Dr. Maria Thomas

Dr. Maria Thomas is a Specialist in Pulmonology at Medcare Hospital in Sharjah. She trained across major teaching hospitals in India, completing her medical degree at Government Medical College in Ernakulam and specialist qualifications including a Master's in Pulmonary Medicine from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College in Mumbai, a Diplomate of the National Board from PGIMS Rohtak, and a European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine. She brings experience from multiple tertiary care centres in India, including posts at leading hospitals in Mumbai, Bangalore and Kochi before relocating to the UAE.

Dr. Thomas manages a broad range of lung and respiratory conditions using minimally invasive techniques. She performs flexible bronchoscopy for diagnosis and treatment, including procedures to remove foreign bodies and take lung biopsies. She also carries out pleural procedures (fluid drainage, lung membrane biopsy) and specialises in sleep medicine, using sleep studies and CPAP therapy to treat sleep apnoea. In critical care settings, she manages patients needing breathing support and complex respiratory ICU cases.

She is particularly skilled at treating allergies, asthma, COPD, sleep apnoea, lung fibrosis (ILD), lung cancer, pleural disorders, chest infections and pulmonary vascular disease. A good fit if you need specialist evaluation of breathing problems, minimally invasive lung procedures or management of sleep-related breathing disorders.