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Dr. Jayaraj is a Professor and head of the Pulmonary Medicine in JSS Medical College & Hospital. He completed his MD in General Medicine from Mysore Medical College in 1991 and DM in Pulmonary and critical care Medicine from the prestigious Post Graduate Institue of Medical research ( PGIMER) , Chandigarh in 1997. Since then Dr. Jayaraj is working in JSS Medical College. He is mentoring the postgraduate students from the Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, for the  past 25 years.

He has been involved in Many research Projects . He has Many publications to his credit. His field of interests are Asthma, Allergy , Tuberculosis,COPD, Sleep Medicine and critical care Medicine.

He is a member of Many National and international organizations and

He also has co-authored a book on Principles and Interpretation of Chest X-Rays

 Dr. Jayaraj is also the Nodal Officer for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) in JSS Medical College and

Heads the Respiratory Intensive care unit (RICU) at JSS Hospital.

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Fellowship and Membership

Memberships and Associations   

1. Life- Member -  Cardiological Society of India Mysore Chapter
2. Life member-Indian Academy of Echocardiography
3. Member - Association of Physician of India
4. Life- Member - Indian Medical Association
5. Life- Member – Indian society of Critical Care Medicine
6. Member-ISCCM Mysuru branch and Past president;
7. Life - Member - Indian Association for Bronchology, 
8. Life - Member - Indian Academy of Allergy,
9. Member of Society of District Tuberculosis
10. Life Member - RSSDI.
11. Life - Member – Indian chest society,
12. Member – American thoracic society,
13. Member- European Respiratory society,
14. Member - American College of chest Physicians (ACCP)
15. Member- Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)
16. Nodal officer National Tuberculosis elimination programme.

Field of Expertise

Allergy and Asthma, Tuberculosis,

COPD, Other Lungdiseases, Sleep medicine and

 Critical Care medicine

Academic Excellence

1987-1990     Registrar, Medicine, Mysore Medical College, Mysore.

1991-1994     Lecturer in Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore

1994-1995     Assistant Professor in Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore

1995-1998     Senior Resident in Pulmonary Medicine, PGI Chandigarh.

1998-2003     Assistant Professor of TB & Respiratory Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore

2003-2007      Associate Professor of TB & Respiratory Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore

2007- (To date) Professor of Respiratory Medicine, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysore

Other Positions in Institution:

Nodal Officer for Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme at JSS Medical College

4. Guiding PhD / MD students:

Guide:    DNB - 4, MD - 7,

Co-Guide: MD - 8, PhD - 2, La Trobe University PhD - 1.

Rare Case Management

Research / Presentations /Publications

5. Publications (34):

1. Mahesh PA, Parthasarathi G, Jayaraj BS, Thomas S, Palaksha S. Assessment And Comparison Of Quality Of In COPD Patients Received Ipratropium And Sustaine Release Theophylline. Lung India. 2001 Apr 1;19(2):9–15.

2. Thomas S, Parthasarathi G, Mahesh PA, Jayaraj BS. Interpretation of health-related quality of life in COPD patients using simple and relative difference methods. Pulmon. 2002 Apr;4(1):17–22.

3. Gore S, Parthasarathi G, Mahesh PA, Thomas S, Jayaraj BS. Impact of Patient education on Inhalation technique in Obstructive Airways Disease. Pulmon. 2003;5:389–98.

4. Thomas S, Parthasarathi G, Palaksha S, Jayaraj B, Gowda H, Mahesh P. Quality of life assessment in asthmatic patients receiving fluticasone compared with equipotent doses of beclomethasone or budesonide. Lung India. 2005 Jul 1;22(3):86–91.

5. Mahesh PA, Jayaraj BS, Prahlad ST, Chaya SK, Prabhakar AK, Agarwal AN, et al. Validation of a structured questionnaire for COPD and prevalence of COPD in rural area of Mysore: A pilot study. Lung India. 2009 Jul;26(3):63–9.

6. Bijanzadeh M, Ramachandra NB, Mahesh PA, Savitha MR, Vijayakumar GS, Kumar P, et al. Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin in patients with asthma exacerbation. Lung. 2009 Oct;187(5):315–20.

7. Bijanzadeh M, Ramachandra NB, Mahesh PA, Savitha MR, Manjunath BS, Jayaraj BS. Lack of association between asthma and ABO blood group. Lung. 2009 Dec;187(6):389–92.

8. Mahesh PA, Vedanthan PK, Holla AD, Jayaraj BS, Prabhakar AK. Time interval and the factors associated with the development of asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis. Lung. 2009 Dec;187(6):393–400.

9. Mahdi B, Mahesh PA, Mysore RS, Kumar P, Jayaraj BS, Ramachandra NB. Inheritance patterns, consanguinity & risk for asthma. Indian J Med Res. 2010 Jul;132:48–55.

10. Bijanzad

Award and Achievements