Dr A. Ashok Kumar
డాక్టర్ ఎ. అశోక్ కుమార్ · ఊపిరితిత్తుల వైద్య నిపుణులు
MBBS, MD (Pulmonology) · Pulmonologist, General & Critical Care Physician at AK's Amma Hospital, KR Palli, Chittoor.
From Chennai's ICUs to Chittoor's families
Dr A. Ashok Kumar is a pulmonologist (chest and lung specialist) and a general and critical care physician in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. He sees patients at AK's Amma Hospital in KR Palli, beside the Municipal Corporation Office, where he looks after lung and breathing problems, intensive care and general medical conditions.
Areas of work
He completed his MBBS and then his MD in Pulmonology at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai.
Before his MD he worked as a Senior Health Officer in the General Medicine department of the Southern Railway hospital in Chennai, which is why he also manages everyday medical problems such as fever, diabetes, blood pressure, stomach, kidney and liver complaints.
After his MD he worked as a Senior Registrar in the ICU of Sundaram Medical Foundation (SMF) Hospital, Anna Nagar, Chennai, and as a Consultant Pulmonologist at BeWell Hospitals and Amrith Hospital, Chennai.
He also served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pulmonology at Meenakshi Medical College, where he trained many MD students: teaching is his passion, and it is still a big part of how he works: he takes time to explain each patient's condition, tests and plan in simple words.
Today he is back home in Chittoor, bringing lung, chest and intensive care closer to families in Chittoor district.
Career path
- Southern Railway Hospital, ChennaiSenior Health Officer, General Medicine
- Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, ChennaiMD, Pulmonology
- Sundaram Medical Foundation (SMF), ChennaiSenior Registrar, Intensive Care Unit
- BeWell Hospitals · Amrith Hospital, ChennaiConsultant Pulmonologist
- Meenakshi Medical CollegeAssistant Professor, Pulmonology (trained many MD students)
- AK's Amma Hospital, ChittoorPulmonologist & Critical Care Physician
Membership
- Life Member, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)
Care you can understand
"Talk to us." Dr Ashok believes good care starts with listening: understanding the whole story, explaining the diagnosis in simple Telugu, Tamil, Hindi or English, and making a plan the family understands.
Talks, awareness & recognition
Dr Ashok regularly speaks at lung-health awareness programmes in Chittoor, including sessions with the Indian Red Cross Society and free medical camps, on topics such as TB, asthma, smoking and protecting lungs from smoke and dust.
Health awareness talks
Speaking at public programmes in Chittoor about lung health, TB, asthma and smoking.
With the Indian Red Cross Society
Heat-stroke awareness and precautions, shared with the public and the press with the Indian Red Cross Society.
Certificate of appreciation
Honoured at a district health programme in March 2026.