Dr. Heera Subhagan is a Clinical and Interventional Pulmonologist with expertise in comprehensive respiratory care, including pulmonary critical care and interventional pulmonology. She has over seven years of clinical and teaching experience across leading tertiary and quaternary care hospitals.
Her clinical interests include the management of complex airway diseases, early lung cancer detection, pleural disorders, and advanced bronchoscopy-guided interventions.
Dr. Heera completed her undergraduate training at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Manipal University), and her postgraduate training at Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala. She is trained in pulmonary critical care and holds a fellowship in Advanced Interventional Pulmonology.
She is skilled in minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures and has served as a speaker and faculty member at several interventional pulmonology workshops. She has also been part of the organizing team for national and international interventional pulmonology conferences.
Her practice is guided by evidence-based medicine, technology-driven interventions, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
- Basic bronchoscopy – Forceps biopsy / Cryobiopsy.
- Rigid bronchoscopy – Tumour Debulking, Airway Stenosis Dilation & Stenting.
- Balloon Bronchoplasty, Endobronchial Ablative Therapy.
- Endobronchial Spigot insertion, Foreign body removal.
- Radial EBUS for peripheral pulmonary nodule.
- TBLB / TBLC under fluoroscopy / CBCT guidance.
- Linear EBUS – For mediastinal pathology.
- Thoracoscopy – Rigid / Semirigid, ICD, IPFT, Indwelling pleural catheter.
- Basic Life Support – American Heart Association
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support – American Heart Association
- Fellowship in Advanced Interventional Pulmonology (Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad)
- Pulmonary Critical Care
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Pulmonary Oncology
- Transplant Pulmonology
- Dr. Heera is also involved in research work in the field of Pulmonary Medicine. Some of her works include :
- Comparison of adverse drug reactions between daily and intermittent Anti Tuberculous Treatment regimens.
- Dyselectrolytemia in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Prevalence and profile of pleuropulmonary complications in CKD patients: A hospital based descriptive study.
- Implications of Pneumoconiosis on Surgical Management of Empyema Thoracis: A Systematic Review – Journal of Chemical Health Risks.
- Indian Medical Association – Lifetime Member
- Academy of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine – Lifetime Member
