Dr. S P Rai

Dr S P Rai is a Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist in Mumbai with 46 years of experience in interventional pulmonology, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and sleep related breathing disorders, currently serving as Consultant at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West.

He served as Professor and Head of Pulmonary Medicine at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, has over 25 years of postgraduate teaching experience across apex Armed Forces medical institutions, is a member of the Editorial Board of the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, and has 61 publications to his credit.

He consults in English and Hindi.

Area of Expertise

Interventional Bronchoscopy

Dr Rai independently performs diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures for a wide range of endobronchial and airway conditions.

• Diagnostic bronchoscopy
• EBUS guided mediastinal biopsy
• Tracheobronchial stenosis dilatation
• Laser resection of endobronchial lesions
• Foreign body removal

Bronchopleural Fistula and Airway Repair

Dr S P Rai manages complex airway complications including bronchopleural fistulas using bronchoscopic closure techniques with glues and devices.

• Bronchopleural fistula closure
• Bronchoscopic glue application
• Airway device deployment
• Complex airway management
• Endobronchial intervention

Medical Thoracoscopy and Pleural Diseases

Dr Rai performs medical thoracoscopy with pleurodesis for diagnostic and therapeutic management of pleural conditions.

• Medical thoracoscopy
• Pleurodesis procedures
• Pleural effusion management
• Pleural biopsy
• Pleural disease evaluation

Respiratory Disease Management

Dr Rai evaluates and manages patients with a broad spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory conditions using evidence based pulmonology protocols.

• Asthma management
• COPD treatment
• Pneumonia care
• Interstitial lung disease management
• Tuberculosis management

Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Oncology

Dr S P Rai provides diagnostic bronchoscopic evaluation and medical management for patients with lung cancer and endobronchial malignancies.

• Lung cancer evaluation
• Endobronchial tumour assessment
• EBUS lymph node staging
• Bronchoscopic tumour debulking
• Pulmonary oncology coordination

Sleep Medicine and Breathing Disorders

Dr Rai assesses and manages patients with sleep related breathing disorders using non invasive ventilatory and therapeutic approaches.

• Sleep apnoea evaluation
• Non invasive ventilatory support
• Sleep disordered breathing management
• CPAP therapy initiation
• Sleep clinic assessment

Credentials and Qualifications

• MBBS (1980), SN Medical College, Agra
• Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (1981), Agra University
• MD Internal Medicine (1989), Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• MD Respiratory Medicine (1993), Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
• FNCCP (2008), National College of Chest Physicians of India
• FIAB (2009), Indian Association of Bronchology
• Maharashtra Medical Council Registration No 2011040787, 2011

Clinical Experience and Hospital Affiliations

Current Affiliations

• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Andheri West, Mumbai, Consultant Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Medicine

Previous Associations

• Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Professor and Head of Pulmonary Medicine
• Seven Hills Hospital, Mumbai, Consultant
• Army Hospital R and R, Delhi, Consultant
• Eastern Command Hospital, Kolkata, Consultant
• Military Hospital, Namkum, Ranchi, Consultant

Academic and Teaching Contributions

• Professor and Head, Pulmonary Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, over 25 years of postgraduate teaching experience
• PG Lecturer and Examiner, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences and West Bengal University of Health Sciences
• Editorial Board Member, Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
• Referee for Medical Journal Armed Forces India and Lung India
• 61 publications in national and international journals

Professional Memberships

• National College of Chest Physicians of India, Fellow Member
• Indian Association of Bronchology, Fellow Member
• Association of Physicians of India
• Indian Chest Society
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

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