Activities

  • Teacher - Postgraduate students at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. 1998 - 2015

  • Conference Chairperson

    (a)   National Conference in Respiratory Medicine 2 Chennai   1997 & 1998

    (b)   National workshop & Conference in Bronchoscopy Chennai   1998

  • Participant

    (a)  National Bronchoscopy Workshop at Pune   1997

    (b)  National Bronchoscopy Workshop at Chennai   1999

  • Organizer Assistant National Conference in Respiratory Medicine Chennai   1999

  • Participant - National, International Conferences, Seminars, Updates, workshops, CME programmes.   1999

  • Quiz Contests conducted & compered in Respiratory Medicine General Medicine at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.   2000

  • Speaker - American College of Chest Physician South Indian Chapters on Pleural Effusion, Chennai.   2003

  • Joint Organizing Secretary for Chest Meet 2003
    ACCP American college of Chest Physicians - South Zone - Chennai

  • Attended WAM-2004 (World Asthma Meet)- in Bangkok - Thailand   2004

  • Lecture in Bronchocon 2005 (National Bronchoscopy Conference conducted by the Indian Association of Bronchology yearly) - New Delhi- titled. Is Cold better or Hot? Cryosurgery versus ElectroCautery  2005

  • The first Co-Ordinator Dept. of Respiratory Medicine for Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.  2005

  • Interventional Pulmonology Workshop in ATS (American Thoracic Society) and Conference at San Diego-USA-of 100th ATS anniversary of ATS, participant   2005

  • Live One hour TV talk, with viewer interaction titled Asthma in Sun TV, on World Asthma Day.   2005

  • Joint Organizing Secretary for Bronchocon 2006, Chennai.  2006

  • Chairperson in Bronchocon for session titled Pediatric Bronchoscopy and Inhalational Anti-TB drugs Chennai.   2006

  • Consultant - ACE (Apollo Centre for Excellence for women) the 1st 360 Clinic dedicated totally for women in India, Kotturpuram, Chennai   2006

  • Underwent JCIA Audit for Breathe Eazy Clinic   2006

  • The first Academic Tutor for the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai since  2007 till DATE !

  • Co-Ordinator, for the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai for 2008, 2011, 2014 & 2015

  • Live One - hour TV talk, with viewer interaction   2008

  • Member, the Global Advisory Board of - Disease Management Association of India (DMAI).   2009

  • Underwent successful JCIA Audit for Breathe Eazy Clinic   2009

  • Radio - talk in All India Radio in April 2009 on 2 days titled Asthma & COPD   2009

  • Radio - talk in All-India Radio in November on 12th & 13th titled Lung-Breathing Tube Problems & Treatment How to keep the Lungs Healthy ?   2009

  • Live One hour TV talk, with viewer interaction titled COPD in Sun TV, on World COPD Day.   2009

  • Contributed to the formation of Disease Management   2009
    Association of America's ( DMAA) - FIRST- International Population Health Management Wiki Page creation http://dmaa.pbworks.com/FrontPage
    The following link gives the place where India's First DMP is highlighted- BreatheEazy Clinic http://dmaa.pbworks.com/India+-+Population+Health+Management

  • Contributed to the Disease Management Association of America's (DMAA), Dictionary of Industry Terms Workgroup; for Dictionary Workgroup assignment for review/revision to the assigned definition(s) as published in the 2nd edition of “Dictionary of Disease Management Terminology (Including extended definitions of frequently used Disease Management Terminology).   2010

  • Live One - hour TV talk, with viewer interaction titled Asthma in Sun TV, on World Asthma Day.   2010

  • Chair Person on Lung Transplant-an Overview, at the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) South India Chapter, at Chennai, India.   2010

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo Annual Internal Medicine Quiz contest for All India MBBS Quiz contest, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.   2010

  • Live Radio - One hour talk, with listener's interaction in All India Radio in October 2010 titled 'Lung Diseases'   2010

  • Live One - hour TV talk, with viewer interaction Titled COPD in Sun TV, on World COPD Day, 17th November   2010

  • Radio - talk in All-India Radio in December 2010 on 19th & 21st titled Lung Diseases & Lung's Breathing Tube Problems & Treatment   2010

  • Conducted a Patient Screening Camp for Asthma & COPD patients, by BreatheEazy Clinic at US Embassy Chennai, for its employees   2000

  • Radio FM Message on World Asthma Day in Radio City May Hospitals, Chennai   2011

  • Conducted PG Quiz at the EBUS - Endobronchial UltraSound-Workshop at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai .   2011

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.   2011

  • Radio talk in All-India Radio in August 2011 on 12th & 16th titled Lung Diseases` & Asthma.   2011

    16th titled - Lung Diseases & Asthma.

  • Live One - hour- TV- talk, with viewer interaction   2011

    titled COPD in Sun TV, on World COPD Day 16th November 2011.

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.   2012

  • Radio - talk in All-India Radio in November 2012

    2 days titled - Lung Diseases & Pneumonia on World Pneumonia day

  • Radio - talk in All-India Radio-LIVE-FM- in November 2012 on World COPD Day   2012

  • Live One - hour TV talk, with viewer interaction SUN TV titled COPD in Sun TV, on World COPD Day in November 2012

  • As a centre Principal Investigator, in the writing group of the Global Asthma Network Study Group   2012

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.   2013

  • Radio - talk in All-India Radio in March 2013, 11th& 13th on “No Smoking day” on Smoking and its various manifestations   2013

  • On World COPD Day 20th November 2013, my talk SUN TV Network on COPD ! (in language - Tamil ) 30 mins.COPD is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease due to Smoking & Air Pollution. Virundhinar Pakkam | Dr R.P.Elango | Dt 21-11-2013   2013

  • Participated in NAPCON 13 as Faculty Judge for Free papers, Posters & Chaired “Venous Thrombo Embolism” session, between 27th to 30th November, 2013 Chennai, Chennai Trade center and also in preparing The Scientific Souvenir.

  • Peer Reviewer for European Medical Journal for article titled Influence of Air Pollution on Respiratory Disease in July 2014

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India   2014

  • Co-Convener for CME Update in EBUS at Chennai for PG students & Respiratory Physicians   November 2014

  • Co-Convener for CME Update in Pleuroscopy at Chennai for PG students & Respiratory Physicians -2015 January . Examiner RRRR-Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2015 for PG Clinics   2015

  • Live One hour TV-talk, with viewer interaction titled Lung Diseases in News 7 Tamil TV, on World Asthma Day   2016

  • Vice-President of FIRST ASSOCIATION OF PULMONOLOGISTS OF TAMILNADU (APT)   2016

  • Member, Editorial Board, of FIRST Journal of Association of Pulmonologists of Tamilnadu (JAPT)   2016

  • Founder Member of Organizing Committee: FIRST TAPPCON-Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Pulmonology Conference 2015 & 2016

  • Examiner RRRR-Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine Sri Ramachandra Medical College -SRMC, Chennai - yearly 2016 for PG Clinics

  • Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory Medicine - Meet the Professor - Airway Diseases -Speaker on-Newer Drugs in Airway Diseases   February - 2017

  • Chairperson/Examiner Clinical Examination-Pre-view Tambaram Sanatorium Government Hospitals   2016

  • Quiz Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India   2016

  • Convener - CME Update-Respiratory Medicine..& Speaker in Asthma-GRT Convention Center, Chennai   2016

  • ERS posters (2017) sent

    A)  Evaluation of Asthma Control using ACQ & comparison with GINA criteria Amarendra P,Ilangho R.P

    B)  Risk factors in OSA Meghna, Dr. R. P. Ilangho

  • POSTERS TAPCON Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Pulmonology Conference   2016

    A)  UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF NOCARDIOSIS DR AVINASH PEDDI, DR ILANGHO R P, DR RAMASUBRAMANIAN V, DR SUNDAR K

    B)  PULMONARY ALVEOLAR MICROLITHIASIS “Stone Lungs"
    Award. Second Prize.
    DR.GOVINDASAMY, DR ILANGHO R. P

  • Organizing secretary for, CME in Interventional Pulmonology “IPU-17” co-hosted with Association of Pulmonologists of Tamilnadu (APT) in 30 July, 2017 Chennai. CME Credit points from Dr. MGR Medical University

    Examiner RRRR-Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2017 for PG Clinics

  • Live One hour TV talk, with viewer interaction titled Asthma in News 7 Tamil TV, on World Asthma Day 6-5-2017

  • Quiz-Master at Apollo All India Annual Medical Quiz contest for MBBS students & Interns, at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India   2017

  • Peer Reviewer for European Medical Journal - July 2017 for article titled

    A)  Electronic cigarette use among emerging and young West Indian adults

    B)  Allergen challenge testing in asthma pharmaceutical research past, present and future directions

  • Chairperson in “Society for Advanced Lung & Heart Transplantation” ITC Chola Hotel on 3-2-2018 for 2 sessions on ILD .

  • Examiner RRRR-Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai - yearly 2018 for PG Clinics

  • Peer Reviewer for European Medical Journal - February 2018 for article titled “Slowing Progression of Airway Diseases by Smoking Cessation & Reducing Infections" Its not all about Inhalers

  • ATS posters 2017 sent accepted for May 2019

    A)  Evaluation of Asthma Control using ACQ &comparison with GINA criteria Amarendra P, Ilangho R.P

  • Examiner RRRR - Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine @ Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2019 for PG Clinics

  • Examiner RRRR - Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine @ Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2020 for PG Clinics

  • Examiner RRRR - Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine @ Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2021 for PG Clinics.

  • Examiner RRRR - Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory medicine @ Sri Ramachandra Medical College SRMC, Chennai yearly 2022 for PG Clinics
    RRRR-VIRTULA CME026-27 FEB 2022-SRMC

  • ASTHMA UPDATE APOLLO 2022 AUGUST 2023

  • BASICS& BEYOND 2022 30 APRIL 2022 CME GOVT STANLEY MEDICAL & TB SANATORIUM CHENNAI APT

  • BASICS & BEYOND 2023 March 18 2023 CME GOVT STANLEY MEDICAL & TB SANATORIUM CHENNAI APT

  • TV talks - many in Sun TV, Kalaignar TV, News 7 TV, Facebook Live on Respiratory Diseases in 2022 & 2023

  • Articles in Respiratory Diseases in Kumudam & Ananda Viketan 2023

  • CHEST UPDATE CME APOLLO 2023-MARCH 26 2022 Taj Coromandel Chennai

  • Economic Times Best Pulmonologist Award in June 23

  • OutLook Selected as Best Drs South August 2023