Dr. Raja Dhar

Head of Department (HOD)

30 Years of Experience

Pulmonologist

MBBS, MD, MRCP, CCT, FRCP, FCCP

Reg. No.:51741, West Bengal Medical Council

Calcutta Medical Research Institute | CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata

Bengali, English, Hindi

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Dr. Raja Dhar is skilled in every area of respiratory medicine.
He has over 30 years of expertise in pulmonology, critical medical management, and interventional pulmonology.
He is skilled in all areas of respiratory medicine, including transplant, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, sleep medicine, lung infections, including tuberculosis, and respiratory emergencies.
His area of expertise is Interventional Pulmonology, which includes Medical Thoracoscopy, APC, Cryotherapy, Stent Placement, and Electrocautery.
He also gives his expert opinion on
- Rare stroke orphan lung diseases
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Asthma & Allergy
- COPD
- Advanced Lung Function services
- Interventional & Diagnostic Pulmonology
His credentials include MBBS (California), MD (Respiratory Medicine), and M.Sc. (Evidence-Based Medicine, UK).
In December 2008, he returned to his native Kolkata, India, where he took up the role of respiratory consultant.
He is an enthusiastic scholar and researcher who has a strong love for teaching.
He was a key contributor to the ILD India Guidelines, which were developed at Asthma Bhawan in Jaipur with support from the ICS and NCCP.
He is currently in charge of the group creating the recommendations for the ICS Adult Residual Vaccination.
He has participated in the development of the national recommendations for bronchoscopy, COPD, spirometry, and pneumonia under the sponsorship of the Indian Chest Society (ICS).
He has a significant part in creating the curriculum's modules as a member of the ICS Governing Body.

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Education

MBBS - University of Calcutta, 1994
MD (Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Medicine)- Calcutta University, 2000
MRCP - Royal Colleges Of Physicians, UK, 2003
CCT (Respiratory & General Medicine), UK
Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), London, UK
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), USA

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Past Experience

Director of Pulmonology / Chest & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Hospital Anandapur, Kolkata
Respiratory Consultant at St James’ University Hospital, Leeds
Respiratory Consultant at Apollo Gleneagles Hospital

Dr. Raja Dhar is skilled in every area of respiratory medicine.
He has over 30 years of expertise in pulmonology, critical medical management, and interventional pulmonology.
He is skilled in all areas of respiratory medicine, including transplant, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, sleep medicine, lung infections, including tuberculosis, and respiratory emergencies.
His area of expertise is Interventional Pulmonology, which includes Medical Thoracoscopy, APC, Cryotherapy, Stent Placement, and Electrocautery.
He also gives his expert opinion on
Rare stroke orphan lung diseases
Interstitial Lung Disease
Asthma & Allergy
COPD
Advanced Lung Function services
Interventional & Diagnostic Pulmonology
His credentials include MBBS (California), MD (Respiratory Medicine), and M.Sc. (Evidence-Based Medicine, UK).
In December 2008, he returned to his native Kolkata, India, where he took up the role of respiratory consultant.
He is an enthusiastic scholar and researcher who has a strong love for teaching.
He was a key contributor to the ILD India Guidelines, which were developed at Asthma Bhawan in Jaipur with support from the ICS and NCCP.
He is currently in charge of the group creating the recommendations for the ICS Adult Residual Vaccination.
He has participated in the development of the national recommendations for bronchoscopy, COPD, spirometry, and pneumonia under the sponsorship of the Indian Chest Society (ICS).
He has a significant part in creating the curriculum's modules as a member of the ICS Governing Body.

Dhar, Raja & Singh, et al. (2023). Burden of obstructive airway diseases (OADs) in 618 post-pulmonary TB patients across India.
Balamurugan, Santhalingam & Pophale, Himanshu & Samariya, Utsav & Apte, Komalkirti & Singh, Sheetu & Dhar, Raja & Rajan, et al. (2023). A real-world study of formoterol/budesonide delivered through BAI in COPD patients.
Biswas, Beauty & Bhattacharyya, Amrita & Dhar, Raja & Bhattacharya, Somnath & Pal, Saikat & Mukherjee, Deep. (2023). Rapid PCR (BIOFIRE)- A paradigm shift in the management of pneumonia.
Crichton, Megan & Spinou, Arietta & Shoemark, Amelia & Aliberti, Stefano & Altenburg, Josje & Blasi, Francesco & Clarke, Clare & Chotirmall, Sanjay & Dhar, Raja & Goeminne, et al. (2023). Convergent validity of the Bronchiectasis Impact Measure: data from the EMBARC-BRIDGE study.
Dhumal, Priyanka & Singh, Virendra & Sarkar, Malay & Padmanabhan, Arjun & Swarnakar, Rajesh & Christopher, Devasahayam & Thekkinkattil, Mohankumar & Dhar, Raja & Ingole, et al. (2023). Absolute blood eosinophil counts among 3,763 healthy, asthmatic, and COPD subjects across India.