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Experience: 22+ years
Education: M.B.B.S, MD
Department: Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Specialization: Pulmonologist
Hospital: Fortis Hospital
INTRODUCTION:
Dr. Prashant Saxena is Director and Head of Pulmonology, Pulmonology Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. His key areas of expertise include Interventional Pulmonology, Intensive Care & Sleep Medicine. He underwent ICU Fellowship training in Westmead and Liverpool Hospitals, Sydney, Australia. He received training in France in thoracoscopy, Italy in paediatric bronchoscopy, and Greece in interventional pulmonary medicine. He has undergone an Executive management program in health (EMPH) from Virginia University, USA. Owing to his intense passion for infection control, he has created straightforward yet efficient infection prevention bundle practices that have drastically lowered the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections.
He has developed and implemented antibiotic stewardship programs in order to prevent the emergence of antibiotic resistance & decrease preventable hospital-associated infections and the cost of treatment. In an effort to reduce the number of unplanned incidents in the hospital, he presented the idea of a Rapid Response Team for patients. Several honours, articles, and talks have been bestowed upon him. He teaches the Indian Diploma in Critical Care (IDCCM) and serves as an examiner, supervisor, and teacher for the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP (UK). He is actively interested in planning health awareness lectures, CMEs, workshops, and community health projects both in India and beyond.
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