Dr.Nalini Jayanthi

Dr.Nalini Jayanthi

Professor & HOD
  • Name: :  Dr. Nalini Jayanthi
  • Designation: PROFESSOR and HOD
  • Phone Number: 044 - 47432398
  • Email ID: hod.pulmed.ktr@srmist.edu.in
  • Area or Subject: Respiratory Medicine
  •  Affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine , SRM Institute of Science and Technology

Introduction:

  1. N. Nalini Jayanthi is one of the best pulmonologists in Chennai with more than three decades of teaching experience in this field. She specializes in the treatment of asthma, lower/upper respiratory tract infections, and tuberculosis. She has been a recognized examiner for various universities all over the country.
    Dr. Nalini Jayanthi is a faculty for many national and state conferences and has delivered lectures on various pulmonary disease topics. She has been a primary investigator of clinical research works and also guided many postgraduate students in conducting clinical research. She also has excellent communication skill towards students and patients.

Educational Details: 

  • Degree –M.D (Respiratory Medicine), DTRD
  • Area or Subject – Respiratory medicine 

Work Experience:

Worked as SR & AP at ITM, Chetpet between 1994-1999

ASST PROF AT GTHTM OTTERI : 1999-2006

ASSOCIATE PROF  : TANJORE MEDICAL COLLEGE

2006- Sep 2006(5 months) 

ASSOCIATE PROF 2006-2008: VELLORE MEDICAL COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE PROF 2008-2010: CHENGALPET MEDICAL COLLEGE

PROF 2010-2015 FEB  : CHENGALPET MEDICAL COLLEGE

PROF FEB 2015-NOV 2015: STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE

PROF& SUPERINTENDENT : GTHTM, OTTERI, KILPAUK M C SINCE NOV 2015 TO 30/04-2017 

D O RETIREMENT  : 30/04/2017

STATE TASK FORCE CHAIR: FOR TB CONTROL PROGRAMME         (Tamilnadu)

Publications:

Original Articles:

1 Beware of Masqueraders atypical presentation of bronchogenic carcinoma

2 Persistent Tracheo-cutaneous Fistula: A Case Report

3 A Study of correlation of Body mass index and Peak expiratory flow rate with FEV1 in patients of COPD

4 PFT in Sugar cane workers

5 Comparison of stop bang Questionnaire and Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

6 A case series of mediastinal series 

7 A Study of correlation between asthma control test and lung function parameters 

8 Correlations of Six Minute Walk Test and Lung Function Test Variables (% FEV1,FVC,%DLCO)in Patients withConnective Tissue Disorder -Interstitial Lung Disease

9 A comparative study on safety and efficay of Glycopronium /Formetrol versus tiotriopium formetrol in patients with COPD

10 Effect of incetive spirometry on pulmunary function test in post covid 19 pneumonia 

Academic accomplishments –

  1. NTF Workshop in 2017 11th and 12th April – Chair
  2. Zonal task force meeting - July 2017 – Chair
  3. PG update and CME in Kozhikode – 27th and 28th October 2017 – Faculty
  4. Guest Lecture on TB at Saveetha Medical College – 2017
  5. NAPCON 2017 at Kolkata – Delegate
  6. Amrita Institute Pulmo PG update – 19th and 20th Jan – 2018 – Faculty
  7. Speaker on World TB day – 26th March 2018 – at SRM
  8. Guest speaker on World TB day 28th March 2018 at Saveetha Medical College
  9. Guest Speaker on World TB day at Tagore Medical College on 29th March 2018
  10. Basics and Beyond 16th and 17th 2017 at GHTM Tambaram – Faculty
  11. OSA February 2019 at Global hospital – Faculty
  12. Resource person NTF workshop 14th march 2018 New Delhi
  13. Faculty for PGs RR in SRIHER  17th and 18th Feb 2018
  14. Faculty for PG Refresher course 20th and 22nd Feb 2018 at KMC
  15. Basics and Beyond 2018 18th and 19th August at GHTM Tambaram – faculty ss
  16. PG CME at Vishakapatnam 28th October 2018 - Faculty
  17. TAPPCON 2018 at PSG Institute Coimbatore 8th and 9th September 2018
  18. World TB day CME on 26th March 2019 at SRM – Faculty
  19. RR in SRIHER 16th and 17th Feb 2019 – Faculty
  20. Basics and Beyond 13th and 14th July 2019 at GHTM Tambaram – Faculty
  21. CRSCON 2019 at Salem 3rd and 4th August 2019 – Faculty
  22. DAVINCIA at SRM – Faculty
  23. TAPPCON 2019 14th and 15th Sep 2019 at Tanjore Medical College – Faculty
  24. RNTCP ZTF Resource person 26th and 27th Sep 2019 
  25. NAPCON 2019 at Cochin – Chair
  26. NATCON - Speaker and Chair 23rd and 24th Dec 2019
  27. RR at SRIHER 15th and 16th Feb 2020 – Faculty
  28. PG UPDATE Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences 2020
  29. Faculty at NATCON 2020
  30. Faculty at NAPCON2021 VARANASI
  31. Faculty BASICS AND BEYOND GHTM TAMBARAM APRIL 2022

Recent Case Reports

  1. Siva Ashish Mallam, Rajalakshmi Rajagopalan, Subramanian Suriyan, Nalini Jayanthi Nagesh. Beware of Masqueraders atypical presentation of bronchogenic carcinoma. Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 
  2. Dr .Y.Rowhit,Dr N Nalini Jayanthi, Dr.S.Subramanian, A case series of mediastinal masses. Annals of tropical medicine and public health. 2020

Research Works completed recently: (guide for  below thesis projects).

  •  Dr. Rowhit yanamadala, Dr.Subramanian.S, Dr. Nalini Jayanthi.  A Randomised controlled study on effect of oral magnesium supplements in control of symptoms of bronchial asthma and lung function parameters.
  •  Dr.Pugazhendhi.S, Dr.Subramanian S, Dr. Nalini Jayanthi.  A comparative study of conventional ST mode with AVAPS ST Mode in non-invasive ventilatory management of COPD. 

Languages spoken:

  • TAMIL, ENGLISH, HINDI

Memberships:

  • Member of Association of Pulmonologists
  • ICS (Indian Chest Society) Member of IMA, Core Committee