Dr. Jayalakshmi’s areas of special interest are COPD, Bronchial Asthma and Allergy, TB & MDR TB and Bronchoscopy, she is also well versed in treating ILD and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. She has an expertise and has managed Covid affected patients in the Pandemic.
with asthma, COPD and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. She has presented several papers in the subject of MDR TB and TB diagnosis in European Respiratory Society Conference in Europe. Dr Jayalakshmi is conversant with latest technologies in noninvasive ventilation and sleep medicine and running own sleep lab She has been conferred with various Awards & Accolades.
Dr. Jayalakshmi T.K. has been associated with various Certifications & Professional Memberships, like: Association of medical consultants life Member
Professor Dr. Jayalakshmi T.K. has a lot of Publications & Research listed under her name and brings a vast experience to Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai.
June 1987 to Jan 1993 KEM Hospital and Seth G.S.medical college, Mumbai - MBBS
Jan 1993 to jan 1996 BYL Nair Hospital and Topiwala National Medical College M.D-TB and Chest Diseases
Jan 1993 to June 1995 College of Physicians and Surgeons,Parel,Mumbai
Dec 2022--------MRCP UK
Post Graduate TrainingJan 1992 to Jan 1993 KEM Hospital,Parel,Mumbai 1 year rotating internship
Jan 1993 to Jan 1994 BYL Nair hospital, Bombay central First year resident –pulmonary medicine Report to Dr. Shirish P Shah
Feb 1994 to Oct 1994 BYL Nair hospital, Bombay central Medicine and cardiology rotation Report to Dr. J.V.Paidhungat
Nov 1994 to Jan 1996 BYL Nair hospital, Bombay central senior resident –pulmonary medicine Report to Dr. Jyotsna M Joshi
Association of medical consultants life Member
Indian Chest society life member
Indian Association for Bronchology life member and Fellow
Indian Society for critical care Medicine life member
Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
Fellow of Indian Association for Bronchology
Member of European Respiratory society
Study of initial drug resistance to first and second line drugsin patients with tuberculosis comparison of genexpert and culture sensitivity tests. Dr Jayalakshmi.T.K, Dr Lavina Mirchandani, Dr Aparna Iyer 2013
Comparison of Lipa,Genexpert and culture sensitivity in MDR TB a clinician’s perspective. Dr jayalakshmi.T.K, Dr Aparna Iyer, 2014
Study of side effect profile of second line drugs in drug resistant TB Dr Bhumika Madhav, Dr Jayalakshmi.T.K, 2015
Study of MDR TB incidence and primary MDR incidence in a TB Hotspot, Dr Jayalakshmi.T.K, Dr Aparna Iyer, 2014.
Study of covid in health care workers in a large tertiary care covid cum non covid hospital. Dr Jayalakshmi.T.K, Dr Bhumika madhav, Dr Narendra Patil, Dr Dhanaji Revande.
Study of clinical profile of covid in patients with underlying respiratory illnesses. Dr Jayalakshmi.T.K, Dr Bhumika madhav, Dr Narendra Patil, Dr Dhanaji Revande
T.K.Jayalakshmi,Samir Shah,Ivona Lobo,Abhay Uppe,Ankur Mehta:Acute lung injury following exposure to nitric acid;Lung India 2010
Jayalakshmi.T.K,lobo I, Nair G,Uppe A,Pargi S,Re-expansion pulmonary edema in a chronic pneumothorax;;Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci,2010,Jul-sep;52(3):165-7
T.K.Jayalakshmi,Ivona Lobo,Girija nair,abhay Uppe,Shivani Swami,:Recurrent Massive Pleural effusion with neurosarcoidosis:a rare presentation of sarcoidosis;JAPI 2010April ;58:243-44.
Girija Nair,Ivona Lobo,T.K.jayalakshmi,Abhay Uppe,Savita Jindal,Abhishek Chandra,Shivani Swami;Bloom syndrome with lung involvement.Lung India,2009,Jul-sept,26:92-94
Kutty J,Ailani Rajesh,Aneesha Alimchandani,Reba Isaac,Bichile;Lymphoma presenting as chest wall mass.JAPI 1994
Iyer, A., Jayalakshmi, T., Nair, G., & Patel, S. (2015). Endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking malignancy. Lung India, 32(5), 508. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.164169
Shah, U., Tk, J., Nair, G., Mirchandani, L., Iyer, A., & Uppe, A. (2014). orrelation of COPD Phenotypes According to HRCT Findings and as Per Severity of Illness. Chest, 146 (4 MeetingAbstracts), 52A. chest.1991671
Das A, Uppe A, Sinha K, Jayalakshmi T K, Nair G, Nagpal A. The adequacy of inhaler technique in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma attending a tertiary care hospital in Navi Mumbai. Indian J Allergy Asthma Immunol 2016.
Nair, Girija & Lobo, Ivona & K Jaya Laxmi, T & Uppe, Abhay & Swami, Shivani & Jain, Abhash. (2011). CA lung presenting with vasculitis. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 59. 455-6.
Bronchoscopic findings in lung sequestration- case report, Jayalakshmi TK, Sindhu Kamath, Aparna Iyer, Bhumika Madhav. ( Thoracic Endoscopy 2016: 1:131-133)
InternationalRathore M,Girish P,Jayalakshmi.T.K et al ,Rapid detection of Multidrug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB),by real time PCR based assay in an Indian population,Rec.Res.Sci Tech 2011;3(3),58-62
Dalal,A.Pawaskar,M.Das,R.desai.P.Prabhudesai,et al resistance patterns among Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis Patients in Greater Metropolitan Mumbai;Trends over Time,Plos one 2014
Jayalakshmi.T.K, M.Rathore, G.Pai, D.Joshi, Rapid detection of Multidrug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB), by real time PCR based assay, ERJ supplement 2011
Girija.N, Jayalakshmi.T.K, Uppe.A, Iyer.A, Agrawal.A, Drug resistance patterns in patients with Multi drug resistant tuberculosis(MDR TB), ERJ supplement 2012
Jayalakshmi.T.k,Hire R,Joshi S,Kondo Y,Line probe Assay (LIPA) based rapid detection of multidrug resistant (MDR)tuberculosis.,ERJ supplement 2013
Jayalakshmi.T.k,Aparna iyer et al,comparison of LIPA,Genexpert and culture in diagnosis of MDR TB ;a clinician’s perspective,ERJ supplement 2014
Jayalakshmi.T.K, M.Rathore, G.Pai,D.Joshi, Rapid detection of Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB), by real time PCR based assay, ERJ supplement 2011
TK Jayalakshmi, A.Iyer, G.Nair, Drug resistant tuberculosis in urban Hotspot, ERJ 2014
Shah, U.shah, TK.Jayalakshmi, L.Mirchandani, A.Iyer; COPD phenotypes according to HRCT findings, ERJ supplement 2014
G.Nair, H.Deshmukh, TK Jayalakshmi, A.Uppe, K.Modi study of pulmonary involvement in HIV seropositive patients; BMC infectious diseases 2012
Ahuja, A., Mirchandani, L., & TK, J. (2015). Diffuse large b-cell lymphoma presenting as a chest wall mass: case report with review of literature. International Journal Of Current Research.
Nadeem, A, & Nair, G. ,Jayalakshmi.T.K, (2015). Pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema and bilateral spontaneous Pneumothorax in sputum positive Miliary tuberculosis. International Journal Of Current Research.
Jayalakshmi T.K, Iyer, & Madhav, B. (2015). Diagnostic yield of AFB smear, culture, LiPA, GeneXpert: A clinician's perspective. Eur Respir J, 46(suppl 59), PA1531.congress-2015.pa1531
Madhav, B., Iyer, A., & Jayalakshmi, T. (2015). Side effect profile of 2 nd line drugs in multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis. Eur Respir J, 46(suppl 59), PA2708. congress-2015.pa2708
TK, J. (2014). Drug resistant TB in urban hotspot. European Respiratory Journal Supplement. september 2014
Patil, Pranali & , Jayalakshmi & Uppe, Abhay & Nair, Girija & Agrawal, Pragati. (2016). AHI and Nocturnal Desaturation in COPD patients:an early indicator. International Journal of Current Research. 8. 33340-33344
Tamburrini, M., Jayalakshmi, T. K., Maskey, D., Sharan, N., Guiseppe, D., & Zuccon, U. (2019). Multivitamin pill aspiration leading to hemorrhagic bronchial necrosis. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports.
June 2016 onwards-Consultant Pulmonologist at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
Since March 2020 working as frontline worker and researcher in Covid at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai
Teacher for DNB program for training post graduate students in respiratory medicine at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai since September 2020
September 2014 till May 2016 Dr DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Professor and Head of Department, Pulmonary medicine April 2013 till May 2016 Dr DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Professor, Pulmonary medicine Nov 2007 to April 2013 Dr DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Associate Pofessor, Pulmonary medicine January 2001 to Nov 2006 Dr DY Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Associate Pofessor, Pulmonary medicine Nov 1999 to April 2000 Hinduja Hospital Intensive care clinical assistant
Associate Pofessor, Pulmonary medicine April 1997 to Nov 1999 Physician ,BPT Hospital, Wadala, Mumbai
Associate Pofessor, Pulmonary medicine Nov 1996 to April 1997 Inlaks Hospital Chembur, intensive care clinical assistant
C.P Mohanty Gold Medal for topping DETRD examination
Napcon 2020 award for best research poster in Covid category
A study of covid 19 in health care workers at a large tertiary hospital
Arogya Sampada Award ,Raigad dist For Services during the Covid Pandemic 2021
Presented paper on role of immunomodulators in COPD at Napcon, Chandigarh, Nov 2007
Presented a paper on Care of the FOB-technical aspects at conference of IAB at Calicut Feb 2008
Chaired a seminar and participated in panel discussion on COPD as faculty at Napcon 2008
Presented a paper on therapeutic bronchoscopy in the ICU at IAB conference at Aurangabad in Jan 2009
Presented a paper on transthoracic needle aspiration at NAPCON conference Nov 2009
Presented a paper on infection control in Bronchoscopy at Boncocon 2010 Feb in Agra
Presented a paper on ICU bronchoscopy at Chandigarh Broncocon 2011 February.
Presented a session on basic bronchoscopy in workshop at Napcon 2010, Nov at Jodhpur.
Presented a session on Care of the bronchoscope at 4th Asia Pacific conference of Bronchology in Jan 2012 at Jaipur.
Presented a paper on Disinfection in the bronchoscopy suite at Baroda Broncocon 2013 February
Presented a paper on sedation and anesthesia in bronchoscopy at Broncocon Delhi ,Feb 2014
Presented a paper on Anatomy for better bronchoscopy at Udaipur Broncocon ,April 2015
Invited for a guest lecture in ICU bronchoscopy at NAPCON 2016 at Mumbai in November 2016
Presented a lecture on bronchoscopic intubation at Broncocon 2017 at CMC Vellore in April 2017
