Dr. Jayalakshmi T K

Dr. Prof. Jayalakshmi T K is a Pulmonologist with 22 years of experience in her field. She is currently working at Apollo Hospitals CBD Belapur, Mumbai. She has done her MBBS from Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai (1992) and MD (Pulmonary Medicine) from T.N. Medical College, Mumbai (1996). Some of the services she provides are Pulmonary Function Test, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Body Plethysmography and Bronchitis Treatment.

She has received several prestigious awards in her career, including the Dr C.P. Mohanty Award and Gold medal for standing first in DETRD, Hermes European Diplomate Award, Awarded Fellowship at Bronchocon (2014) at the hands of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and she was the Honorary Treasurer at IAB from 2013 to 2016.

1. Professor and Head of Department of Pulmonary Medicine at Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai (09/2014- 05/2016)

2. Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai (04/2013- 05/2016)

3. Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai (11/2007- 04/2013)

4. Associate Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai (01/2001- 11/2006)

5. Intensive Care Clinical Assistant at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai (11/1999- 04/2000)

• Life Member of Association of Medical Consultants
• Life Member of Indian Chest Society
• Life Member of Indian Association for Bronchology
• Life Member of Indian Society for Critical Care Medicine
• Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow of Indian Association for Bronchology
• Member of European Respiratory Society
• Life Member of Indian Medical Association

• (MDR TB) by real time PCR based assay in an Indian population. Rathore Rapid detection of multidrug resisitant mycobacterium tuberculosis; Rec Res Sci Tech 2001; 3(3), 58-62.Q
• Rathore M,Girish P,Jayalakshmi.T.K et al ,Rapid detection of Multidrug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB),by real time PCR based assay in an Indian population,Rec.Res.Sci Tech 2011;3(3),58-62
• Jayalakshmi.T.K,M.Rathore,G.Pai,D.Joshi ,,Rapid detection of Multidrug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB),by real time PCR based assay,,ERJ supplement 2011
• Girija.N,Jayalakshmi.T.K,Uppe.A,Iyer.A,Agrawal.A,, Drug resistance patterns in patients with Multi drug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB),ERJ supplement 2012
• Jayalakshmi.T.k,Hire R,Joshi S,Kondo Y,Line probe Assay (LIPA) based rapid detection of multidrug resistant (MDR)tuberculosis.,ERJ supplement 2013
• Jayalakshmi.T.k,Aparna iyer et al,comparison of LIPA,Genexpert and culture in diagnosis of MDR TB ;a clinician’s perspective,ERJ supplement 2014
• A.Dalal,A.Pawaskar,M.Das,R.desai.P.Prabhudesai,et al resistance patterns among Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Patients in Greater Metropolitan Mumbai;Trends over Time,Plos one 2014
• TK Jayalakshmi,A.Iyer,G.Nair,Drug resistant tuberculosis in urban Hotspot,ERJ 2014
• A..shah,U.shah,TK.Jayalakshmi,L.Mirchandani,A.Iyer;COPD phenotypes according to HRCT findings,ERJ 2014
• G.Nair,H.Deshmukh,TK Jayalakshmi,A.Uppe,K.Modi study of pulmonary involvement in HIV seropositive patients;:BMC infectious diseases 2012