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Dr. Vimi Varghese — Senior Consultant in Chennai

MBBS, MD, FAPSR, EDARM

Senior Consultant

Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai

  • Senior Consultant
  • Cardiac Surgery (Lung Transplant Surgery)
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Consults in English, Tamil, Hindi

Usually responds within 24 hours

  • Experience

    12+ years of experience

  • Hospital

    Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai, India

  • Education

    MBBS, MD, FAPSR, EDARM

  • Languages

    English, Tamil, Hindi

About Dr. Vimi Varghese

Professional summary

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, thoracoscopy versus a closed pleural biopsy, and whether lung transplant belongs on the same campus are written after records review — not from a day-care brochure. Training includes MBBS – Institution not specified in source. International patients meet him on camera first; travel to Chennai is offered only if this respiratory floor is the right list.

Practises at

Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai

Chennai, India

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of Approval
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of Care
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai is a thousand-bed JCI campus from 1999, NABL labs included. Radiation oncology is a high-volume South Indian list: IMRT, SBRT, brachytherapy, consultants who have been contouring for decades. Chromepet is not a tourist address; it is a campus with ICU and an international desk. Come for the named specialist. Stay for the fractions they actually prescribe.

Hospital profile and full faculty

Specializations

  • Pulmonology
  • Cardiac Surgery (Lung Transplant Surgery)

Procedures & Expertise

  • Lung Transplantation
  • Bronchoscopy
  • EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound)
  • TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration)

Education & Qualifications

  • MBBS – Institution not specified in source
  • MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – MGMCRI, Puducherry (2018)
  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Pulmonology – Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore (2020)
  • Fellowship in Adult Lung Transplantation – University Hospital Leuven, Belgium (2022)
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Lung Transplantation – Alfred Hospital, Melbourne (2025)
  • Specialist Training in Pulmonary Hypertension – Alfred Hospital, Melbourne (2025)
  • FAPSR – Fellowship of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (2020)
  • EDARM – European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine (2020)

Hospital Affiliations

  • Gleneagles Healthcity, Chennai (Perumbakkam)
  • Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad
  • Naruvi Super Speciality Hospital, Vellore
  • Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore
  • University Hospital Leuven, Belgium
  • Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

Awards & Recognition

  • Specialist exposure in pulmonary hypertension clinics and advanced PAH therapies under Prof. Trevor Williams, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne (2025)
  • International fellowships in adult and pediatric lung transplantation (Belgium & Australia)
  • Faculty and contributor in national and international conferences on lung transplantation and interventional pulmonology

Quick answer

Quick Answer

Who is Dr. Vimi Varghese?

Dr. Vimi Varghese is a listed pulmonology specialist at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai with 12 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MD, FAPSR, EDARM. Documented procedure relationships currently include Lung Transplantation, Bronchoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound), TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration). This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.

Dr. Vimi Varghese profile

Quick facts

Specialty
Pulmonology
City
Chennai, India
Hospital
Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai
Experience
12 years listed
Qualifications
MBBS, MD, FAPSR, EDARM
Languages
English, Tamil, Hindi

Why this doctor may be relevant

Dr. Vimi Varghese is a listed Senior Consultant at Gleneagles HealthCity Chennai in Chennai with 12 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Lung Transplantation, Bronchoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound). Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.

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