The Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine & Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre at Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute is North Mumbai’s first integrated medical facility providing essential as well as specialised diagnostic, rehabilitative and clinical research services under one roof. The Centre runs specialised out-patient clinics for Asthma, COPD, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Sleep Disorders.

Key Features

The Hospital has to its credit:

• The 1st ‘Dedicated In-Lab Video (Level 1) Sleep Diagnostic Lab’ in North Mumbai run by trained sleep technicians, supervised by qualified sleep technologist & scorer and mentored by Fellow & Member of American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)


• The 1st ‘Dedicated, Well-equipped Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre’ in North Mumbai run by specialty trained Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapist under the guidelines of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)

CLINICAL SERVICES

• Consultation for Pulmonary Disorders like Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, etc.


• Consultation for Sleep Disorders like Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Central Sleep Apnea (CSA), Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS), Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia, etc.

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

• Spirometry (Pulmonary Function Test)


• Bronchoscopy


• 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)


• Diagnostic Polysomnography (Sleep Study)


• Titration Polysomnography (Sleep Study)


• Split-Night Polysomnography (Sleep Study)


• Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)

PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES

• Consultation for Pulmonary Physiotherapy for various Chronic Pulmonary Disorders


• Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation for disorders like Asthma, COPD, ILDs, Bronchiectesis, post Myocardial Infraction (Heart Attack), post CABG (Heart Bypass Surgery)

CLINICAL RESEARCH SERVICES

Pulmonary Disorder Clinical Research: The department is actively involved into International as well as National Phase III Clinical Research Studies for Asthma, COPD, ILDs and inhaler devices.

Ongoing Clinical Research Studies: Asthma