Super specialized asthma-allergy clinic inaugurated in Medanta

Lucknow. 

Medanta Hospital has expanded its Super Specialized Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine services with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art Asthma-Allergy Clinic on the auspicious occasion of World Asthma Day on 7th May 2024. The team of doctors in this clinic will provide treatment to the patients as per their asthma related needs. Along with this, complete assessment of asthma, complete information about the disease to the patients, counseling and need for new medical methods like biological drugs will also be assessed.

The Asthma-Allergy Clinic was inaugurated by Dr. Rakesh Kapoor, Medical Director, Medanta Hospital, Lucknow. Dr. Jugendra Singh, Incharge and Associate Director, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, dispelled the popular misconceptions related to asthma and explained the importance of the role of asthma clinic in empowering patients against asthma.

Dr. Abhishek Tandon, Incharge of Asthma Allergy Clinic, gave a very informative lecture on identifying and treating asthma. Emphasizing the need for an individualized approach to patients and developing individualized treatment plans, Dr. Tandon said, “The clinic will have a special focus on individuals suffering from difficult stages of asthma where complete protocol-based biologic therapy or immunotherapy is required.” "Provisions will be made which will significantly improve their quality of life."

Throwing light on the possibility of asthma in children, Dr. Velluvali PYK Prasanna, Asthma specialist and In-charge of Pediatric Pulmonology Department, said, “Timely identification and treatment of this condition is very important in reducing the impact of asthma. He interacted with the common people in a live session, in which the problems faced in the treatment of asthma in children were discussed.

The patients present on this occasion were given the facility of free asthma consultation and Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). The launch of Asthma Allergy Clinic reflects Medanta's unwavering dedication to providing holistic healthcare and meeting the needs of asthma patients, with a focus on personalized care.