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I am a Pediatric Pulmonologist at UF Health and Shands Children’s Hospital. I obtained medical degree from Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in India. I have been a pediatrician since 1997. I had my pediatric residency training in Bangalore, India followed by further Senior House Officer & Specialist Registrar training in England. I completed my Pediatric Pulmonology fellowship in 2009. I take care of patients with asthma, recurrent pneumonia, chronic lung disease, aspiration, cystic fibrosis and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) among other lung diseases. My primary research interest is in non-invasive pulmonary diagnostics. My team has developed a patent pending airway vibrator device that could be used in exhaled breath based diagnostics and airway clearance therapy.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Pediatrics - Pulmonology
Pediatric Pulmonology
Languages spoken
Kannada
Doctor Q&A
160 Answers
71 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 34-year-old member asked:
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Pediatrics - Pulmonology 30 years experience
No: Because rabies is invariably fatal.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Hard to tell: It is hard to tell without further info. Is it pain? Difficulty breathing? Tightness in the chest? Hard to take breath in?
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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See your doctor: You have too many symptoms. It is hard to figure out what's going on by just reading your questions. Please see your doctor and do not delay.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Humidity: Humidity in the air makes it comfortable for us to breathe. Dry air is irritant to the lining of airways and lungs. In some people dry air can trigger... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Lung: I'm not sure i understand your question well. You probably are referring to pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema is serious and causes immediate symptoms.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Sore chest: Asthma in itself does not cause sore chest. It is often due to breathing muscle fatigue. Asthma "attack" is treated with steroids by mouth usually for... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Inhaled steroids: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the standard therapy for asthma and are quite effective in most cases. Someone with only intermittent symptoms may n... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Asthma med: Symbicort (budesonide and formoterol) is a preventer medication. If you're not taking it daily and you're still well, it means either of two... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
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Depends on the cause: Interstitial lung disease (ild) is a broad set of lung diseases. The prognosis (i.e. How the disease behaves) depends on the underlying cause. Homeopa... Read More
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A member asked:
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Spinal TB: Short answer: no. On the other hand, the person would also usually have TB in the lungs called primary tb. If the TB in the lungs is active, then it i... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pleurisy : It could be pleurisy, costochondritis (inflammation around rib joints) or anxiety.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Croup: Croup is typically seen in preschool children. Some of these children develop asthma as they grow older. Asthma ; bronchitis are very similar. Some p... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Depends on the age: Of all the tumors, benign ones are rare in older smokers. Tumors in the lung as such are rare in children ; young non smokers. If you find one in this... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Anxiety: Congratulations on quitting smoking. Keep it up. The symptoms you're describing are consistent with anxiety. Breathing relaxation techniques are helpf... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Neonatal nurse: They take vital signs of the babies, feed them, nurture them and a lot more. They administer their medicines, watch for any alarms from machines (vent... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Herpes: If mother had active genital herpes simplex infection and if the baby was born by vaginal route, she can pass on the infection to the baby. If baby ha... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Birth Defects: It is not possible to avoid birth defects altogether. However, many of the birth defects can be diagnosed prenatally - i.e. Early parts of pregnancy. ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Yes: You never really grow out of "true asthma". Asthma can go through phases with lot of symptoms to no symptoms and vice versa. In some, these phases cou... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Vitamins for asthma: Multivitamins are necessary for general well-being and maintaining good health. However there are no specific vitamins for asthma.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pneumonic plague: Plague causes a very severe form of pneumonia and deprives the body of oxygen. It can spread very easily from person to person.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Hyperinflated lungs: It's hard to say yes or no to this question. Hyper inflated lungs is often used to describe chest x-ray finding. If x-ray is taken after a deep i... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Exercise Asthma: With exercise induced asthma, you will typically develop coughing, wheezing and tightness in the chest with exercise. It can be confirmed by a special... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Th2 hypothesis: I really do not understand the question. In the current understanding and current medical literature, that is nothing to disprove t-helper2 cells medi... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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PFT: No. Allegra (fexofenadine) is just "anti-histamine" commonly referred to as "allergy medicine" in broad sense. Allergy medicines do not affect lung fu... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Snoring?: Video record this event using your camera phone and show it to your pediatrician. What you are describing could be snoring. Temperature of 35.9 is low... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: In theory anything (food or environmental agent) can trigger asthma, however green tea is unheard of causing an asthma attack. In my experience, food ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Not influenza: "flu" is a broad term used to describe "influenza" and similar illnesses. Influenza usually causes high fever (often 102f and above). You do not have ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Hard to answer : Where do you see the white dots? It is an unusual symptom unlikely related to asthma.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
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ESR ; CRP: Esr ; CRP are markers of "inflammation". They can be elevated in pe or dvt. They tend to be elevated in many conditions ranging from pneumonia to rheu... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Clogged arteries: Toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke can clog arteries (atherosclerosis). Nicotine can further narrow the arteries by causing muscle around the arteries... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Oxygen measured by pulse oximetry is usually an accurate measure of your oxygen levels in the blood barring few exceptions. In healthy persons, it is ... Read More
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A 73-year-old male asked:
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Intensivist: Sirs is a serious illness usually requiring intensive medical care. In the adult world, most pulmonologists are also intensivists since they get dual ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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See specialist: Antibiotic does not help asthma. True brittle asthma is very rare. If asthma is not getting better, it is due to one of the following reasons: it is n... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Not likely: Although too much caffeine is not good for health, I do not think caffeine is causing these problems in your case.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pleurisy : It could be pleurisy, costochondritis (inflammation around rib joints) or anxiety.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Spotty face: It is hard to say. It's better if you show your child to your doctor and get an opinion.
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Postnatal drip.: Following viral upper respiratory infections, it is not uncommon to have cough for 3 weeks. The lining of the respiratory tract has the blanket of ver... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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URI: You probably have an upper respiratory infection (URI) from a common virus. They usually resolve on their own, without any treatment. If cough lasts l... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Not necessarily: If you don't have asthma now and your lung functions are normal, you probably should be ok. I am not certain about their rule book.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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RSV infection: None of these are useful and in fact can be harmful for a young infant. Whatever you do or not, cough from RSV infection in an infant lasts several we... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Dog Bite: First and foremost, get yourself evaluated by a physician. Dog bites can be serious. Rabies treatment is time critical. There are other nasty infectio... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Chest pain: There are several causes for chest pain. These include muscle aches, arthritis, asthma, heart attack, pneumothorax ; acid reflux among others. Without... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Wt loss: Asthma should not cause weight loss. There are other lung diseases that mimic asthma. Cystic fibrosis is one of those. You should see a pulmonologist ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Flu: Flu can cause this. If it persists for more than a couple of days, you should consult your doctor.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Post nasal drip: Postnatal drip is usually due to sinusitis. Sinusitis can be caused by allergic ; nonallergic causes. Nasal steroid spray can be often helpful for all... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Bronchitis: You probably have developed bronchitis. However it does not explain your diarrhea. You need to be evaluated by your physician in person. Please do not... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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You may.: You may give pedialyte. However remember pedialyte does not provide enough calories. Pedialyte is not a medicine. It just helps to keep the hydration.... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Nothing: There is nothing you can do at home when you are having an asthma attack and do not have your albuterol inhaler. You will immediately need to seek med... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Emphysema: Some forms of emphysema are inherited. Example: alphan1 anti trypsin deficiency. Most are not.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Birth Defect: Single umbilical artery although associated with other birth defects, can be seen in isolation. Spina bifida too can be seen in isolation. It is alway... Read More
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Dr. Hegde is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Hegde is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! As my coughing continues with the rise of dust & humidity.could be it
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I think it's my heart .I get SOB to quick after little activity .
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! great and you were probably not typing in on laptop s we spoke
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Karnatak University, Karnatak Medical College, India
Graduated 1993MD
Residency
ARKANSAS CHILDREN
Awards
Top Pediatric Pulmonologist, Second Place, National - Spring
2014
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Faculty, University Of Florida
Attending Pediatric Pulmonologist, Shands Children's Hospital at UF Health
Clinical Assitant Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine
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