The TBCD and Pulmonology Department of Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, established in 2010, is staffed by experienced Respiratory Physicians supported by skilled Respiratory Care Technologists who function as PFT Technicians, Bronchoscopy Assistants, and Physician Assistants. The department provides comprehensive care for a full spectrum of respiratory disorders, including Bronchial Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pneumonia and other lung infections, Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), Occupational Lung Diseases, Pleural Diseases, Respiratory Tract Cancers, Snoring and Sleep Apnea. It also offers specialized management for critically ill patients with acute exacerbations of Asthma, COPD, ILD, Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE), Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and other complex or undiagnosed lung diseases.