Venkatkiran Kanchustambham, MD

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A Specialist in Pulmonology

Dr. Venkatkiran Kanchustambham specializes in pulmonology.

The conditions he treats include:

  • Asthma
  • COPD
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Occupational lung disease
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Pulmonary hypertension

The services he provides include:

  • Airway stenting
  • Argon plasma coagulation
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise stress tests
  • Cryo ablation
  • Endobronchial ultrasounds

Dr. Kanchustambham also serves as the director of PFT Labs.

Speaks: English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu

Specialties

(701) 234-2524

Background Information

Education & Training History

Fellowship:
Pulmonary/Critical Care: St. Louis University Hospital, Missouri (2014-2017)
Residency:
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics: St. Louis University Hospital, Missouri (2010-2014)
Internship:
King George Hospital, India
Medical School:
Andhra Medical College, India

Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine: Pulmonology
American Board of Internal Medicine: Critical care
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine

Experience & Research

Professional Memberships:

American Thoracic Society (ATS)
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
American College of Physicians (ACP)

Selected Research and Publications:

Kanchustambham, Venkatkiran et al. “Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome in Small Cell Lung Cancer” Cureus vol. 9,2 e1017. 8 Feb. 2017, doi:10.7759/cureus.1017

Rodrigues, J. M., Caruthers, C. N., Moulton, J., Kanchustambham, V., Azmeh, R., Kruse, A., . . . Slavin, R. (2016). Level of knowledge, concerns and adherence to asthma management guideline recommendations among healthcare providers in midwestern USA. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 137(2) doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.452

Idea of Care

“We’ve been wrong about what our job is in medicine. We think our job is to ensure health and survival. But really it is larger than that. It is to enable well-being.”  ― Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End

Personal Interests

Dr. Kanchustambham enjoys travelling, road trips visiting national parks, movies, books, dogs and spending time with his daughter, Ayanna.

Awards and Distinctions

Caring Physician award

Additional Locations

Sanford Medical Center Fargo

5225 23rd Ave. S.
Fargo, North Dakota 58104

(701) 417-2000

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