Doctor Profile

Dr. Prashant Chhajed received his medical doctorate from the University of Mumbai, India in 1996. In 1998, he was a Fellow in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney Australia. Subsequently, he continued as a Fellow in thoracic medicine, and lung transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney until 2002. After a short stay in the department of Thoracic Surgery at Chiba University Hospital, Japan, Dr. Chhajed then joined Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland as a Clinical and Research Consultant in 2003. He received the title of Privat Dozent in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Mumbai India, where he is Director of the Institute of Pulmonology, Medical research & Development and Lung Care & Sleep Centre, Fortis Hospital. He is also a Consultant at Lilavati and Nanavati Hospitals, Mumbai.