Dr. Prashant Chhajed

• Dr. Prashant Chhajed obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Mumbai, India in 1996.
• In 1998, he pursued a Fellowship in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia.
• He continued as a Fellow in thoracic medicine and lung transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney until 2002.
• Dr. Chhajed then joined the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland as a Clinical and Research Consultant in 2003.
• He earned the title of Privat Dozent in 2007.
• In 2008, he returned to Mumbai, India, and became the Director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi.
• Dr. Chhajed has held several significant positions, including Secretary of the European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology from 2006 to 2010.
• He served as Chairperson of the Indian Chest Society, West Zone from 2013 to 2017 and as a Governing Body Member of the Indian Chest Society from 2018 to 2021.
• He also held the positions of Secretary, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2015 to 2018, and Chairman, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2018 to 2021.

Areas Of Expertise:

• Intervention Pulmonology (EBUS TBNA. Thoracoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy, Airway Stent Placement)
• Sleep Apnea
• Obstructive Airways Disease (Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
• Interstitial Lung Disease

Treatment:

• Sleep Study
• Asthma Management Program
• Management of Smoking Cessation
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment
• Lower/Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Treatment
• Bronchial Asthma Treatment
• Bronchoscopy
• Lung Infections Treatment
• Lung Cancer Treatment
• Paediatrics - Chest
• Respiratory Conditions
• Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment
• Eosinophilia Treatment
• Tracheostomy
• Lung Transplant
• Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
• Pneumonectomy

Education