The Mentors Who Shaped My Path

Dr. Stefano Gasparini is currently teaching at Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy. He has extended his valuable service as oncologist and has been a recipient of many awards and grants. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study. His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.

Henri Colt is a writer, adventurer, and award-winning physician-educator. Among his interests are tango, mountaineering and movies. Colt has traveled to more than 100 countries. When not writing, lecturing, or accidentally overhearing conversations in local coffee shops, he, among other things, chases the impossible.

Dr. Chhajed is a Chest Physician with super specialisation in Interventional Pulmonology and Sleep Disordered Breathing. He is also interested in interstitial lung disease and obstructive airways diseases. He was one of the first doctors in India to introduce EBUS, and The Lung Care and Sleep Centre is founded by Dr. Prashant Chhajed.

Sundeep Salvi is the Director of PURE Foundation in Pune. He trained as a Pulmonologist in India and received a PhD in Clinical Medicine from the University of Southampton, UK. He is actively involved in research in the field of COPD and Asthma, and is currently exploring the non-smoking phenotype of COPD in India — which he believes is more common than tobacco smoking, but has received little recognition globally.

Dr. Raja Dhar is a renowned Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist with over 15 years of experience. Dr. Dhar is adept in all disciplines of Respiratory Medicine. His forte is Interventional Pulmonology including electrocautery, APC, cryotherapy, stent placements and Medical Thoracoscopy. He is an academician, an enthusiastic researcher and passionate about teaching.

Dr Ashok Mahashur was one of India's most respected and influential Chest Physicians, widely recognised for his immense contributions to Respiratory Medicine, clinical practice, and medical education. Dr Mahashur's legacy continues to inspire the field of Pulmonology through his commitment to excellence, compassionate patient care, and lifelong dedication to advancing respiratory medicine in India.

Irfan Rahman, PhD is a Dean's Professor of Environmental Medicine, Medicine (Pulmonary), Public Health Sciences, and Dentistry at the University of Rochester. He has chaired and participated in numerous symposia and published over 270 peer-reviewed research articles (H-index 92), reviews, and textbook chapters in understanding the pathogenesis and therapeutic targets of COPD, fibrosis, and oral/periodontal diseases.

Dr. Rajiv Goyal is a renowned Interventional Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist with an experience of 23 years in Jaipur Golden Hospital. He has vast experience in Interventional Pulmonology including foreign body extraction, electrocautery, cryotherapy, EBUS, Stenting. He is a Gold Medalist of DTCD, and is among the first doctors to get European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine. He has several publications in national and international journals.

Atul C. Mehta, M.B.B.S., special interests are the treatment of lung cancer, diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, lung transplantation, interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. He is board-certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. Dr. Mehta's research interests are therapeutic bronchoscopy, lung transplantation and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.