Dr. R Manju

Dr. R Manju
Department: 
Pulmonary Medicine
Designation: 
Professor
Medical Registration number: 
TNMC 72872
OPD Timing: 
9 AM TO 1PM
Academic Qualifications: 

MBBS., MD (Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases),FCCP

Special Area of Interest: 
Tuberculosis, Airway Diseases, Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, ILD
Publication: 

1. Ravindra AG, Rajaram M, Dwivedi DP, Mohapatra MM, Palanivel C, Ramakrishnan J, Kumar V. Same-day Smear Method Compared with Conventional Sputum Method for Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Cureus 10(6): e2761. DOI 10.7759/cureus.2761
2. Rajaram Manju, Madhusmita Mohanty Mohapatra, Vemuri Mahesh Babu, Ravindra Chari M. A rare association of Kartagener’s syndrome with mixed connective tissue disorder. Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine. Oct-Dec 2017;2(4): 113-14
3. Stephen P, Mahalakshmy T, Manju R, Laksham KB, Subramani S, Panda K, Sarkar S. High prevalence of chronic respiratory symptoms among autorickshaw drivers of Urban Puducherry, South India. Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2018 Jan; 22(1):40.
4. Aniruddha UK, S Vinod Kumar, Manju R, H. Nandeesha. Diagnostic accuracy of combined Pleural fluid Adenosine Deaminase and Lymphocyte/Neutrophil ratio in Tubercular pleural effusion. Int J Med Res Rev 2015;3(7):691-698. doi:10.17511/ijmrr.2015.i7.128.
5. Neelamegan R, Saka V, Tamilarasu K, Rajaram M, Selvarajan S, Chandrasekaran A. Clinical utility of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) as a biomarker to predict severity of disease and response to inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in asthma patients. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 2016 Dec;10(12):FC01.
6. Govindaraj V, Kalpakkam H, Kumar BN, Narayanaswamy S, Manju R, Dwivedi DP. SWEYER JAMES SYNDROME-A CASE REPORT. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 2015 Aug 15;7(16):59.
7. Rajagopal MD, Gochhait D, Hanuman Srinivas B, Ganesh RN, Siddaraju N, Rajaram M. Bronchial brush cytology of primary anaplastic large cell lymphoma of lung. Diagnostic cytopathology. 2018 Apr 16.
8. VishnuKanth, R. Manju, Jineesh Joseph, Balla Nagamali Kumar, Abhisekh Chauhan. Jugular vein ectasia presenting with hoarseness of voice- A rare association. Indian Journal of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, October-December 2017;2(4): 115-17
9. Mohapatra MM, Rajaram M, Dwebedi DP, Vishnukanth G. Pneumorrhachis in a patient with stable bronchial asthma. International Journal of Advanced Medical and Health Research. 2018 Jan 1;5(1):31.
10. Revathy N, Adithan C, Vinod Kumar S, Kadhiravan T, Sandhiya S, Manju R, Vignesh K, Saranyarani P. Frequency of polymorphic variants in CRHR1, GLCCI1 and FCER2 genes in healthy and asthmatic Tamilian population. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2016;5(5):1831-8.
11. Manju, R & Venkateswara Babu, R & Vinod Kumar, S & Badhe, Ashok. (2012). A comparative study by using abrams and cope needles in pleural biopsy exudative effusions. World Journal of Medical Sciences. 7. 151-154. 10.5829/idosi.wjms.2012.7.3.6398.
12. Govindaraj V, Manju R, Jaganathan V, Udupa A, Hariprasad V, Saka V. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A Case Report. Int J Sci Stud 2015;3(1):212-215.
13. Ranganadin Pajanivel, Chinnakali Palanivel, Vasudevan Kavita, Rajaram Manju. (2013). RESPIRATORY HEALTH STATUS OF TRAFFIC POLICEMEN IN PUDUCHERRY, SOUTH INDIA. International Journal of current research and review. 5. 87-91.
14. Govindaraj V, Manju R, Banoth S, Upadhaya P. ISOLATED LEFT LUNG HYPOPLASIA IN AN ADULT-A CASE REPORT. International Journal of Current Research and Review. 2014 Aug 1;6(15):49.
15. Panigrahi MK, Manju R, Kumar SV, Toi PC. Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as nonresolving pneumonia in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Respiratory care. 2014 Dec 1;59(12):e201-5.
16. R. Venkateswara Babu, R. Manju, S. Vinod Kumar and Ashok Kumar Das. Occurrence of Diabetes mellitusin Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients. World Journal of Medical Sciences 8 (4): 345-348, 2013.
17. R. Venkateswara Babu, R. Manju, S. Vinod Kumar and Ashok Kumar Das. A Comparative Study of Diabetes Mellitus in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients. World Journal of Medical Sciences 9 (2): 93-96, 2013
18. Manjulakshmi Padmanabhan, Kadhiravan Tamilarasu, Manju Rajaram, Gitanjali Batmanabane. Inadequate inhaler technique, an everlasting problem associated
with poor disease control — a cross-sectional study . Adv Respir Med. 2019; 87: 217–225
19. Rajaram M, Selvarajan S, Neelamegan R, et al. Effects of genetic polymorphisms in Vitamin D metabolic pathway on Vitamin D level and asthma control in South Indian patients with bronchial asthma. Lung India. 2019;36(6):483-491. doi:10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_23_19
20. Mohapatra MM, Rajaram M, Mallick A. Clinical, Radiological and Bacteriological Profile of Lung Abscess - An Observational Hospital Based Study. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018 Sep 23;6(9):1642-1646. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.374. PMID: 30337980; PMCID: PMC6182528.
21. Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Ajay MV Kumar, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sonali Sarkar, Dasari Papa, Kedar Mehta, Noyal M Joseph, Manju Rajaram, Sathish Rajaa & Palanivel Chinnakali (2019) Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?, Global Health Action, 12:1, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1564488
22. Mulkoju R, Saka VK, Rajaram M, Kumari R, Negi VS, Mohanty Mohapatra M, Govindaraj V, Dwivedi DP, Mahesh Babu V. Pulmonary Manifestations in Systemic Sclerosis: Hospital-Based Descriptive Study. Cureus. 2020 Jun 16;12(6):e8649. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8649. PMID: 32685316; PMCID: PMC7366045.
23. RajagopalMD,GochhaitD, SrinivasBH,GaneshRN, SiddarajuN, RajaramM. Bronchialbrushcytologyofprimaryanaplasticlargecell lymphomaof lung.DiagnosticCytopa-thology.2018;46:760–763.https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.23944RAJAGOPALET AL.763
24. Bai M, Pratap U, Sandhya L, Manju R, Biswajit D. Identification of Risk Factors for Medication Errors in Hospital Geriatric Departments. J Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2021;2(1):1012.
25. Ravindra CM, Rajaram M, Madhusmita M, ChToi P, Sneha L. Pulmonary Aspergillus and Mucor Co-Infection: A report of two cases. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2021 Aug;21(3):495-498. doi: 10.18295/squmj.8.2021.126. Epub 2021 Aug 29. PMID: 34522421; PMCID: PMC8407904.

Positions Held: 

1.Quality champion for JIPMER Quality Council
2. Executive member of Association of Pulmonologists of Puducherry(APP)

Special Clinics: 

Allergic Clinic, Post COVID Clinic, Multidisciplinary Tumor Clinic

Country: 
India