Dr. Prashant Chhajed | Best Pulmonologist and Interventional Pulmonology Specialist in Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Overview

Dr. Prashant Chhajed received his medical doctorate from the University of Mumbai, India in 1996. In 1998, he was a Fellow in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney Australia. Subsequently, he continued as a Fellow in thoracic medicine, and lung transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney until 2002. After a short stay in the department of Thoracic Surgery at Chiba University Hospital, Japan, Dr. Chhajed then joined Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland as a Clinical and Research Consultant in 2003. He received the title of Privat Dozent in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Mumbai India, at he is Director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine in Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi. He has been Secretary of the European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology from 2006 to 2010. He has served as Chairperson, Indian Chest Society, West Zone from 2013 to 2017; Governing Body Member, Indian Chest Society from 2018 to 2021; Secretary, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2015 to 2018; Chairman, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2018 to 2021

Areas Of Expertise

Respiratory Medicine specially interests in:

Intervention Pulmonology (EBUS TBNA. Thoracoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Airway Stent Placement)
Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Airways Disease (Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
Interstitial Lung Disease

2007 Privat Dozent (PD), University of Basel, SWITZERLAND, 2002
Statistical Methods Course, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AUSTRALIA, 2001
FCCP American College of Chest Physicians, USA, 1998
Sleep Technology Course, University of Sydney & Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, AUSTRALIA, 1997
Diplomate of the National Board in Respiratory Medicine, New Delhi, INDIA,
Medical Doctorate (MD), University of Mumbai, INDIA, 1996
Diploma in Environmental, TB & Resp Diseases, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Mumbai, INDIA, 1991
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery), University of Bombay, INDIA

Dr Chhajed is the Director of the Institute of Pulmonology, Medical research & Development and Lung Care & Sleep Centre at Fortis Hospitals, Mumbai.
27 years of Experience in Respiratory Medicine

Awards

2006 - “Swiss TB Award” – Tueller C, Chhajed PN et al.
Value of smear and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage in culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, 2005
“Interventional Pulmonology – Best Presentation Award”, European Respiratory Society, Denmark.
“Interventional bronchoscopy permits parenchyma sparing surgery in lung cancer”, 2005
“Best Paper Award”. Swiss Pulmonology Meeting. Azzola A, Havrik A, Chhajed PN, et al.
‘In vitro Proliferation of human fibroblast in IPF & its inhibition by immunosuppressive drugs’, 2004
“Best Paper Award”: JAPI. Shah, Singal, Chhajed et al. ‘Bronchoscopic closure of BPF using gelfoam’, 2004
“CHARAK Award” for Achievements in Medical Research, Red Swastik Society of India, Mumbai, 2000
“Clinical Prize for Research Excellence”, 10th Annual St Vincent's Research Symposium, Sydney, 1996 “Ranked second” at the University of Bombay for M.D, 1996
“Ranked first”, College of Physicians & Surgeons (CPS), Mumbai – PG examination for DETRD

Accolades:

Dr. Chhajed has published more than 150 scientific publications in indexed journals.
He is regularly invited to as faculty in International and National meetings