Dr. Hari Kishan Gonuguntla is a highly skilled and experienced Pulmonologist. he is a Secretary InCharge & Joint Secretary in Indian Chest Society. With over a decade of clinical expertise in pulmonology and respiratory care, he is widely recognized for his excellence in Lungs Transplant, interventional pulmonology and advanced respiratory endoscopy.

As a passionate researcher and educator, Dr. Hari has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences and is a life member of reputed medical societies such as the European Respiratory Society, American Thoracic Society, and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

He is also a recipient of prestigious awards like the Best Abstract Award at the AP TB and Chest Diseases Conference and Legends of India Economic Times Award 2023.

He holds:

• MBBS and MD in Pulmonology from Katuri Medical College & Hospital
• Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine (Amrita Institute, Kerala)
• Advanced Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology & Respiratory Endoscopy (Tokyo & Bangkok)
• EBUS BRS Certification from the Netherlands

He is highly skilled in advanced procedures:

• Interventional Pulmonology
• Advanced Endoscopy and Thoracoscopy
• EBUS
• Cryotherapy
• APC
• Stent Placement
• ECMO
• Pleurodesis
• Bronchoscopy with navigation
• Pulmonary lesions diagnosis
• Palliative care for chronic pulmonary diseases

Specializations

• Pulmonologist
• Lungs Transplant Physician

Expertise

• Advanced Endoscopy
• Advanced Therapeutic Thoracic Endoscopy
• ECMO Management
• Bronchial Thermoplasty
• Cryotherapy and APC
• Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
• Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
• Interstitial Lung Diseases
• Palliative/End-of-Life Care – Chronic Pulmonary Diseases
• President: Air Leak Management

Qualifications

• MBBS: Katuri Medical College and Hospital – 2009 – Guntur
• MD – Pulmonary Medicine: Katuri Medical College and Hospital – 2013 – Guntur
• D.M. – Pulmonology Medicine: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences – 2017 – Kerala
• Fellowship in Respiratory Endoscopy: Respiratory Endoscopy Medical Center – 2017 – Tokyo
• Critical Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Pulmonology: Siriraj Hospital – 2017 – Bangkok
• Certification in Endobronchial Ultrasound – EBUS: 2018 – Netherlands

Registrations

• 60576 – Telangana State Medical Council – 2009

Memberships

• Life Member: APSA
• European Respiratory Society
• American Thoracic Society
• Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)
• International Society for Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC)
• International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
• Member: Indian Medical Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (IMABIP)

Paper Presentations

• Numerous presentations on pulmonary-related topics in national and international conferences including:
  • AP Chest Conference
  • KAPCON
  • ERS (Barcelona)
  • World Allergy Congress
  • MESC
  • APCC
  • International Tuberculosis Symposia