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Dr. Prashant Saxena — Principal Director & Head of Pulmonology in Delhi NCR

MBBS, MD, FRCP, EDIC, FCCP, EDARM, FICCM, EMPH

Principal Director & Head of Pulmonology, Pulmonology Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Delhi NCR

  • Principal Director & Head of Pulmonology, Pul…
  • Medical Thoracoscopy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Consults in English, Hindi

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  • Experience

    27+ years of experience

  • Hospital

    Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Delhi NCR, India

  • Education

    MBBS, MD, FRCP, EDIC, FCCP, EDARM, FICCM, EMPH

  • Languages

    English, Hindi

About Dr. Prashant Saxena

Professional summary

Dr. Prashant Saxena is Principal Director & Head of Pulmonology, Pulmonology Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Delhi NCR, India. He has practised pulmonology in India for 27+ years experience. Flexible versus rigid access, EBUS versus conventional TBNA, thoracoscopy versus a closed pleural biopsy, and whether lung transplant belongs on the same campus are written after records review — not from a day-care brochure. Training includes MBBS. International patients meet him on camera first; travel to Delhi NCR is offered only if this respiratory floor is the right list.

Practises at

Fortis Memorial Research Institute

Delhi NCR, India

  • Joint Commission International Gold Seal of Approval
  • NABH Accredited — Patient Safety & Quality of Care
  • NABL — National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories

Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram is a thousand-bed JCI campus that opened in 2013. Radiation oncology is a principal-director department: SBRT, SRS, IMRT, IORT and brachytherapy on the same floor as physics. NABL covers the labs you will actually need mid-course. International patients get the same tumour-board slot as anyone walking in from Golf Course Road.

Hospital profile and full faculty

Specializations

  • Pulmonology

Procedures & Expertise

  • Medical Thoracoscopy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound)
  • TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration)

Education & Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • FRCP (Edin) — Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
  • EDIC (Europe) — European Diploma in Intensive Care
  • FCCP (USA) — Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
  • EDARM (Europe) — European Diploma in Advanced Respiratory Medicine
  • Interventional Pulmonology — Greece
  • ICU Fellowship — Westmead and Liverpool Hospitals, Sydney, Australia
  • Thoracoscopy Training — France
  • Paediatric Bronchoscopy — Italy
  • FICCM — Fellow, Indian College of Critical Care Medicine
  • EMPH — Executive Management Programme in Health, Virginia University, USA

Hospital Affiliations

  • Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi

Awards & Recognition

  • Clinical Excellence Award 2023, VISICON, Delhi
  • Chikitsak Ratan Award, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi (2022)
  • Buddha Peace Award 2021
  • Award for Good Clinical Practice, Delhi Doctors Forum (2021)
  • Corona Warrior Felicitation by Sri Amitabh Bachchan at NDTV "Swasthyamantra" (2020)
  • "Corona Warrior" Felicitation by Delhi Medical Association (2020)
  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Prerna Samman, Dhamma Viriyo Foundation, New Delhi (2019)
  • India's Most Trusted Healthcare Award 2019
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist of the Year 2019
  • Times of India: Healthcare Achievers Award — Rising Star in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine (2018)
  • India's Most Trusted Healthcare Awards 2018: Best Chest & Critical Care Specialist in North India
  • National Icon of the Year 2018 — Pulmonologist, National Icon Awards
  • Outstanding Pulmonologist of the Year 2018, India Healthcare Awards
  • Asian Patient Safety Awards 2015 — "BREATH EASY" Community-Based Initiative
  • Best Pulmonologist of North India 2015 — Global Health Care Excellence Awards
  • BMJ South Asia Awards 2015 — Finalist, "Best Pulmonology Team of the Year"
  • Best Pulmonologist of North India 2014 — Worldwide Achiever's Health Care Excellence Awards
  • Asian Patient Safety Award 2014 — "Reducing Restricted Antibiotics Consumption"
  • Best Doctor of the Year 2011 — Fortis Vasant Kunj, Delhi

Quick answer

Quick Answer

Who is Dr. Prashant Saxena?

Dr. Prashant Saxena is a listed pulmonology specialist at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Delhi NCR with 27 years of listed experience. Qualifications on the profile include MBBS, MD, FRCP, EDIC, FCCP, EDARM, FICCM, EMPH. Documented procedure relationships currently include Medical Thoracoscopy, Bronchoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound), TBNA (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration). This summary uses catalog fields only and is not a clinical ranking or endorsement.

Dr. Prashant Saxena profile

Quick facts

Specialty
Pulmonology
City
Delhi NCR, India
Hospital
Fortis Memorial Research Institute
Experience
27 years listed
Qualifications
MBBS, MD, FRCP, EDIC, FCCP, EDARM, FICCM, EMPH
Languages
English, Hindi

Why this doctor may be relevant

Dr. Prashant Saxena is a listed Principal Director & Head of Pulmonology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Delhi NCR with 27 years of listed experience. Catalog procedure relationships currently include Medical Thoracoscopy, Bronchoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound). Inclusion uses professional catalog information, not a clinical ranking or outcome score.

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