Profile Summary

Medical Qualification: MBBS, MD (Pulmonary Medicine), European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine

Designation: Consultant, Respiratory Medicine

Years of experience: 8+ years

Areas of expertise:

• Interventional Pulmonology - Bronchoscopic and Medical Thoracoscopic procedures
• Lung Transplant
• Sleep Medicine
• Respiratory infectious diseases
• Asthma and COPD
• Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

Introduction:

Dr. Kushal M Chidgupkar is a knowledgeable and dedicated Pulmonologist who actively working in the field of Pulmonology since 2015 with a special interest in Interventional Pulmonology, Lung Transplant, and Sleep Medicine. After completing his MBBS, he completed his MD in Pulmonary Medicine in merit from Pune in 2018.  He did European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine at the European Respiratory Society, Paris, France. He has done a course in Sleep-disordered breathing - Diagnosis and Therapy, at the European Respiratory Society Congress, Paris, France. He did training in Pleural Diseases and Medical Thoracoscopic Procedures at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. He has also completed training in Lung Transplant Pulmonology Program for MGM Healthcare, Chennai. He is trained in diagnostic and therapeutic Bronchoscopic, EBUS, and Medical Thoracoscopic procedures.

 

Awards & Publications:

Publications:

• Bargaje MD, Chidgupkar KM*, Anokar A, Deoskar R and Singh S (2018) Assessment
• of Outcome of Training of Paramedical Staff in Nebulization Techniques at a Tertiary Care Hospital. J Respir Med 2: 107.

Presentations:

• Chidgupkar KM*, Bargaje MD, Anokar A, Deoskar R. Tuberculous Empyema with Persistent Chest Pain. At 17th Joint National Conference of Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest
• Physicians India, November 2015, Jaipur, India.
• Chidgupkar KM*, Bargaje MD, Anokar A, Deoskar R. Empyema Necessitans- A rare presentation. At 23rd Annual Research Society Conference (RESCON 2016), March 2016, Pune, India.
• Chidgupkar KM*, Bargaje MD, Anokar A, Deoskar R. Assessment of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Patients of COPD in
• Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Car Hospital. At 18th Joint National Conference of Indian Chest Society and  College of Chest Physicians India,
• November 2016,Mumbai, India.
• Chidgupkar KM*, Bargaje MD, Anokar A, Deoskar R. Assessment of Non-invasive Ventilation in COPD patients requiring Respiratory Critical Care. At European Respiratory Society International Congress 2018, September 2018 Paris, France.

Memberships:

Memberships:

• Indian Chest Society
• European Respiratory Society
• Indian Medical Association