Dr. Bharat Gopal

Dr. Bharat Gopal
MD, DNB, MNAMS, FIAMS, FIAB, FNCCP, FAPSR(JAPAN), FCCP(USA)
ERS Fellowship, Interventional Pulmonology(Ancona,Italy)
Advanced Training in Endobronchial Ultrasound(Brisbane, Australia)
Sr Consultant-Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine & Critical Care
Director, National Chest Centre
Secretary, Foundation for Cardiorespiratory Disorders (India)

Dr. Bharat Gopal is a Senior Pulmonologist, recognized internationally in the field of Interventional Pulmonology. He carries over two and a half decades of clinical excellence in the field of Respiratory disorders, Nasobronchial Allergies, Sleep-disordered Breathing & Respiratory Infections including TB and COVID. He has been a pioneer in the use of newer technologies including Endobronchial Ultrasound, Cryo-Lung Biopsies, and Pleuroscopies, and is trained in Bronchial Thermoplasty. He has a special interest in managing Difficult -to-Control Asthma with the use of Biologicals, Post COVID Lung Issues and continues to be involved as a Primary Investigator in many clinical trials. An Excellent orator – he is a regular panelist on national TV on subjects of his specialization apart from contributing to print & Electronic Media

Focus areas and procedures

• Difficult to Control Severe Asthma

• Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders -Snoring & Sleep Apnea

• ILD and Lung Fibrosis

• Pleural Diseases

• Smoking-related Diseases like COPD

• Post-COVID Lung Diseases

• Allergic Diseases of the Nose, Sinuses, and Lungs

• Interventional Pulmonology – One of the first doctors to start EBUS in the country. Highly skilled in all procedures including Bronchoscopy, LungBiopsy, Cryobiopsies, Thoracoscopy, etc

Work experience

Dr. Gopal has an experience of more than 25+ years in the field of pulmonology & Sleep medicine and has been previously associated with some of the premier healthcare institutions including RML Hospital (GOI) & Private Hospitals like Fortis Healthcare, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Delhi Heart and Lung Institute & Metro Group of Hospitals.

Education

• MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

• MD in Pulmonary Medicine from Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute( Delhi)

• DNB in Respiratory Diseases -National Board of Examinations (India)

• Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology (Ancona, Italy)

• Trained in Sleep Medicine  - ERS School-Antwerp, Belgium

• Trained in Endobronchial Ultrasound -Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia

• Trained in Cryo-Lung Biopsies, Univ of Tubingen, Germany

• Trained in Allergy Testing & Immunotherapy – VP Chest Institute, Delhi

Awards & Fellowships

• Young Scientist Award – National College of Chest Physicians

• Best Doctor Award- Indian Medical Association ( Delhi State )

• Meri Delhi Shreshth Shree Award

• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians (USA)

• Fellow, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (Japan)

• Fellow, National College of Chest Physicians (India)

• Fellow, Indian Academy of Medical Specialities

• Member, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine ( UK)

OPD  ( By Appointment Only)

• National Chest Centre, G 200, NarainaVihar, New Delhi

• Delhi Heart and Lung Institute, Panchkuian Road, New Delhi

• CK Birla Hospital, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi

• Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi