Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara
Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara is a transplant pulmonologist and lung (chest) specialist in Bengaluru, specialising in lung transplantation, ECMO, interventional pulmonology and sleep medicine at KIMS Hospital, Electronic City - part of one of Asia’s largest thoracic transplant programmes.
Treatments
Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara delivers evaluation, surgery and lifelong follow-up - within the KIMS Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant, which has completed 780+ thoracic transplants.
Read moreDr. Manjunath M Negigoudara manages veno-venous and veno-arterial ECMO support - as bridge to recovery or to transplant.
Read moreDr. Manjunath M Negigoudara performs diagnostic and therapeutic airway procedures including bronchoscopy, EBUS and stenting.
Read moreDr. Manjunath M Negigoudara diagnoses and manages obstructive sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders.
Read moreClinical guides
Palliative care in pulmonary fibrosis and COPD is not giving up. A transplant pulmonologist on what helps breathlessness, why it can run alongside a transplant evaluation, the honest evidence on morphine, planning ahead, and how to find palliative care in India.
Most families expect a list they can put a name on themselves. There is not one. Registration happens through a licensed centre after an evaluation, and since August 2026 it goes onto the national e-Pratyaropan portal, where patients can see their own position.
Can a lung transplant improve survival in COPD? A transplant pulmonologist's answer: how much survival it adds and for whom, the BODE score and 2021 ISHLT referral and listing criteria, what to try first including lung volume reduction, and who is not a candidate.
A transplant pulmonologist's honest guide to pulmonary fibrosis life expectancy in India: GAP index stages and their survival figures, what nintedanib and pirfenidone actually do to survival, why acute exacerbations matter most, and the ISHLT criteria that should trigger a lung transplant conversation.
By the numbers
Lung transplant cases personally managed
He's part of Asia's largest thoracic transplant programme
International faculty appearances - ISHLT, NAPCON, ESOT, INSHLT (2024-2025)
India's first successful Redo Double Lung Transplant - ESOT 2025, London
Notable case
A redo double lung transplant - the replacement of both lungs in a patient who has already undergone a previous lung transplant - is among the most complex procedures in thoracic medicine, with significantly higher technical and immunological demands than a primary transplant.
Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara presented India's first successful redo double lung transplant at the European Society for Organ Transplantation Congress (ESOT 2025), London - a first-in-India milestone drawing on the wider KIMS thoracic transplant programme.
In their own words
Reflections from patients and families who entrusted their care to Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara through evaluation, transplant, and long-term follow-up.
When my father was put on the lung transplant waitlist, we were terrified - everything felt uncertain. Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara sat with us for nearly an hour explaining every step, every risk, every realistic outcome. He never rushed us. Two years post-transplant, my father walks every morning.
I had been struggling with progressive ILD for years and was passed from one specialist to another. Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara was the first physician who actually evaluated me for transplant and explained the process clearly. The level of follow-up after surgery has been beyond what I expected.
We travelled from a different state for evaluation. Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara and the team at KIMS handled coordination, transport, and admission seamlessly. What stood out most was that he answered our questions himself - not through assistants. That gave us confidence at the most difficult time.
My husband was on ECMO for several weeks before transplant. Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara checked in with us daily and explained things in language we could understand. Six months later, my husband is back to work part-time. We owe this team everything.
On the record
Selected speaking engagements and academic appointments. Full publication list available on request.
On the international stage
Published research
Recent first-author and contributor publications in the European Respiratory Journal and the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Presented at
JAK2 Inhibitor + Extracorporeal Photopheresis in CLAD
PH in Progressive Fibrosing ILD - Indian cohort
In his words
Lung transplantation is not a single procedure - it is a years-long partnership through evaluation, ECMO support, surgery and lifelong follow-up. Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara's work at KIMS Electronic City focuses on making that partnership succeed end-to-end - for patients across India and beyond.
Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara
Transplant Pulmonologist · KIMS Bengaluru
Media & talks
Patient education explainers, research presentations, and clinical discussions on lung transplantation and pulmonary care.
Conditions
The conditions routinely seen and managed across lung transplantation, ECMO, interventional pulmonology, and sleep medicine.
What to expect
Prior imaging, PFTs and clinical history reviewed by Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara before the consult.
In-person assessment with Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara at KIMS Electronic City.
Where indicated - surgical, anaesthesia, ICU and rehab teams aligned on a plan.
Procedure or therapy, followed by structured follow-up with Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara.
Visit
Dr. Manjunath M Negigoudara sees outpatients and performs procedures at KIMS Super Speciality Hospital, on the PES University Electronic City campus.
KIMS Super Speciality Hospital
Survey No. 37 & 38, PES University EC Campus
Hosur Rd, Konappana Agrahara
Electronic City, Bengaluru 560100
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday - Saturday
Get in touch
Consultations at KIMS Hospital, Electronic City, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Saturday, or by video. Choose in person or video and book a time that suits you.
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