Dr Ajay Handa

Pulmonology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, DNB - General Medicine, DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine

19 yrs experience Bengaluru

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About Dr Ajay Handa

Dr. Ajay Handa completed his post-graduate degree in General Medicine from AFMC Pune 1998 & Super-specialist with DM (Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine) from PGIMER Chandigarh in 2006. He is an Experienced Pulmonologist and Interventional Pulmonologist with a special interest in ILD, Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary Hypertension and Drug-Induced Lung Diseases. He has been awarded Fellowship by American College of Chest Physicians in Feb 2010 and Fellowship of Indian College of Physicians by API in Jan 2018. He is also a Professor of Internal Medicine with over 2 decades of teaching experience.

Expertise

Specializations

Pulmonologist

Services offered

Bronchial Asthma Treatment (treatment for asthma breathing disease) COPD Treatment (treatment for chronic lung disease) Tuberculosis Treatment (treatment for TB infection) Pulmonary Function Test (Lung capacity test) Bronchoscopy (airway camera examination) Chest Diseases (lung and chest disorders) Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure (severe breathing failure condition) Interstitial Lung Disease (lung tissue disease treatment) Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Lung Disease (high lung artery pressure) Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (unknown cause lung scarring treatment) CTD related ILD Sarcoidosis (Treatment for inflammatory disease affecting organs) Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (allergic lung inflammation) Pleural Diseases (treatment for lung lining disorders) Sleep Apnea Syndrome (Breathing stops during sleep) Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy (lung airway camera test) Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy (bronchoscopy with ultrasound guidance) Thoracoscopy (chest cavity camera examination) Pleurodesis (Procedure to seal pleural space) Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy (medicine injected into chest cavity) Critical Care Medicine (Intensive care treatment specialty)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSPoona University, none

MD - General MedicineAFMC, Pune, none

DNB - General MedicineNational Board Of Examination, none

DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care MedicinePGIMER, Chandigarh, India, none

Work & experience

Senior Consultant Pulmonologist — Bangalore Baptist HospitalThanesar Haryana
2020 – 2020

Senior Pulmonologist and Professor — Command Hospital Air ForceThanesar Haryana
2013 – 2018

Chief Pulmonologist and Head of Dept — Indian Navy Hospital AsviniThanesar Haryana
2018 – 2020

Senior Pulmonologist and Professor — Command Hospital Air Force BangaloreThanesar Haryana
2007 – 2011

Registrations & certifications

American College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican College of Chest Physicians

Indian Association of BronchologyIndian Association of Bronchology

Association of Physicians of India (API)Association of Physicians of India (API)

Awards & recognitions

Dr Shurvir Trust visiting Professorship Award by Association of Physicians of IndiaAward

Fellow of American college of Chest Physicians FCCP(USA)Award

Fellow of Indian College of Physicians FICP( India)Award

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