Dr. Nikita Rajguru

Professional Qualification

• MD – Respiratory Medicine (Gold Medalist)

Area of Expertise

• Diagonsis and Managament of various lung conditions like
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease including Spirometry,DLCO
• Asthma and Allergic lung diseases including SPT and Immunotherapy
• Interstitial Lung Diseases
• Covid 19 Pneumonia and post Covid lung care
• Pleural disorders like Pleural effusion,Pneumothorax etc
• Sleep related disorders like OSA, OHSS including Polysommography
• Respiratory Failure and ARDS
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Lung Cancers
• Interventions expert in
• Thoracocentesis,ICD insertion
• Bronchoscopy,Pleuroscopy
• USG and CT guided Lung biopsies

Skills

• Diagnosis and treatment of Various Respiratory Diseases
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, Asthma, Pulmonary hypertension, Various
  interstitial lung diseases, Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, Occupational Lung Diseases etc.
• Managing ICU and Critical Care Respiratory Patients
• Performing and interpreting various Pulmonary Function Tests
• Spirometry
• DLCO
• ABG
• 6-minute walk test
• Diagnosis and treatment of various Pleural diseases
• Thoracentesis (performed more than 150)
• Intercostal Drainage Tube Insertion (performed more than 100)
• Pleuroscopy (performed more than 50)
• Pleural Biopsy and Pleurodesis using various agents.
• Bronchoscopy (performed more than 50)
• Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
• Trans Bronchial Lung Biopsy (TBLB)
• Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA)
• Assisted Balloon Bronchoplasty
• Assisted endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsy (EBUS)
• Ultrasonography and CT scan guided Lung Biopsy
• Diagnosis and treatment of various sleep-related disorders e.g OSA, OHS
• Polysomnography (Performed more than 30)
• Performing and interpreting Allergy testing
• Skin Prick test(Performed more than 50)

Membership

• Indian Medical Association, Gujarat Chest Association

Research Work

• A study of clinical profile of patients of Interstitial Lung disease at Tertiary Care
  Center.

Publication

• A study of the relationship between Bronchial Asthma and Thyroid Disorders
  International Journal of Scientific Research Volume: IX, Issue: VIII, August 2020 (Original Research Article)
• Role of Induction of Sputum in Various Respiratory Diseases of Infective Etiology
  J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Mar;68(3):90. (Original Research Article)
• Effectiveness of Triple Drug Fixed-Dose Combination Inhaled Therapy in Severe
  COPD Patients National Journal of Medical Research
  2018;8(1):21-24 (Original Research Article)

Conferences & Workshop

• Current Trend in Interventional Pulmonology Conference & Hands-on Training
  Workshop
• Respiratory Post Graduation Meet – 2018
• CME on Integrated Medical Education:
• Poster Presentation titled A case of Diffuse Alveolar Damage mimicking Lung
  Cancer
• Training on Polysomnography- Techniques and Interpretation
• West Zone Post Graduate Respiratory Updates 2018, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• 20th NAPCON 2018 – National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases – Delegate.
• 20th NAPCON 2018 – National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases – Paper
  Presentation.
• 20th NAPCON 2018 – National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases – Workshop
  Attended.
• Interstitial lung disease.
• Thesis & Projects Research Methodology.
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
• CHEST: Definitive Diagnosis, Innovative Interventions
• Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (Ahmedabad Chapter)
• Airway Workshop – July 2019 – Delegate.
• Post Graduate Quiz In Respiratory Diseases – August 2019 – NCCP (India) – Awarded
  2nd Prize
• 74th NATCON 2019 – National Conference of Tuberculosis and chest disease,
  Chennai, Tamilnadu – Delegate
• Attended Virtual Summits on COPD, Asthma, and ILD.
• Attended Virtual Inspire Conference -2020
• Attended Webinars on Covid-19
• Participated in E class for Pulmonary Function test- PACS India
• Participated in Sunrise Virtual Summit 2020- CHEST
• Attended virtual WEST Zone PG meet, Surat, Gujarat.
• 22nd NAPCON 2020 – National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases – Delegate.
• Hyderabad, India – Virtual Meet.
• Attended National Pulmonary PG conference(Virtual) 2020
• Participated in The young scientist award Quiz (TYSA)
• Participated in Quiz on Pulmonary Hypertension
• Attended Bronchon 2021 organized by Yashoda Hospital, Hyderabad
• Felicitated with a Gold Medal in iamicon 2021
• 5th TESCON 2021 – Delegate o Gandhinagar – Gujarat
• 23rd NAPCON 2020 – National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases – Delegate. Varanasi – Uttar Pradesh.
• Currently working as a Senior Resident Doctor in AMC MET Medical College, LG
  Hospital, Ahmedabad since September, 2021