Dr. Siva Subramanian

Dr Sivasubaiah (Siva) Subramanian is a caring and experienced Consultant Respiratory and Sleep Physician in Canberra, with a special interest in interventional pulmonology. He is committed to helping patients understand their condition, explore their treatment options and feel confident in their care.

After gaining extensive clinical experience across India, China and Singapore, Dr Subramanian completed his physician training in Canberra and advanced training in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Staff Specialist at Canberra Hospital.

Dr Subramanian performs bronchoscopies in both public and private hospitals. His procedural practice includes linear and radial EBUS, cryobiopsy, medical thoracoscopy and pleural procedures. He also performs nasendoscopy to assess upper-airway contributors to chronic cough, breathing difficulties and sleep-related symptoms.

His clinical interests include complex airway disease and asthma, chronic cough, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension and CTEPH, pleural disease, lung nodules and lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnoea, insomnia, advanced sleep disorders, non-invasive ventilation and respiratory failure. He is also an active member of the Canberra Region Cancer Centre Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Multidisciplinary Team.

Dr Subramanian provides private respiratory and sleep consultations in Canberra and holds admitting rights at Calvary Bruce Private Hospital and National Capital Private Hospital.

His approach is thorough, compassionate and patient-centred, with an emphasis on clear communication, shared decision-making and close collaboration with GPs and other health professionals.

Dr Subramanian speaks fluent English, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam. Outside medicine, he enjoys travelling and spending time with his family.