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Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital made a humble beginning in late 1980s with PFT and Bronchoscopy facility in a small room in ward 13, progressing to establishment of a 4 bedded Critical Care & 10 bedded ward in 1991. The Department currently has grown to a ten (10) bedded respiratory ICU, Forty-two (42) bedded Ward including HDU & four (4) bedded sleep Lab. With advanced bronchoscopy suit (1920 annually) and facility for USG guided procedures (2654 annually), specialist referrals from all departments for clinical opinions, ABG samples (1,56,364 annually), PFT (14,582 annually) daily polysomnography in sleep lab (926 annually) along with daily OPD services (45,582 annually)

The services provided by the department includes:

  • Daily OPD (04 rooms - 150 patients)
  • Management of ICU (10 beds)
  • H1N1 HDU (06 beds)
  • COVID Ward
  • Wards/ HDU patients (42 beds)
  • Interventional lab with daily procedures like FOB, TBNA, EBUS, VAT, Pleurodesis etc.
  • Spirometry with advance equipments (DLCO, IO, Body box)
  • ABG & Sleep Lab on daily basis
  • MBBS/MD/DM training course

Office of the HOD (Dr Rohit Kumar) : +91-11-26766029 
Mobile of the Doctor on duty : +91-8448784831

The Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine is situated in 6th floor, Super Speciality Block. It consists of ICU, Sleep Lab, PFT lab, ABG lab, OPD, Ward-32, bronchoscopy procedure room, day care

  • IPD and Critical Care ICU
  • H1N1 isolation ward
  • OPD
  • Interventional and diagnostic bronchoscopy procedures
  • Sleep lab
  • Advance Pulmonary Function Testing Lab
  • ABG Lab
  • Day care and OPD procedures
  • COVID related services

Academic and research services

  • Besides these the department is recognized for PG teaching for more than 25 years starting with DNB in Respiratory Medicine (1998), fellowship (FNB) and followed by DM in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine since 2010. We have trained 39 DMs till date.
  • The department also organizes many national and state level conferences/ workshops / PG updates. The First National pulmonary conference (NAPCON) was organized by the Department in the year 1999.
  • The department since inception has been involved in UG teaching, VMMC, UCMS, Nursing college (RAK College of Nursing and Safdarjung Hospital Nursing college). MPT (institute of spinal injury centre)
  • Research cell created in the department has many ongoing projects like multicentric clinical trial, drug / therapeutic trials and collaborated with ICMR/ Amity university/ Hamdard University etc. on various trials.

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Email
1 Dr. Rohit Kumar Associate Professor & Head of Department
2 Dr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta Professor & Senior Chief Medical Officer
3 Dr. Tanmaya Talukdar Director Professor
4 Dr. Pranav Ish Associate Professor
5 Dr. Nitesh Gupta Associate Professor
6 Dr. Rajnish Kaushik Assistant Professor

Located on 6th floor, Super Speciality block, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Sr. No.OPD RoomDoctorsDaysTimings
1Room No: 612Dr Pranav Ish, Associate ProfessorMonday, Wednesday, Friday9.00 am to 1 pm
2Room No: 612Dr Nitesh Gupta, Associate ProfessorTuesday, Thursday, Saturday9.00 am to 1 pm
3Room No: 613Dr. Rajnish Kaushik, Assistant ProfessorMonday, Wednesday, Friday9.00 am to 1 pm
4Room No: 614:Dr Rohit Kumar, Associate Professor & HODTuesday, Thursday, Saturday9.00 am to 1 pm
5Room No: 615Prof (Dr)N K Gupta, Sr CMOMonday, Wednesday, Friday9.00 am to 1 pm
6Room No: 615Dir Prof (Dr) Tanmaya TalukdarTuesday, Thursday, Saturday9.00 am to 1 pm

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Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

  • Sharma S, Kumar R, Ish P, Mahendran AJ, Gupta NK, Gupta N, Madan M. Clinical utility of intrabronchial antifungal instillation in a complicated case of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: case report and systematic review of literature. Infez Med. 2023; (ACCEPTED)

Original Articles

  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Kumar A, Mengar M, Gupta N, Ish P, Gupta S, Sharma D. Split Night versus Full Night Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Retrospective Study. J Clin Diagn Res. 2023 Apr;17(4): OC06-OC08
  • Ketan PS, Kumar R, Mahendran AJ, Ish P, Chakrabarti S, Gupta NK, Gupta N. Post extubation high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 (ACCEPTED)
  • Chugh V, Khurana S, Gupta NK, Ish P, Bose S, Nayak R. Development of an affordable microRNA Electrochemical Biosensor for identification and monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its associated comorbidities. Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical. 2023 (ACCEPTED) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134349
  • Virk BS, Kumar R, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S, Garg P, Mishra RN, et al. Profile of patients presenting with hemoptysis at a tertiary care center in India. J Adv Lung Health 2023; (ACCEPTED) DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_29_23
  • Purohit S, Madan M, Kumar R, Kaushik R, Ish P, Mahendran AJ, Chakrabarti S, Gupta NK, Gupta Comparison of immediate withdrawal and stepwise reduction in duration of non-invasive ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients presenting with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2023 (ACCEPTED)
  • Ish P, Agrawal S, Rathi V, Gupta N, Kumar R, Gupta M, et al. Profile of sleep related breathing disorders in COPD-OSA overlap syndrome. J Adv Lung Health 2023; (ACCEPTED) DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_46_23
  • Arora S, Kumar R, Kaushik R, Ish P, Mahendran AJ, Madan M, Gupta NK, Gupta N. Clinical utility of Diaphragmatic ultrasound in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation. J Adv Lung Health 2023; (ACCEPTED)

Case Reports / Case Letters

  • Jain H, Rathi V, Mahendran AJ, Sheth P, Ish P, Madan M, Kumar R, Gupta N. A Young Male presenting with Black Pleural Effusion. J Adv Lung Health. 2023;3(3):105-7. DOI 10.4103/jalh.jalh_4_23
  • Ramaswamy A, Madan M, Mahendran AJ, Purwar P, Thakran S, Gupta N, Kumar R, Khurana R, Ahluwalia C, Rathi V, Ish P. Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor - a rare entity. J Adv Lung Health. 2023;3(3):120-4. DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_3_23
  • Kedia Y, Madan M, Ish P, Gupta N, Kumar R. Langerhans cell histiocytosis presenting as Pneumothorax and Diabetes insipidus. JAPI 2023 (ACCEPTED)

Letter to Editor/Perspective 

  • Prerna P, Nath R, Rathi V, Ish P. Mental Health in Doctors - the ignored entity. J Adv Lung Health. 2023 (ACCEPTED)
  • Nath R, Prerna P, Rathi V, Ish P. What's NExT (national exit test) for medical students: Merits, challenges & the way forward. Indian J Med Spec 2023 (ACCEPTED)
  • Nath R, Rathi V, Ish P. Tuberculosis notification in India - current trends and the road ahead. Indian J Tuberc. 2023 (ACCEPTED)
  • Kedia Y, Madan M, Ish P, et al. Benefits of prolonged infusion of Meropenem - where is the evidence? J Adv Lung Health 2023; (ACCEPTED) DOI: 10.4103/jalh.jalh_46_23

  • MEDISCON 2022 (Inhaler and spirometry workshop)
  • 3rd Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine-Case-Based Discussion on 31st July 2022
  • Inhaler Devices workshop on 26th August, 2022
  • Thoracic surgeon and Pulmonologist academic meet on 3rd Sep 2022
  • Bronchoscopy Excellence Workshop, 11th September 2022
  • Severe Obstructive Airway Disease Summit held on 16th Oct 2022
  • Post Graduate- Pulmonary Update-2022 held on 3rd & 4th December 2022
  • Safdarjung Basic Bronchoscopy Workshop held on 19th February 2023
  • Sonography Excellence workshop held on 2nd April 2023
  • “PG Made Easy “meeting on 6th May 2023
  • 4th CASE BASED DISCUSSION held on,6th AUGUST, 2023
  • 2ND Bronchoscopy Excellence Workshop - A Step by Step Guide to Interventional Pulmonology Procedures, held on 3rd SEPTEMBER 2023
  • Non-Invasive Ventilation Masterclass, held on 21st January 2024
  • Sleep Apnea Masterclass, held on 17th March 2024
  • 5th Annual Pulmonary Update & PFT Masterclass, held on 4th – 5th May 2024
  • SLEEPCON 2024 held on 14th, 15th & 16th June 2024

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  • Since September 2012 the first batch of students (TWO) in DM (Pulmonary & Critical Care) under the Guru Govind Singh Indraspratha University joined the Department, the course is for three years. As of June 2013, the number of DM students admitted for DM & Pulmonary Critical Care has been enhanced to 4 per year. Therefore as on date there are twelve (12) DM Residents.
  • Like all other units the department trains interns/ externs. Post graduate students from other institutions have been coming on a regular basis for training in respiratory medicine & critical care.
  • Learning is a continuous process in the department with weekly seminars to keep the faculty and staff abreast with the latest developments.
  • The department is recognized as a center for examinations of DNB in respiratory medicine.

Recent Advancement/Achievements (Books published/Projects undertaken etc):

A prospective cohort study to evaluate the severity and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection and correlation of clinical outcomes with virus variants- PI- Dr N K Gupta

Achievement of department:-

  • Govt healthcare program
    • Actively involved in Government healthcare programs to control and CME programs for Dengue, Swine flu and other related diseases
    • Conducted course cum workshop on ICU management of H1N1 influenza patients under MOHFW (Since year 2015 to 2018).
  • Involved in Training program
    • Actively involved in providing training of Medical Officers posted en route Amarnath Yatra at J&K since 2014
    • Made the curriculum & training content for conducting training workshop to sensitize APHOs, PHOs, RRTs and Nodal officers designated by the State on Severe Respiratory Disease associated with MERS (CoV).
  • Formulation of National Guidelines/ protocol
    • Actively involved in formulation of National Guidelines/protocol on management of H1N1 seasonal influenza, pneumonia, and sleep apnea and COVID 19
    • Development of guidelines for vaccination of Health care workers
    • Development of CPAP, Bipap and oxygen concentrator guidelines.
    • Participated in the formulation Nebulization practices in India.
    • Faculty deputed as Co-opted members of the multi-disciplinary team constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to review the status of covid management including rational and judicious use of medical oxygen in NCT of Delhi, 2020
    • Faculty appointed as subject expert to contribute to the Development of the MI-SEHAT (Mobile-phone Integrated Sensitive Estimation and High Specificity Application) diagnostic kit for COVID 19 – (PATENT APPLIED FOR- TEMP/E1/47671/2020-DEL), 2021
  • Central Team
    • Lead team of a specialist and two DM residents to manage H1N1 ICU at SMS Medical College, Jaipur during H1N1 outbreak.
    • Lead team to Dibrugarh for assessment and advice regarding outbreak of Encephalitis in the North East Region.
    • Lead team to assess the outbreak of H1N1 in Maharashtra and Kerala.
    • Lead team to assess the outbreak of H1N1 in Gujarat
    • Lead team to assess the outbreak of H1N1 in Bhopal
    • Lead team as a member of the central team, deployed for collaboration with the Kerala State Health Department for the effective management of COVID-19.
    • Lead team as a member of the central team, deployed for collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh Health Department for the effective management of COVID-19.
    • Faculty deputed as member of the central team deployed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for collaboration with the Kerala State health department for COVID 19 Management.
    • Faculty nominated as a member of the central team, deployed for collaboration with the Chhattisgarh State Health Department for the effective management of COVID-19.
    • Faculty deputed as member of the central team deputed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare deployed to Maharashtra for the investigation of the Avian Influenza out-break.
  • Conference, CME & National program
    • Organizing National Conference on sleep disorders – SLEEPCON 2016
    • Organizing National Conference on sleep disorders – SLEEPCON 2019
    • Faculty constantly appearing on National Television - Total Health program imparting education regarding Influenza, Asthma, TB & COVID 19.
    • Faculty constantly appearing on National Radio program imparting education regarding Influenza, Asthma, TB & COVID 19.
    • 1st OSCE WORKSHOP in a national pulmonary conference in NAPCON 2020
    • Monthly North zone NCCP CME conducted by the department since 2000
  • Faculty as experts on various exam
    • Faculty deputed as a center appraiser for various exams being conducted by the National board of Examinations (NBE)
    • Faculty appointed as subject expert to contribute to the question bank for National Board of Examinations (NBE)
    • Centre for conducting DNB (Respiratory & Critical Care examination)
    • Center for DM training since 2012
  • Publication
    • Publication of Indian Journal of Sleep Medicine (IJSM) since 1996
    • Faculty has published nearly 200 papers in peer reviewed National and International journals during the said period
  • Research
    • The department participates in various research projects, trials in collaboration with National and International organizations
  • COVID 19
    • The department has been at forefront in managing COVID 19 pandemic in coordination with other specialities.

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