Treatments & procedures

Care delivered by Dr. Manjunath M N.

Transplant Pulmonologist at KIMS Electronic City - covering lung transplantation, ECMO and respiratory critical care, interventional pulmonology, and sleep medicine in one practice.

Dr. Manjunath M N
Dr. Manjunath M N Transplant Pulmonologist
Lung Transplantation ECMO & Critical Care Sleep Medicine Interventional Pulm.
Personally managed

250+ lung transplant cases

Part of

750+ transplant programme

International faculty

ESOT 2025 · ISHLT 2024 · NAPCON 2025

01 / Treatment

Advanced Lung Failure Management

Comprehensive medical management of end-stage and advanced lung disease - from initial evaluation through optimization, bridging strategies, and transplant candidacy. Anchored in the protocols of one of Asia's largest thoracic transplant programmes.

Approach

End-to-end medical management before, between and after transplant.

Patients arrive at different stages of advanced lung disease - some seeking a second opinion, others referred for transplant evaluation, others stable but progressing. Dr. Manjunath M N manages each case end-to-end across diagnosis, decision-making, intervention and long-term follow-up.

250+ Cases personally managed
750+ Programme volume

Spotlight condition

Pulmonary Hypertension

Evaluation and management of PH - including the cohort published in the European Respiratory Journal on PH in Progressive Fibrosing ILD.

Spotlight condition

Post-COVID Lung Disease

Long-term assessment and care of post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis, persistent dyspnoea and post-COVID lung sequelae.

01

Comprehensive Evaluation

  • Pulmonary function testing interpretation
  • 6-minute walk testing
  • Echocardiographic assessment
  • HRCT review
  • Right heart catheterisation review
  • Transplant candidacy assessment
02

Medical Optimization

  • Antifibrotics & disease-specific therapy
  • Bronchodilator & inhaler review
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Nutritional optimization
  • Co-morbidity management
  • Vaccination & infection prophylaxis
03

Ventilation & Oxygen

  • Long-term oxygen therapy
  • Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
  • High-flow nasal cannula
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Ventilator weaning protocols
  • Home respiratory support
04

Pleural Procedures

  • Thoracocentesis (pleural tap)
  • Tube thoracotomy / chest tube
  • Pigtail catheter insertion
  • Pleurodesis
  • Pleural biopsy
  • USG-guided thoracic procedures

A continuum of care - evaluation, optimization, bridge, transplant, follow-up - delivered by Dr. Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City, drawing on the wider KIMS Heart & Lung Transplant Institute.

02 / Treatment

Lung Transplantation

India's First Redo DLTx · ESOT 2025

Dr. Manjunath M N delivers evaluation, listing, surgery and lifelong follow-up - within one of Asia's largest thoracic transplant programmes.

250+

Lung transplant cases personally managed

750+

He's part of Asia's largest thoracic transplant programme

Scope of care

Dr. Manjunath M N provides comprehensive ECMO patient care, perioperative ICU management, and pre- and post-transplant patient care - including post-transplant airway interventions where indicated.

Procedures & capabilities

  • Single & double lung transplantation
  • Pre-transplant pulmonary evaluation
  • Donor and recipient matching
  • Post-transplant airway interventions
  • Long-term follow-up & surveillance
  • Redo lung transplantation
Lung transplantation programme with Dr Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City

Related peer-reviewed research

2023 · ERJ

Pulmonary hypertension in Progressive Fibrosing Interstitial Lung disease referred for lung transplantation.

2024 · JHLT

JAK2 Inhibitor + Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction.

2025 · JHLT

Tuberculosis Post Lung Transplantation - an Indian experience.

2025 · JHLT

Heart-Lung and Bilateral Lung Transplantation in Septuagenarians: outcomes from India.

03 / Treatment

ECMO & Respiratory Critical Care

National Faculty · NAPCON 2025

Dr. Manjunath M N manages extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for severe respiratory or cardio-respiratory failure - as a bridge to recovery or to transplant.

Scope of care

Comprehensive ECMO patient care and perioperative ICU management for high-acuity respiratory cases. National faculty for ECMO at NAPCON 2025.

Procedures & capabilities

  • Veno-venous (VV) ECMO
  • Veno-arterial (VA) ECMO
  • ECMO as bridge to transplant
  • Perioperative ICU management
  • Ventilator and oxygen therapy
  • Management of ARDS & acute respiratory failure
ECMO critical care with Dr Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City
04 / Treatment

Interventional Pulmonology

FIP · Manipal University

Dr. Manjunath M N performs diagnostic and therapeutic airway procedures - fellowship-trained in this discipline at Manipal University - including techniques used on ventilated and ECMO patients.

Diagnostic procedures

  • Videobronchoscopy
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
  • Bronchial brush
  • Endobronchial biopsy
  • Fluoroscopy-guided transbronchial biopsy
  • EBUS
  • Medical pleuroscopy
  • FOB foreign body removal

Therapeutic interventions

  • Rigid bronchoscopy
  • Central airway therapeutic interventions
  • Airway stenting
  • Intercostal chest drainage
  • Pleurex catheter insertion
  • Flexible bronchoscopic procedure on ventilated & ECMO patients
Interventional pulmonology with Dr Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City
05 / Treatment

Sleep Medicine

Dr. Manjunath M N manages sleep-related breathing disorders alongside his pulmonology practice - applying the same evaluation rigour used in lung-failure cases.

Scope of care

Dr. Manjunath M N offers sleep medicine within the pulmonology consult, not as a standalone sleep clinic. He evaluates patients, refers for polysomnography where indicated, and initiates therapy with structured follow-up. Cases requiring complex sleep-study interpretation or surgical airway intervention are co-managed with appropriate specialists.

Conditions addressed

  • Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
  • Sleep-related breathing disorders
  • Overlap syndrome (COPD + OSA)
  • CPAP / BiPAP initiation & titration follow-up
Sleep medicine clinic with Dr Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City

Conditions

Conditions commonly addressed.

Across the four service areas above, the following conditions are routinely managed. Referrals for second opinions on complex lung cases are welcome.

End-stage lung disease Pulmonary fibrosis (ILD) COPD & emphysema Pulmonary hypertension ARDS Post-COVID lung disease Bronchiectasis Cystic fibrosis Pleural disease Airway stenosis & tumours Obstructive sleep apnea Lung infections

What to expect

A typical pathway from referral to follow-up.

01

Referral & records review

Prior imaging, PFTs and clinical history reviewed by Dr. Manjunath M N before the consult.

02

Pulmonary evaluation

In-person assessment with Dr. Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City.

03

Multidisciplinary plan

Where indicated - surgical, anaesthesia, ICU and rehab teams aligned on a plan.

04

Treatment & long-term care

Procedure or therapy, followed by structured follow-up with Dr. Manjunath M N.

Get in touch

Discuss your case with Dr. Manjunath M N.

Consultations with Dr. Manjunath M N at KIMS Electronic City - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. For consultations, second opinions, or referrals - reach out directly.

Dr. Manjunath M N - Transplant Pulmonologist at KIMS Hospital, Electronic City, Bengaluru Transplant Pulmonologist