Dr. Uma Maheshwari Pulmonologist in Bangalore

Dr. Uma Maheshwari

Pulmonologist, Bangalore

  • 1 Hospital

About

  • Associate Professor and Consultant in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at M.S.Ramaiah Hospitals, Bengaluru
  • She joined M.S.Ramaiah Hospitals in 2003, After a four and a half year stint at  M.S.Ramaiah Hospitals
  • She worked as a Research and Specialist Registrar in Sleep medicine for 2 years
  • She has established the first of its kind multi-disciplinary Sleep Medicine Department at M.S.Ramaiah Memorial Hospital

Specialities

  • Pulmonology

Expertise

  • Sleep medicine (Circadian rhythm disorders, Obstructive Sleep Apnea) 
  • Pulmonary medicine (ILD, COPD, Pulmonary rehabilitation)

Education

  • Residency in Internal Medicine and a super specialty residency in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from the premier institution, PGIMER, Chandigarh
  • Fellowship training in Sleep Medicine at Guys and St.Thomas’ Hospital, London under the International Scholarship

Practice Information

M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore

M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore

MSRIT Post, New B E L Road, M S Ramaiah Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560054

Achievements & Contributions

  • She has developed, validated and copyrighted the ‘Indian Sleepiness Scale.’ 
  • She has been regularly presenting scientific papers in Sleep medicine in International and National conferences
  • She has organized a 3 day training workshop for Sleep technicians and technologists in collaboration with Sleep-Asia, Singapore in 2011
  • She has also delivered lectures as Member of Faculty at national conferences and post-graduate CMEs
  • She is also actively involved in research in sleep medicine
  • Dr. Uma maheswari has established a multidisciplinary comprehensive Sleep Medicine Department in M.S.Ramaiah Memorial Hospital.
  • She has received a fellowship from  the Royal College of Physicians under the International Scholarship Scheme in Sleep Medicine.
  • She is also a Silver medallist in Internal Medicine from PGIMER, Chandigarh
  • She has strong academic & research interests and has many International and National publications in Pulmonary and Sleep medicine
  • Member, American College of Chest Physicians
  • Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • Member, Indian Sleep Disorders Association
  • Member, Indian Sleep Disorders Association
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