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Dr.Prashant Saxena

Dr.Prashant Saxena

MBBS, MD - TB & Chest, EDIC, Europe, Fellowship Training in Intensive care Medicine, Sydney, Australia, FCCP, USA, EDARM, Europe, Interventional Pulmonology (Greece)

Pulmonologist

17 years experience

Head -Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine & Principal Consultant -Critical Care Dr. Prashant Saxena is Head – Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine and Principal Consultant Critical Care at Max smart Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, Delhi. He has undergone Fellowship training in Westmead & Liverpool Hospitals, Sydney, Australia. He is an expert in the field of Interventional Pulmonology & Critical Care.He also holds the prestigious European Diploma in Intensive care (EDIC, Europe), Fellow college of chest physicians (FCCP, USA), European diploma in adult respiratory medicine (EDARM, Europe) and has undergone training in Interventional Pulmonology from GreeceDr. Saxena is committed to providing the highest level of comprehensive critical care possible to his patients.Due to his special interest in infection control, he has developed simple but effective infection prevention bundle protocols which have significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections rates. He has also developed and implemented Antibiotics Stewardship program in the hospital in order to prevent the emergence of Antibiotics resistance & decrease preventable hospital associated infections and cost of treatment. As a Chairperson of Cardiac Resuscitation Committee, he has introduced the concept of Rapid Response Team for patients in order to decrease the numbers of unexpected events in the hospital. As an academic scholar, he is a member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. He is a teacher for IDCCM (Indian Diploma in Critical Care). He has many publications credited to his name and has written several book chapters.He is a national faculty for Annual ISCCM Congress, Delhi critical care Symposium (DCCS), NAPCON (National Conference on pulmonary diseases) and ICCMID course of ISCCM. He is also an Instructor for ACLS and FCCS and is regularly involved in such courses.He regularly conducts CME’S, Workshops, Teaching sessions, on Antibiotic stewardship, Mechanical Ventilation, Bed side USG, Hemodynamic monitoring, ABGA Basics, NIV & End of life care.Dr. Prashant also holds clinical expertise in the managing critically ill and various respiratory conditions including TB,Asthma, COPD, Respiratory failure, Lung fibrosis, Pulmonary hypertension, smoking cessation; Sarcoidosis, lung cancer etc. He is also an expert in Interventional Bronchoscopy and sleep disorders You can book an instant appointment with Dr. Prashant Saxena on Timesmed.com.

Education

  • MBBS - Dr. BR Ambedkar university Agra - 1999
  • MD - TB & Chest - University Of Allahabad - 2003
  • EDIC - Europe - European Diploma in Intensive Care Medicine - Europe - 2008
  • Fellowship Training in Intensive care Medicine - Sydney - Australia - Westmead Hospital ET Liverpool Hospital - Sydney - Australia - 2013
  • FCCP - USA - American College of Chest Physicians - USA - 2015
  • EDARM - Europe - Europe - 2016
  • Interventional Pulmonology (Greece) - Greece - .

Specializations

  • Pulmonologist
  • Somnologist (Sleep Specialist).

Awards and Recognitions

  • Asian Patient Safety Awards to improve quality of care provided to Asthma Patients - 2015

  • Best Pulmonologist of North India - 2015

  • BMJ South Asia Awards - Finalist - “Best Pulmonology Team of the Year - 2015

  • Best Pulmonologist of North India - 2014

  • Asian Patient Safety Award to ensure patient safety - 2014

  • Best Doctor - Fortis Hospital Vasant Kunj - Delhi - 2011.

Memberships

  • Delhi Medical Council
  • Medical Council of India (MCI)
  • European Respiratory Society (ERS)
  • European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
  • Joint Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (JFICM)
  • American College of Chest Physicians.

Experience

  • Department of Pulmonology and Critical care at Artemis Hospital
  • Department of Critical Care at Fortis Hospital - Vasant Kunj
  • Department of Intensive Care at Liverpool Hospital - Sydney - Australia
  • Department of Intensive Care at Westmead Hospital - Sydney - Australia
  • Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonology at Fortis Hospital
  • Department of Critical Care Medicine and Emergency at Sir Gangaram Hospital.

Registrations

  • 23386 - Delhi Medical Council - 2004.
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