Dr. Ankit Patel - Pulmonologist and Critical Care Medicine Specialist

About Dr. Patel

Dr. Ankit Patel is an expert Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician with diverse medical experience. His core area of management includes Pulmonary infections (Pneumonia, Pulmonary tuberculosis, invasive fungal pneumonia), Obstructive airway disease (Asthma, COPD), ARDS, Interstitial lung disease, sleep disorders, Pleural disease and Lung cancer. He proficient in doing bronchoscopy procedures like bronchoalveolar lavage, endobronchial biopsy, transbronchial lung and cryobiopsy, endobronchial ultrasound (E -BUS). Has special interest in Pulmonary function testing and respiratory exercise testing. He has got strong experience in managing Intensive care unit and critically ill patients across diverse spectrum and possess a strong foundation in diagnosing disease causes, symptoms, progression based on patient history and diagnostic testing.

Professional Qualification

• DM – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from PGIMER Chandigarh in 2025
• MD – Pulmonary Medicine from KGMU, Lucknow in 2021
• MBBS – Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, Tirunelveli in 2016

Expertise 

• Interventional Pulmonology 
• Flexible bronchoscopy, endobronchial biopsy, Trans bronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), Transbronchial lung Cryobiopsy, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), Radial EBUS, Rigid, Bronchoscopy procedures 
• Medical Thoracoscopy
• Respiratory exercise testing
• Sleep Medicine (Polysomnography and Titration Study)
• Critical care medicine

Key Areas of Interest

• Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Lung Cancer and  Sleep Medicine 

 

Career Highlights

• MD Pulmonary Medicine – Gold Medal (KGMU, Lucknow)
• Independently performed more than 500 flexible bronchoscopy  procedures and more than 50 EBUS
• Actively participated in Updating National COPD guidelines
• Actively involved in managing Lung cancer patients
• Mentorship and training of  junior residents