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Dr. Rahul Sharma​

Additional Director – Pulmonology & Critical Care, Fortis Hospital, Noida​
Founder & President, ARCS Foundation​

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MD & DNB (Medicine)​

DM – Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine (Gold Medallist) ​
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi​

FCCP (USA), FNCCP, FISDA (Sleep Medicine)​

Observership in Interventional Pulmonology, Singapore Medical College​

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​PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW:

 

  1. ​​Senior Interventional Pulmonologist with 15+ years of specialized clinical experience.

  2. Expertise across Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine, and Advanced Respiratory Interventions​.

  3. Recognized nationally and internationally for clinical excellence, innovation, and academic leadership.

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CLINICAL & INTERVENTIONAL EXPERTISE​​:

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Performed 1,000+ advanced interventional pulmonology procedures, including:

 

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy

  • ​Thoracoscopy​

  • Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)

  • ​Transbronchial Lung Biopsy (TBLB)

  • ​Tracheal and bronchial stenting​

  • Pleurodesis​

  • Bronchial thermoplasty​

 

Extensive experience in ICU-based respiratory care, airway management, and advanced ventilation strategies​​​

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PIONEERING ACHIEVEMENTS​​:

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1. First in North India to successfully perform Cone Beam CT (CBCT)-guided cryo lung biopsy, setting a new standard inadvanced pulmonary diagnostics

 

2. ​​Among the first pulmonologists worldwide to perform EBUS-guided pericardiocentesis​Technique published in the internationally renowned journal CHEST

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AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST:

 

  1. ​​Respiratory allergies & severe asthma management​

  2. COPD and obstructive airway diseases​

  3. Interventional pulmonology (diagnostic & therapeutic)​

  4. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis

  5. ​Pleural diseases

  6. ​Lung cancer and multidisciplinary oncology care

  7. ​Biological therapies in respiratory diseases​

  8. Obesity and metabolic syndromes​

  9. Sleep medicine & polysomnography​

  10. Critical care, ARDS, and intensive care ventilation​

  11. Home ventilation therapies (CPAP, BPAP, AVAPS, ASV)

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS:

 

  1. ​​Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) – 2019

  2. ​Fellow of the National College of Chest Physicians (FNCCP) – 2018​

  3. Fellow of the Indian Sleep Disorders Association (FISDA) – 2019​

  4. Member, American Thoracic Society (ATS)

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​LIFE MEMBER​:

 

  1. Association of Physicians of India (API)

  2. ​Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB)​

  3. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

  4. ​Indian College of Allergy, Asthma & Applied Immunology (ICAAI)​

  5. Society for Tobacco Control India (STC)​

  6. Academy of Pulmonary Medicine

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AWARDS & HONORS​​:

 

  1. Bharat Pratibha Samman Award – 2025​

  2. Gold Medalist, DM Pulmonary & Critical Care – 2015​

  3. Young Investigator Award, ICMR – 2014​

  4. Young Investigator Travel Award, CHEST USA (Indian Chest Society) – 2019

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ACADEMINC & RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS:

 

  1. ​​Author of multiple national and international scientific publications.

  2. ​Actively involved in research, guideline-based practice, and translational medicine​.

  3. Frequent invited faculty and guest speaker at national conferences and CME programs

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