Dr. Elakya

Dr Elakya is a pulmonologist with 15 years of clinical experience currently consulting at Manipal Hospital Salem. She holds an MD in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases from Stanley Medical College and Hospital Chennai (2015).

She received a Gold Medal during her MBBS for academic excellence. She has previously served as Junior Consultant at Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine and Consultant at Sundarrajan Multispeciality Hospital.

Whether a patient has asthma, tuberculosis, COPD, lung infection, pleural effusion, pulmonary oedema, lung cancer, sleep disorders, or needs bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, or pulmonary function testing, Dr Elakya provides thorough evaluation and comprehensive respiratory care.

She is fluent in English and Tamil.

Specialty Areas and Treatments

Dr Elakya offers comprehensive pulmonology and respiratory medicine care with MD-level training in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases from Stanley Medical College Chennai, Gold Medal in MBBS, and 15 years of clinical practice spanning bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, TB management, asthma, COPD, and lung cancer.

Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology

Patients requiring diagnostic or therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures receive structured interventional pulmonology care from Dr Elakya.

• Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
• Bronchoscopic Biopsy for lung and airway lesions
• Foreign Body removal via bronchoscopy
• Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) guided procedures

Thoracoscopy

Patients with pleural effusion, pleural lesions, or conditions requiring thoracoscopic evaluation and intervention receive structured care from Dr Elakya.

• Diagnostic Thoracoscopy
• Therapeutic Thoracoscopy
• Pleural Biopsy via thoracoscopy
• Pleurodesis for recurrent pleural effusion

Asthma Management

Patients with asthma, allergic asthma, exercise-induced bronchospasm, or poorly controlled asthma receive structured evaluation and long-term management from Dr Elakya, who has authored multiple blogs on asthma care, triggers, and rainy season management.

• Asthma diagnosis and spirometry-guided management
• Inhaler technique education and step-up or step-down therapy
• Allergic Asthma evaluation including allergic rhinitis overlap
• Asthma Action Plan development
• Blog: Take Control of Your Asthma: Top 7 Tips (Manipal Hospitals, May 2025)
• Blog: Asthma Awareness: 9 Essential Facts to Know (Manipal Hospitals, May 2024)
• Blog: Tips to Control Asthma During the Rainy Season (Manipal Hospitals, November 2024)
• Blog: How Is Allergic Rhinitis Related to Asthma (Manipal Hospitals, January 2023)

Tuberculosis and HIV-TB Co-infection

Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, extrapulmonary TB, drug-resistant TB, or HIV-TB co-infection receive structured management from Dr Elakya, who presented papers on the Diagnostic Role of HIV-TB (2012) and Outcome of HIV-TB Co-infection (2013).

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis diagnosis and DOTS management
• Drug-Resistant TB (MDR-TB, XDR-TB) evaluation and management
• HIV-TB Co-infection management (paper presentations 2012 and 2013)
• Latent TB evaluation and preventive therapy
• Blog: Tuberculosis in India: Myths vs Facts (Manipal Hospitals, May 2025)
• Blog: Tuberculosis: Role of Diet in Prevention of TB (Manipal Hospitals, March 2023)
• Blog: World TB Day 2022 (Manipal Hospitals, March 2022)

COPD and Chronic Respiratory Diseases

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or interstitial lung disease receive structured evaluation and management from Dr Elakya.

• COPD diagnosis and GOLD guideline-based management
• Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema management
• Interstitial Lung Disease evaluation and management
• Pulmonary Fibrosis evaluation
• Long-term oxygen therapy assessment

Lung Infections and Respiratory Tract Infections

Patients with pneumonia, lung abscess, fungal lung infections, or lower respiratory tract infections receive structured management from Dr Elakya.

• Community-Acquired Pneumonia evaluation and management
• Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia management
• Lung Abscess evaluation and treatment
• Lower and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection management
• Fungal Lung Infection evaluation and antifungal management

Pulmonary Oedema and Critical Respiratory Care

Patients with pulmonary oedema, respiratory failure, or acute respiratory conditions requiring critical care management receive structured care from Dr Elakya.

• Pulmonary Oedema evaluation and management
• Acute Respiratory Failure management
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV/BiPAP/CPAP)
• Blog: Water in the Lungs (Pulmonary Oedema): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment (Manipal Hospitals, February 2026)

Lung Cancer Evaluation

Patients with suspected lung cancer, unexplained haemoptysis, or pulmonary masses requiring evaluation receive structured assessment from Dr Elakya.

• Lung Cancer evaluation and staging workup
• Bronchoscopic Biopsy for lung malignancy
• Multidisciplinary oncology referral coordination

Pulmonary Function Testing and Sleep Medicine

Patients requiring lung function assessment, pre-operative pulmonary evaluation, or sleep disorder evaluation receive structured assessment from Dr Elakya.

• Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and spirometry
• Pre-operative Pulmonary Risk Assessment
• Sleep Disorder evaluation

Tobacco and Smoking Cessation

Patients requiring structured counselling and medical management for tobacco cessation receive care from Dr Elakya.

• Tobacco Cessation counselling
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Surgical Respiratory Procedures

Patients requiring surgical respiratory procedures receive structured management from Dr Elakya.

• Tracheostomy
• Lobectomy coordination
• Bullectomy coordination
• Lung Surgery evaluation and perioperative care

Credentials and Trust

• MBBS, Madurai Medical College, Madurai (2011)
• MD (Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases), Stanley Medical College and Hospital, Chennai (2015)

She has previously served as Junior Consultant at Government Hospital of Thoracic Medicine and Consultant at Sundarrajan Multispeciality Hospital Salem.

She is registered with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (Registration No. 93514, 2011).

Professional Memberships

• Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Coimbatore Respiratory Society

Hospital Affiliations

Dr Elakya currently consults at Manipal Hospital, Vellakalpatti, Salem (Consultation Fee: ₹500).

Manipal Hospitals Salem

Manipal Hospitals Salem is a multispecialty hospital on Salem-Bangalore Highway Vellakalpatti Salem offering care across cardiology, cardiothoracic vascular surgery, gastrointestinal sciences, liver transplant surgery, nephrology, neurosurgery, bariatric surgery, psychiatry, and urology. The hospital is accredited by NABL and NABH.

Research and Academic Contributions

Dr Elakya has contributed to pulmonology through conference paper presentations on HIV-TB and multiple patient education blogs.

Conference Presentations

• Diagnostic Role in HIV-TB, Paper Presentation (2012)
• Study on Outcome of HIV-TB Co-infection, Paper Presentation (2013)

Book an Appointment with Dr Elakya

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