Dr. Anaya Prakashkar Consultant Pulmonologist
Biography
Dr. Anaya Prakashkar is a highly experienced Consultant Pulmonologist and Interventional Pulmonologist, offering advanced diagnosis and treatment for respiratory and lung-related disorders. With extensive clinical exposure across leading government and private hospitals in India, she brings strong expertise in managing complex respiratory conditions, critical care cases, and advanced pulmonary procedures.
She has over five years of hands-on experience in Respiratory ICU and Medical ICU settings, including frontline management during the first and second waves of COVID-19. Her approach focuses on evidence-based care, patient safety, and clear communication, ensuring comfort and confidence for patients and families.
Dr. Prakashkar is particularly skilled in interventional pulmonology procedures, making her a trusted name for advanced lung diagnostics and minimally invasive respiratory interventions in and around Navsari and South Gujarat.
Areas of Expertise
- Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases
- Management of critical and semi-critical pulmonary patients
- COVID-19 ICU, ward, and OPD management
- Advanced interventional pulmonology procedures
- Respiratory ICU and ventilator management
- Sleep-related breathing disorders and allergy management
- Emergency airway management and bronchoscopy-guided interventions
- Patient counseling and long-term respiratory care planning
Key Procedures Performed
- Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy (FOB): 120–150 independent procedures
- Endobronchial biopsies, BAL, and TBLB
- EBUS-guided TBNA: 80–100 independent procedures
- Thoracoscopy-guided pleural biopsies
- Thoracocentesis and intercostal drainage tube insertions
- Pleurodesis
- Rigid bronchoscopy (10–12 procedures)
- Assisted procedures including cryobiopsy, electrocautery, APC, cryotherapy, debulking, balloon dilatation, and airway stent placement
- Bronchoscopy-guided and emergency endotracheal intubations
- CT and ultrasound-guided lung biopsies
Education and Training
- MBBS – AMC MET Medical College
- MD (Respiratory Medicine) – SMIMER Hospital, Surat
- Fellowship in Interventional Pulmonology (FIP) – Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases (MCRD), Noida
Research & Publications
- A study of clinical profile of hemoptysis and its correlation with radiological, microbiological & pathological findings IJSR – February 2021
- Clinical, radiological and 2D Echo findings in pulmonary arterial hypertension secondary to chronic pulmonary diseases IJSR – November 2021
- Comparative study of clinical features and treatment outcomes in pregnant and non-pregnant females with bronchial asthma IJSR – November