Dr Apar Jindal
HOD & Program Director Lung Transplant
Speciality
Heart and Lung Transplant, Pulmonology, Interventional Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine
Qualification
  • MBBS
  • MD Respiratory Medicine
  • IBSM
  • FNCCP
  • FUAPM
Experience
18 Years
Gender
Male
Language Spoken
English
Hindi
Location
Bengaluru,Kengeri, Chennai,Perumbakkam
Consultation Charges
900
  • About
  • Experience
  • Qualifications
  • Achievements
  • Publications

About

Step into the realm of excellence with Dr. Apar Jindal, our distinguished Head of Department and Program Director for Lung Transplant. Renowned for his exceptional expertise and unwavering commitment to patient care, Dr. Apar brings over a decade of experience in advanced lung failure management. He has successfully overseen more than 300 cases involving pre, post, and long-term patient care, and specializes in providing expert treatment for patients requiring ventilatory and ECMO support, including facilitating nationwide air transfers for ECMO patients.

 

But Dr. Apar is more than just a doctor—he is a pioneer in his field. As the founder of the South East Asian Society of Sleep Medicine and the Lung Foundation of India, he has demonstrated a lifelong dedication to advancing pulmonary medicine. Currently serving as the Treasurer of the Indian Society for Sleep Research, Dr. Apar continues to lead with innovation and compassion. His illustrious career spans roles as Consultant, Clinical Director, and Head of Department in premier hospitals across India and the USA, where his contributions to lung transplantation and interventional pulmonology have earned him numerous accolades. Actively involved in academics as a guest lecturer and conference faculty, Dr. Apar remains deeply committed to enhancing respiratory medicine and ensuring the best outcomes for his patients.

Experience

  • July – November 2006: Junior Resident, Internal Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
  • January 2007 – September 2010: Junior Specialist, Clinical Assistant Sleep Medicine, University of California (Davis) Medical Centre, Sacramento, California, USA
  • October 2010 – March 2012: Consultant and Head, Sleep Medicine, Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  • May 2012 – April 2015: Post Graduate student (MD Respiratory Medicine), Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute
  • June – September 2015: Senior Resident (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Metro Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
  • October 2015: Guest lecturer, Sleep Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, New Delhi
  • December 2015 – June 2016: Junior Consultant (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine), VIMHANS Primamed Hospital, New Delhi
  • August 2016 – February 2017: Consultant, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Chennai
  • March 2017 – March 2020: Consultant, Transplant Pulmonology, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Institute of Heart & Lung Transplant, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai
  • April 2020 – March 2021: Clinical Director, Lung Transplant, Interventional Pulmonology & Chest Medicine, MGM Healthcare, Chennai
  • April 2021 – June 2022: Director – Advanced Lung Failure, Transplant Pulmonology, Co-Director – Lung Failure Unit, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana
  • July 2022 – January 2024: Clinical Director – Lung Transplant, Interventional Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, MGM Healthcare, Chennai
  • January 2024 – Present: Head of Department – Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Program Director – Lung Transplant, Gleneagles Hospitals (Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad)

Memberships:

  1. Life Member - National College of Chest Physicians, India
  2. Life Member - Indian Association of Bronchology
  3. Life Member - Indian Chest Society
  4. Life Member - European Respiratory Society
  5. Life Member - Asia Pacific Society of Respirology
  6. Life Member - American Thoracic Society

Qualifications

  1. M.B.B.S. (2000-2005)
    • Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka)
  2. M.D. - Respiratory Medicine (2012-2015)
    • Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute (Chettinad Academy of Research & Education)
  3. Certified Sleep Specialist
    • World Sleep Federation - Indian Board of Sleep Medicine (International Specialist Certification Program)
  4. Clinical Assistant - Sleep Medicine (2007-2010)
  5. F.U.A.P.M. (2023)
    • University of California (Davis) Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
  6. F.N.C.C.P. (2023)
    • University of California (Davis) Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA

Life Fellow:

  • United Academy of Pulmonary Medicine

Fellow:

  • National College of Chest Physicians, India

Achievements

  • MBBS: Gold Medal in ENT
  • MD: Gold Medal – MD Respiratory Medicine
    • Second Prize, Quiz, Ramachandra Rapid Review in Respiratory Medicine (RRRR)
  • Professional Excellence Award – Narayan Iyer Memorial Trust Tamil Nadu - 2023
  • Pulmonologist of the Year 2023 – Economic Times Healthcare Awards 2023
  • Best Department – Pulmonology – Economic Times Healthcare Awards 2023
  • Smt Janaki Vaidyanathan Award – 2018, Tamil Nadu
  • Other Merits:
  • Associate Editor of the Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
  • Published over 100 research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals
  • Special training in sleep medicine
  • Recognized DNB teacher, Chest & TB

Publications

  1. Chapter – “Lung Transplantation”, IMAX- Official Bulletin of IMA Rajkot – June-July 2023, p57-59
  2. “Airway complications following lung transplantation”, Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Accepted for publication, http://doi.org/10/1007/s12055-022-01376-5
  3. “Lung transplantation in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease”, Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2021;17
  4. “Challenges, experiences, and postoperative outcomes in setting up first successful lung transplant unit in India” – Lung India 2021;38:216-22
  5. “Early outcomes after lung transplantation for severe COVID 19: a series of the first consecutive cases from four countries” – The Lancet, published online March 31, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(21)00077-1
  6. “Lung transplant in pulmonary hypertension”, Lung Bulletin, National College of Chest Physicians, January 2020, Volume1 – 67-68
  7. “Lung Transplant”, Respire from Indian Chest Society, May-August 2020, 34-41
  8. “Guidelines of the Indian Society for Sleep Research (ISSR) for practice of Sleep Medicine during COVID 19”, Sleep and Vigilance, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41782-020-00097-2
  9. “Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis – A rare disease treated with Lung Transplantation, first case from India.”, Lung India, Year 2019, Volume 36, Issue 6 [p. 546-549]
  10. “A case of lung transplant”, p116-122, Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease & Pulmonary Fibrosis, by Dr S.K. Jindal.
  11. “Comparison of safety and efficacy of oral montelukast and intranasal fluticasone propionate in management of patients with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis” Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Aug, Vol-10(8): OC06-OC10
  12. “Correlation of peripheral eosinophilia with severity of nasobronchial allergy”. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2015:1865 – 1868
  13. “Pulmonary sequestration – rare findings”. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 2015 Jan; 6(1):(B) 1134-1139
  14. “The study of efficacy, tolerability and safety of theophylline given along with formoterol plus budesonide in COPD”. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. 2015 Feb, Vol-9 (2)
  15. “Overlap Syndrome – the coexistence of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)”. Chettinad Health City Medical Journal, Volume 1, Number 3, July – September 2012: 120-123
  16. “Comparison of clinic-radiological profile of new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis cases among adults and elderly people”. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Volume 4, Issue 1, January 2015:1003-1005

Abstract Publications:

  1. “Airway complications post lung transplant: Largest single center Indian experience”, Chest. June 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.510
  2. “Successful Bilateral Lung Transplant for Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India”, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 37, Issue 4, JF3579
  3. “Establishing a lung transplant program in a resource-constrained setting”, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 37, Issue 4, S255
  4. “Correlation of Tacrolimus Levels and Metabolizer Status Based on CYP3A5 Polymorphism in Indian Lung Transplant Recipients”, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol. 38, Issue 4, S410

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