Dr. Onkar Kumar Jha

Dr Onkar Kumar Jha is a distinguished Pulmonologist and Interventional Pulmonologist in Ranchi with 24 years of medical experience and superspeciality training in pulmonary medicine, critical care, and interventional bronchoscopy.

He is the first DM Pulmonary Medicine trained doctor in Ranchi and among the few DM-level pulmonary superspecialists in the country, currently serving as Senior Consultant in Pulmonology at Paras HEC Hospital, Dhurwa, Ranchi.

Patients searching for a chest specialist in Ranchi, expert in interventional bronchoscopy, or specialist in COPD, ILD, lung cancer, or sleep disorders will find in Dr Jha a nationally recognised pulmonologist with more than a dozen indexed publications, over 100 academic citations, and international research recognition including a finalist position for the Toshiba Young Investigator Award at the SCCT 2011 meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Onkar Jha provides comprehensive pulmonology care spanning chronic lung diseases, critical respiratory conditions, interventional procedures, allergy and immunotherapy, pleural diseases, and sleep medicine.

Chronic Lung Diseases

Long-term evidence-based management of common and complex obstructive and parenchymal lung conditions:

• Asthma diagnosis, classification, and inhaler therapy optimisation
• COPD and exacerbation management
• Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis
• Pulmonary vascular diseases including pulmonary hypertension
• Bronchiectasis and chronic airway infections

Allergy, Asthma and Immunotherapy

Specialised allergy evaluation and targeted immunotherapy for respiratory allergic conditions:

• Skin prick testing for allergen identification
• Allergen-specific immunotherapy for asthma and allergic rhinitis
• Management of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
• Occupational and environmental lung allergy assessment

Tuberculosis and Infectious Lung Conditions

Systematic management of pulmonary infections with particular expertise in tuberculosis:

• Pulmonary tuberculosis and drug-resistant TB management
• Community-acquired and hospital-acquired pneumonia
• Lung abscess and complicated pulmonary infections
• Fungal and opportunistic pulmonary infections

Lung Cancer

Multidisciplinary diagnosis and staging of lung malignancies using advanced bronchoscopic techniques:

• Lung cancer staging and diagnosis including EBUS-TBNA
• Endobronchial tumour assessment and biopsy
• Tumour debulking using cryotherapy and cautery
• Coordination of multimodal lung cancer care

Pleural Diseases

Comprehensive management of pleural conditions using both medical and thoracoscopic approaches:

• Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy and adhesiolysis
• Pleurodesis for recurrent pleural effusion
• Medical thoracoscopy for diagnostic and therapeutic indications
• Ultrasound-guided pleural procedures

Critical Care and ARDS

Management of life-threatening respiratory failure across ICU and high-dependency settings:

• ARDS diagnosis and lung protective ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) therapy
• Invasive mechanical ventilation and weaning protocols
• Sepsis-related respiratory failure management
• Difficult airway management
• Percutaneous tracheostomy

Interventional Pulmonology

Advanced bronchoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures for diagnosis and treatment of complex lung conditions:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy
• Bronchoalveolar lavage and endobronchial biopsy
• Transbronchial lung biopsy
• Convex probe EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal and hilar lymph node sampling
• Radial EBUS and biopsy of peripheral lung nodules
• Fluoroscopy-guided bronchoscopic procedures
• Ultrasound-guided transthoracic procedures
• Cryobiopsy for ILD and peripheral lung lesions
• Cautery-assisted tumour debulking
• Percutaneous tracheostomy

Sleep Medicine

Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing:

• Polysomnography for sleep study and OSA diagnosis
• CPAP titration study for obstructive sleep apnoea
• BiPAP titration for hypoventilation and overlap syndrome
• Long-term sleep disorder management

Professional Experience

• Paras HEC Hospital, Dhurwa, Ranchi
• Fortis Hospital, Noida, Junior Consultant and Associate Consultant
• AIIMS, New Delhi, Research Fellow, Endocrinology-Cardiology-Pulmonology Interface, 2004 to 2010
• Montefiore Medical Center, New York, USA, Research

Credentials, Qualifications and Memberships

Academic Qualifications

• MBBS, Patna Medical College, Patna, 2002
• DNB in Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
• DM in Pulmonary Medicine, Utkal University, 2023
• Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM), Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

Awards, Research and Academic Contributions

Awards

• First Prize, Best Paper Presentation, Odisha CHESTCON 2022
• First Runner Up, Best Researcher, Fortis Healthcare, 2021, for Helmet NIV in COVID-19 patients
• Finalist, Toshiba Young Investigator Award, SCCT 2011 Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA
• Travel Grant recipient for international research presentation, SCCT 2011

Research and Publications

• More than 12 publications in indexed national and international journals
• Over 100 citations across published work
• Research conducted at AIIMS, New Delhi on the interface of Endocrinology, Cardiology, and Pulmonology
• Research presented at Montefiore Medical Center, New York, and at SCCT 2011, Denver, USA
• Helmet NIV in COVID-19 patients, widely appreciated and recognised at national level

Why Consult Dr Onkar Kumar Jha

As the first DM Pulmonary Medicine trained specialist in Ranchi and one of a select group of superspeciality-level pulmonologists in the country, Dr Jha offers a level of diagnostic and procedural expertise in interventional pulmonology, ILD, and sleep medicine that is rare outside major metropolitan centres.

His internationally recognised research record, combined with IDCCM critical care training and over two decades of clinical practice, makes him the most comprehensively trained respiratory specialist currently accessible to patients in Jharkhand.

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