Venkat Tirumala, M.D., M.H.A., M.S.
Associate Physician Diplomate
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
UC Davis Medical Group - Folsom
251 Turn Pike Dr.
Folsom, CA 95630
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Tirumala practices medicine as a holistic, collaborative, team effort with the patient, their caregivers and other members of the healthcare team. He is attentive and listens to the patient and involves them in every aspect of the management of their conditions. He is very approachable and has very clear communication throughout the process. He uses his years of experience and comprehensive education to provide the best pulmonary care to the patient. He ensures that the patient is always informed and is an active participant in their journey towards healing.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Tirumala is a pulmonologist with over 25 years of experience in the field of medicine. He is fellowship trained in pulmonary and critical care specialties and is dual board certified. He has extensive experience in the management of various pulmonary conditions including COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary hypertension, lung nodules and other lung conditions in adults. He has worked closely with multiple health care systems and is very well versed in patient centric systems based practice.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Tirumala focuses on all aspects of pulmonary diseases in adults. He loves teaching and is an active preceptor with the UC Davis School of Medicine
Division
Medical School
M.B.B.S., Medicine and Surgery, Sri Devraj Urs Medical College, Kolar Karnataka India 1999
Other School
M.H.A., Health Administration, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY 2002
Other School
M.S., Microbiology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY 2004
Internship
Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 2004-2005
Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL 2005-2007
Fellowship
Pulmonary Critical Care, University of Missouri, Columbia MO 2010-2013
Diamond Doc Award Recipient, 2024,
Chief Fellow, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2012- 2013,
American Thoracic Society Fellow Track Symposium Awardee, 2012,
Semi finalist, American College of Chest Physicians - Chest Challenge, 2011,
Outstanding Teaching Faculty of the Year, Indiana University School of Medicine 2007 -2010,
Sole resident member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006,
Awardee, Junior Resident of the Year, UIUC, 2006,
Tirumala V, Oba Y. Bronchial Anatomy, E-medicine 2011. url: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1898852-overview
Tirumala V. Poster presentation at ACP, Illinois Chapter. Slow Down, O Euphoric Heart, re:association of marijuana with atrial fibrillation. 4/2006
Tirumala V. Epiglottitis, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 2: 886-887
Tirumala V, Ramasubbaiah, R. Von Willebrand Disease, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 4: 2721-23
Tirumala V, Ramasubbaiah R. Streptococcal infections, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 4: 2463-64
Tirumala V, Ramasubbaiah R. Cholecystitis, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 1: 488-89
Tirumala V, Ramasubbaiah R. Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 2: 1429-30
Tirumala V, Ramasubbaiah R. Scleroderma, Magills Medical Guide Third Revised Edition/ Salem Press, Inc. 2005; 4: 2280-81
Tirumala V, Doerner KC. Poster presentation at Sigma Xi, WKU Chapter, Development of a mutagenesis system in Clostridium scindens sp. 2003; VPI 12708.