
MBBS, MD (Pulmonology), FSM
- HOD & Sr. Consultant - Pulmonary & Sleep disorders
- Pulmonology
Language Known:
Hindi
English
Telugu
- 24+ years of experience and expertise in managing complex and challenging Pulmonary & sleep problems with high success rates
- Stanford-certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) expert
Dr Nalini Nagalla is a highly experienced Pulmonologist with international certifications as a sleep disorders specialist. She is known for her compassionate, patient-centred approach and a strong belief in personalised care and physician-patient interaction and her interests and expertise cover a broad spectrum of Pulmonary and sleep disorders. She has successfully handled complex, critical, and challenging cases with commendable outcomes.
Dr Nalini comes with a distinguished academic and clinical career and carries advanced training in Sleep Medicine, including CBT-I for Insomnia from Stanford University, and also has a vast experience in Interventional Pulmonology, sleep diagnostics, and Polysomnography analysis.
Her leadership and mentoring role extend to hospital administration, clinical research, teaching postgraduate students, and conducting national-level workshops. She also regularly speaks at conferences and awareness forums. Dr Nalini passionately advocates for Lung & sleep health and the impact of respiratory issues & sleep deprivation on overall well-being.
- 1988-1993
MBBSUniversity of Health Sciences, AP
- 1996-1999
MD (Respiratory Medicine)Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune
- Fellowship in Sleep Medicine
Indian Sleep Disorders Association
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
Stanford University, USA
- Certified as International Sleep Disorders Specialist by World Sleep Society
- Asthma
- COPD
- Bronchitis
- Lung Infections
- Interstitial Lung Diseases
- Autoimmune Lung Diseases
- ARDS
- Lung Cancer
- Pleural Diseases
- Bronchoscopy
- Transbronchial Lung Biopsy & Needle Aspiration
- Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
- Intercostal Drainage & Pleurodesis
- Bronchoscopic management of Lung collapse
- Pulmonary problems in children, women & elderly
- Management of patients on invasive/non-invasive ventilation
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Snoring
- Insomnia
- Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Poor Sleep Hygiene
- Polysomnography Evaluation & Sleep Lab Management
- Management of all types of Sleep disorders
Dr Nalini Nagalla has a special interest in Sleep Medicine and has immense expertise in managing all sleep disorders.
- Expert management of Pneumonia, difficult to treat Asthma, COPD and post viral persistent cough
- Insomnia (CBT-I)
- Setting up Level 1 Sleep Labs (Gold Standard)
Popular speaker/presenter at various national conferences and Lung & Sleep health awareness programs.
- Author – Chapter on Severe Asthma in the upcoming Textbook of Mechanical Ventilation (CBS Publishers)
- Member- Indian Sleep Disorders Association
- Member- South East Asian Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Icon in Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine- Times Health Excellence Award, 2023
- Advanced Polysomnography Workshop - NAPCON 2023, Hyderabad
- Polysomnography in a Nutshell - TSTCCON, 2023, Karimnagar
- Workshop on CBT-I for Insomnia – ProSleep Conference, 2024
- Workshop on Advanced PFT – ACCP, HLCC Conference

