Respiratory Therapy is a health care discipline that specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function, health, and wellness. Respiratory Therapists employ scientific principles to diagnose, treat and prevent acute or chronic dysfunction of the cardiopulmonary system, such as asthma, COPD (emphysema, chronic bronchitis) lung tumors, sleep disorders, and other disease and dysfunctions. Respiratory Therapists use a variety of high-tech equipment and techniques to diagnoses monitor and treat respiratory conditions.

The pulmonology department deals with the causes, diagnosis prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs BSc Respiratory Therapy is a full-time undergraduate program. It is a four-year degree program. Out of these 3years training based and undertaken at the Respiratory Department in Father Muller Medical College, affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.

The curriculum covers topics such as patient assessment, respiratory therapy interventions, and critical care. Pursuing advanced degrees is also an option. It offers a promising career path for those interested in helping patients with respiratory conditions

 

Career scope of BSc Respiratory course

The healthcare sector is a significant employer in India and abroad, and it requires formal training programs in all its allied areas. Respiratory therapy is a highly demanded specialty that involves diagnostic cardiopulmonary evaluation and respiratory therapy treatment. The scope for growth in this field is immense due to the increasing number of intensive care facilities and improving healthcare systems, undergraduates in Respiratory Therapy can pursue careers as therapists in following as.

• Respiratory therapists work in hospitals in the intensive care units (Adult, Pediatric, and Neonatal)
• Pulmonary function testing laboratories
• Pulmonary rehabilitation centers and home care center
• Sleep lab
• Health services manager
• Medical sales executive

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Don Gregory Mascarenhas (Head of Respiratory Medicine)

Dr. Srishankar Bairy- (Course Coordinator)

Faculty Details:

Sl.No.	Name of the Faculty	Designation	Department
1.	Dr. Somesh M.S.	Professor & HOD	Anatomy
2.	Dr. Varsha Shenoy	Professor	Anatomy
3.	Dr. Pallavi	Associate Professor	Anatomy
4.	Mrs. Ramya Satheesh	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
5.	Mrs. Sainu Susan Oommen	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
6.	Dr. Hemalatha Bangera	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
7.	Dr. Dane Chandy	Assistant Professor	Anatomy
8.	Dr Arun Kumar K	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
9.	Dr Shwetha Ranjeet	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
10.	Dr Muruga	Assistant Professor	Biochemistry
11.	Ms Claudia Johnny	Lecturer	Biochemistry
12.	Dr. Jnaneshwara P Shenoy	Professor & HOD	Physiology
13.	Dr. Anahita R Shenoy	Associate Professor	Physiology
14.	Dr. Namratha Ashwin Ullal	Assistant Professor	Physiology
15.	Dr. Pauline Anand	Assistant Professor	Physiology
16.	Dr Ashima N Amin	Associate Professor	Pathology
17.	Mr. Omkareshwar Patil	Assistant Professor	Pathology
18.	Dr. Kavitha	Assistant Professor	Microbiology
19.	Mrs. Sharonraju	Lecturer	Microbiology
20	Dr. Don Gregory Mascarenhas	Professor and Head	Respiratory Medicine
21	Dr. Srishankar Bairy	Assistant Professor	Respiratory Medicine
22	Ms. Sumayya Rais	Tutor	Respiratory Medicine
23	Ms. Lerin Lynn Saldanha	Tutor	Respiratory Medicine