Male, 67 Years from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Consultant in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Hindi, English (UK)

Cricket, Hockey and Music

1 MD (Medicine), MD (Respiratory Medicine), DTCD, FNCCP, FIAB, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 1989 and 1993

Fellow, National College of Chest Physicians of India (FNCCP) and Fellow, Indian Association of Bronchology (FIAB)
Member, Association of Physicians of India, Indian Chest Society, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Consultant in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
SevenHills Hospital
Marol Maroshi Road, Andheri (East)
Mumbai 400059

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
Thoracoscopy,
PFT (Spirometry, diffusion & volume estimation)
Polysomnography (Sleep Study) and CPAP titration
ICD, Pigtail catheter drainage, Pleurodysis

Special interest in Interventional Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine.
Started therapeutic brochoscopy, thoracoscopy and non-invasive ventilation in Army Hospital (R&R), New Delhi and Cardio-Thoracic centre, AFMC, Pune.
First in the country to successfully close a chronic persistent post-operative broncho-cutaneous fistula by PDA closure Amplatzer device and another acquired case of broncho-pleural fistula by VSD closure Amplatzer device.
First to do therapeutic bilateral whole lung lavage successfully in Armed Forces,
First Pulmonologist to start sleep Medicine in Army.

FNCCP, FIAB
Member Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
Referee for Medical Journal Armed Forces India and Lung India.

Has a special interest in Interventional Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. In addition to various Foreign body removals, regularly doing various bronchoscopic interventions like balloon bronchoplasty, tracheo-bronchial stenting, laser ablation of endobronchial lesions and closure of broncho-pleural fistulas with application of glue, coils and devices.