Respiratory disorders are very common in the community. Heart and Lung disorders have many common presentations and co-exist very frequently. Pulmonology department serves to manage patients suffering from various disorders of lungs like Asthma, COPD, Tuberculosis (TB), pneumonia, lung cancers, birth defects of lungs, sleep disorders, snoring etc. Tuberculosis and asthma patients are categorized in to a separate registry each, with meticulous care.

Pulmonology department has outpatient, inpatient facilities backed by the Intensive Medical Care Units and excellent Operation Theatre facilities for Thoracic Surgery. Acute, and severely ill patients are managed in the high-tech IMCU by expert healthcare professionals.

Pulmonology department is well backed up by excellent Radiology, Laboratory Services, Microbiology, and Physiotherapy departments.

The department conducts Awareness campaigns regularly for the benefit of the general public, under the "Protect your Lungs" program. These programs highlight clinical features of T.B., asthma, associated occupational hazards and environmental pollution. "No smoking" campaigns are also part of these programs. The public drives included an Asthma Camp conducted in conjunction with US based specialists.

The department treats close 5000 outpatients every year.