Qualification:
- MD Chest & TB – Mumbai – 1997
- DETRD – Diploma CPS Mumbai – 1997
- MBBS – Mumbai – 1992.
Fellowships :
- Fellowship of the association of College of chest physician, India for Tropical pulmonology, F. C. C. P. 30 April 1998.
- Fellowship of Indian academy of health education. F. I. A. H. E. 20 May 1998.
- Fellowship of The society for advanced studies in medical sciences in TB & Chest diseases, F. S. A. S. M. S. 30 April 1998.
- Fellowship of Geriatric society of India – 1st Nov 2009
- Fellowship of American College of Chest Physician – April 2012
- Fellowship of Association of Physicians of India – 2012.
- Fellowship of National College of chest physicians (India) – 2015 conferred on 6 November 2015.
- Fellowship of Chest Council Of India – January 2020
Academic Position:
- Ass. Hon. Physician & in Charge,Dept. Chest & T.B.,Dr. R.N. Cooper Municipal Gen Hospital, Vile Parle (W). – Since 2004
- Associate Professor, Department of chest &TB,K J Somaiya medical college, Mumbai. (Since 1 December 2009 till August 2016)
- Teaching faculty: FCPS & TDD at College of Physician & surgeons, Mumbai. Since 2008.
- Assistant Hon Chest Physician since 1 September 2014 at Sewree Tb group of hospitals.
Current posts:
- Patron of Tuberculosis Association of India – North East India Chapter since 23 June 2017.
- Trustee – Malad Medical Association ( 2014 – 2019 )
- Trustee – Saibaba Temple – Karjat ( since 2014 )
- President – Geriatric Society Of India ( 2019 – 2020 )
- Assistant Editor – JAPI – Journal Of Physicians of India ( since 2015 )
- Member editorial board – Chest India ( October 2017 )
- General secretary – Academy Of Advanced Medical Education – since 2017
- Governing Body Member API – Association Of Physicians of India till 2022
- Comittee member IMA – Mumbai West 2018 – 2019
- MUHS Health Sciences Review board as Editorial board membersince 2018
- State Coordinator for IMA – END TB Project 6th July 2018
Work Experience:
- LECTURER,
- December 1997– December1998, At Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals & Grant Medical College, Mumbai.
- Worked under Prof Dr K C Mohanty & Prof Dr J M Phadtare
- Successfully managed specialty T.B. O.P.D.
- Managed indoor patients
- In charge – Fiber optic Bronchoscopy. Managed intensive care unit.
- Actively involved in various research projects related to FOB, HIV, T.B. etc.
- Conducted postgraduate teaching program.
- M.D. (Chest & T.B.), D. E. T. R. D.
- 1994–1997 Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & general Hospital. Mumbai.
- Worked under DR. A.C. Shah, at L.T.M.G.H., in intensive respiratory care unit for 3 years.
- Specialized in Ventilatory management, Fiber optic Bronchoscopy (diagnostic as well as therapeutic), Pulmonary& extra pulmonary TB, Lung function testing, Allergy testing, Occupational & interstitial lung disease and Environmental medicine.
- Worked in the department of cardiology for three months, department of cardio – vascular thoracic surgery & department of radiology for one month.
- Worked at Sri Balabhai Nanavati Hospital for 6 months, as Resident Medical officer in the department of medicine under Dr. S. S. Apte.
- M. B. B. S.
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- 1988–1992 Grant Medical College. Mumbai.