Training, research, and teaching that back the clinical work.
Dr. Aakanksha Chawla combines 15+ years of clinical practice with active academic leadership in respiratory and critical care medicine.
Qualifications
MBBS
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
MD — Respiratory Medicine
Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly
IDCCM
Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine
IFCCM
Indian Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine
FCCP (USA)
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Advanced Training & Certifications
- Certificate Course in Diagnostic & Interventional Bronchoscopy and Thoracoscopy — IMMAST, Mumbai, with The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Advanced Management of Respiratory Disease Program — Harvard Medical School
- ICCARe — ISCCM Course to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
- Indian Diploma & Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine
- Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
Academic Leadership & Medical Education
Organising Secretary
Comprehensive Thoracic Imaging Master Series — National College of Chest Physicians, India (endorsed by NBE). Virtual CME with 6,000+ registrations.
Organising Secretary
Comprehensive Respiratory & Critical Care Infectious Diseases Course — NCCP India (endorsed by ISCCM). 5,000+ registrations.
Faculty & Educator
Active contributor to national academic programmes, textbook chapters and peer-reviewed publications in respiratory and critical care medicine.
Awards & Recognition
- NCCP(I) Best Academic Activity in NCCP(I) Zones — 2026
- Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation Academic Achievement Award — research publication, Journal of Vascular Access
- Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation Academic Achievement Award — ventilator-associated pneumonia risk factors
- Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation Academic Achievement Award — research on critically ill patients
- Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation Academic Achievement Award — COVID-19 in-hospital mortality research
- First Prize, Oral Presentation — NAPCON 2014 (ARDS epidemiology)
Research & Publications
Dr. Chawla has contributed to peer-reviewed research in respiratory medicine, critical care, COVID-19, ARDS, non-invasive ventilation, ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated infections and ICU outcomes, along with textbook chapters in critical care and respiratory medicine.