Introduction
The Department of Pulmonology and Allergology was originally established in 1992 under the name Department of Pulmonology and Hematology, with Ch.Tserennadmid, Professor, serving as the founding Head of the Department. In 2018, the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology was formally re-established pursuant to an official order issued by the administration of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences. The department comprises two professorial divisions—Pulmonology and Allergology—and currently has nine academic staff members. Sixty percent of the faculty hold a doctoral degree in medicine, while 50% possess professional physician qualifications. The academic staff includes two professors, one associate professor, one Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and five faculty members holding a Master’s degree in medicine. In alignment with the development policy and strategic objectives of the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, the department is committed to fostering a modern educational environment through well-structured curricula and training programs. Its mission is to prepare highly qualified specialists in pulmonary and allergy medicine who meet international standards, reflect contemporary global trends, and respond effectively to the current needs of society.

Training program

  1. Undergraduate training
  2. Graduate
  3. Postgraduate training

Research Priority Areas 
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD)z
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Occupational Lung Diseases
Epidemiology, Etiology, Risk Factors, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Allergic Diseases
The Department of Pulmonology and Allergology has presented over 100 oral and poster presentations at international conferences and published 39 articles in Scopus-Indexed international journals, which have collectively received approximately 1000 citations, demonstrating the broad scope and impact of the faculty’s research activities. In addition, the department holds 28 intellectual property rights, including certificates for utility models and copyrights. Furthermore, seven novel diagnostic methods have been introduced into clinical practice.
Faculty Introduction


Manaljav Tseden-Ish, MD, PhD
Head of the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Clinical Professor
Email: Manaljav@mnums.edu.mn
Employment
Since 2012- Faculty member, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine
1999–2007- Chest surgeon, “Misheel” Pulmonary Hospital
1997–1999- General Practitioner, Buren sum, Tuv Province
Research Focus and Collaborations
Interventional Pulmonology
Lung Cancer
Pleural Diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Projects:
Collaborative Research Project in partnership with Tokushima University, Japan
APSR “Young Investigator Research Projects”

Ichinnorov Dashtseren, MD, PhD
Professor at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Consultant Physician
Email: Ichinnorov@mnums.edu.mn
Employment
Since 2020- Professor, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2019–2020- Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2014–2019- Deputy Director of Clinical Services, Medipas Central Hospital
2010–2014- Deputy Director of Clinical Services, University Hospital, MNUMS
2005–2014- Senior Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
1999–2000- Educational Coordinator, Educational Affairs, MNUMS
1996–1999- Senior Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
1992–1996- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Hematology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
1990–1992- Assistant Lecturer, Internal Medicine II, School of Medicine, MNUMS
1989–1990- General Practitioner, Nairamdal District Hospital
Research Focus and Collaborations
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Occupational Lung Diseases
2007–2014, and 2020- Member of the Internal Medicine Subcommittee, Ministry of Health
2010- Member of the Russian Respiratory Society
2010–2014- Member of the Mongolian Respiratory Society
2014- Member of the Executive Board, Mongolian Respiratory Society
2014- Member of the European Respiratory Society
2019- Member of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
2021- President of the Mongolian Society of Occupational Disease
2023- Member of the Executive Board, Mongolian Association of Internal Medicine
Projects
1998–1999- Project Executor: “Pulmonology” Sub-Project under the “Internal Medicine” Project, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science of Mongolia
2010–2015- Project Leader: “Yellow dust & Respiratory system health”, Kurume University, Japan
2014- Coordinator of the Project for the Development of a Core Training Program for Internal Medicine Physicians
2020- Translator of Washington Manual: Pulmonary Medicine Subspecialty Consult, 2nd Edition (Adrian Shifren, MD, Derek E.Byers, MD, PhD, Chad A. Witt, MD, ISBN 9781451114171) and Coordinator of the ADB-5 Project
2020- Screening of the Pneumoconiosis among Artisanal Gold Miners, Korea SHE Foundation/Global Seed Grant
2021- Health Education Project for Artisanal Gold Miners, Korea SHE Foundation/Global Seed Grant
2022- Screening of the Pneumoconiosis among Artisanal Gold Miners, Korea SHE Foundation/Global Seed Grant
2024–2025- Leader of the Mongolian Side, Project for Health Survey and Occupational Health Management of Mongolian Mine Workers through International Collaboration, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
2021-2023- Consultant of the Project for Comparing Study of Oxygen Requirements and Respiratory Support Modes in COVID-19 Patients, World Health Organization (WHO) 2022–2024- Research Executor for the Basic Research Project on Post-COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Clinical Features and Pathogenic Molecule Genomics, Science and Technology Fund

Munkhbayarlakh Sonomjamts, MD, PhD
Professor at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergolog
Email: Munkhbayarlakh@mnums.edu.mn
Employment: 
Since 2019- Professor, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS; Director of Education, Research, and Strategic Affairs, The First Central Hospital of Mongolia
2013–2019- Director, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2012–2013- Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
2006–2012- Head of the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
2003–2005- Director, School of Biomedicine, MNUMS; concurrently Head of the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
1992–2003- Lecturer, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology
1985–1986- Caregiver, The Third State Central Hospital of Mongolia
Research Focus and Collaborations: 
Allergology, Pathophysiology
Since 1992- Member of the Mongolian Physiological Society
Since 2002- President of the Mongolian Society of Allergology
Since 2002- Member of The Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)
Since 2004- Member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Since 2005- Member of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
2007- Member of the Executive Committee, World Allergy Organization (WAO)
2008-   Editorial Board Member of Innovation Journal
2011- Editorial Board Member, “Asia Pacific Allergy” (Official journal of Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology)
Since 2015- Editorial Board Member, “Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences”
Projects: 
1996–1997- Research Grant on “Allergy Diagnostics”, Yonsei University, Korea
1997–1999- Sub-Project “Allergy” under the Internal Medicine Project, Science and Technology Fund
1998–1999- Research Grant on “Study of Aeroallergens in Ulaanbaatar”, Yonsei University, Korea
1998–2001- Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences and Finnish Respiratory Society, University of Turku Joint Project: “Mongolia-Finland Collaborative Study on the Epidemiology of Respiratory Allergies and Asthma”
2003- Research Grant on “Purification of Plant Pollen Allergens”, Yonsei University, Korea
2005- Education Support Grant, Yonsei University, Korea
2005–2006- Research Grant on “Accidents and Injuries among Children and Adolescents”, The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Mongolia and UNICEF
2008- Research Project of “Clinical Observation of Chlorphenamine Use in Patients with Allergic Diseases”, Monos Pharma LLC
2007–2010- Mongolia-Japan Joint Project: “Prevalence and Future Prevention Trends of Chronic Respiratory Diseases among Populations in Developing Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region.”
2014–2017- “Allergen and genetic profiling of allergic patients: a cross-population study between Mongolian and Taiwanese” Collaborative research of the Taiwanese-Mongolian research team funded by NSC and MOST-MEDS
2014–2017- “Advanced Technology for Knee and Hip Joint Replacement”, Science and Technology Fund
2015–2017- “Project to Improve Pre-Graduate Training Curriculum in Obstetrics, Neonatology, and Gynecology”, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA
2017–2020- “Advanced Methodology for Early Detection of Allergic Asthma Using the Mannitol Challenge” Science and Technology Fund
2020–2023- “Identifying Factors Influencing Iron Accumulation in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome” Science and Technology Fund

Solongo Bandi, MD, PhD
Associate Professor at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology
Email: Solongo.b@mnums.edu.mn
Employment:
Since 2021- Associate Professor at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2010–2021- Head of the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS, Team Leader of the Pulmonology Professorial Group, Department of Internal Medicine I, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2009–2010- Director of Academic Affairs, School of Nursing, MNUMS
2005–2009- Educational Coordinator, MNUMS
1999–2005- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
1998–1999- Scientific Researcher, School of Medicine
Research Focus and Collaborations: 
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Environment and Respiratory Diseases
Medical Education Research (Curriculum Strategy and Assessment)
2009- Executive Director of the Mongolian Respiratory Society
2015- Member of the Mongolian Association for Medical Education
2016- Member of the American Thoracic Society
2019- President, Mongolian Association of Clinical Mentors
2019- Member of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
2020- Member of the European Respiratory Society
Projects:
1998–1999- Project Executor: “Pulmonology” Sub-Project under the “Internal Medicine” Project, Ministry of Education, Culture, Science of Mongolia
2006–2008- Project Executor: “Development of a Core Curriculum for Community-Based Rehabilitation”, AIFO
2007–2012- Project Executor: “Development of Core Curriculum of Tuberculosis Studies”, Global Fund
2010–2015- Project Leader: “Yellow dust & Respiratory system health”, Kurume University, Japan
2012–2015- Project Executor: “Tuberculosis Infection Control”, Global Fund
2014–2015- Project Executor: “Development of an Interactive Course on Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma”, WHO
2014–2015- Project Executor: “Development of an Interactive Course on Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD”, WHO
2015–2016- Project Leader: “Development of an Interactive Course on Assessment Methods for Patients with Respiratory Diseases”, WHO
2015–2016- Project Executor: “Development of an Interactive Course on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control”, Global Fund
2016–2017- Project Executor: “Medical education development”, Yonsei University
2017–2018- Project Leader: “Screening for Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Artisanal Gold Miners”, The Catholic University of Korea
2017–2019- Project Leader: “Development of a Core Curriculum for Community-Based Rehabilitation”, AIFO
2017–2019- Project Leader: “Development of a Core Curriculum for Nutrition and Dietetics”, UNICEF

Naidansuren Tsendeekhuu, MD, MSc
Lecturer at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, Consultant Physician
Email: Naidansuren@mnums.edu.mn
Employment: 
Senior Faculty Member, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
Lecturer and Physician, Outpatient Department, The First State Central Hospital of Mongolia 
Internist, Inter-District Hospital, Tudevtei Sum, Zavkhan Province
Research Focus and Collaborations: 
Respiratory Disorders: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Projects: 
1997–1999- Pulmonary Sub-Project 
1999–2001- Mongolia-Finland Joint Study on the Prevalence of Asthma
2009–2010- Mongolia-Japan Joint Study on the Prevalence of COPD
2015- Development of Video Lectures on Guidelines for COPD, WHO
2017- Project on Development of an Online Course on Research Methods for Respiratory Diseases

Densenbal Dansran, MD, MSc
Lecturer at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology
Email: Densenbal@mnums.edu.mn
Employment:
Since 2010- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2011–2012- Pulmonologist at The Third State Central Hospital of Mongolia and The Second State Central Hospital of Mongolia
2006–2010 Physician, Emergency and Outpatient Department, The Second State Central Hospital of Mongolia
2005–2006- Physician, Emergency Center, Ulaanbaatar city
Research Focus and Collaborations:  Asthma, Occupational Lung Disease, Pulmonary Function

Amartuvshin Ganbold, MD, MSc
Lecturer at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology
Email: Amartuvshin.g@mnums.edu.mn
Employment:
Since 2019- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
Since 2019- Pulmonologist and Bronchoscopist, Mongolia-Japan Hospital, MNUMS
2016–2019- Pulmonologist, Central Military Hospital
2012–2014- Internist, “Buyant Eej” Internal Medicine Hospital
Research Focus and Collaborations:

Interventional Pulmonology
Lung Cancer
Pleural Diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Projects:
Collaborative Research Project in partnership with Tokushima University, Japan
APSR “Young Investigator Research Projects”

Tuvshintur Naidansuren, MD, MSc
Lecturer at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology
Email: Tuvshintur@mnums.edu.mn
Employment:  
Since 2018- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
2015–2018- Physician, “Effect” Clinic
Research Focus and Collaborations:

Since 2015- Member of Mongolian Society of Allergology (MSA)
Since 2016- Member of The Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI)
Since 2016- Member of the World Allergy Organization
Projects: 
2015–2017- Team Member, Science and Technology Fund Project: “Allergy Profiles and Genetic Characteristics of Mongolian and Taiwanese Populations” Mongolia-Taiwan Joint Project
2015–2017- Team Member, Science and Technology Fund Innovation Project: Advanced Knee and Hip Joint Replacement Technology
2017–2020- Science and Technology Fund Project: Advanced Methodology for Early Detection of Allergic Asthma Using Mannitol Challenge

Tumen-Ulzii Gankhuyag, MD, MSc
Lecturer at the Department of Pulmonology and Allergology
Email: Tumenulzii@mnums.edu.mn
Employment
Since 2023- Lecturer, Department of Pulmonology and Allergology, School of Medicine, MNUMS
Since 2023- Pulmonologist and Occupational Lung Disease Specialist, Mongolia-Japan Hospital, MNUMS
Research Focus and Collaborations Asthma