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Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Professional interests include: lung transplant, pulmonary hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and more.

7726 Louis Pasteur Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 575-9500

Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD is a pulmonologist in San Antonio, TX specializing in adult pulmonology and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System, Methodist Physicians, Methodist Hospital and METHODIST PHYSICIAN PRACTICES PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

7726 Louis Pasteur Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229

Some issues Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD 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.

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

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“There is no direct treatment for ARDS, but patients are typically kept on a ventilator in an ICU in the hopes their lungs will improve over time, said Dr. Soma Jyothula, the lung transplant...”—"A lung transplant saved a Houston mom after a severe COVID-19 infection.", Houston Chronicle, December 2022

“He's a fighter," said Dr. Soma Jyothula of UTHealth-Memorial Hermann.”—"Dad home for Father's Day after spending 6 months in hospital with COVID-19 complications", ABC13 Houston, June 2021

“"The fact that even with two lungs, and the damage is so severe that you're literally giving him pure oxygen to breathe, but there's no lung tissue left to absorb it anymore, so he's breathing air...”—"Houston man has double lung transplant after getting COVID-19", ABC13 Houston, January 2021

bronchoscopy	264
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	280
hospital care	1509
inpatient care	1509
minimally invasive procedures	140

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	46
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	129

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	30
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	75
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	270
diagnostic procedures	102
doctor visit	206
hospital care	1261
inpatient care	1261
minimally invasive procedures	130

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	75
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

doctor visit	52
hospital care	429
inpatient care	429
pulmonary testing	101

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	68
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	55
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

doctor visit	224
hospital care	477
inpatient care	477
pulmonary testing	154

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

bronchoscopy	35
doctor visit	286
hospital care	257
inpatient care	257
pulmonary testing	117

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	140
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	145
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
pulmonary testing	21

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	71
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

doctor visit	118
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
pulmonary testing	95

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	75
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

bronchoscopy	65
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	200
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353
minimally invasive procedures	32
pulmonary testing	234

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD treated as a pulmonologist in San Antonio, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and pulmonary testing.

bronchoscopy	131
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	186
hospital care	523
inpatient care	523
minimally invasive procedures	101
pulmonary testing	120

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	112
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	27
85 and over	9
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD graduated from All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He completed residency at Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Residency: Drexel University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System

Methodist Physicians

Methodist Hospital

METHODIST PHYSICIAN PRACTICES PLLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2016-10-18

I received a double lung transplant at Methodist Hospital in April of 2015.  Dr. Jyothula was actually the first Dr. I spoke with prior to him starting the center at Memorial Herman.  Not being satisfied with my aftercare at Methodist I moved to be under Dr. Jyothulas care.  He is extremely kind and compassionate, and has been great to work with.  I am glad I made the change and recommend him highly.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$70,257 OFEV $65,144	Spiriva $99	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $53	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $20	$4,942
Genentech USA, Inc.	$49,604 Esbriet $40,700	XOLAIR $205	$8,699
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$1,051 OPSUMIT $568	UPTRAVI $363	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $16	$103
Covidien LP	$842 superDimension $842
United Therapeutics Corporation	$532 ORENITRAM $180	TYVASO $165	REMODULIN $141	$46
Other	$3,183 CardioMEMS $469	MCS Multiple Products General $210	Adempas $192	Cresemba $158	BREZTRI $150	Other $2,004

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$86,260
Consulting Fee	$15,688
Travel and Lodging	$13,292
Food and Beverage	$9,698
Education	$531

Research Payments

Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD has received 6 research payments totaling $39,905.

Biography

Dr. Soma Jyothula's specialty is adult pulmonology. He is professionally affiliated with Methodist Healthcare.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Soma Sundara Shravan Kuma Jyothula, MD From 2013 - 2021

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