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About Me

About Me

Dr. TINKU JOSEPH. K

Dr.Tinku Joseph is a professor in Pulmonary Medicine & Head of Interventional Pulmonology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi with over 14 years of experience in managing various complex Respiratory disorders. He started the first interventional pulmonology unit in kerala which performs all basic & advanced Bronchoscopic procedures. He was instrumental in starting lung cancer detection & post covid care clinics at Amrita Hospital in kochi. Dr. Tinku Joseph is a recipient of many International & National awards in the field of Pulmonary Medicine and is well known in the community for his humble nature & excellent communication skills.


QUALIFICATION
MBBS, MD, DM (Pulmonary & Critical care), FCCP (USA),
DAA (Vellore), FIIP, Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology


PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
  • First in the world to Perform the Lung cryobiopsy procedure in infants to diagnose the etiology of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.
  • First in India to do bronchial stenosis repair in newborn baby using a bio-degradable stent
  • Part of the team which performed India’s first autologous Tracheal transplant surgery.
  • First in India to assess the utility of 1.1mm cryoprobe in sampling lung nodule and extraction of aspirated foreignbodies in children
  • Performed more than 1500+ Rigid Bronchoscopic central airway diagnostic & therapeutic procedures
  • Started India’s 1st advanced Interventional Pulmonology fellowship program in 2017 and has trained pulmonologist from different parts of the world to perform complex airway & pleural procedures
  • Popular speaker who has delivered more than 300 lectures at various National & International platforms.
  • Vastly trained in Interventional pulmonology procedures : Airway tumour debulking, Tracheal stenting, Tracheal stenosis repair, Lung cryobiopsies to diagnose etiology of ILD and lung nodules, Bronchoscopic management of paediatric airway disorders, Bronchopleural fistula closure, aspirated foreignbody removal, Bronchial thermoplasty, tumour ablation & Rigid Thoracoscopies.
  • Expert in managing patients on mechanical ventilators and NIV/BiPAP/CPAP support.
  • Editor of 4 International medical journals.
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