Dr. Ramesh B. Kesavan, MD

Dr. Kesavan

Dr. Kesavan is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. He also received post graduate training in Pulmonary Transplant from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Dr. Kesavan received his medical degree from Madurai Medical School in India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine followed by fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York in the year 2000. In 2003 he completed his residency in Critical Care Medicine at Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. After completing his education, he worked as Chief of Critical Care services and consultant Pulmonologist at Apollo Specialty Hospitals in Madurai, India from 2003 to 2006. Dr. Kesavan moved to Houston, Texas in 2006 to train in Pulmonary Transplant at Baylor College of Medicine. Following the successful completion of his training, he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for three years at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Kesavan remains clinically active in day to day patient care of all aspects of Pulmonary Medicine with special emphasis in the area of end stage pulmonary disorders given his strong back ground in the field of lung transplant. He specializes in diagnosis and treatment of many pulmonary conditions such as COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, alpha-1 deficiency, tuberculosis and many more. He takes special interest with his patients to help them understand and take part in the decision making process about their health.

Dr. Kesavan has always been recognized by his patients and peers for his excellent bed side manner and professionalism. He has received many awards for his dedication such as, “Best Outgoing Fellow” at the completion of his Pulmonary Fellowship and an award for Honors in his dedicated service in Lung Transplant at Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX.