Dr.Abdul Raouf Wani has 8+ years of experience in respiratory medicine, critical care, and sleep medicine, trained at the India’s premier institute for respiratory diseases – National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi and pursued further doctorate at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna
• Extensive expertise in diagnostic & therapeutic bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, EBUS, and interventional pulmonology.
• Performed 450+ bronchoscopies and 80+ linear EBUS procedures, including transbronchial lung cryobiopsies and Transmediastinal Cryobiopsies (TMC).
• Skilled in managing drug-resistant TB, interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), lung cancer, pleural diseases and sleep disorders.
CLINICAL SKILLS
Pulmonary Medicine & Interventional Procedures Bronchoscopy(flexible and rigid): Diagnostic (BAL, brush, biopsy, TBNA), therapeutic (cryotherapy, APC, stenting, tumor debulking)
EBUS-TBNA: Performed 60+ procedures across major lymph node stations and 25+ Transmediastinal Cryyobiopsies
Medical Thoracoscopy: Pleural biopsy, pleurodesis (poudrage/slurry), IPC insertion
Lung Biopsies: Conventional TBLB, transbronchial cryobiopsy, trans-mediastinal cryobiopsy (TMC) Whole Lung Lavage (PAP Cases) in collaboration with anesthesiology teams
Sleep Medicine: PSG lead placement, scoring, interpretation
Pleural Procedures: ICD placement for pneumothorax, empyema & pleural effusions, blood patch, Intra pleural enzyme therapy for complicated effusions.
Interventional Pulmonology: Tracheal & bronchial stenting, cryoextraction and debulking, APC, Airway ballon dilatation.
Critical Care & Respiratory ICU
Airway Management: Intubation (direct/video laryngoscopy), Percutaneous Tracheostomy.
Mechanical Ventilation: Invasive/non-invasive, HFNC, advanced ventilator strategies, Proning.
Ultrasound & Procedures: POCUS, central line insertion, CVP monitoring.
DM Fellow Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine (July 2022 – July 2025) Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna
Senior Resident (July 2020 – June 2022) Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Institute of TB & Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi
Junior Resident (DNB) (April 2017 – June 2020) Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Institute of TB & Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi
DM Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna
DNB Respiratory Medicine - National Institute of TB & Respiratory Diseases (NITRD), New Delhi
MBBS - Govt. Medical College, Jammu
Additional Qualifications
EDARM - European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine
Speciality Certificate in Respiratory Medicine (Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom)