospital moved to its curent location in 2005. Services rendered at the hopsital include outpatient and inpatient care for a variety of chest diseases as well as communicable illnesses such as Tetanuas, Rabies, Swine flu, Acute diarrheal infecions and chicken pox.
The Hospital has a 12 bed Respiratory Intensive care unit, and procedures such as bronchoscopy, video assisted thoracoscopy are routinely performed here. The facility also has a center for treatment of HIV/ AIDS patients and an ICT center for counselling of HIV patients.
The faculty are involved in the education of MBBS students as well as post graduates and the department boasts a rich variety of clinical research projects as well as publications in national and international journals by the faculty
Heads of Department
More Interesting Facts
Medical School Year of Student Year 3 & 4
| S.No. | Name | Designation |
| 1 | R.SunilKumar,MD | Professor |
| 2 | CH.R.N.BhushanaRao,MD | Professor |
| 3 | B.M.S.Patrudu,MD | Professor |
| 4 | M.K.Mohanty,MD | Associate Professor |
| 5 | K.VenkataRamana,MD | Associate Professor |
| 6 | S.Praveena,MD | Associate Professor |
| 7 | S.Praveena,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 8 | B.Padmaja,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 9 | J.V.Praveen,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 10 | K.KanakaLakshmi,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 11 | V.Vijayakumari,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 12 | M.V.ShantiAnnapurna,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 13 | P.Venkaiah,MD | Assistant Professor |
| 14 | D.V.PratapaReddy,MD | Assistant Professor |
