
Dr. Jofin George
Specialist - Pulmonology
Dr. Jofin is a Specialist in Pulmonology with more than three years experience in the field of Pulmonology. He completed his MBBS (2018), and MD in Pulmonary Medicine (2022) from Goa Medical College, followed by DNB in Respiratory Medicine (2023) and has extensive experience in common ailments of the Respiratory System including Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Pleural Diseases, and in Interventional Pulmonology.
He has worked as a Senior Resident in Pulmonology at Goa Medical College, which caters to a variety of patients, including the critically ill. He has also been involved with the different patient outreach programmes organized by the Government of Goa. His vision is to improve patient satisfaction with an empathetic approach, accurate diagnosis and customized treatment plans, in line with the latest medical advances.
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Allergy
- Obstructive Airway Disease (Asthma and COPD)
- Tuberculosis and other Infectious Diseases of the Respiratory System
- Second Rank in MD Pulmonary Medicine, Goa University.
- Acute Gastroenteritis Among In-Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Five-Year Study (Ref ID: 2015-01310); ICMR Short Term Studentship (STS) Program, 2015
- A Study to Determine Patient Satisfaction Towards Health-Care Services at a Tertiary Care Hospital (Ref ID: 2014-02096); ICMR Short Term Studentship (STS) Program, 2014
Papers Published
- George J, Kakodkar UC. FACTORS AFFECTING LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY IN ACUTE EXACERBATION OF COPD. GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS [Internet]. 2025 Jul 15;74–7. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.36106/gjra/0505675
- Vernekar AM, George J, Somayaji DG, Kakodkar UC, "Disseminated Miliary Silicotuberculosis – A Case Report and Review", International Journal Of Scientific Research, January 2022, Volume-11, Issue-1, pp 22-23
- Somayaji D, Vernekar A, George J, Kakodkar UC, "Diagnostic Predicament of a Case of Spontaneous Transudative Chylothorax", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 10 Issue 12, December 2021, pp. 427-429, DOI: https:// www.doi.org/10.21275/SR211206183241
- George J, Somayaji D, Vernekar A, Kakodkar UC, "Clival Metastases Causing Diplopia – An Unusual Presentation of Bronchogenic Carcinoma", International Journal Of Scientific Research, November 2021, Volume-10, Issue-11, pp 42-44
- George J, Parrikar A, Keny S, Lawande D, "Recurrent Lung Abscesses in Diabetes Mellitus - Most Likely Cause Being Immune Dysfunction", Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences, December 2019, Volume 7, Issue 12, pp 3970-3972