Dr. Shehaba

Dr. Shehaba is a consultant pulmonologist at Allergy Asthma Foundation, holding an MBBS and an MD in Respiratory Medicine, with two years of clinical experience in the field.

Areas of focus

• Diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and adolescents
• Allergic rhinitis and its links to airway symptoms
• Other respiratory illnesses affecting breathing and lung function
• Sleep-disordered breathing
• Tuberculosis diagnosis and management

Approach to care

Respiratory symptoms can have several overlapping causes, so Dr. Shehaba’s consultations start with a careful history of when symptoms occur, what triggers them, and how they affect daily life and sleep. Where needed, lung function and allergy tests are used to confirm a diagnosis before a treatment plan is agreed, and follow-up visits are used to check that inhaler technique and medication are working as intended.

Conditions commonly seen

• Difficult-to-control or newly diagnosed asthma
• Chronic cough and breathlessness
• Snoring and suspected sleep apnoea
• Allergic rhinitis with associated chest symptoms

Background

Dr. Shehaba completed a year of senior residency at Government Medical College, Kozhikode, and currently also practises as a consultant pulmonologist at National Hospital, Kozhikode. She is a member of APCCM.

What to expect at your first visit

Your first consultation with Dr. Shehaba typically begins with a review of your symptom history, any previous test results or treatments already tried, and any relevant environmental or occupational factors. She explains, in plain language, what further testing — if any — is needed and why, so the reasoning behind each recommendation is clear before it goes ahead. Once a diagnosis is reached, treatment options are discussed together, including what to expect in terms of timeline and follow-up, so patients leave with a clear plan rather than just a prescription. Ongoing care is reviewed at agreed intervals, with the plan adjusted as symptoms change or improve.

Continuity of care

Dr. Shehaba’s notes and test results are kept on Allergy Asthma Foundation’s shared clinical record, so a patient’s history is already available if they later visit a different centre or see another consultant in the network. This is particularly useful for patients who travel between branches, or where input from another specialist — an allergist for an overlapping allergic condition, for example — is needed, since the relevant history does not need to be repeated from scratch at every visit.

Booking a consultation

Dr. Shehaba consults at Allergy Asthma Foundation. Appointments can be booked online or by phone; bringing any previous chest X-rays, lung function reports or a symptom diary helps make the first visit more useful.