Qualification 

• MBBS - Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute, Rajiv Gandhi University Of Health Sciences, Bangalore (2004)
• Internship - Bangalore Medical College And Research Institute Affiliated Hospitals, Bangalore (2005)
• DNB (Respiratory Medicine) – Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore (2010) International Medical Fellow, Royal College Of Physicians, London, UK (2016

 Past Positions 

• Speciality Registrar (International Medical Fellow), Department Of Respiratory Medicine, Basildon University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Basildon Essex, UK (Sep 2014 – Sep 2016) Consultant Pulmonologist, Fortis Hospital, Bangalore (Apr 2012 – Aug 2014)
• Consultant And Assistant Professor, Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry (Mar 2011 – Mar 2012) Faculty Tutor, Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital,
• Vellore (Mar 2010 – Feb 2011) Registrar Post Graduate (DNB, Respiratory Medicine), Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore (Feb 2007 – Feb 2010) Senior House Surgeon, Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore (Feb 2006 – Dec 2006)

 Skills / Expertise 

Fiberoptic Videobronchoscopy – Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Including Endobronchial And Transbronchial Lung Biopsy EBUS TBNA – Radial, Linear And EUS(B) FNA. Done More Than 200 EBUS Medical Thoracoscopy – Both Semirigid And Rigid Sleep Reporting – Over 300 Sleep Studies (Overnight Oxymetry And Embletta Studies), Pulmonary Physiology And Sleep Lab, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, Essex, UK Advanced Pulmonary Function Testing Including Diffusion Capacity, 

MIP, MEP And Bronchoprovocation Test Thoracic Ultrasound To Identify The Structures And Diagnose Pneumothorax, Pleural Effusion And Plan Guided Drain Or Thoracocentesis. Over 500 USG Guided Thoracic Procedures Intercostal Chest Drain – Seldinger As Well As Surgical Drains. Put More Than 300 USG Guided Seldinger Chest Drains During Fellowship Indwelling Pleural Catheter Insertion Lung Cancer Diagnostic Interventions (EBUS) And Intervention Pulmonology Interstitial Lung Disease Including Sarcoidosis Sleep Medicine (Diagnosis And Treatment Of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea)

 Publications 

Nishant Sinha, Muhammad Tufail, Odiri Eneje, Syed Abbas, Bernard Yung, Kanwar Pannu, Dipak Mukherjee. Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) Reduces Time For Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer If Used As The Initial Diagnostic Test Of Choice. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2808 Nishant Sinha, Vivek Padegal, Satish Satya Narayana, H K Santosh. Pulmonary Cement Embolization After Vertebroplasty,

An Uncommon Presentation Of Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report And Literature Review; Lung India 2015 Nov- Dec; 32 (6): 602-604 Nishant Sinha, Vivek Padegal, Deepthi Jermely, Satish Satyanarayana, H K Santosh. Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Needle Aspiration Of A Paraspinal Mass With Prior Failed Multiple Diagnostic Interventions: A Case Report And Literature Review. Lung India 2014 Oct-Dec; 31 (4): 401-403 Sangeeth Kumar Kasilingam, Nishant Sinha, Vivekanand Kambar, Manjunath B Govindagoudar. Mediastinal Tubercular Lymph Node Eroding Into Pericardium Causing Acute Pyopericardium And Cardiac Tamponade. Tropical Doctor 2014; 44 (2): 114-5 Jackin Moses R, Nishant Sinha, Madhusmita M, Kisku K H, Manjiri P. Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis Without Hemoptysis In An Adult:

A Rare Presentation. International Journal Of Case Reports And Images 2014; 5 (3): 230-234 Nishant Sinha, D J Christopher, John Jude, Prince James, Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. Prospective Study Of Infectious Bacterial Aetiology In Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In A Tertiary Care Hospital In South India. Poster In European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2010, Barcelona, Spain; Http://F1000research.Com/Posters/579 Nishant Sinha, D J Christopher, Balamugesh T, Prince James, Richa Gupta; Department Of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore. Intrapleural Tranexemic Acid For Life-Threatening Hemothorax – Case Series Of Successful Treatment; Poster Presentation, NAPCON, 2008, Lucknow, India

 Memberships 

European Respiratory Society World Association Of Bronchology And Intervention Pulmonology General Medical Council