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Dr. Nikhil Modi

Experience: 14 years overall

Education: MBBS, MD – Pulmonary Medicine

Specialization: Pulmonologist

Department: Pulmonology

Registration: DMC/R/03849 Delhi Medical Council, 2007

Hospital: Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

INTRODUCTION:

Dr. Nikhil Modi is a critical care medicine and pulmonologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in Sarita Vihar, Delhi, and has 8 years of experience in the field of pulmonology.

He got his MBBS degree from the University of Delhi in 2006 and his MD in Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases/Pulmonary Medicine from the University of Delhi in 2010.

Detailed experience

  • He is associated with work in the Department of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Sarita Vihar, New Delhi.
  • Having been associated with the same, I’ve dealt with all types of respiratory ailments, including sleep, with extensive exposure to fiberoptic bronchoscopy and other chest-related procedures, and managed all types of critically ill patients.
  • He has vast experience and has trained many departments and laboratories, such as:
    • Pulmonary function laboratory:
      • Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy and Autofluorescence Video.
    • Intensive care unit:
      • Sleep laboratory and polysomnography.
    • Bronchoscopy:
      • Allergy skin testing and immunotherapy for aeroallergens.
      • Tobacco cessation clinic.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Received various awards and grants for various research work done.

Professional Memberships

  • He is the holder of a European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine.
  • He is the holder of an Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine.
  • Fellow (FCCP) of the American College of Chest Physicians.
  • He is a National College of Chest Physicians member. He is a European Respiratory Society member. He is a member of the Critical Care Medicine Society of India.

Research and Publications

  • Published a paper, “Acute respiratory distress syndrome: predictors of noninvasive ventilation failure and intensive care unit mortality in clinical practice,” in the Journal of Critical Care, Volume 31, pages 26–30.
  • Published a case report, “Intrathoracic goiter associated with pulmonary tuberculosis,” in the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, Vol. 62, pp. 117–120.
  • Evaluation of the illness severity in individuals with allergic rhinitis who are divided into two groups: “blockers” and “sneezers and runners.”
  • Oral presentation of an abstract titled Assessment of severity of disease in patients with allergic rhinitis when categorized as “sneezers and runners” and “blockers” at the 14th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 2010 held in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Abstract presentation at NAPCON 2012 on a case of “Hypereosinophilic Syndrome with Bilateral Pneumothorax”.
  • Abstract presentation in NAPCON 2015 on a case of “Mucorand Aspergillus coinfection in immunocompromised host: A rare occurrence”.
  • Four more publications have been accepted and will be published in upcoming editions of different journals.

Area of specialisation

  • Tracheostomy
  • Lung Transplant
  • Anesthesia
  • Epidural and spinal anesthesia
  • Lung Surgery
  • Lobectomy
  • Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
  • Decortication
  • Mediastinoscopy
  • Bullectomy