About Doctor

Current Position:

Consultant Chest Physician: Saarthi Hospital, Alkapuri, Vadodara
Visiting Chest Physician:

• Shri Narhari Hospital, Fatehgunj, Vadodara
• Rhythm Heart Institute, Dahod

Qualifications & Degree:

• MBBS: PramukhSwami Medical College, Karamsad, 2009
• MD (TB & Respiratory Diseases): PramukhSwami Medical College, Karamsad, 2012
• Fellow of American College of Chest Physician: 2012

Experience:

• Assistant Professor: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute & Research Centre, Piparia, Vadodara for over 2 years
• Training at Cleveland Clinic, OHIO, USA: Pulmonary Department under Dr. Atul Mehta.
• Clinical Associate: Department of Lung Care & Sleep Centre, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi, Navi Mumbai for 1 year

Affiliations with Associations:

• Indian Medical Association
• Indian Chest Society
• European Respiratory Society
• American College of Chest Physicians
• Indian Association of Bronchology
• Association of Chest Physicians of Vadodara
• Baroda Chest Group

Publications Research:

Oral presentation:

1. A case study in Napcon- 2011, Delhi on “A Study Correlating Bronchial Asthma Severity with Lipid Profile”

Papers:

1. Bronchial venous plexus in left ventricular dysfunction. Malik S, Shah PS, Mehta AC. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Apr; 21(2):142-4.
2. Neoadjuvant bronchoscopic intervention: bridge to lung parenchyma sparing surgery. Kate AH, Shah PS, Shukla NB, Chhajed PN, Shetty SN. J Cancer Res Ther. 2013 Oct-Dec;9(4):760-1.
3. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy in malignancy: Metastatic or granulomatous? – Case reports and review of literature. Subramanian S, HS Sandeepa, Chaudhari P, Kate AH, Kumar S, Shah PS, Chhajed PN. JAPI 2014. July;62: 70 -72
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiac comorbidities: A cross sectional study. Mohit Kaushal, Parth S Shah, Arti D Shah, Stani A Francis, Nihar V Patel, Kavit K Kothari. Lung India. 2016;33:404-9.
5. Shah P, Kate AH, Nester N, Patole K, Leuppi JD, Chhajed PN. Parasitic infestation of lung: An unusual cause of interstitial pneumonitis. Lung India 2016;33:222-4.

SKILLS PROFICIENCY:

• Intercostal drainage tube insertion
• Polysomnography
• Bronchoscopy
• Allergy testing
• Thoracocentesis
• Pulmonary function testing
• Endobronchial biopsy (EBB)
• Bronchoscopic intubation
• Pleuroscopy

Work Experience in Interventional Pulmonology:

• Worked with Dr Prashant Chhajed in the following IP procedures
• EBUS TBNA
• Balloon tracheoplasty
• Bronchoscopic debulking of tumours
• Foreign body retrieval

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Completed “Medical Education training” 2014, Vadodara
• Past co-ordinator of “Evidence Based Education System” in Sumandeep Vidhyapith
• Co-ordinator & team member in “Tuberculosis Case based Symposium”, Mumbai 2012
• Co-ordinator & team member in “7th CME Stepwise approach to Interventional Pulmonology – IPL, 2013”, Mumbai, 2013
• Co-ordinator & team member in “8th CME Stepwise approach to Interventional Pulmonology – IPL, 2014”, Mumbai, 2014
• Certificate course in “Polysomnography and Sleep Disorders”, Mumbai, 2012
• Delivered a talk & presentation in various CMEs, Conferences etc.