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Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) passes a sheathed needle through the bronchial wall into a lymph node or peribronchial lesion selected from CT and airway landmarks, without real-time ultrasound. Aspirated cells and fragments are prepared for cytology, cell block and selected microbiology.
Quick answer
Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) passes a sheathed needle through the bronchial wall into a lymph node or peribronchial lesion selected from CT and airway landmarks, without real-time ultrasound. Aspirated cells and fragments are prepared for cytology, cell block and selected microbiology.
Read the complete TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) treatment guide
Chennai has long-established respiratory medicine, interventional bronchoscopy, thoracic oncology, pleural and selected lung-transplant services. This page does not infer that every centre performs bronchoscopy or has every approach listed. Name the campus with a dedicated bronchoscopy suite, continuous respiratory monitoring, pathology and microbiology handling, anaesthesia support and access to rigid bronchoscopy or ICU if escalation is needed. Doctor and hospital cards in Chennai resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Bronchoscopy. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Pulmonology or hospital label cannot verify current acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim. 8 listed pulmonology specialists currently appear for Chennai, across 3 hospitals in the catalog.
A doctor appears only when the GAF catalog records the matching Pulmonology specialty, location and, where selected, exact procedure relationship. Results are not ranked by outcomes or medical superiority.
This directory uses professional catalog information and exact specialty and procedure relationships. It does not constitute a medical ranking, guarantee availability or replace a case review by a qualified pulmonologist.
8 pulmonologists currently carry this procedure mapping in Chennai. That count is directory evidence, not a claim that every listed clinician currently accepts every case.
Chennai has long-established respiratory medicine, interventional bronchoscopy, thoracic oncology, pleural and selected lung-transplant services. This page does not infer that every centre performs bronchoscopy or has every approach listed. Name the campus with a dedicated bronchoscopy suite, continuous respiratory monitoring, pathology and microbiology handling, anaesthesia support and access to rigid bronchoscopy or ICU if escalation is needed. Doctor and hospital cards in Chennai resolve only from exact live CMS relationships for Bronchoscopy. If that exact relationship is absent, cards must remain empty; a generic Pulmonology or hospital label cannot verify current acceptance. This is a catalog gap, not an availability or quality claim. Chennai International Airport: Some hospital corridors have direct airport access, but imaging, bronchoscopy, pathology and transplant follow-up may occur in different buildings. Confirm the complete pathway. Use air-conditioned, flexible lodging near the respiratory campus with reliable electricity for any oxygen concentrator or PAP device. Heat and humidity increase fluid loss and fatigue; patients using oxygen should follow their prescribed flow and equipment-safety plan rather than changing it themselves.
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About the procedure
This is a short extract from the existing GAF treatment guide, not a second long-form article.
Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) passes a sheathed needle through the bronchial wall into a lymph node or peribronchial lesion selected from CT and airway landmarks, without real-time ultrasound. Aspirated cells and fragments are prepared for cytology, cell block and selected microbiology.
Read the complete TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) Treatment Guide
Specialists
8 catalog records match the current filters. Ordering is alphabetical by city and name, not a ranking.
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Consultant
Dr. Aishwarya Rajkumar is Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. She has practised pulmonology in India for 15+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, thoracoscopy versus…
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Consultant
Dr. Deepika Ramachandran is Consultant at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. She has practised pulmonology in India for 7+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, thoracoscopy versu…
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Consultant in Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Jebin Roger S is Consultant in Pulmonary Medicine at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 15+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, th…
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Clinical Lead and Consultant
Dr. S Suresh Sagadevan is Clinical Lead and Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 10+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conven…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Sindhura Koganti is Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. She has practised pulmonology in India for 13+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA,…
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Consultant, Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Lung Transplantation
Dr. Sreenivasan V is Consultant, Department of Pulmonary Critical Care and Lung Transplantation at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 18+ years experience. Flexibl…
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Interventional Pulmonologist
Dr. Sridhar R is Interventional Pulmonologist at MGM Healthcare in Chennai, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 10+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, thoracoscop…
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Senior Consultant
Dr. Vimi Varghese is Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 12+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, tho…
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Treatments
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TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration)
Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) passes a sheathed needle through the bronchial wall into a lymph node or peribronchial lesion selected from CT and airway landmarks, without real-time ultrasound. Aspirated cells and fragments are prepared for cytology, cell block and selected microbiology.
Pulmonologists for TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration)TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) treatment in India
8 mapped specialists
Related procedures
These links come from the controlled taxonomy and existing treatment guides. Distinct procedures are not merged.
Cities
City pages use live catalog counts. Empty combinations are omitted rather than published as thin URLs.
Hospitals
Counts are current doctor relationships at each campus. A hospital profile remains the canonical campus page.
Chennai · 4 listed pulmonologists
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Pulmonology hospitals in ChennaiRelated conditions
These links come from the specialty guide taxonomy. They are not inferred from a doctor’s procedure list and are not a claim of individual doctor expertise.
Treatment guides
Canonical long-form articles remain the authoritative resource. This directory does not rewrite them.
Costs
These are the existing GAF cost guides. They are not doctor-specific prices.
The concise definition on this page is taken from the existing GAF TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) guide. It is not a second full-length article. Open the treatment guide for indications, technique and planning detail.
8 listed pulmonologists currently have an exact TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) procedure relationship in Chennai. Cards appear only when that mapping exists in the catalog; specialty alone is not enough.
Current catalog relationships for TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) in Chennai include Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, MGM Healthcare, Chennai, Apollo Hospital, Chennai. Confirm the treating campus in writing; a hospital name is not a machine inventory.
Listed TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) relationships currently appear in Delhi NCR (22), Mumbai (4), Bengaluru (4), Chennai (8), Hyderabad (16). City counts use the same doctor-procedure mapping as this page.
GAF does not invent a doctor-specific price on this listing. Use the existing TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration) cost guide for planning ranges, then request a written estimate after records review.
Compare listed specialists on experience, qualifications, hospital, city and documented procedure relationships. Comparison is not a statement of medical superiority.
the stored India planning range is the stored national planning range per procedure. No verified Chennai-only tariff is stored; request an itemized quotation from a named campus.
A named pulmonologist or interventional pulmonologist should review your records and imaging. Dynamic cards require an exact CMS relationship and are not rankings.
Use air-conditioned, flexible lodging near the respiratory campus with reliable electricity for any oxygen concentrator or PAP device. Some hospital corridors have direct airport access, but imaging, bronchoscopy, pathology and transplant follow-up may occur in different buildings. Confirm the complete pathway.
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