Dr. Ch. Praveen Kumar
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Built on word of mouth and the trust of patients.

A practice built through trust, patient referrals, and over 12 years of pulmonary care in Karimnagar.

From a child’s first wheeze to ICU ventilator weaning, Dr. Praveen Kumar provides comprehensive respiratory and critical care through a single, dedicated practice.

Trained at KMC Manipal, he currently practices at VGS Swastik Hospital (inpatient care) and JP Chest Centre (OPD), with facilities including a full ICU, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and a dedicated sleep lab in Karimnagar.

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Now Experience
Associate Professor
Government Medical College, Karimnagar
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2020 Experience
Founder & Chief Pulmonologist
VGS Swastik Hospital, Sharmanagar — 25-bed ICU & OT
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2017 Experience
JP Chest Centre — OPD clinic
Established personal pulmonology OPD, Sharmanagar
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2013–17 Experience
Consultant Pulmonologist
Apollo Hospital · Apollo Reach, Karimnagar
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2012 Education
MD, Pulmonary Medicine
Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal
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2009 Education
MBBS
Deep interest in respiratory medicine from student years
IMA
Indian Medical AssociationMember
ICS
Indian Chest SocietyMember
ACCP
American College of Chest PhysiciansMember
API
Association of Physicians of IndiaMember
people
10,000+

COVID patients personally managed at VGS Swastik between 2020 and 2022.

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2,000+

Critically ill patients discharged home — the chapter this practice is quietly proudest of.

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Family referrals

Much of today's patient load comes from relatives of people I saw through COVID — the most honest endorsement possible.

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TeluguPrimary patient language
EN
EnglishClinical + written
KannadaFrom Manipal years
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Three words Dr. Praveen built his practice on.

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Approachable
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Affordable
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Available
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Every patient gets my personal mobile number.

No gatekeeping. Calls taken on weekends and holidays. Staff exist to support — not to screen.

Critical inpatients get a personal call from me within two weeks of discharge. Not from a junior, not from a receptionist.

"Everyone should breathe happily and heavily."
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I chose pulmonology because I wanted to see people breathe again. A patient who arrives gasping and walks out two weeks later — that is the whole job.
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Dr. Ch. Praveen Kumar