Dr. Pankaj Jain is a distinguished super specialist in pulmonology, boasting 20 years of extensive experience in the field. He specializes in the management of a wide range of respiratory conditions, including sleep-disordered breathing and critical illnesses.
His proficiency encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of various chest diseases, such as respiratory allergies, including bronchial asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and respiratory infections, which cover tuberculosis, fungal infections, and atypical infections.
Dr. Pankaj Jain is adept at handling diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD), sarcoidosis, lung cancer, mediastinal diseases, and pleural conditions like pleural effusion and empyema. He also addresses pulmonary vascular diseases, including pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary embolism, as well as occupational respiratory diseases.
His expertise extends to the management of acute respiratory failures caused by various factors, such as exacerbations of COPD or interstitial lung disease, cardiac failure, and foreign body aspiration.
Additionally, he is skilled in providing home-based treatment for chronic respiratory failure, utilizing oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation, with or without tracheostomy.
Dr. Pankaj Jain is experienced in performing various procedures, including flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). These techniques allow him to obtain samples from respiratory lesions through bronchoalveolar lavage, endobronchial biopsies, transbronchial biopsies, and transbronchial needle aspirations for the diagnosis of cancers, infections, and other pulmonary disorders.
He also specializes in managing airway lesions, such as stenosis and intraluminal tumors, using techniques like electrosurgical knife/snare, argon plasma coagulation (APC), balloon dilation, coring, cryotherapy, and airway stenting. His particular interest lies in the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).