Dr. Ankit Singhal

Work Experience: 14+ years

Dr. Ankit Singhal is a Sr. Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute / Action Cancer Hospital, Paschim Vihar, New Delhi and has 14+ years of experience in this field.

Education & Training

• MBBS
• MD (RESPIRATORY MEDICINE AND TUBERCULOSIS)
• EDRM (EUROPE)
• FCCS (USA)
• FCRS (RESPIRATORY CRITICAL CARE)
• ICCARE (INFECTION)
• AASC (ALLERGY)
• DPSM (PAEDIATRIC SLEEP)

Research & Publication

• Incidence of Oral Candidiasis in Patients With Stable Obstructive Airway Disease on Inhaled Corticosteroids accepted as original paper in International Journal of Contemprory Medicine, April 2014.
• Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst A Radiological Challenge. SAARC J Tuber Lung Dis HIV/AIDS. 2012;9(1):39-42.
• Aspergilloma coexisting with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis a rare occurrence. Journal of Postgraduate medicine. April 2013,Vol 59(2):145-48.
• A cause of mediastinal widening. Lung India 2016;33:453-4.
• Bronchoscopic Evaluation of Patients Presenting With Hemoptysis in A Tertiary Level Hospital: A Prospective Study NAPCON 2013, November, Chennai, India.(As Oral Presentation)
• Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: Identification of The Practice Behavior and The Deviation From the RNTCP DOTS Plus Guidelines NATCON 2013, February 2014, New Delhi, India.(As Oral Presentation)
• Bronchoscopic Evaluation of Patients Presenting With Hemoptysis in a Tertiary Level Hospital: A Study at 55 Patients APCB 2012, January, Jaipur, India. (As Poster)
• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Childhood Asthma and Respiratory Allergies in Meerut City, India IAACON 2013, September, Goa, India. (As Poster)
• Cardiac Dysfunction in Patients with Chronic Airflow Obstruction due to Tuberculous Destroyed Lung NAPCON 2013, November, Chennai, India. (As Poster)
• Bronchoscopic Evaluation of Patients Presenting With Hemoptysis in a Tertiary Level Hospital: A Prospective Study BRONCOCON 2014, New Delhi, India. (As Poster)
• Comparison of Clinical Profile and Lung Functions In Patients of COPD, ASTHMA and ACOS , NAPCON 2016, MUMBAI. (as oral presentation)

Speciality Interest

1) Clinical Respiratory Medicine

• Biologics For Severe Asthma And Copd
• Copd 
• Ild
• Sarcoidosis 
• Rheumatoid Induced Ild
• Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis 
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 
• Vasculitis 
• Niv For Any Lung Disease 
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation For All Lung Diseases
• Plueral Effusion 
• Pulmonary & Plueral Tuberculosis 
• All Types Of Tuberculosis 
• Empyema
• Bronchiectasis
• Cystic Fibrosis 
• Childhood Asthma And Allergy

2) Interventional Pulmonology

• Bronchoscopy 
• EBUS
• staging of metastatic lymph nodes
• Thoracoscopy
• Pleural Effusion Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tap
• Tracheal Stenting
• Pleurodesis
• Biopsy From Lung

3)  Allergic Diseases

Diagnosis and management of 

• Dust allergy 
• Food allergy
• Allergic Bronchitis
• URTICARIA

4) Sleep Disorder

• OSA AND OHS
• RLS, NARCOLEPSY 
• BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN CHILD 
• EVALUATION OF CHILD SLEEP 

5)  Critical care

• HFNC (High-flow nasal cannula)
• Sick patient 
• Sepsis
• HAP (Hospital Acquired Pneumonia)
• VAP (Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia)
• Infection Diseases
• HIV for lung Disease
• Home Bipap
• Rehabilitation

Awards Information

• Best Chest Physician of the Year 2023
• Faculty at National Conference NAPCON 2023
• Rashtriya Chikitsa Sewa - Shree Samman 2023
• Most promising chest physician of the year 2022 New Delhi 
• 3rd prize in oral presentation in NAPCON 2016 for presenting Comparison of Clinical Profile and Lung Functions In Patients of COPD, ASTHMA and ACOS.
• Free ACCP (American College of Chest Physician), USA membership in May 2014.
• ICMR Short Term Studentship (STS) in 2009 for the project entitled Analysis of sensorineural hearing loss in chronic suppurative otituis media with and without cholesteatoma. 
• Certificate of excellence for securing the highest mark in pulmonary medicine in university.
• Many appreciation awards from MANY SOCIETIES FOR COVID
• 2 TIMES APPRECIATE AWARDS FROM SBAMI, NEW DELHI
   

Memberships

• Indian Chest Society (ICS)
• ERS (European Respiratory Society)
• ISCCM (Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine)
• ISDA (Indian Sleep Disorder Association)
• AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) 
• AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)