Dr. Ravindra Mehta

About Doctor

Dr. Ravindra Mehta did his MBBS from the Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital. In the USA, Dr. Mehta did his fellowship training in multiple fields which includes Pulmonary (Respiratory/Chest) Medicine, Critical Care (Intensive care) medicine, and Sleep Disorders Medicine from Winthrop University Hospital in New York. This was followed by training in Interventional Pulmonology in New York, Boston, and France.

Research & Publications: Books & Chapter: Mehta R, Niederman MS. Acute infectious pneumonia. Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, 5th Ed, 796-816. Rewritten 6th Edition. Adequate empirical therapy minimizes the impact of diagnostic methods in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. Natural history and variability of respiratory isolates and antibiotic susceptibility in a medical ICU. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Heart Failure with Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and Central Sleep Apnea - an important factor influencing mortality

• Bronchitis Treatment
• Bronchoscopy
• Pulmonary function test
• Pertussis Vaccine
• Emphysema
• Sarcoidosis
• Tracheostomy
• Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
• Lung Transplant
• Decortication
• Mediastinoscopy
• Bullectomy
• Pneumonectomy

• Internal Medicine

• MBBS - University Of Bombay, 1991
• MD - General Medicine - University Of Bombay, 1996

• American College Chest Physicians
• Indian Association of Bronchology
• American Thoracic Society
• Indian Chest Society
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)

• Academic Trainer at India & USA

• 86208 Karnataka Medical Council, 2009

• ABIM (Pulmonary Disease) - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1999
• ABIM (Sleep Disorders Medicine) - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2002