The hospital was established by Muthu, a private tuberculosis specialist, in 1928.

An inscription identifies him as a "phthisiologist" (an obsolete term for a tuberculosis specialist).

Wandelt's early professional experiences included service in the Army Nurse Corps and a stint as a tuberculosis specialist in Washington, DC.

Ideally, tuberculosis specialists want to get treatment down to a few weeks, because many patients stop taking their pills when they stop coughing up blood and start feeling better.

V. B. Zolotnitsky, a tuberculosis specialist and well-known public figure, was appointed chief physician and the first tuberculosis patients were admitted.

In addition, tuberculosis specialists believe that a small number in the recent surge of tuberculosis patients are in close contact with AIDS patients who have TB.

In response to the trend, tuberculosis specialists are intensifying efforts to identify and treat patients with tuberculosis and the people who come in close contact with them.

Sir Henry John Gauvain (1878-19 January 1945) was a British surgeon and tuberculosis specialist.

Egbert Morland (1874-1955), physician, medical writer, and tuberculosis specialist.

Following his work with Osler, he worked as a sanatorium director and tuberculosis specialist in Citronelle, Alabama and Chicago.