Overview
Dr. Ogbu is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. He is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, Society of Critical Care Medicine and the American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Ogbu treats patients with COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic cough and interstitial lung diseases. His special interests include pulmonary rehabilitation and pulmonary function tests.
In his spare time, Dr. Ogbu enjoys spending time with family, reading, photography and running.
Dr. Ogbu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Emphysema. His top areas of expertise are Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Pneumonia, and Sarcoidosis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 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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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
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Atypical PneumoniaDr. Ogbu isAdvanced. Learn about Atypical Pneumonia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Hospital-Acquired PneumoniaDr. Ogbu isAdvanced. Learn about Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.
- Lung MetastasesDr. Ogbu isAdvanced. Learn about Lung Metastases.
- NeurosarcoidosisDr. Ogbu isAdvanced. Learn about Neurosarcoidosis.
- PneumoniaDr. Ogbu isAdvanced. Learn about Pneumonia.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Ogbu isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AsthmaDr. Ogbu isExperienced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Ogbu isExperienced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- BronchiectasisDr. Ogbu isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchogenic CystDr. Ogbu isExperienced. Learn about Bronchogenic Cyst.