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Dr. Vivek Nangia Director & Head, Fortis Lung Center, Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi He is a qualified Interventional Pulmonologist with more than 15 years of clinical experience (MD Respiratory Medicine, 1996). He has done his diploma in Interventional Bronchoscopies from Spain. He is amongst the pioneers to conduct various Bronchoscopic Interventions and Medical Thoracoscopy in Delhi. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London He is one of the very few qualified Infectious Diseases Specialists in the entire country, having successfully completed a Diploma in Infectious Diseases from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2008) first and then MSc in Infectious Diseases from London University, UK (2012). He has been awarded a fellowship by the American College of Chest Physicians, which is widely recognized, across the globe, as a mark of professional distinction He has keen interest in Sleep Medicine and has undergone training in Sleep Medicine at Stanford University, California, USA He is extensively trained in Critical Care Medicine and was a fellow in department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Cleveland Clinics, Ohio, USA. His rich experience in critical care spans over nearly 15 years.
The mortality rate of lung cancer patients is high because of symptoms that do not appear until a late stage of the disease.
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