Dr Rahul Sharma is Additional Director – Pulmonology with 12+ years of experience in managing allergic and respiratory illnesses, sleep disorders, and critical respiratory diseases. He is dedicated to exemplary patient outcomes and follows all necessary medical procedures with the use of the latest industry equipment and technology. His strong focus on listening to and addressing patient concerns along with widespread reach due to nationwide academic activities have promoted the development of a strong patient base and trust. He is an expert in interventional pulmonology, having gained rich experience from observership in Intervention pulmonology at Singapore Medical college. He has conducted more than 1000 interventional procedures including bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, EBUS, TBLB, tracheal and bronchial stenting, pleurodesis, and bronchial thermoplasty. He is worldwide one of the first pulmonologists to do EBUS-guided pericardiocentesis, a feat published in the renowned journal CHEST. He is well versed with recent advances in his field and has many national and international publications to his credit. He is an active member of various national and international societies and is frequently invited as a Guest speaker at conferences all over India. He has speciality interest in: • Respiratory allergies & severe asthma management • Obstructive airway disease (COPD) • Interventional pulmonology(Diagnostic & therapeutic) • Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis • Pleural diseases • Obesity and metabolic syndromes • Lung cancer and its multidisciplinary management • Biologicals in respiratory diseases • Sleep Medicine & Polysomnography • Intensive Care Medicine and ARDS Management • Home Ventilators (CPAP, BPAP, AVAPS, ASV) He has memberships in: • Fellow of National College of Chest Physicians (FNCCP) (2018) • Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians USA (FCCP) (2019) • Fellow of Indian Sleep Disorder Association (FISDA) (2019) • Fellow of National College of Chest Physicians (NCCP) • Fellow Academy of Pulmonary medicine • Member of American Thoracic Society (ATS) • Life member of Association of Physicians of India (API) • Life member of Society for Tobacco Control India (STC) • Life member Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB) • Life member Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) • Life Member Indian College Of Allergy Asthma And Applied Immunology (ICAAI)