Dr. Sachin D

Speciality:          Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care And Sleep Medicine Specialist
Experience:       11+Years of experience
Hospital:            Manipal Hospital Bangalore

Brief About doctor:

• A specialist in Interventional Pulmonology, Critical Care, And Sleep Medicine with a rich experience of over 11+years is currently working in Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road. The Doctor has expertise in
• Interventional Pulmonology Bronchoscopy that is Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with endobronchial biopsy, trans-bronchial lung biopsy, endo-bronchial needle aspiration, trans-bronchial needle aspiration, and bronchoalveolar lavage, Advanced Bronchoscopy that is Endobronchial ultrasound (convex and radial) with guided aspirations and core-biopsy, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, narrowband imaging, Rigid Bronchoscopy that is Rigid bronchoscopy procedures include airways stenting, (SEMS and silicon stents), cryobiopsy, foreign body removal, Fogarty usage to identify BPF, APC for bleeding control electrocautery, decoring, and LASER procedures, Thoracoscopy that is Rigid and Semi-Rigid Thoracoscopy with interventions (plural biopsy, TALC poudrage, and others), Bronchial Thermoplasty that is For refractory asthma ICD Placement. 
• He is experienced in emergency and elective intercostal tube placements, pigtail catheter placement, malecot’s catheter placement, and tunneled pleural catheter placements with and without ultrasound guidance, Thoracentesis that is Pleural fluid aspiration, and plural biopsy with and without ultrasound guidance, General Pulmonology that is Asthma, COPD, Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease, respiratory infections including TB, lung cancer, pleural and mediastinal diseases, occupational lung diseases, lung transplantation, and pulmonary rehabilitation, Sleep disorders like OSA, CSA, OHS, insomnia, sleep movement disorders, parasomnias, hypersomnia, circadian sleep disorders, narcolepsy, and polysomnography. Critical Care like Intubation and Ventilation. 

Speciality Interest:

• Interventional Pulmonology Bronchoscopy:
• Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy with endobronchial biopsy, trans-bronchial lung biopsy, endo-bronchial needle aspiration, trans-bronchial needle aspiration and bronchoalveolar lavage.
• Advanced Bronchoscopy:
• Endobronchial ultrasound (convex and radial) with guided aspirations and core-biopsy, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy, narrowband imaging.
• Rigid Bronchoscopy:
• Rigid bronchoscopy procedures including airways stenting, (SEMS and silicon stents), cryobiopsy, foreign body removal, Fogarty usage to identify BPF, APC for bleeding control electrocautery, decoring, LASER procedures.
• Thoracoscopy:
• Rigid and Semi-Rigid Thoracoscopy with interventions (plural biopsy, TALC poudrage and others).
• Bronchial Thermoplasty:
• For refractory asthma ICD Placement:
• Experienced in emergency and elective intercostal tube placements, pigtail catheter placement, malecot’s catheter placement and tunnelled plural catheter placements with and without ultrasound guidance.
• Thoracentesis:
• Pleural fluid aspiration and plural biopsy with and without ultrasound guidance.
• General Pulmonology: Asthma, COPD, Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease, respiratory infections including TB, lung cancer, pleural and mediastinal diseases, occupational lung diseases, lung transplantation and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Sleep disorders – OSA, CSA, OHS, insomnia, sleep movement disorders, parasomnias, hypersomnia, circadian sleep disorders, narcolepsy and polysomnography. Critical Care:
• Intubation / Ventilation:
• Experience in managing difficult airways with fiber optic intubation, video laryngoscopy, laryngeal mask airway, emergency cricothyroidotomy. Advanced Mechanical ventilation including HFOV (High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation), NAVA (Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist), ASV (Adaptive servo ventilation) and prone-ventilation.
• Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV):
• Experienced in managing CPAP, BiPAP, AVAPS, ASV, Auto-PAP and HFNC (High Flow Nasal Cannula) with use of various interfaces including nasal mask, full face mask, nasal pillows and helmets.
• Critical Care Ultrasound in ICU:
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) certified trainee experience in critical care ultrasound including USG chest (BLUE protocol, WATERFALL protocol, SESAME protocol), USG abdomen (including FAST – Focused Abdominal Sonography in Trauma), DVT screening, pelvic ultrasound, ultrasound – sinus/MCA/vascular ultrasound and others.
• Echocardiography:
• Evaluation of ejection fraction, stroke volume, valvular diseases, pericardial effusion and tamponade, pulmonary hypertensions and RWMA.
• ECMO (Extracorporeal Life Support):
• Experienced in setting up ECMO (initiation, monitoring, maintenance and weaning from ECMO)
• Invasive catheter placement:
• Central venous catheters, arterial lines with and without ultrasound guidance.

Fellowship & Membership:

• Member of American College of Chest Physician, USA
• Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences, India
• Member of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
• Member of India Chest Society

Award:

• Honors in MBBS and MD.
• Seven gold medals for academic excellence in MBBS
• Indian Chest Society Talent Award (ICS).
• Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
• Member of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)
• Member of American College of Chest Physicians (MCCP, USA)
• Appreciation for medical treatment excellence from Shri Arun Jaitely (Former Minister of Corporate Affairs of India)
• Appreciation for excellent treatment during stay at AIIMS Delhi from Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Former Prime Minister of India)
• One of the major authors of National Guidelines for Flexible Bronchoscopy in India
• One of the major contributors in National Guidelines for use of antibiotics in ICU

Education:

• MBBS (Gold Medal) 
• MD 
• DM (AIIMS- Pulmonology Critical Care And Sleep Disorders) 
• DNB 
• MNAMS 
• EDRM (Switzerland) 
• FCCP(USA) 
• FAPSR(Japan)