Dr. Benin Rajesh R A

Dr Benin Rajesh R A is a Consultant in Pulmonology, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, and Apollo Speciality Hospital, Jayanagar, with 9 years of experience in respiratory medicine, interventional pulmonology, critical care, and sleep disorders.

He has contributed to the National EBUS Guidelines 2023, served as faculty at the Conclave of Advanced Pulmonary Interventions 2024 and 2025, and holds internationally recognised credentials including the SCE (MRCP-UK) in Respiratory Medicine and certification as an International Sleep Disorders Specialist by the World Sleep Society.

He consults in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.

Area of Expertise

Respiratory Medicine

Patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions are assessed and managed with evidence-based pulmonology care:

• Asthma and COPD management
• Interstitial lung disease
• Bronchiectasis and pulmonary infections
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Tuberculosis including drug-resistant forms

Interventional Pulmonology

Patients requiring diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic and pleural procedures are managed with advanced interventional pulmonology techniques:

• Bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound
• EBUS-TBNA
• Thoracoscopy
• Pleural interventions
• Airway stenting and advanced bronchoscopic procedures

Critical Care Medicine

Patients with acute respiratory failure and complex critical illness are managed with specialist pulmonology and intensive care expertise:

• Acute respiratory failure management
• Mechanical ventilation
• ICU pulmonology care
• Respiratory support in critically ill patients
• Multidisciplinary critical care management

Sleep Medicine

Patients with sleep-related breathing disorders and sleep conditions are evaluated and managed with comprehensive sleep medicine expertise:

• Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and management
• Narcolepsy and insomnia management
• Restless legs syndrome
• Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
• Polysomnography and actigraphy-based assessment

Lung Transplant and Advanced Lung Disease

Patients with end-stage lung disease requiring transplant evaluation or post-transplant care are managed with specialist assessment protocols:

• Lung transplant candidacy evaluation
• Donor assessment
• Post-transplant management
• Advanced lung disease monitoring
• Lung cancer evaluation and management

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, St Johns Medical College, Bengaluru (2017)
• MD Internal Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
• DM Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi
• SCE (MRCP-UK), Respiratory Medicine
• Fellowship in Sleep Medicine, Indian Sleep Disorders Association
• International Sleep Disorders Specialist, World Sleep Society
• Thoracoscopy Certification, Indian Association of Bronchology (2024)
• Interventional Bronchoscopy Course, European Respiratory Society, Heidelberg, Germany (2024)
• Karnataka Medical Council Registration No. 117725 (2017)

Current Affiliations

• Consultant, Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Manipal Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru
• Consultant, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru

Research and Academic Contributions

• Contributor, National EBUS Guidelines, 2023
• Research publications in national and international indexed journals
• Faculty, Conclave of Advanced Pulmonary Interventions, CAPI 2024 and 2025

Professional Memberships

• Indian Chest Society
• European Respiratory Society
• Indian Sleep Disorders Association
• International Society of Sleep Research

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