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Dr Ravindran C

Senior Consultant & Chief of Medical Services

Pulmonology

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Dr Ravindran C

Dr C Ravindran is a distinguished Senior Consultant in Pulmonary Medicine and the Chief of Medical Services at Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut. With over 30 years of exemplary clinical, academic, and administrative service, he is renowned for his contributions to respiratory medicine, interventional pulmonology, critical care, and public health leadership. He has held eminent positions including Principal of Government Medical College, Kozhikode, and Managing Director of the Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram.

Dr Ravindran is an accomplished interventional pulmonologist with expertise in fibreoptic bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and advanced sleep medicine. A prolific academician and published author, he has contributed to the advancement of postgraduate and super specialty medical education in India. His influence extends across clinical governance, policy development, and training of the next generation of pulmonologists.

  • MBBS – Government Medical College, Kozhikode
  • MD (General Medicine) – Government Medical College, Kozhikode
  • DTCD (Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases) – Government Medical College, Kozhikode
  • MBA (HR Management) – Indira Gandhi National Open University
  • Senior Consultant & Chief of Medical Services – Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut
  • Faculty (Tutor to Principal) – Government Medical Colleges, Kozhikode, Kottayam, and Alappuzha
  • Professor & Vice Dean – DM Wayanad Institute of Medical Sciences
  • Managing Director – Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram
  • Chairman – Kerala State Task Force for RNTCP
  • Interventional Pulmonology: Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy, Thoracoscopy
  • Advanced Sleep Medicine and Sleep Apnoea Management
  • Management of Complex Respiratory Conditions: Asthma, COPD, ILDs
  • Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Respiratory Critical Care and Ventilatory Support
  • Pulmonary Diagnostics and Therapeutics
  • Public Health Respiratory Programmes
  • Clinical Governance and Quality in Respiratory Care
  • Academic Leadership and Medical Training
  • FRCP – Royal College of Physicians, London
  • FIMSA – International Medical Sciences Academy
  • FICS – Indian Chest Society
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London
  • Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA)
  • Multiple invitations as keynote speaker and chairperson at national and international pulmonary conferences
  • Recognised mentor and examiner for various postgraduate and superspecialty medical programmes
  • Indian Medical Association (IMA)
  • Indian Chest Society (ICS)
  • Indian Sleep Disorders Association (ISDA)
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London
  • Fellow, International Medical Sciences Academy (FIMSA)

Publications

  • Ravindran Chetambath, Krishnan Puthusseri, Veena Das. Long Term Pulmonary Sequelae in COVID-19 Survivors: A 3-Year Prospective Cohort Study. J Pulmonol Research & Reports. Accepted June 19, 2025.
  • Ravindran Chetambath, Gayathri Karedath. Role of Peak Expiratory Flow Meter in Asthma Self-Management (Editorial). BMH Med. J. 2025; 12(3): Early Online.
  • Chetambath R, Rameesa S. Vaping and Lung Injury (Editorial). J Adv Lung Health 2025; 5(3):117-118. DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_13_25.
  • Ravindran Chetambath. Evolving and Emerging Targeted Therapies in Asthma. The Indian Practitioner May 2025; 78(5):12-14.
  • Shilpa Chandran, Ravindran Chetambath, Sasindran Plankudy. Epidemiological and Histopathological Trends of Lung Cancer Over 6 Years in North Kerala. EC Pulmonol Respir Med 2025; 14(6):01-11.
  • Shabana Iyyacheri, Neena Mampilly, Sudarsana J, Ravindran Chetambath. Diagnostic Yield of Truenat PCR in Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Prospective Observational Study. EC Pulmonol Respir Med 2025;14(5):01-11.
  • Ibrahim R, Chetambath R. Nonsmoking Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evolution of Understanding in India. J Adv Lung Health 2025;5(2):57-58.
  • Chetambath R. Higher Dose of Rifampicin for Tuberculosis: Practical Issues. J Adv Lung Health 2025;5(2):55-56.
  • Rameesa S, Shabana E, Nasla PT, Chetambath R. Bifid Rib – A Rare Rib Cage Anomaly. BMH Med. J. 2025;12(2): Early Online.

Other Publications (2024)

  • Harikrishnan P, Krishnaprasad M, Gayathri K, Ravindran C. Nitrofurantoin Induced Lung Disease. JMSCR 2024;12(12):7-11.
  • Fasil N, Gayathri Karedath, Ravindran Chetambath, Rajesh Muraleedharan. Kommerell Diverticulum with Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Causing Esophageal Compression: A Rare Case. The Indian Practitioner June 2024;77(6):29-31.
  • Priya P Mavoor, Sunil George, Ravindran Chetambath, MV Poornima. A Rare Parasitic Infection from the Common Cockroach: Lophomonas Blattarum Case Report. Indian J Nephrology 2024;34(3). DOI: 10.25259/ijn_520_23.
  • R Chetambath. Treatable Trait Concept in the Management of COPD. The Indian Practitioner 2024;77(5):18-22.
  • Sivashankaran S, Thomas DE, Suresh D, Chetambath R. Not All That Wheezes Are Asthma. J Adv Lung Health 2024;4:99-102.
  • Rayees AK, Chetambath R, Ibrahim R, Kumar A. Prevalence of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in COPD: Prospective Study. J Family Med Prim Care 2024;13(6):2354-2356. DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1357_23.
  • Ravindran Chetambath, Gayathri Karedath, Shilpa Chandran. Thoracic Endometriosis Detected During Medical Thoracoscopy: Retrospective Observational Study. J Pulmonol Res & Rep 2024;6(4):1-4. doi.org/10.47363/JPRR/2024(6)172.
  • Chetambath R, Balu A, John ST. Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema. J Adv Lung Health 2024;4(2):93-94.
  • Chetambath R, Nair G, Balu A. Rituximab and the Increased Risk of Tuberculosis Reactivation. J Adv Lung Health 2024;4(2):52-54.
  • R Chetambath. Can Tobramycin Induce Neuromuscular Blockade? J Adv Lung Health 2024;4(1):1.
  • R Chetambath. Cystic Diseases of the Lung and Cystic Bronchiectasis – Why Do We Differentiate? J Adv Lung Health 2024;4(1):4-8.

Textbooks & Chapters

  • 2025 – Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Guide to State-of-the-Art Diagnostics and Treatments (Editor: Ravindran Chetambath) – Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle.
    • Interstitial Lung Diseases: An Overview of Current Classification (Pages 1–29)
    • Familial Interstitial Pneumonia and the Role of Genetic Testing (Pages 391–398)
  • Covid-19 and Pulmonary Lesions – Tree Life Media Publications, Mumbai, 2021
  • Pulmonary Medicine – Common & Uncommon Cases – Tree Life Media Publications, 2022
  • Clinical Allergy and Asthma Management in Adolescents and Young Adults – CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Florida, USA, 2022
  • World Clinic of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine on Pneumonia (Guest Editor) – 2019, Vol. 6(1)
  • Chapter on Lung Abscess – Handbook of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (2nd Ed.) Jaypee Brothers, 2019
  • Multiple chapters in SK Jindal’s Textbook of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (2010), NCCP Textbook of Respiratory Medicine (2011), and other standard reference works.

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