Dr. Nandini Biswas

Dr Nandini Biswas is a senior consultant pulmonologist in Kolkata with over 32 years of clinical experience in respiratory medicine, interventional pulmonology, and complex lung disease management, currently practising at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata and Apollo Clinic, New Town.

She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, UK (FRCP) and holds a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Respiratory and General Medicine from the UK, with specialist expertise in lung cancer, MDR tuberculosis, sleep disorders, and advanced bronchoscopic procedures.

She consults in English, Hindi, and Bengali.

Area of Expertise

Lung Cancer Management

Patients with primary and metastatic lung cancers are managed with a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach from diagnosis through palliative care:

• Bronchoscopic lung cancer diagnosis
• EBUS-guided tumour staging
• Surgical intervention planning and support
• Oncology coordination and systemic therapy support
• Palliative care and symptom management

Interventional Pulmonology

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

• Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
• Medical thoracoscopy
• Advanced bronchoscopy
• Pleural fluid drainage and assessment
• Thoracic ultrasound

Tuberculosis and MDR TB

Patients with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis are managed with structured TB treatment protocols with documented high success rates:

• Active tuberculosis diagnosis and management
• Multidrug-resistant TB treatment
• TB-related pleural effusion management
• Drug resistance monitoring and regimen modification
• Long-term TB follow-up and outcome monitoring

COPD and Obstructive Airway Disease

Patients with COPD and severe obstructive lung conditions are managed with medical and interventional approaches:

• Complicated COPD management
• COPD exacerbation assessment and treatment
• Pulmonary function assessment
• Long-term COPD disease monitoring
• Bronchodilator therapy optimisation

Sleep Disorders and Respiratory Failure

Patients with sleep-disordered breathing and ventilatory failure are assessed and managed with diagnostic and device-based interventions:

• Obstructive sleep apnea assessment
• Home CPAP management
• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome management
• Non-invasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure
• Sleep disorder investigation and follow-up

Pulmonary Infections and Respiratory Emergencies

Patients with severe respiratory infections and acute pulmonary emergencies are managed with intensive clinical and evidence-based interventions:

• Severe pneumonia and H1N1 influenza management
• Community-acquired pneumonia assessment
• Pulmonary embolism management
• Vocal cord and airway infection management
• ICU-level multi-system respiratory failure

Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease

Patients with pulmonary vascular and interstitial conditions are assessed and managed with structured specialist protocols:

• Pulmonary hypertension evaluation and management
• Interstitial lung disease assessment
• Rare lung disease management
• Clinical correlation and imaging review
• Long-term ILD monitoring and therapy

Professional Experience

Current Hospital Affiliations

Dr Nandini Biswas currently practises at:

• Manipal Hospital (Formerly Medica Superspecialty Hospital), EM Bypass, Kolkata
• Apollo Clinic, New Town, Kolkata

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS, Calcutta University (1994)
• MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, UK (2003)
• CCST in Respiratory and General Medicine, UK (2009)
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, UK (2012)

Medical Council Registration: West Bengal Medical Council, Registration No 51461 (1994)

She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, UK.

Awards and Academic Contributions

• Sunrise Award, American College of Chest Physicians, 2025
• Poster presentation, American Thoracic Society Conference, 2024
• Poster presentation, American Thoracic Society Conference, 2022
• Transplant attachment, Harefield Hospital, UK, 2008
• ERS Thoracoscopy Course, Marseille, 2012
• Oxford Course for Interventional Bronchoscopy and Medical Thoracoscopy, 2007
• Advanced Techniques in Bronchoscopy, 2011
• TB Management in the Era of Drug Resistance, Hamburg, ERS, 2010
• ATS Conferences, New Orleans (2010) and Toronto (2008)
• Multiple ERS Annual Conferences from 2009 to 2021

Research and Publications

• "Tuberculosis-Related Pleural Effusion: An Update" — Current Pulmonology Reports, 2025
• "Pulmo Cast: A Comprehensive Analysis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Eastern India" — Cureus, 2023
• "Primary Vocal Cord Aspergillosis" — Presented at ATS Conference, 2022
• "Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Ocular Myasthenia" — Presented at ATS Conference, 2022
• "It's All in History: Abstract Presentation on ILD" — Presented at ATS Conference, 2024
• "First Case Report of Pathological Infection with M. shimoidei from the UK" — Presented at ERS Conference, 2011
• "Use of NIV in Acute Respiratory Failure in Hospital Against BTS Guidelines" — Presented at ATS Conference, 2010
• "Usefulness of Urinary Pneumococcal Antigen Testing in Patients with Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia" — Presented at ERS Conference, 2009
• "Management of Radiologically Identified Massive PE" — Presented at ATS Conference, Toronto, 2008
• "Review on CRP Levels, Haplotypes and Risk of Incidental COPD" — Elsevier
• "Review Article on the Exacerbation of COPD" — Society of Acute Medicine
• "Review of Journal Article on the Efficiency of the Influenza Vaccine" — Thorax, Lung Alert

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