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Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

The department of Pulmonary Medicine made a humble beginning in 1991 for specialized, tertiary care of patients with Respiratory ailments with 10 ward beds, and four bedded ICU and the first sleep lab of India. Over the years, department expanded to management of various pulmonary diseases including asthma, tuberculosis, lung cancer and intestinal lung disease; besides critical care, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy and sleep lab facilities. The department expanded bronchoscopic facilities with the addition of Endobronchial ultrasound (redial plus linear EBUS) in year 2013.

The department has been involved in the academic activities with a prestigious DM Courses in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine since year 2010. After initial three years the seats for DM course were increased from two to four per year and top rankers across the country get enrolled on an annual basis.

In year 2018 the department shifted to Super Speciality Block – 6th floor and the facilities were expanded to 10 bedded ICU, 12 bed HDU for H1N1 & 18 bedded ward for patients, three sleep labs, one dedicated spirometry lab, daily OPDs and daily bronchoscopy. The department also runs a 24hrs ABG lab in the Department as well as in the emergency (NEB).

The department currently has seven faculty, alongwith a team of DM Residents, Senior Residents and Junior Residents. Besides carrying out regular academic teaching schedule for the residents department is also involved in Government healthcare programs such as Dengue, Swine flu and workshop on management of H1N1 influenza patients. Department also imparted training for the Medical officers on route of Amarnath Yatra, made curricular and training content for sensitized on severe respiratory disease associated with MERS (CoV). Formulated National Guidelines/ protocol on H1N1 influenza, pneumonia, sleep apnea and COVID 19, developed guidelines for vaccination of health care workers, CPAP, Bipap and oxygen concentrator, formulation of nebulization practices in India. They are a part of the central team who lead the management of H1N1, Encephalitis, COVID 19 in different states of India.

Location:

6th floor,
Super Speciality Block,
Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

A new ten (10) bedded ICU has been set up in the new location of the department for care of patients with acute respiratory ailments and other critically sick patients with all modern facilities like monitors, ventilators mechanical (invasive & non- invasive) including high frequency ventilator, infusion pumps, blood warmers, body warmers, bedside ultrasound machine etc. There is an effort to also procure continuous renal replacement therapy equipment, counter pulsation balloon pumps among others for the ICU for comprehensive management of critically ill patients. Back up services like radiology and laboratory services are available round the clock.

The DM & non DM Senior residents manning the critical care unit are trained in all interventional procedures like placement of central lines, endotracheal intubations, and intercostal intubation among others. They are helped in the care by a team of junior residents and nursing staff

The department also runs a 06 bedded ICU and of 06 bed HDU for H1N1 patients in the Department. Facilities and staffing of care personnel is akin to that of the Pulmonary Medicine ICU.

OPD & IPD patient admission, all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures like bronchoscopy, EBUS, pulmonary function tests, intercostal intubations, pleurodesis, percutaneous tracheostomy etc. The department also provides round the clock back up for acute respiratory emergencies and critical illness of all disciplines including those from the Casualty department. The Department has machines for spirometry, complete pulmonary function test machines including diffusion capacity. The department runs the central arterial blood Gas Test Laboratory and a sleep Lab. Besides the above, diagnostic procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, pleural biopsies, fine needle aspiration cytology – routine or ultrasound/CT guided are done routinely on an OPD basis.

Academic Services: Teaching/ Training for UG, PG, DM, BSC nursing, MSC nursing, Refresher courses for CRPF Medical officers etc.

Sr. No. Name of Faculty Designation Email
1 Dr. N. K. Gupta Head of the Department Professor
2 Dr. Shibdas Chakrabarti Consultant & Professor
3 Dr. Rohit Kumar Assistant Professor
4 Dr. Pranav Ish Assistant Professor
5 Dr. Nitesh Gupta Assistant Professor
6 Dr. Mahendran AJ Assistant Professor
7 Dr. Manu Madan Assistant Professor

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In the OPD, like all other specialty units patients are registered when they are referred from a primary care unit of the hospital, CGHS dispensaries or from other hospitals. The OPD is run on all working days. Registration is open from 08.30 am to 11.30 am on all days except on Saturdays when it is till 11.00 am. OPD patient attendence = New-14665, old-18320. Total= 32985 AVERAGE 200 PER DAY APPX. OPD’s are conducted in Room Nos: 612, 613, 614, 615

The OPD Schedule for Dept. of Respiratory Medicine is:

Sr.No.ConsultantDaysRoom No
1.Dr S ChakrabartiMonday to Saturday615
2.Dr N K GuptaMonday to Saturday614
3.Dr Rohit KumarMonday to Saturday614
4.Dr Pranav IshMonday to Saturday615
5.Dr Manu MadanMonday to Saturday613
6.SRMonday to Saturday612

Inpatient: The department has bed strength of 40 beds (18 ward + 12 HDU + 10 ICU). Indoor beds are for care of patients with respiratory ailments requiring hospitalization. Patients with respiratory ailments requiring non- invasive ventilation, oxygen, parenteral medication, nebulization therapy and/ or monitoring are admitted to the pulmonary care ward/ HDU. For the care of these patients the faculty is ably assisted by DM Residents (12), Non-DM SR (10) and junior residents (10) who are posted in shifts.

The department performs all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures related to the management of respiratory disease like bronchoscopy, EBUS, TNBA, pulmonary function tests, ABG, intercostal intubations, pleurodesis, percutaneous tracheostomy etc. The department also provides round the clock back up for acute respiratory emergencies and critical illness of all disciplines including those from the Casualty department. The department independently manages critical care patients in 10 bedded ICU. Pulmonary Department of Safdarjung Hospital is pioneer in establishing Sleep Medicine department with 1st Sleep Lab in Govt. Hospital. The department has provided teaching training including courses like DNB (Pulmonary Medicine), Fellowship in Critical Medicine (FNB) is centre for DM (PCCM) since 2011

Attendance (Yearly) of various services provided

  • OPD patient attendence = New-14665, old-18320. Total= 32985 AVERAGE 200 PER DAY APPX
  • IPD admissions = 1500 per year
  • ABG = 174000 per year
  • Brochoscopy procedure = 2000 per year (including endobronchial ultrasound)
  • PFT = 10000 per year
  • Thoracoscopy= Appx 300 per year appx.
  • Sleep study = 300-400 per year

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Facilities: The department offers state of art diagnostic facilities to aid in the diagnosis and management of inpatients and out patients. They include:

Pulmonary Function Laboratory: The Department has machines for spirometry, complete pulmonary function test machines including diffusion capacity.

The department has procured three pulmonary function machines and four protable spirometers for measurement of lung volumes, thoracic gas volumes, diffusion factor, body plethysmography for measurement of airway resistance, compliance and thoracic gas volumes etc. The department is in the process of procuring FENO & Impulse oscillometery apparatus.

Pulmonary function tests are done on daily between 9.00 am to 4.00 pm (Saturday till 1 pm) in room no. 609.

Bronchoscopy Unit: The department has a bronchoscopy unit with adult and pediatric fiber bronchoscopes. All Bronchoscopy diagnostic procedures are performed routinely, viz- bronchial washing for cytology & microbiology, brushing for cytology, bronchoscopic/ transbronchial lung biopsy & trans bronchial needle aspiration. The department has a semi rigid medical thoracoscopy system for medical thoracoscopies. The department has an End bronchial Ultra Sound facility for evaluation of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy along with a Radial probe for Ultra sound guided evaluation of peripheral lung masses & central tracheal abnormalities under Videoscopic guidance.

Bronchoscopies for removal of foreign bodies are also done. The department also has a rigid bronchoscope which is expected to aid significantly in the diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic facilities.

Several new therapeutic bronchoscopic maneuvers like Balloon dilatation of bronchial strictures, electro cauterization of bronchial tumors, placement of bronchial stents and pleurodesis under vision is being undertaken.

Bronchoscopies are performed on appointment between 8.30 am to 2.00 pm. This is facility with nominal payments. Bronchoscopes are done in room No. 645.

ABG Laboratory: The department runs the central arterial blood Gas Test Laboratory. The Laboratory having two machines caters to the ABG requirements of the whole hospital and the services are available 24x7 round the clock in room no 616.

The Department also runs the ABG Laboratory located in the New Emergency Block in Room No 103. This facility too is a 24x7 facility and does approximately 400 ABG samples daily.

Sleep Laboratory: Safdarjang Hospital and the department of pulmonary medicine are credited with setting up the first sleep laboratory in India. Here patients undergo overnight polysomnography for the diagnosis and possible therapeutic options for treatment of sleep disorders. This path breaking step has practically opened up a new and dynamic sub specialty in sleep medicine. Sleep studies are done in room 662.

Besides the above, diagnostic procedures like pleural fluid aspiration, pleural biopsies, fine needle aspiration cytology – routine or ultrasound/CT guided are done routinely on an OPD basis.

Indexed Publications from department in last 3 years (2019-2021)

Dr Neeraj Kr. Gupta

  • Sudhasini Panda, Shah Faisal, Krishna Kumar, Diravya M Seelan, Alpana Sharma, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Sudip Datta, Archana Singh. Role of Regulatory Proteins Involved in Iron Homeostasis in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts. Ind J Clin Biochem (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-020-00947-w
  • Archana Singh, Sudhasini Panda, Diravyaseelan M, Kalpana Luthra, Naval Kishore, Anant Mohan, Neeraj Gupta. Role of hyperglycemia on macrophage effector function in patho-physiology of pulmonary tuberculosis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2020, 20(suppl 1):324
  • Quadir N, Rahman SA, Ahmad J, Das AK, Arora N, Sheikh JA, Gupta NK, Kapur P, Dudeja M, Hasnain SE, Ehtesham NZ. Development and Validation of Signature Sequence-Based PCR for Improved Molecular Diagnosis of Tuberculosis. J Mol Diagn. 2021 Jun 8:S1525-1578(21)00165-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2021.05.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34116244
  • Gupta NK, Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Ish P*. Chest percussion, a common yet underutilized art. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(3):1387
  • Gupta NK, Ish P*. Tuberculosis with discordant drug resistance patterns- A diagnostic dilemma. Indian J Tuberc. 2021

Dr Shibdas Chakrabarti

  • Mittal R, Kumar R, Srikanth JK, Yadav SR, Chandak R, Chakrabarti S. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: Blizzard of lung. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Jun 10. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1709. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34121375.
  • Mittal R, Kumar R, Mahendran AJ, Mengar M, Chakrabarti S. An unusual case of unilateral hyperlucent lung. Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Dec;16(4):200071. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0071-2020. PMID: 33664830; PMCID: PMC7910022
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. COVID-19: Avoiding a second tragedy in a tuberculosis burdened country. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):1338
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. The “masks for the ventilator” in the COVID-19 era. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):630-632. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0124. PMID: 33393660
  • Chakrabarti S, Behera D, Gupta P, Balasubramanian V, Gupta N, Ish P. A Study to evaluate Sleep disordered breathing in patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure. Indian J Sleep Med 2020;15(1):1–4
  • Aggarwal S, Kumar S, Gupta N, Garg S, Chakravarty A, Ish P, et al. A cross sectional study evaluating inflammatory markers in hemophilia and association with chronic complications. MAMC J Med Sci 2020;6(2):107-12
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Goel AD, Ish P, Chakrabarti S, Suri JC. Profile of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1329. PMID: 33169592
  • Kumar R, Kumar A, Yadav SR, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleep disordered breathing and Stroke - A common yet ignored association. Indian Sleep Med. 2020;15(2):30–34
  • Mengar M, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S, Aggarwal V, Shah K, Ish P*. Cocaine abuse induced diffuse alveolar haemorrhage- a rare entity. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1191
  • Joshi A, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. Cerebral Malaria: Hear before Discharge! Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(3):212-3. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23378
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy, Celiac Disease, and Immune Complex Pneumonitis: A Rare Case Report of an Immunoglobulin A-Associated Pathologic Trifecta. Perm J. 2020;24:1-3. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.004. PMID: 33482964.
  • Srikanth JK, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Unusual initial presentation of ABPA as Hydropneumothorax. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(3):280-1
  • Ish P*, Das A, Gupta N, Srikanth JK, Batra S, Chakrabarti S. A mediastinal mass with abdominal and pulmonary presentation. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(4):360-1
  • Gupta N, Das A, Ish P*, Kumar R, Sharma A, Chakrabarti S. A case of 81-year-old with cough and dyspnoea. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(5):454-457. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0158. PMID: 33169819
  • Shamil PK, Gupta N, Cherath S, Das A, Agrawal S, Ish P, Kumar R, Chakrabarti S. A 22-year-old male with back pain, dilated veins over chest and mass in right atrium. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e335-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.055. PMID: 33280779
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Chakrabarti S, Ish P*. COPD 2020 guidelines- what is new and why? Adv Respir Med 2020;88(1):38-40
  • Chakrabarti S, Balasubramanian V, Sen M K, Gupta N, Behera D, Ish P. Long term neurocognitive and quality of life outcomes following intensive care admission. Astrocyte, 2019. Accepted for publication
  • Balasubramanian V, Chakrabarti S, Singh A, Gupta N. “Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in primary Sjogren's syndrome: An uncommon manifestation”. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 01/2019;, DOI:10.4103/injr.injr_48_19
  • Srikanth JK,
  • Gupta N,
  • Agrawal S,
  • Gupta N, Mahendran AJ, Chakrabarti S, Agrawal S. Air outside the airways: an unusual complication of asthma.
  • Chakrabarti S, Darisetty S, Gupta N, Ish P. Masking of obstructive sleep apnoea by drug induced central sleep apnoea.
  • Chakrabarti S, Mengar M, Vidhushi Rathi, Rohit Kumar, Amit Murar, Pranav Ish. Neurocopgnitive decline in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Ignored Entity. Indian Sleep Med 2019;14(2):38-41

Dr Rohit Kumar

  • Mittal R, Kumar R, Srikanth JK, Yadav SR, Chandak R, Chakrabarti S. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: Blizzard of lung. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Jun 10. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1709. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34121375.
  • Mittal R, Kumar R, Mahendran AJ, Mengar M, Chakrabarti S. An unusual case of unilateral hyperlucent lung. Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Dec;16(4):200071. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0071-2020. PMID: 33664830; PMCID: PMC7910022
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Kumar R, Singh B, Ish P*. Contentious issue in recurrent covid-19: Re-activation or Re-infection. Turk Thorac J. 2020 Nov;21(6):463-466. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20164. Epub 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 33352106; PMCID: PMC7752104
  • Gupta N, Ish P, Kumar R, Dev N, Yadav SR, Malhotra N, Agrawal S, Gaind R, Sachdeva H, SJH COVID 2019 working group. Evaluation of the Clinical profile, laboratory parameters and outcome of two hundred COVID-19 patients from a tertiary centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1507. PMID: 33169598
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. COVID-19: Avoiding a second tragedy in a tuberculosis burdened country. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):1338
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleepless in COVID-19: how not to lose sleep in lockdowns. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364. Published 2020 Jun 12. doi:10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Ish P*, Kumar R, Yadav SR. Awake proning in Covid-19 pneumonia. Infez Med. 2020;28(3):453-5
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. The “masks for the ventilator” in the COVID-19 era. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):630-632. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0124. PMID: 33393660
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Goel A, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N. Cardiology and COVID-19: A bidirectional association! Adv Respir Med 2021; 89(1):81-4
  • Kumar R, Kumar A, Yadav SR, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleep disordered breathing and Stroke - A common yet ignored association. Indian Sleep Med. 2020;15(2):30–34
  • Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Bishnoi S, Pulle MV, Ish P*. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus- a rare early diagnosis. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1258
  • Gupta N, Das A, Ish P*, Kumar R, Sharma A, Chakrabarti S. A case of 81-year-old with cough and dyspnoea. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(5):454-457. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0158. PMID: 33169819.
  • Gupta NK, Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Ish P*. Chest percussion, a common yet underutilized art. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(3):1387
  • Shamil PK, Gupta N, Cherath S, Das A, Agrawal S, Ish P, Kumar R, Chakrabarti S. A 22-year-old male with back pain, dilated veins over chest and mass in right atrium. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e335-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.055. PMID: 33280779.
  • Agrawal S,

Dr Pranav Ish

  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Mishra S, Gaind R, Usha G, Singh B, Sen MK, Safdarjung Hospital COVID 2019 working group. Clinical and Epidemiologic profile of the initial COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):10.4081/monaldi.2020.1294
  • Iyengar KP, Ish P, Upadhyaya GK, Malhotra N, Vaishya R, Jain VK. COVID-19 and Mortality in Doctors. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020; 14: 1743-6 DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2020.09.003
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Kumar R, Singh B, Ish P*. Contentious issue in recurrent covid-19: Re-activation or Re-infection. Turk Thorac J. 2020 Nov;21(6):463-466. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20164. Epub 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 33352106; PMCID: PMC7752104.
  • Gupta N, Ish P, Kumar R, Dev N, Yadav SR, Malhotra N, Agrawal S, Gaind R, Sachdeva H, SJH COVID 2019 working group. Evaluation of the Clinical profile, laboratory parameters and outcome of two hundred COVID-19 patients from a tertiary centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1507. PMID: 33169598
  • Gupta N, Ish P, Gupta A, et al. A profile of a retrospective cohort of 22 patients of COVID-19 with active/treated tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2020 Nov 19;56(5):2003408. doi: 10.1183/13993003.03408-2020. PMID: 33093125; PMCID: PMC7674774
  • Sachdeva K, Agrawal S, Ish P, Gupta N, Raheja K. Neurologic manifestations of COVID-19; A brief review. Indian J Med Res. 2020; 152(1):41-7 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1395_20
  • Ish P, Sen MK, Gupta N. In Reference to Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 16]. Laryngoscope. 2020;10.1002/lary.28832. doi:10.1002/lary.28832
  • Ish P, Malhotra N, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Relative Lymphocytosis in COVID-19- a ray of hope. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(3):287-8
  • Ish P, Agrawal S, Goel AD, Gupta N. Contact Tracing-unearthing key epidemiological features of COVID-19. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2020;8:1–3
     
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agstam S, Ish P*. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19; Vigilance is the need of the hour. Indian J Med Spec 2020;11(3): 169-70
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P*. Coronavirus- preventing an occupational hazard among doctors Adv Respir Med 2020;88(2):166-8
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish S, Ish P*. COVID-19 in intensive care. Some necessary steps for health care workers. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1284
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P*. Chloroquine in COVID-19: the evidence. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1290
  • Rathi S, Ish P, Kalantri A, Kalantri S. Hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis for COVID-19 contacts in India. Lancet Infect Dis 2020 Published Online April 17, 2020
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  • Gupta N, Ish P*, Agstam S. ACE inhibitors and ARB in COVID-19: safe and possibly beneficial. Lung India 2020;37:352-3
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. COVID-19: Avoiding a second tragedy in a tuberculosis burdened country. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):1338
  • Gupta S, Malhotra N, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P*. The curious case of COVID-19 in children [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 29]. J Pediatr. 2020; S0022-3476(20)30566-7. Doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.04.062
  • Ish P, Sachdeva K, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 - continually evolving and perplexing. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020;23(3):361-2
  • Ish P, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Vitamin C (ovi) D; An unexplored option! Infez Med. 2020;28(suppl 1):122-5
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P*. COVID- A potential but preventable workplace hazard. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2020; 24(2):128
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleepless in COVID-19: how not to lose sleep in lockdowns. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364. Published 2020 Jun 12. doi:10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*. HCQ induced QT prolongation- Primum non nocere. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2020.06.009
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Ish P*, Kumar R, Yadav SR. Awake proning in Covid-19 pneumonia. Infez Med. 2020;28(3):453-5
  • Sakthivel P, Rajeshwari M, Malhotra N, Ish P*. Violence against Doctors- An Emerging Epidemic Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic in India. Postgrad Med J. 2020. DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138925
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P. Covid warriors: A tag of pride or prejudice? Natl Med J India. 2020 Sep-Oct;33(5):315. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.315903. PMID: 34213468.
  • Malhotra N, Sakthivel P, Gupta N, Nischal N, Ish P*. Telemedicine: A New Normal in COVID Era; Perspective from a developing nation. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Sep 24:postgradmedj-2020-138742. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138742. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32972962.
  • Madan M, Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish S, Ish P*. Fogging of Goggles in PPE during COVID-19 pandemic: A practical problem with multiple possible solutions. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):636-637. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0164. PMID: 33393662.
  • Ish P, Sakthivel P*, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Rajeshwari M. E-learning of medical residents during COVID-19- perspective from a developing nation. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Oct 28:postgradmedj-2020-139022. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33115913
  • Ish P, Sakthivel P*, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Rajeshwari M. ABC Triage and Protect Phase strategy in COVID-19 Management: lessons from the past. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Nov 6:postgradmedj-2020-139114. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139114. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33158938
  • Malhotra N, Ish P, Gupta N*. Plasma therapy in COVID-19; All that glitters is not gold. Lung India 2021 Jul;69(7):1969. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1200_21. PMID: 34146076
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. The “masks for the ventilator” in the COVID-19 era. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):630-632. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0124. PMID: 33393660
  • Iyengar KP, Garg R, Jain VK, Malhotra N, Ish P*. Electronic intensive care unit: A perspective amid the COVID-19 era – Need of the day! Lung India 2021;38:S97-100. DOI:10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_663_20
  • Iyengar KP, Jain VK, Ish P*. COVID-19 Reinfection- An enigmatic public health threat. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Nov 30;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1596. PMID: 33305559.
  • Ish P, Sakthivel P, Panda S. Tracheostomy for COVID-19 in India- a herculean task of keeping two lives safe. Laryngoscope. 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1002/lary.29341. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33378568.
  • Migliori GB, The TB/COVID-19 Global Study Group (including Ish P). TB and COVID-19 co-infection: rationale and aims of a global study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2021 Jan 1;25(1):78-80. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0786. PMID: 33384052.
  • Iyengar KP, Agarwal A, Jain VK, Malhotra N, Ish P*. COVID-19 and osteoarticular TB: challenges and perspectives from a developing nation. Indian J Rheumatol 2020. DOI:10.4103/injr.injr_321_20
  • Iyengar KP, Jain VK, Vaishya R, Ish P. Long COVID-19: an emerging pandemic in itself. Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(2):234-236. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0040. PMID: 33966266
  • Virk BS, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Ish P*. A case of COVID-19 with pulmonary sequelae. MAMC J Med Sci 2021;7(1)
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Goel A, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N. Cardiology and COVID-19: A bidirectional association! Adv Respir Med 2021; 89(1):81-4
  • Iyengar KP, Vaishya R, Jain VK, Ish P. BAME community hesitancy in the UK for COVID-19 vaccine: suggested solutions. Postgrad Med J. 2021 Mar 29:postgradmedj-2021-139957. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-139957. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33782200
  • Srivastava RK, Ish P, Safdarjung COVID-19 Vaccination group. The initial experience of COVID-19 vaccination from a tertiary care centre of India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Mar 31. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1816. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33794595
  • Iyengar KP, Singh B, Vaishya R, Jain VK, Ish P. Should COVID-19 vaccination be made mandatory? Lung India. 2021 Jul-Aug;38(4):379-381. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_181_21. PMID: 34259181
  • Iyengar KP, Ish P, Botchu R, Jain VK, Vaishya R. Influence of the Peltzman effect on the recurrent COVID-19 waves in Europe. Postgrad Med J. 2021 Apr 29:postgradmedj-2021-140234. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2021-140234. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33927062.
  • Jain H, Gupta N, Ish P*. COVID-19 Happy hypoxemia and HAPE- Pathophysiological links? Indian J Med Spec 2021
  • Ish P*, Ish S. Prevention of Mucormycosis in COVID-19; the need of the hour. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 Jul;69(7):1969. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1200_21. PMID: 34146076
  • Kunal S, Aditi, Gupta K, Ish P. COVID-19 variants in India: Potential role in second wave and impact on vaccination. Heart Lung. 2021;50(6):784-787. doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2021.05.008
  • Chakrabarti S, Behera D, Gupta P, Balasubramanian V, Gupta N, Ish P. A Study to evaluate Sleep disordered breathing in patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure. Indian J Sleep Med 2020;15(1):1–4
  • Aggarwal S, Kumar S, Gupta N, Garg S, Chakravarty A, Ish P, et al. A cross sectional study evaluating inflammatory markers in hemophilia and association with chronic complications. MAMC J Med Sci 2020;6(2):107-12
  • Balasubramanian V, Suri JC, Ish P, Gupta N, Behera D, Gupta P, et al. Neurocognitive and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Intensive Care Admission: A Prospective 6-Month Follow-Up Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):932–937
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Goel AD, Ish P, Chakrabarti S, Suri JC. Profile of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1329. PMID: 33169592
  • Kumar R, Kumar A, Yadav SR, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleep disordered breathing and Stroke - A common yet ignored association. Indian Sleep Med. 2020;15(2):30–34
  • Mengar M, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S, Aggarwal V, Shah K, Ish P*. Cocaine abuse induced diffuse alveolar haemorrhage- a rare entity. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1191
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. A 13-year-old girl with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Indian Sleep Med. 2019;14(4):76-78
  • Joshi A, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. Cerebral Malaria: Hear before Discharge! Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(3):212-3. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23378
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy, Celiac Disease, and Immune Complex Pneumonitis: A Rare Case Report of an Immunoglobulin A-Associated Pathologic Trifecta. Perm J. 2020;24:1-3. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.004. PMID: 33482964.
  • Srikanth JK, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Unusual initial presentation of ABPA as Hydropneumothorax. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(3):280-1
  • Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Bishnoi S, Pulle MV, Ish P*. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus- a rare early diagnosis. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1258
  • Ish P*, Das A, Gupta N, Srikanth JK, Batra S, Chakrabarti S. A mediastinal mass with abdominal and pulmonary presentation. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(4):360-1
  • Gupta N, Das A, Ish P*, Kumar R, Sharma A, Chakrabarti S. A case of 81-year-old with cough and dyspnoea. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(5):454-457. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0158. PMID: 33169819
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P. Colistin induced acquired Bartter like syndrome- a rare cause of difficult weaning. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(8):739-40
  • Gupta NK, Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Ish P*. Chest percussion, a common yet underutilized art. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(3):1387
  • Shamil PK, Gupta N, Cherath S, Das A, Agrawal S, Ish P, Kumar R, Chakrabarti S. A 22-year-old male with back pain, dilated veins over chest and mass in right atrium. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e335-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.055. PMID: 33280779
  • Shamil PK, Gupta N, Cherath S, Das A, Agrawal S, Ish P, Kumar R, Chakrabarti S. A 22-year-old male with back pain, dilated veins over chest and mass in right atrium. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e335-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.055. PMID: 33280779
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Chakrabarti S, Ish P*. COPD 2020 guidelines- what is new and why? Adv Respir Med 2020;88(1):38-40
  • Ish P, Malhotra N, Gupta N. GINA 2020: What’s new and why? Journal of Asthma. 2020.
  • Gupta N, Malhotra N, Ish P*. GOLD 2021 guidelines for COPD- what’s new and why? Adv Respir Med 2021;89(3):344-346. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0015. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33881161.
  • Iyengar KP, Jain VK, Sakthivel P, Malhotra N, Ish P*. Competency-based novel medical curriculum in India. Postgrad Med J. 2021 Feb 9: postgradmedj-2020-139690. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139690. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33563709
  • Gupta NK, Ish P*. Tuberculosis with discordant drug resistance patterns- A diagnostic dilemma. Indian J Tuberc. 2021
  • Ish P, Nischal N (2020) HIV in ICU. In: Soneja M., Khanna P. (eds) Infectious Diseases in the Intensive Care Unit. Springer, Singapore.
  • Mengar M, Chakrabarti S, Ish P, Gupta N. A randomized controlled trial to study impact of continuous positive airway pressure on neurocognitive functions in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Lung India 2019;36(9): S108 (ABSTRACT)

  • Srikanth JK

    A late presentation of an uncommon congenital vascular anomaly. Adv Respir Med 2019;87(5):305-306

  • Chakrabarti S, Darisetty S, Gupta N, Ish P. Masking of obstructive sleep apnoea by drug induced central sleep apnoea
  • Chakrabarti S, Mengar M, Vidhushi Rathi, Rohit Kumar, Amit Murar, Pranav Ish. Neurocopgnitive decline in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Ignored Entity. Indian Sleep Med 2019;14(2):38-41

Dr Nitesh Gupta

  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Mishra S, Gaind R, Usha G, Singh B, Sen MK, Safdarjung Hospital COVID 2019 working group. Clinical and Epidemiologic profile of the initial COVID-19 patients at a tertiary care centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):10.4081/monaldi.2020.1294
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Kumar R, Singh B, Ish P*. Contentious issue in recurrent covid-19: Re-activation or Re-infection. Turk Thorac J. 2020 Nov;21(6):463-466. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20164. Epub 2020 Nov 1. PMID: 33352106; PMCID: PMC7752104.
  • Gupta N, Ish P, Kumar R, Dev N, Yadav SR, Malhotra N, Agrawal S, Gaind R, Sachdeva H, SJH COVID 2019 working group. Evaluation of the Clinical profile, laboratory parameters and outcome of two hundred COVID-19 patients from a tertiary centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1507. PMID: 33169598.
  • Gupta N, Ish P, Gupta A, et al. A profile of a retrospective cohort of 22 patients of COVID-19 with active/treated tuberculosis. Eur Respir J. 2020 Nov 19;56(5):2003408. doi: 10.1183/13993003.03408-2020. PMID: 33093125; PMCID: PMC7674774
  • Sachdeva K, Agrawal S, Ish P, Gupta N, Raheja K. Neurologic manifestations of COVID-19; A brief review. Indian J Med Res. 2020; 152(1):41-7 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1395_20
  • Ish P, Sen MK, Gupta N. In Reference to Anosmia and Ageusia: Common Findings in COVID-19 Patients [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jun 16]. Laryngoscope. 2020;10.1002/lary.28832. doi:10.1002/lary.28832
  • Ish P, Malhotra N, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Relative Lymphocytosis in COVID-19- a ray of hope. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(3):287-8
  • Ish P, Agrawal S, Goel AD, Gupta N. Contact Tracing-unearthing key epidemiological features of COVID-19. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2020;8:1–3
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agstam S, Ish P*. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19; Vigilance is the need of the hour. Indian J Med Spec 2020;11(3): 169-70
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P*. Coronavirus- preventing an occupational hazard among doctors Adv Respir Med 2020;88(2):166-8
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish S, Ish P*. COVID-19 in intensive care. Some necessary steps for health care workers. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1284
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P*. Chloroquine in COVID-19: the evidence. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1290
  • Gupta N, Ish P*, Agstam S. ACE inhibitors and ARB in COVID-19: safe and possibly beneficial. Lung India 2020;37:352-3
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. COVID-19: Avoiding a second tragedy in a tuberculosis burdened country. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):1338
  • Gupta S, Malhotra N, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P*. The curious case of COVID-19 in children [published online ahead of print, 2020 Apr 29]. J Pediatr. 2020; S0022-3476(20)30566-7. Doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.04.062
  • Ish P, Sachdeva K, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Neurological manifestations of COVID-19 - continually evolving and perplexing. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2020;23(3):361-2
  • Ish P, Agrawal S, Gupta N. Vitamin C (ovi) D; An unexplored option! Infez Med. 2020;28(suppl 1):122-5
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P*. COVID- A potential but preventable workplace hazard. Indian J Occup Environ Med 2020; 24(2):128
  • Yadav SR, Kumar R, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleepless in COVID-19: how not to lose sleep in lockdowns. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(2):10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364. Published 2020 Jun 12. doi:10.4081/monaldi.2020.1364
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*. HCQ induced QT prolongation- Primum non nocere. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2020.06.009
  • Sen MK, Gupta N, Ish P*, Kumar R, Yadav SR. Awake proning in Covid-19 pneumonia. Infez Med. 2020;28(3):453-5
  • Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish P. Covid warriors: A tag of pride or prejudice? Natl Med J India. 2020 Sep-Oct;33(5):315. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.315903. PMID: 34213468
  • Malhotra N, Sakthivel P, Gupta N, Nischal N, Ish P*. Telemedicine: A New Normal in COVID Era; Perspective from a developing nation. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Sep 24:postgradmedj-2020-138742. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138742. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32972962
  • Madan M, Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish S, Ish P*. Fogging of Goggles in PPE during COVID-19 pandemic: A practical problem with multiple possible solutions. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):636-637. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0164. PMID: 33393662
  • Ish P, Sakthivel P*, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Rajeshwari M. E-learning of medical residents during COVID-19- perspective from a developing nation. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Oct 28:postgradmedj-2020-139022. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33115913.
  • Ish P, Sakthivel P*, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Rajeshwari M. ABC Triage and Protect Phase strategy in COVID-19 Management: lessons from the past. Postgrad Med J. 2020 Nov 6:postgradmedj-2020-139114. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139114. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33158938
  • Malhotra N, Ish P, Gupta N*. Plasma therapy in COVID-19; All that glitters is not gold. Lung India 2021 Jul;69(7):1969. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1200_21. PMID: 34146076
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. The “masks for the ventilator” in the COVID-19 era. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):630-632. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0124. PMID: 33393660
  • Virk BS, Gupta N, Malhotra N, Ish P*. A case of COVID-19 with pulmonary sequelae. MAMC J Med Sci 2021;7(1)
  • Kumar R, Yadav SR, Goel A, Kumar A, Ish P, Gupta N. Cardiology and COVID-19: A bidirectional association! Adv Respir Med 2021; 89(1):81-4
  • Jain H, Gupta N, Ish P*. COVID-19 Happy hypoxemia and HAPE- Pathophysiological links? Indian J Med Spec 2021
  • Chakrabarti S, Behera D, Gupta P, Balasubramanian V, Gupta N, Ish P. A Study to evaluate Sleep disordered breathing in patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure. Indian J Sleep Med 2020;15(1):1–4
  • Aggarwal S, Kumar S, Gupta N, Garg S, Chakravarty A, Ish P, et al. A cross sectional study evaluating inflammatory markers in hemophilia and association with chronic complications. MAMC J Med Sci 2020;6(2):107-12
  • Balasubramanian V, Suri JC, Ish P, Gupta N, Behera D, Gupta P, et al. Neurocognitive and Quality-of-Life Outcomes Following Intensive Care Admission: A Prospective 6-Month Follow-Up Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(10):932–937
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Goel AD, Ish P, Chakrabarti S, Suri JC. Profile of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1329. PMID: 33169592
  • Kumar R, Kumar A, Yadav SR, Ish P, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S. Sleep disordered breathing and Stroke - A common yet ignored association. Indian Sleep Med. 2020;15(2):30–34
  • Mengar M, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S, Aggarwal V, Shah K, Ish P*. Cocaine abuse induced diffuse alveolar haemorrhage- a rare entity. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1191
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. A 13-year-old girl with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Indian Sleep Med. 2019;14(4):76-78
  • Joshi A, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. Cerebral Malaria: Hear before Discharge! Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(3):212-3. doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23378
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy, Celiac Disease, and Immune Complex Pneumonitis: A Rare Case Report of an Immunoglobulin A-Associated Pathologic Trifecta. Perm J. 2020;24:1-3. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.004. PMID: 33482964.
  • Srikanth JK, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Unusual initial presentation of ABPA as Hydropneumothorax. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(3):280-1
  • Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Bishnoi S, Pulle MV, Ish P*. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus- a rare early diagnosis. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(1):1258
  • Ish P*, Das A, Gupta N, Srikanth JK, Batra S, Chakrabarti S. A mediastinal mass with abdominal and pulmonary presentation. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(4):360-1
  • Gupta N, Das A, Ish P*, Kumar R, Sharma A, Chakrabarti S. A case of 81-year-old with cough and dyspnoea. Adv Respir Med 2020;88(5):454-457. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0158. PMID: 33169819.
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P. Colistin induced acquired Bartter like syndrome- a rare cause of difficult weaning. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(8):739-40
  • Gupta N, Malhotra N, Ish P*. GOLD 2021 guidelines for COPD- what’s new and why? Adv Respir Med 2021;89(3):344-346. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0015. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33881161.
  • Gupta NK, Kumar R, Puri HV, Gupta N, Yadav SR, Ish P*. Chest percussion, a common yet underutilized art. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020;90(3):1387
  • Shamil PK, Gupta N, Cherath S, Das A, Agrawal S, Ish P, Kumar R, Chakrabarti S. A 22-year-old male with back pain, dilated veins over chest and mass in right atrium. Chest. 2020 Dec;158(6):e335-e341. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.055. PMID: 33280779.
  • Gupta N, Agrawal S, Chakrabarti S, Ish P*. COPD 2020 guidelines- what is new and why? Adv Respir Med 2020;88(1):38-40
  • Ish P, Malhotra N, Gupta N. GINA 2020: What’s new and why? Journal of Asthma. 2020.
  • Gupta N, Malhotra N, Ish P*. GOLD 2021 guidelines for COPD- what’s new and why? Adv Respir Med 2021;89(3):344-346. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2021.0015. Epub 2021 Apr 21. PMID: 33881161
  • Gupta NK, Ish P*. Tuberculosis with discordant drug resistance patterns- A diagnostic dilemma. Indian J Tuberc. 2021
  • Arora R, Marwah S, Dhama V, Dabral A, Gupta N, Arora B. COVID-19 in pregnancy: A preliminary 50-day review from India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Feb;10(2):883-892. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1471_20. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 34041093; PMCID: PMC8138380
  • Marwah S, Kanwar R, Naghma S, Dabral A, Gupta N. A Clinical Study on Initial Experience of COVID-19 ARDS in Obstetric Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre in India. Case Rep Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Mar 29;2021:5591041. doi:10.1155/2021/5591041. PMID: 33815855; PMCID: PMC8010524
  • Dev N, Meena RC, Gupta DK, Gupta N, Sankar J. Risk factors and frequency of COVID-19 among healthcare workers at a tertiary care centre in India: a case-control study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021 May 8;115(5):551-556. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trab047. PMID: 33763687; PMCID: PMC8083760
  • Agrawal S, Gupta N, Gonuguntla HK, Gonuguntla HK. Evidence-based review of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(1):43-48. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0172. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33471355
  • Dev N, Sankar J, Gupta N, Meena RC, Singh C, Gupta DK, Sen MK. COVID-19 with and without anosmia or dysgeusia: A case-control study. J Med Virol. 2021 Apr;93(4):2499-2504. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26784. Epub 2021 Jan 22. PMID: 33417259
  • Bachani S, Arora R, Dabral A, Marwah S, Anand P, Reddy KS, Gupta N, Singh B. Clinical Profile, Viral Load, Maternal-Fetal Outcomes of Pregnancy With COVID-19: 4-Week Retrospective, Tertiary Care Single-Centre Descriptive Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2021 Apr;43(4):474-482. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.09.021. Epub 2020 Oct 28. PMID: 33349556; PMCID: PMC7591315.
  • Anand P, Yadav A, Debata P, Bachani S, Gupta N, Gera R. Clinical profile, viral load, management and outcome of neonates born to COVID 19 positive mothers: a tertiary care centre experience from India. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Feb;180(2):547-559. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03800-7. Epub 2020 Sep 10. PMID:32910210; PMCID: PMC7482055
  • Agrawal S, Goel AD, Gupta N, Lohiya A, Gonuguntla HK. Diagnostic utility of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) features in differentiating malignant and benign lymph nodes - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Med. 2020 Sep;171:106097. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106097. Epub 2020 Aug 1. PMID:32805534
  • Mengar M, Chakrabarti S, Ish P, Gupta N. A randomized controlled trial to study impact of continuous positive airway pressure on neurocognitive functions in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Lung India 2019;36(9): S108 (ABSTRACT)

  • Srikanth JK

    A late presentation of an uncommon congenital vascular anomaly. Adv Respir Med 2019;87(5):305-306

  • Gupta N

    Microscopic polyangiitis in a case of silica exposure: a rare presentation.

  • Agrawal S

    An unusual case of idiopathic inflammatory

  • myopathy presenting with organizing pneumonia as cavitary lesions.
  • Gupta N, Mahendran AJ, Chakrabarti S, Agrawal S. Air outside the airways: an unusual complication of asthma.
  • Chakrabarti S, Darisetty S, Gupta N, Ish P. Masking of obstructive sleep apnoea by drug induced central sleep apnoea.
  • Balasubramanian V, Chakrabarti S, Singh A, Gupta N. “Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in primary Sjogren's syndrome: An uncommon manifestation”. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 01/2019;, DOI:10.4103/injr.injr_48_19

Dr Manu Madan

  • Madan M, Malhotra N, Gupta N, Ish S, Ish P*. Fogging of Goggles in PPE during COVID-19 pandemic: A practical problem with multiple possible solutions. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):636-637. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0164. PMID: 33393662

Dr Mahendran AJ

  • Mittal R, Kumar R, Mahendran AJ, Mengar M, Chakrabarti S. An unusual case of unilateral hyperlucent lung. Breathe (Sheff). 2020 Dec;16(4):200071. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0071-2020. PMID: 33664830; PMCID: PMC7910022
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agstam S, Ish P*. Acute Pulmonary Embolism in COVID-19; Vigilance is the need of the hour. Indian J Med Spec 2020;11(3): 169-70
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*. HCQ induced QT prolongation- Primum non nocere. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2020.06.009
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Ish P*, Chakrabarti S. A 13-year-old girl with hypercapnic respiratory failure. Indian Sleep Med. 2019;14(4):76-78
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P, Chakrabarti S. Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy, Celiac Disease, and Immune Complex Pneumonitis: A Rare Case Report of an Immunoglobulin A-Associated Pathologic Trifecta. Perm J. 2020;24:1-3. doi: 10.7812/TPP/20.004. PMID: 33482964
  • Mahendran AJ, Gupta N, Agrawal S, Ish P. Colistin induced acquired Bartter like syndrome- a rare cause of difficult weaning. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(8):739-40

The department has hosted the first National Conference (NAPCON) of Chest Physicians in 1999 with the combined presence of the ICS (Indian Chest Society) and NCCP (National College of Chest Physicians, supported by the ACCP (American Colleges of Chest Physician), ATS (American Thoracic Society) and ASDA (American Sleep disorders Association).

The department has also hosted the first ever international conference on sleep medicine in 1995 in coordination with the (ASDA) American Sleep Disorders Association. Since then the department has hosted several international conferences on sleep medicine. These have given rise to an interest among physicians in a hitherto unexplored field of medicine.

The Department regularly holds case based discussion (PCCM) conferences annually.

The Department also holds PFT workshop in coordination with VMMC, MBBS students annually.

The Department has organised National Conference on sleep disorders – SLEEPCON 2016

The Department has organised National Conference on sleep disorders – SLEEPCON 2019

The Faculty constantly appearing on National Television - Total Health program imparting education regarding Influenza, Asthma, TB & COVID 19.

The Faculty constantly appearing on National Radio program imparting education regarding Influenza, Asthma, TB & COVID 19.

The Department has conducted 1st OSCE WORKSHOP in a national pulmonary conference in NAPCON 2020

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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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