Kirana Narayana, MD, MBBS
My specialties:
- Critical care
- Pulmonary medicine
- Sleep medicine
Not accepting new patients in this area.
Professional interests:
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Asthma
- COPD
- Pulmonary Hypertension
I am a board-certified pulmonologist and sleep medicine physician with professional interests in pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension and sleep medicine.
Practice philosophy: Understand my patient’s disease process and burden, and focus on alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life. I believe in shared decision making.
Hometown: Shoreview, MN
I am passionate about: fairness and health for all.
If I wasn't a provider, I would be a: farmer. I believe there is a farmer in me, I come from a farming family and grew up spending a lot of time outdoors.
I became a provider because: my sister is also a physician.
One challenge of this career that I enjoy is: motivating my patients to embrace an active lifestyle knowing their limitations from medical problems. I direct the Pulmonary Rehab Exercise Program at United Hospital, and work closely with respiratory therapists and exercise physiologists. It has been incredible rewarding.
My personal health goal: to make time for exercise on most day and have fun while doing it.
The best thing I have done for my health: get a dog.
Credentials
- MD
- MBBS
Board-certified specialties
- Critical care
- Pulmonary medicine
- Sleep medicine
Personal interests
- Spending time with family
- Tennis
- Traveling
- Walking my dog
- Yoga
Educational institutions
- Mysore Medical College, India
Memberships
- American Board of Sleep Medicine
- American College of Chest Physicians
- American Thoracic Society
Current licenses and certifications
- Minnesota medical license
- Wisconsin medical license
Internships
- Lincoln Medical Center, New York
Residencies
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation - New Orleans, Louisiana
Fellowships
- Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Years of experience
- 14
Hospital affiliations
- Regina Hospital
- United Hospital
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Major health plans we accept
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we accept
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)