Interventional Pulmonologist
Amrita Hospital Kochi

• 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
• Perfomed more than 3000+ Rigid Bronchoscopic central airway diagnostic & therapeutic procedures.
• Performed more than 5000+ Flexible bronchoscopic & 2000+ Linear EBUS 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 400 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.

Book an appointment with Dr. Tinku Joseph at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Amrita Hospital, Kochi.