Dr. Ajaykumar B

Dr Ajaykumar B is a Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist in Shimoga with 12 years of experience. He is currently working as a Consultant at Sahyadri Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Harakere.

He is an Ex-St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore specialist. He specialises in interventional pulmonology, asthma and allergy care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung infections, and sleep disorders.

Area of Expertise

Interventional Pulmonology and Airway Procedures

Dr Ajaykumar evaluates patients suffering from suspected lung masses, unexplained chronic cough, airway narrowing, unresolved pneumonia, and abnormal chest shadows. He performs diagnostic bronchoscopy, airway washings (BAL), transbronchial lung biopsy, endobronchial biopsy, and transbronchial needle aspiration for accurate diagnosis.

Pleural Disease and Chest Fluid Drainage

Dr Ajaykumar treats excess fluid around the lungs, chest infections with pus, collapsed lungs from trapped air, and inflammatory chest wall conditions. Interventions include medical thoracoscopy, chest tube (ICD) insertion, pigtail catheter drainage, pleural fluid tapping, and chemical pleurodesis to prevent fluid recurrence.

Asthma, Allergy, and Chronic Airway Care

Dr B Ajaykumar manages bronchial asthma, seasonal chest allergies, chronic bronchitis, breathing wheezing, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). He provides pulmonary function testing (PFT), spirometry assessment, personalized inhaler therapy planning, allergen avoidance counselling, and structured pulmonary rehabilitation.

Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Snoring

He treats obstructive sleep apnea, loud snoring, choking during sleep, excessive daytime fatigue, and obesity-related breathing difficulties. Treatment includes diagnostic overnight sleep studies (polysomnography), CPAP and BiPAP machine pressure titration, home sleep testing, and customized airway support plans.

Lung Infections and Interstitial Lung Diseases

Dr Ajaykumar B manages bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary tuberculosis, drug-resistant chest infections, bronchiectasis, and progressive lung scarring (ILD). He formulates targeted antimicrobial regimens, long-term oxygen therapy titration, high-resolution chest scan evaluations, and advanced antifibrotic care plans.

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