Profile Summary

Qualification & Experience:

Head, Department of Interventional Pulmonology - M.D, ID.C.C.M., F.N.B.(CCM), European Diploma in Intensive Care (EDIC), European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine (EDARM), F.C.C.P. (USA), Interventional Pulmonology (Penn Medical Centre, Philadelphia) & Clinical experience of more than 15 years

Area of expertise:

• Critical Care & Interventional Pulmonology  (IP): Trained in IP in the department of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care at University of Pennsylvania Medical Centre, Philadelphia under Dr Daniel H Sterman MD, FCCP (one of the pioneers of IP).
• Well versed with CP-EBUS and Peripheral EBUS for diagnosis and staging of lung cancer
• Medical thoracoscopy for minimally invasive management of pleural diseases
• Laser, Electrocautery and APC treatment of obstructing endobronchial lesions
• Stenting of benign and malignant stenosis of trancheo-bronchial tree
• Rigid broncoscopy and its attendant procedures
• Placement of subcutaneous tunneled catheters (PleurX) for management of malignant pleural effusions
• Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy for airway management