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Dr Nishith Kumar
Pulmonology
Consultant Respiratory Medicine & Interventional Pulmonologist
Dr Nishith Kumar
Dr. Nishith Kumar is Consultant Respiratory Medicine & Interventional Pulmonology with over 13 years of experience. Dr. Kumar is adept in all disciplines of Respiratory Medicine with special interest in Lung Malignancies, Pleural diseases, ILDs, Sleep Medicine and Airway Disorders. His forte is Interventional Pulmonology & is credited with establishing first of its kind Bronchoscopy & Thoracoscopy Lab in Jharkhand. He has been an invited speaker in numerous State level, Zonal & National Conferences. He is an academician, an enthusiastic researcher & passionate about teaching.
Experience
13+ Years
Education & Training
MBBS – Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune
Internship – Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi
MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow
FAPSR – Fellow, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
Professional Memberships
- European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
Indian Association of Bronchology
American College of Chest Physicians
Awards
- Associate Editor ICP/API Monograph on Covid 19 (Jan 2023)
Second Prize for Paper entitled “Correlation of Severity Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Sleep Apnea” presented in Sleepcon 2011 (International Conference on Sleep Disorders)
Stood third in the Final M.B.B.S. University Examination, conducted by Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune in the month of July 2008
Speciality Interests
Interventional Pulmonology
Airway Diseases
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
Sleep Disorders & Sleep Medicine
Lung Malignancies
Pleural Diseases
Research & Publications
- Gothi D, Gupta SS, Kumar N, Sood K. Impact of overlap syndrome on severity of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lung India 2015;32:578-83
Gupta SS, Kumar N, Mehrotra B. Endobronchial metastasis in benign giant cell tumor of bone in a 25-year male - Second case report with literature review. Lung India 2015;32:409-10
Obstructive airway disease in pulmonary tuberculosis cases in relation to smoking By Shiv Sagar Gupta and Nishith Kumar Article | Published in 2012 in European Respiratory Journal 40 (Suppl 56)
Chapter: Abhishek Srivastava, Nishith Kumar, Kartik Sood Alfa-1 anti trypsin deficiency in COPD and its holistic approach for treatment. In: Update on Respiratory Diseases & Allergy. Editor: Dr. J.K. Mishra. Tara Book Agency, Varanasi.185-200 ISBN 81-85403-110-6
Nishith Kumar, Zia Hashim. A Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis with Mediastinal Widening. Austin J of Pulm Respir Med 2017;4(1):1049
Gothi D, Nishith Kumar, Kartik Sood, Mayank Saxena. Home-based ‘No Cost’ Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2018;60:19-25
Nishith Kumar. An Unusual Case of Localised Wheeze and Normal Chest X-Ray. Accepted for publication in Austin J of Pulm Respir Med Sept 2019
Sharma K, Kujur R, Sharma S, Kumar N, Ray MK. COVID-19-associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case Series. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022;26(9):1039-1041. doi:10.5005/jpjournals-10071-24314
Chapter: Nishith Kumar Covid Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: ICP/API Monograph on Covid-19
Participation in Conferences & Workshops
- Participated in various state, zonal, national conferences, workshops, and academic programmes related to Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonology, Interventional Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, and Critical Care.
Regularly participates in academic and research activities and contributes to continuing medical education.
Appointments
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