Dr. Arjun Khanna
Head of Department (HOD)
17 years of experiencePulmonologist
MBBS, MD, DM, DNB, FCCP, Fellowship, MNAMS, FICS
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Dr. Arjun Khanna is a Pulmonologist with more than 17 years of professional experience. His expertise includes pulmonary medicine, critical care, sleep disorders, allergy, internal medicine, pulmonary rehabilitation, biological therapy for asthma, and smoking cessation. His educational qualifications include an MBBS from Sikkim Manipal Inst. of Medical Sciences in 2007 and an MD (Internal Medicine) from Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Univ., Kanpur, in 2011. He further achieved DM (Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine) from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Univ., Delhi, 2014 and DNB (General Medicine) from National Board Of Examination, 2012. Dr. Khanna received numerous accolades, including Univ. gold medals in the MBBS and DM exit exams. He is a a fellow of the Coll. of Chest Physicians (FCCP), USA, a a fellow of the Asia Pacific Respiratory Society (FAPRS), Japan, a a fellow of the National Coll. of Chest Physicians (FNCCP), India, and a a fellow of the International Coll. of Surgeons (FICS) He also earned a Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology at Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Thailand. He completed advanced interventional pulmonology advanced training at Siriraj Hosp., Bangkok. Dr. Khanna is recognized as the Global Rising Star in Pulmonary Medicine for his work on biomass smoke-associated chronic obstructive lung disease. He is a prolific researcher with over 100 publications and book chapters. He has presented at numerous national and international conferences, delivering over 500 invited lectures. He focuses on advanced respiratory failure, severe COPD, difficult-to-treat bronchial asthma, interstitial lung diseases, and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Khanna is an editorial board part of various national and international journals. He is the associate editor of Frontiers in Drug Safety and a reviewer for various journals. He is an active part of the Association of Physicians of India, the National Coll. of Chest Physicians, and the American Coll. of Chest Physicians. Dr. Khanna is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi.Education
MBBS, Sikkim Manipal Inst. of Medical Sciences, 2007 MD (Internal Medicine), Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Univ., Kanpur, 2011 DM (Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Univ., Delhi, 2014 DNB (General Medicine), National Board Of Examination, 2012 a fellow of the Coll. of Chest Physicians (FCCP), USA Fellow Asia Pacific Respiratory Society (FAPRS), Japan Fellow National Coll. of Chest Physicians (FNCCP), India MNAMS National Academy of Medical Sciences a fellow of the International Coll. of Surgeons (FICS) Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology, Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, ThailandTraining & Certificates
European Diplomate in Adult Respiratory Medicine (Health-EDRM) Physician advanced training for Omani doctors on asthma and other respiratory disorders, 2022Past Experience
Senior Consultant, Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals, 2022 Senior Consultant, Galaxy Hosp., 2022 Senior Consultant, Metro Hospitals & Heart Institutes, 2016 Assistant Professor, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 2015Awards
Gold medals for standing first in 2nd, 3rd, and final year MBBS Examinations. Awarded best passing out Univ. graduate Gold medals for securing the highest marks in Pharmacology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Internal Medicine, Community Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Obstetrics, and Gynecology. Awarded the Univ. Gold Medal for DM Examinations given by GGS IP Univ., New Delhi. Awarded Global Rising Star of Pulmonology – 6th International Workshop on Lung Health, Nice, France in January 2019. Awarded Asia Pacific Respiratory Society Scholarship – IP Fellow, Mahidol Univ., Bangkok, Thailand. International scholarship winner, World Conference of Internal Medicine, Seoul, South Korea,2014 International scholarship by World Federation Functional Pulmonary Imaging, Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, South Korea 2017. Japanese Respiratory Society Scholarship - JRS – Nagoya, Japan 2020. Awarded EUROPEAN DIPLOMATE IN ADULT RESPIRATORY MEDICINE – European Respiratory Society – PARIS -2018 Awarded Executive Management Program in Health – Darden School Foundation Univ. of Virginia -2021
Associations/Membership
Association of Physicians of India National Coll. of Chest Physician American Coll. of Chest Physicians
Paper Published
Khanna, Arjun & Bajad, Pradeep & Pahuja, Sourabh & Agarwal, Satyam & Goel, Isham. (2024). Analysis of Physician Prescription Patterns in Patients with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Indian Journal of Respiratory Care. 12. 325-329. 10.5005/jp-journals-11010-1079. Khanna, Arjun & Bajad, Pradeep & Pahuja, Sourabh & Agarwal, Satyam. (2023). Swiss Cheese Trachea: An Unwarranted, Unique Form of Post-intubation Tracheal Stenosis. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. 28. 84-85. 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24611.
Area of Expertise
- Asthma