Dr. Vignesh Kumar Kathiresan
Dr. Vignesh Kumar Kathiresan is a highly skilled Pulmonologist specializing in advanced interventional pulmonology and comprehensive respiratory care. He earned his MBBS from Chettinad Hospitals, followed by a DTCD from Madras Medical College, an MD in Respiratory Medicine from Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, and a DM in Pulmonary Medicine from CMC Vellore. Dr. Vignesh is proficient in advanced procedures including lung ultrasound, thoracoscopy, and EBUS-guided sampling. He excels in interventional bronchoscopy, including tumor debulking and airway stenting, as well as sleep medicine and critical care management. His clinical expertise encompasses interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary hypertension, lung malignancies, lung GVHD and managing complex infections in immunocompromised hosts.
Treatments & Procedures
- Advanced Pulmonary Procedures: Proficient in lung ultrasound, thoracoscopy, flexible bronchoscopy, and EBUS-guided sampling (convex probe and radial).
- Interventional Bronchoscopy: Skilled in rigid bronchoscopic therapeutic interventions including
tumor debulking, airway stenting, and foreign body removal. - Sleep Medicine: Adequately trained in the diagnosis and management of complex sleep disorders.
- Critical Care Management: Expert in invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula therapy, and comprehensive care of critically ill patients.
- Pulmonary Disease Focus: Well-versed in managing core pulmonary conditions with special interest in Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism, Pleural Diseases, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), Pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts, Lung malignancies, Allergy & Asthma, COPD and Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
Awards / Achievements
- “Practical Approach to Interstitial Lung Diseases” conference organized by the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and ICMR-INPF at Christian Medical College, Vellore (Ranipet campus) in October 2024.
- Indian Chest Society – National Talent Search, 2025, conducted at Christian Medical College Vellore, Ranipet campus in August 2025
Research & Publications
Publications:
- A case series titled “Breathing With Half a Pulmonary Circuit: Three Cases of Unilateral
Pulmonary Artery Agenesis” published in Respirology Case Reports (DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70280). - A case report titled “From Epistaxis to Embolization: A Case of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Presenting With Spontaneous Hemothorax” published in Cureus (DOI: 10.7759/cureus.88914).
- A case report titled “Co-occurrence of Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii Infection and Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient”, currently under review in BMJ Case Reports.
Conference presentations:
- Presented “A Case of Unilateral Hyperinflation” at NAPCON 2015 in Jaipur.
- Presented “A Case of Sarcoidosis Presenting as Hoarseness of Voice and Left Mediastinal Mass” at NAPCON 2019 in Kochi.
- Delivered an oral presentation on “Skin Prick Test and FENO Pattern in Different Asthma Phenotypes” at ICAAAI 2019 in Delhi.
- Presented “Evaluation of Soluble IL-2R in Interstitial Lung Diseases” at NAPCON 2019 in Kochi.
- Delivered an oral presentation titled “Comparison of Lung Function, Exercise Physiology and Quality of Life in CTD-ILD and IIP” at NAPCON 2022 in Udaipur.