
Overview
Shankar Kandaswamy, MD, FCCP, earned his medical degree from Thanjavur Medical College at Bharathidasan University in India. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Western Reserve Care System in Youngstown, Ohio. Following his residency, Dr. Kandaswamy completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at the Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Dr. Kandaswamy is board certified in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine and critical care. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians Group, Dr. Kandaswamy was in practice at the PAPP Clinic. His special interests include critical care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, asthma and allergies. Dr. Kandawamy is a member of the America College of Chest Physicians, the Southern Medical Association and the American Medical Association. In his spare time, Dr. Kandaswamy enjoys playing tennis, traveling and sports. Dr. Kandaswamy is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Dr. Kandaswamy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bronchiectasis. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Bullae, and Gastrostomy.
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Locations
2301 Newnan Crossing Boulevard, Suite 200, Newnan, GA 30265
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Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Marietta
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Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Buckhead
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- BronchiectasisDr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- BronchitisDr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Bronchitis.
- BullaeDr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Bullae.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Dr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- EmphysemaDr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Emphysema.
- Eosinophilic AsthmaDr. Kandaswamy isDistinguished. Learn about Eosinophilic Asthma.
- Advanced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- AsthmaDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Kandaswamy isAdvanced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.
- Experienced
- Acquired TracheomalaciaDr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Tracheomalacia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- AspergillosisDr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about Aspergillosis.
- Central Sleep ApneaDr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about Central Sleep Apnea.
- Cholesterol PneumoniaDr. Kandaswamy isExperienced. Learn about Cholesterol Pneumonia.


