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Dr. Prashant Saxena
SENIOR DIRECTOR & HEAD – PULMONOLOGY, PULMONOLOGY CRITICAL CARE & SLEEP MEDICINE | Fortis Vasant Kunj
  • Pulmonology | Pulmonology and Critical care | Sleep Medicine
  • date26 YearsExperience
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Dr. Prashant Saxena is the Senior Director and Head of Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. Dr. Prashant's key areas of expertise include Interventional Pulmonology, Intensive Care & Sleep Medicine. Dr. Prashant underwent ICU Fellowship tra...
Dr. Prashant Saxena is the Senior Director and Head of Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. Dr. Prashant's key areas of expertise include Interventional Pulmonology, Intensive Care & Sleep Medicine. Dr. Prashant underwent ICU Fellowship training in Westmead and Liverpool Hospitals, Sydney, Australia. He has undergone training in Interventional Pulmonology from Greece, Thoracoscopy from France, and Pediatric Bronchoscopy from Italy. He has undergone an Executive management programme in health (EMPH) from Virginia University, USA. Due to his keen interest in infection control, he has developed simple but effective infection prevention bundle protocols which have significantly reduced hospital-acquired infection rates. He has developed and implemented Antibiotics Stewardship programs in order to prevent the emergence of Antibiotic resistance & decrease preventable hospital-associated infections and the cost of treatment. He introduced the concept of a Rapid Response Team for patients in order to decrease the number of unexpected events in the hospital. He has many awards, publications, and presentations credited to his name. He is a teacher for IDCCM (Indian Diploma in Critical Care) and an Examiner, Teacher & Supervisor for MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom. He is actively involved in organizing community health programs, CME’S , workshops & health awareness talks in India & abroad.
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education Education
MBBS, MD, FRCP (Edin), EDIC (Europe), FCCP (USA), EDARM (Europe) Interventional Pulmonology (Greece), ICU Fellow (Australia), Thoracoscopy (France), Paediatric Bronchoscopy (Italy), FICCM, EMPH (Virginia University, USA)
Awards & Accolades
Dr. Prashant Saxena is the Senior Director and Head of Pulmonology, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj. Dr. Prashant's key areas of expertise include Interventional Pulmono...
1. Clinical Excellence Award 2023, VISICON, DELHI 2. Chikitsak Ratan Award, 31st July 2022 at Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi 3. Buddha Peace Award 2021 4. Award for Good Clinical Practice, Delhi Doctors Forum, 19th September 2021, Delhi 5. Corona Warrior Felicitation by Sri Amitabh Bachchan at NDTV “” Swasthyamantra”, 2ndOct 20 6. “Corona warrior” Felicitation by Delhi Medical Association on 14th August 2020 7. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Prerna Samman on 22nd July 2019, Dhamma Viriyo Foundation New Delhi 8. India's most trusted Healthcare Award 2019: Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist of the Year 2019 9. Times of India: Healthcare achievers award for a rising star in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and sleep medicine 2018 10. India’s most trusted Healthcare Awards 2018: Best Chest & Critical Care Specialist in North India 11. National Icon of the Year 2018 – Pulmonologist, National Icon Awards (APS research & media) 12. Outstanding Pulmonologist of the Year 2018, India Healthcare awards. 13. Asian Patient Safety Awards 2015 for the project on “BREATH EASY – Community-based initiative to improve quality of care provided to Asthma Patients” 14. Best Pulmonologist of North India 2015 –Global Health Care Excellence Awards, Primetime media 15. BMJ South Asia Awards 2015 - Finalist- “Best Pulmonology Team of the Year” 16. Best Pulmonologist of North India 2014– Worldwide Achiever’s Health Care Excellence Awards 17. Asian Patient Safety Award 2014 for the project “Reducing Restricted Antibiotics Consumption in Order to ensure patient safety” 18. Best Doctor of the Year 2011- Fortis Vasant Kunj, Delhi
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