Dr Ravindra Mehta

Pulmonology

MBBS, MD - General Medicine, FCCP - Pulmonary Medicine

Bengaluru

About Dr Ravindra Mehta

Dr. Ravindra Mehta did his MBBS from the Seth G S Medical College and KEM the USA, Dr. Mehta did his fellowship training in multiple fields which includes Pulmonary (Respiratory/Chest) Medicine, Critical Care (Intensive care) medicine, and Sleep Disorders Medicine from Winthrop University Hospital in New York. This was followed by training in Interventional Pulmonology in New York, Boston, and France. Research & Publications: Books & Chapter: Mehta R, Niederman MS. Acute infectious pneumonia. Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, 5th Ed, 796-816. Rewritten 6th Edition. Adequate empirical therapy minimizes the impact of diagnostic methods in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Natural history and variability of respiratory isolates and antibiotic susceptibility in a medical ICU. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Heart Failure with Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and Central Sleep Apnea - an important factor influencing mortality.

Expertise

Services offered

Bronchoscopy (airway camera examination) Bronchitis Treatment (treatment for bronchial inflammation) Pulmonary Function Test (Lung capacity test) Pertussis Vaccination (Whooping cough vaccine) Emphysema (chronic lung air sac disease) Sarcoidosis Tracheostomy (breathing tube opening) Lung Transplant (lung replacement surgery) Decortication (lung lining removal surgery) Mediastinoscopy (chest lymph node examination) Bullectomy (Lung air sac removal surgery) Pneumonectomy (complete lung removal surgery)

Credentials & experience

Education

MBBSUniversity Of Bombay, none

MD - General MedicineUniversity Of Bombay, none

ABIM (Pulmonary Disease)American Board of Internal Medicine, none

ABIM (Sleep Disorders Medicine)American Board of Internal Medicine, none

FCCP - Pulmonary MedicineAmerican College Of Chest Physicians, none

Work & experience

Academic Trainer — India & USAThanesar Haryana

Registrations & certifications

American College Chest PhysiciansAmerican College Chest Physicians

Indian Association of BronchologyIndian Association of Bronchology

American Thoracic SocietyAmerican Thoracic Society

Indian Chest SocietyIndian Chest Society

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

Indian Association of Allergy/ImmunologyIndian Association of Allergy/Immunology

Karnataka Medical Council, IndiaKarnataka Medical Council, India

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