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Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM

(89 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (1978 - 1979)

Professional interests include: lung issues

1940 Alcoa Highway Suite E210
Knoxville, TN 37920

(865) 524-7471

Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, TN specializing in adult pulmonology. He graduated from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1979 and has 45 years of experience. Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM is affiliated with University Physicians' Association, Inc., The University of Tennessee Medical Center and UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1940 Alcoa Highway Suite E210
Knoxville, TN 37920

Some issues Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM can help you with:

Lung Issues

Every cell in the body requires oxygen to function and produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. In order to keep the body's tissues constantly supplied with fresh oxygen and to keep waste from building up, the lungs pump air in and out, even while sleeping or unaware. Unfortunately, diseases and disorders affecting the lungs are some of the most common medical problems afflicting people around the world. Some of the most common lung problems include asthma, COPD, pneumonia, and lung cancer.

Asthma is a chronic disease where swollen, inflamed airways make it hard to breathe. It is often brought on by specific triggers. While asthma is a common condition, affecting millions of people, it can also be serious and even fatal in severe cases. Treatment involves avoiding triggers and using inhaled corticosteroid medications.

COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the name given to two illnesses that both cause difficulty breathing: emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the air sacs of the lungs become damaged, while with bronchitis they become clogged with mucus. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is almost always caused by breathing irritants into the lungs, such as smoking or heavy pollution.

Pneumonia is a lung infection that can be caused by bacteria, a virus, or fungi. Most healthy people recover from pneumonia in a week or two, but for some people pneumonia can be fatal. There are treatments available for pneumonia, but the best treatment is to prevent getting sick in the first place. People who are at risk should make sure they get a flu shot every year. There is also a vaccine available for the type of bacteria that causes pneumonia.

Lung cancer occurs when abnormal cells inside the lung grow into a tumor, destroying healthy tissue. Because it is so difficult to detect lung cancer in early stages when it has few symptoms, it is the deadliest form of cancer, responsible for the most cancer deaths both in the U.S. and worldwide. Most lung cancer is caused by exposure to tobacco smoke, but between 10-15% of cases are not linked to smoking.

Some problems with the lungs are minor and are not cause for concern. However if symptoms have lasted for a month or more, even if they are minor, it is worth checking with a healthcare professional. A cough, shortness of breath, or excess mucus production that lingers for weeks are all worth getting looked at.

In The News

“Dr Rajiv Dhand, from the University of Tennessee, and Dr Jie Li, from Rush University in Chicago, wrote in their study: 'Large respiratory droplets containing pathogens like influenza [flu] can...”—"Coughs, sneezes AND talking all spread the coronavirus, study confirms", Daily Mail Online, June 2020

blood draw	24
bronchoscopy	10
doctor visit	251
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
pulmonary testing	201
thoracic (chest) imaging	57
X-rays	57

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	17
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

blood draw	17
doctor visit	231
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113
pulmonary testing	165
thoracic (chest) imaging	77
X-rays	77

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	17
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

blood draw	24
doctor visit	272
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	179
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
vaccines	13
X-rays	76

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	48
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	22

blood draw	31
doctor visit	325
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
pulmonary testing	195
thoracic (chest) imaging	94
X-rays	94

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	22
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	70
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

blood draw	29
doctor visit	391
pulmonary testing	238
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
X-rays	90

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	35
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

blood draw	31
doctor visit	402
pulmonary testing	182

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	20
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

blood draw	60
doctor visit	397
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	182
vaccines	13

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	23
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

blood draw	20
doctor visit	252
pulmonary testing	102

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

blood draw	34
doctor visit	623
pulmonary testing	267

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM treated as a pulmonologist in Knoxville, TN were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

blood draw	30
bronchoscopy	10
doctor visit	350
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	190
thoracic (chest) imaging	78
vaccines	14
X-rays	78

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	231
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	16
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM treated were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	25
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	14
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM graduated from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh in 1979. He completed residency at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (1979)

Residency: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Physicians' Association, Inc.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center

UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 89 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM from all over the web to help you find the right in Knoxville, TN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$34,094 Spiriva $15,330	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $8,341	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $1,528	OFEV $246	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $104	Other $8,545
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$34,020 Adempas $20,070	Non-Covered $4,996	$8,955
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$33,946 Perforomist $14,050	Yupelri $13,343	AccuNeb $86	EpiPen $11	$6,456
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$30,289 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $5,825	SYMBICORT $823	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $789	FASENRA $55	TAGRISSO $20	Other $22,776
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$23,531 ANORO $12,862	BREO $2,295	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $562	BREO ELLIPTA $450	NUCALA $231	Other $7,132
Other	$43,462 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $13,742	Brovana $6,752	STIOLTO $3,364	ProAir Digihaler $1,940	Esbriet $284	Other $17,380

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$108,115
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$55,742
Travel and Lodging	$24,633
Food and Beverage	$10,777
Education	$77

Research Payments

Dr. Rajiv Dhand, MD, FRSM has received 18 research payments totaling $247,564.

Biography

Dr. Rajiv Dhand's medical specialty is adult pulmonology. He is affiliated with the University Physicians' Association, Inc. and The University of Tennessee Medical Center.