Pulmonary Medicine

Department Location

The Department of Pulmonary Medicine is situated in 6^th floor, Super Speciality Block. It consists of ICU, Sleep Lab, PFT lab, ABG lab, OPD, Ward-32, bronchoscopy procedure room, day care 

Facilities

• IPD and Critical Care ICU

• H1N1 isolation ward

• OPD

• Interventional and diagnostic bronchoscopy procedures

• Sleep lab

• Advanced  Pulmonary Function Testing Lab

• ABG Lab

• Day care and OPD procedures including USG/ Biopsies 

• Physiotherapy & Pulmonary Rehabilitation program

Academic and research services

• Besides these the department is recognized for PG teaching for more than 25 years starting with DNB in Respiratory Medicine (1998), fellowship (FNB) and followed by DM in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine since 2010. We have trained 50 plus DMs till date. 

• The department also organizes many national and state level conferences/ workshops / PG updates. The First National pulmonary conference (NAPCON) was organized by the Department in the year 1999. 

• Many sleep conferences were done since 2015,2017, 2019, 2024. Last in this year SLEEPCON 2026 (26^th to 28^th June 2026)

• The department since inception has been involved in UG teaching, VMMC, UCMS, Nursing college (RAK College of Nursing and Safdarjung Hospital Nursing college). MPT (institute of spinal injury centre) 

• Research cell created in the department has many ongoing projects like multicentric clinical trial, drug / therapeutic trials and collaborated with ICMR/ Amity university/ Hamdard University etc. on various trials.

OPD schedule

Located on 6^th floor, Super Speciality block, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Research and publications

For the year 2025

• Gupta S, Kumar R, Gupta NK, Madan M, Ish P, Kaushik R, Talukdar T, Gupta N. Effect of High Flow Nasal Cannulae versus Conventional nasal cannulae Oxygen Therapy in patients undergoing Endobronchial ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: High Flow Nasal Cannulae in Endobronchial ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025

• Sharma S, Gupta N, Ish P, Kaushik R, Gupta NK, Talukdar T, Kumar R. Comparative study between ultrasound guided closed pleural biopsy and thoracoscopic pleural biopsy in undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025

• Sharma S, Kumar R, Ish P, Rathi V, Gupta N. Perioperative care of patients with obstructive sleep apnea- the ignored comorbidity. Sleep Vigil. 2024; 

• Kedia Y, Ish P, Gupta N, Kumar R, Shamsi H. False high Respiratory distress index due to mask leak during CPAP titration. J Adv Lung Health. 2025 

• Yadav SR, Mohan S, Kumar R, Ish P, Gupta N, Kaushik R, Talukdar T. Limitations and Ethical Implications of AI-Assisted Patient Care. IJCDAS 2025 

• Kedia Y, Ish P, Kumar R, Gupta N, Kaushik R, Gupta NK, Talukdar T. Evaluating the improvement in oxygen desaturation index during CPAP titration using Split Night Polysomnography in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Diseases. Sleep Vigil 2025 

• Jha S, Chakrabarti S, Talukdar T, Kumar R, Kaushik R, Gupta N, Ish P. Oxygen Desaturation Index in patients of OSA – correlation with sleepiness and hypertension. Sleep Vigil 2025 

• Narwade G, Chakrabarti S, Kumar R, Gupta N, Gupta N, Ish P, et al. End –Tidal Carbon Dioxide estimation as a marker of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients in shock: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care centre in India. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2025

• Mohan S, Gupta N, Gupta A, Kumar R, Ish P, Kaushik R, Talukdar T, Gupta NK. Early Experience with Synapse 3D Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation and Fluoroscopy-Assisted R-EBUS-guided Biopsy for Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: Diagnostic Yield and Safety. Ann Interv Pulmonol 2025;1(2):126–130.

• Mohan S, Kumar R, Gupta N, Ish P, Pharmacotherapy for Excessive daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea despite positive airway pressure- Evidence and Current Status. Sleep Vigil 2025 

• Kedia Y, Koppula S, Ish P, Gupta N, Kumar R, Chandra N. Obstructive sleep apnea and asthma overlap: A double trouble. Indian J Sleep Med. 2025; 

• First‑ever Experience of Implementing Therapeutic Nutrition for Very Severely Undernourished Adults with TB in Routine Program Settings: A Longitudinal Descriptive Study.  Shewade HD, Bhatnagar AK, Gupta S, Vashishat BK, Ruchin A, Jeyakumar A, Talukdar T et al. Indian Journal of Community Medicine 50(Suppl 3):p S461-S470, December 2025.

• Kedia Y, Gupta NK, Kumar R, Gupta G, Ish P, Kaushik R, Talukdar T, Chandra N. Diaphragm Excursion Evaluated on Ultrasound Can Predict Risk of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. Eur Respir J 2025; 66: Suppl. 69, PA2558. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2025.PA2558

• Mohanty A, Gupta N, Madan M, Kumar R, Ish P. Observational Study on Dietary Intake Differences in Asthma Patients vs. Healthy Controls. Eur Respir J 2025; 66: Suppl. 69, PA5813.  https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2025.PA5813

Events (held/upcoming/ ongoing)

• MEDISCON 2022 (Inhaler and spirometry workshop)

• 3rd Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine-Case-Based Discussion on 31st July 2022

• Inhaler Devices workshop on 26^th August, 2022

• Thoracic surgeon and Pulmonologist academic meet on 3^rd Sep 2022

• Bronchoscopy Excellence Workshop, 11^th September 2022

• Severe Obstructive Airway Disease Summit held on 16^th Oct 2022

• Post Graduate- Pulmonary Update-2022 held on 3^rd & 4^th December 2022

• Safdarjung Basic Bronchoscopy Workshop held on 19^th February 2023

• Sonography Excellence workshop held on 2^nd April 2023

• “PG Made Easy “meeting on 6th May 2023

• 4th CASE BASED DISCUSSION held on,6th AUGUST, 2023 

• 2ND Bronchoscopy Excellence Workshop - A Step by Step Guide to Interventional Pulmonology Procedures, held on 3rd SEPTEMBER 2023

• Non-Invasive Ventilation Masterclass, held on 21^st January 2024

• Sleep Apnea Masterclass, held on 17^th March 2024

• 5^th Annual Pulmonary Update  & PFT Masterclass, held on 4^th – 5^th May 2024

• SLEEPCON 2024 held on 14^th, 15^th & 16^th June 2024

• 3rd Bronchoscopy Excellence Workshop - a step by step guide to interventional pulmonology procedures, held on 15^th September 2024

• 6th Annual Pulmonary Update & IMV Masterclass, held on 26th & 27th July 2025.

• 4^th Bronchoscopy Excellence workshop – A step by step guide to interventional Pulmonology procedures, held on 14^th September 2025 

• Masterclass in Severe Asthma & Eosinophilic Lung Disease” on Sunday, 22nd February 2026

• SLEEPCON 2026 : 26, 27, 28^th June 2026

• 7TH ANNUAL PULMONARY UPDATE” is on 25-26th July 2026