BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Kanishka Kumar is a Senior Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care at the Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, with over 9 years of clinical experience. His practice focuses on respiratory medicine, interventional pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. He has specialised training in interventional pulmonology and experience in managing a wide range of respiratory conditions, including asthma, COPD, tuberculosis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, and complex respiratory disorders. Dr. Kumar is also actively involved in medical education and research, with contributions to conferences, textbooks, and peer-reviewed publications.
Summary
Education & Qualifications
- F.I.P. (Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology) – Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Noida, 2021
- Advanced Training in Interventional Pulmonology – Heidelberg, Germany & Marseille, France
- MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – IMS & SUM Hospital, SOA University, Bhubaneswar, 2020
Medical Registration
- Registration No.: DMC 76619
- Delhi Medical Council
Clinical Experience
- Senior Consultant – Pulmonary & Critical Care, Metro Hospitals, Noida & Delhi, 2023 – Present
- Consultant – Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Noida, 2022–2023
- Fellow – Interventional Pulmonology, Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Noida, 2021–2022
- Senior Resident – Pulmonary Medicine, Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, 2020–2021
- Academic Contributions
- Faculty at 100+ National & International Conferences
- Teaching Faculty for DNB & Fellowship Programmes
- Author of Multiple Textbook Chapters
- Contributor to Peer-Reviewed Medical Publications
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- Alumni OfMBBS – Pravara Rural Medical College, Loni, Maharashtra, 2015
- Area Of Expertise
- Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Asthma & COPD Management
- Respiratory Infections & Tuberculosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Lung Cancer
- Sleep Medicine & Sleep Apnea
- Pleural & Airway Diseases
- Complex Respiratory Conditions, including EGPA, Sarcoidosis & SLE-Related Lung Disease
- COVID-19 Management
- Procedural Expertise
- Rigid & Flexible Bronchoscopy
- EBUS-TBNA
- Cryobiopsy
- Airway Stent Placement
- Thoracoscopy & Pleuroscopy
- Thoracentesis & Pleural Procedures
- ICD & Pigtail Catheter Insertion
- Pleurodesis
- Lung & Pleural Biopsies
- Bedside Chest Ultrasound
- Advanced ILD Procedures
- Polysomnography
- Pulmonary Function Testing, including PFT, IOS & FeNO
- Certification:
- Indian Chest Society (ICS) – Member
- Indian Association for Bronchology (IAB) – Member
- European Respiratory Society (ERS) – Member
- American Thoracic Society (ATS) – Member
- Honors Awards:
- Youth Icon of Pulmonology – NAPCON, Hyderabad, 2022–2023
- Distinguished Teacher's Award in Pulmonary Medicine – ANBAI (NBE), March 2025
- Honoured by MCRD for being the Fastest to Perform 1,000 Interventional Pulmonology Procedures at Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Noida
- Featured in The Indian Express for an article on the misdiagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension