Question 1

Where does Dr. Pankaj Gupta practice?

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Dr. Pankaj Gupta practices at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital - Dwarka.

Question 2

What is Dr. Pankaj Gupta's education qualification?

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Dr. Pankaj Gupta has the following qualifications - MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine, DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine, MBBS, FSM (Sleep Medicine).

Question 3

What does Dr. Pankaj Gupta specialises in ?

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Dr. Pankaj Gupta specialises as Pulmonologist.

Question 4

How many years of experience does Dr. Pankaj Gupta have?

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Dr. Pankaj Gupta has an overall experience of 13 years. View where has Dr. Pankaj Gupta practiced in the past.

Question 5

Who is Dr. Pankaj Gupta?

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Dr. Pankaj Gupta is a Pulmonologist in Dwarka, Delhi and has an experience of 13 years in this field. Dr. Pankaj Gupta practices at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Dwarka, Delhi and Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Dwarka, Delhi. He completed MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi in 2014,DM - Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care Medicine from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi in 2019 and MBBS from Gujarat University, India in 2011.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 6

What is a Pulmonologist?

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A doctor who is specialized in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory system diseases is called as pulmonologist. The respiratory system include the airway (all organs that carry air to lungs from body's outside environment), the lungs and the muscles for respiration.

Question 7

What type of respiratory problems can a Pulmonologist treat?

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Pulmonologists can treat lung or airway inflammation, blocked lung airways, damage to lung alveoli and lung diseases occurred due to inhalation of dust chemical or smoking, genetic diseases of the lung like cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis.

Question 8

When do you need to visit a Pulmonologist?

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You should visit a pulmonologist if you are facing breathing difficulties, having cough from a long time, have blood or mucus in cough, sudden weight loss due to unknown reasons and have severe breathing problem while doing daily activities or exercising.

Question 9

What tests wil a Pulmonologist do for a check up?

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Pulmonologists will perform different tests depending up on your problem. These may include CT scan, chest ultrasound, chest X-ray, pulse oximetry test, pleural biopsy, bronchoscopy (to examine airway), breathing test (pulmonary function test) to check functioning of lungs and sleep study to detect sleep disorder.

Question 10

What is the difference between a Pulmonologist and chest surgeon?

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Pulmonologists will diagnose and treat respiratory system related disorders but if you are having a serious lung disease then you will be referred to chest surgeon to remove affected lung part or for a lung transplant.

Dr. Pankaj Gupta

Dwarka, Delhi

Maharaja Agrasen Hospital

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