Overview

Dr. Sneha Susan Jacob is a dedicated specialist in Respiratory Medicine, committed to providing comprehensive care for patients with various pulmonary conditions. She specializes in a range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, with a particular focus on respiratory diseases.

Education

• MBBS – Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur

• MD in Respiratory Medicine – Government Medical College (AMC), Visakhapatnam

Areas of Expertise 

• Thoracocentesis

• Intercostal drain insertion

• Image-guided pleural biopsy

• Fine needle aspiration of lymph nodes

• Fiberoptic bronchoscopy

• Bronchoscopic brushing

• Endobronchial biopsy

Research Activities

• Role of Remdesivir in the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19 (2021)

• A Study on the Etiology and Outcome of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Deranged Blood Glucose Levels (2021)

• Profile of Drug Resistance in Extrapulmonary TB at Intermediate Research Lab, Visakhapatnam (2019)

• Study on the Incidence of Melioidosis in a Tertiary Care Centre (Co-author, 2014)

• Study on the Value of Herpes Zoster in the Early Diagnosis of HIV under the STS Programme of ICMR (2013)

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Publications

1. Role of Remdesivir in the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19.
   International Journal of Medical Science and Current Research (IJMSCR)
   Volume 4, Issue 6, Page No: 509-518, November-December 2021

2. Study of Incidence of Melioidosis for a Period of One Year and Eight Months in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kerala, South India.
   Shankara, B., Baburaj, P., & Jacob, S.
   Kerala Medical Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 48-54, 2016