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Dr. MD. Shamim Akhtar
HOD , Pulmonology ,About
Dr. Md. Shamim Akhtar is a pulmonologist with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience across several reputed hospitals. He heads the Department of Respiratory Medicine and is actively involved in teaching, training and conducting examinations for postgraduate students.
Current Designation
Senior Consultant
Areas of Specialization
Interventional pulmonology, Sleep Medicine, Allergy, Critical care, Asthma, Interstitial lung disease
Conditions Treated
COPD, ASTHMA, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, TUBERCULOSIS, SLEEP APNEA, ALLERGY
Procedures / Treatments Performed
Bronchoscopy, Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), Medical thoracoscopy, Pulmonary function testing, DLCO, Allergy testing
Professional Experience
HOD and Senior Consultant, Pulmonology – St Stephen’s Hospital, Delhi (since 2009). Consultant – Max Hospital, Saket. Registrar – Apollo Hospital, Delhi. Senior Resident – JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh
Qualification
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Degree
MBBS, MD, FCCP -
Experience
20 years -
Awards & Memberships
Fellowship of American College of chest physicians 2013 Member European Respiratory Society -
Languages Spoken
English, Hindi & Urdu