Overview
Dr. Usmani is board certified in Internal medicine, Pulmonary medicine and Critical Care medicine. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. Dr. Usmani treats patients with a variety of lung disorders including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Lung Nodules. His special interests include treating patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs).
In his spare time, Dr. Usmani enjoys spending time his family, running/biking and playing casual sports.
Dr. Usmani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Atypical Pneumonia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
135 North Park Place, Suite 200, Stockbridge, GA 30281
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Piedmont Physicians Pulmonary And Sleep Medicine Newnan
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 Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Bullae, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Usmani isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- BullaeDr. Usmani isAdvanced. Learn about Bullae.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- EmphysemaDr. Usmani isAdvanced. Learn about Emphysema.
- Excessive Daytime SleepinessDr. Usmani isAdvanced. Learn about Excessive Daytime Sleepiness.
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Usmani isAdvanced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- AsthmaDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- BronchiectasisDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- BronchitisDr. Usmani isExperienced. Learn about Bronchitis.