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Dr. Pralhad Prabhudesai is a Consulting Chest Physician at Lilavati Hospital with 35 years of clinical experience post-MD.

• Postgraduate Teacher for DNB in Chest Medicine.
• Course Director for Bronchoscopy (Basic and Advanced) at IMMAST for the last 12 years.
• Director of Pratibha Prabhakar Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre, offering respiratory patients health beyond medicine.
• Advocates a patient-centric and holistic approach to patient care.

• Awarded and felicitated as COVID YODHA on 14th December 2020 by Hon. Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari for dedicated service during the COVID pandemic.
• Recognized at:
  • 26th June 2022: 2nd Meeting of CIDS Maharashtra Chapter and CIDS HIV Subcommittee.
  • 19th February 2023: Obstructive Airway Disease Symposium, Apollo Hospital.
  • 30th June 2023: Inspiring Chest Physician in India.
• Memberships/Fellowships:
  • Member of the Indian Chest Society.
  • Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
  • Member of the European Respiratory Society.
  • Member of the Indian Association of Sleep and Respiratory Disorders.

• 58 publications in national and international journals, and contributions to respiratory medicine books, including the API textbook.
• Author of a book on Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP).