Vimi Varghese
Consultant Pulmonologist
QUALIFICATIONS
MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine)
FAPSR, EDARM (European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pulmonology (Christian Medical College- Vellore)
Fellowship in Lung Transplant (University Hospital, Belgium)
Language
English
Tamil
Hindi
Malayalam
Bengali
Dr. Vimi Varghese
Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana.
“Start with changing unhealthy habits to healthy ones - and make them your favorites.”
Dr Vimi Varghese is a young and dynamic Consultant Pulmonologist. Currently working as Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist at Yashoda Hospitals, Secunderabad, Telangana. He follows compassionate and professional clinical practice in the field of Pulmonary medicine.
In what can be an exciting, Dr Vimi loves to work with patients with end stage respiratory disorders like Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Disease to facilitate a successful treatment outcome. He believes in a non-judgmental environment, where all options of the treatment course for the individual patient can be discussed, to find the right options for your dear ones.
On top of his own extensive experience and understanding in the field of Pulmonology, he works with good team of doctors in Yashoda Hospitals to help you through the entire journey.
Experience
Dr Vimi Varghese MBBS, MD , FAPSR , EDARM is a Fellow in Transplant Pulmonology from the Prestigious University Hospital , Leuven(Belgium).
April 2023-Present: Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
Sep 2022-April 2023: Consultant Lung Transplant & Interventional Pulmonologist, Naruvi Super Speciality Hospital, Vellore
Jan 2022-Aug 2022: Fellowship in Lung Transplant, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
Oct 2020-Dec 2021: Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Naruvi Super Speciality Hospital, Vellore
July 2018-July 2020: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
June 2015-June 2018: Junior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry
Jan 2013-Jan 2015: Non PG Registrar, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore
Professional Skills
Trained in Adult Heart and Lung Transplant from the Prestigious University Hospital Leuven under Prof Robin Vos.
Experienced in selecting candidates for Double lung transplant and combined Heart and Lung transplant
Management of Acute and Chronic Rejections
Special area of interest is in management of Pulmonary Complication after Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
Management of Primary graft dysfunction and Chronic Lung allograft dysfunction
Trained in EBUS, Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy, Thoracic Ultrasound and Critical Care at the most prestigious Christian Medical College-Vellore.
Experienced in treatment of various respiratory ailments like Bronchial Asthma, COPD, Tuberculosis and ILD.
Experienced in management of patients with acute respiratory failure using both Non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilators.
o Treating the pulmonary involvement in various systemic diseases like Sarcoidosis, SLE, Systemic Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vasculitis, Pulmonary Hypertension and Drug induced Lung Disease
Publications and Presentations
Effect of Anti-tuberculosis treatment on thyroid profile in newly detected smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases. (International Journal of Advances in Medicine, Varghese V et al. Int J Adv. Med. 2018 Jun;5(3)
Chronic Pulmonary Graft GVHD in adults undergoing hematopoietic stem transplant in a tertiary care hospital in south India. (Vimi Varghese, Isaac T. J. Barney, D.J Christophe, Biju George, Sharon Anbumalar Lionel European Respiratory Journal Sep 2020 56: 3489)
Unusual cause of Pneumothorax in Primary ciliary Dyskinesia. V Varghese et al, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.1160
Efficacy and Safety for REGEN- CoV (Antibody Cocktail) for Prevention of Disease Progression in COVID-19 Disease (V Varghese et al , Sent for Publication to Journal of Family Medicine and Primary care in July 2022)
