Your Trusted Consultant for Advanced Respiratory Care

Dr. Abhinav Choubey is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Interventional Pulmonology with over 15 years of clinical experience spanning the United Kingdom and India. He currently works full-time at Sagar Multispeciality Hospital (SMH), Bhopal, where he leads interventional pulmonology services and provides expert care for complex respiratory conditions.

He previously served as Faculty and Consultant in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at AIIMS and NHS UK, contributing to clinical care, teaching and academic development.

Professional Journey
After completing his MBBS(MUHS), Dr. Choubey pursued higher specialist training in the United Kingdom. He obtained:
Dual Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine (UK)
MRCP (UK)
MRCP (Respiratory)
MD (UK)
His UK training included posts at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, University Hospital Southampton, and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust amongst others. During this period he developed high-volume expertise in advanced bronchoscopy, medical thoracoscopy, interstitial lung disease, severe asthma, lung cancer pathways, sleep medicine and critical care.

Key Areas of Expertise
Interventional Pulmonology:
– Diagnostic bronchoscopy
Flexible bronchoscopy
EBUS-TBNA – mediastinal/hilar lymph nodes
EBUS-guided sampling of masses
EUS-B
Radial EBUS for peripheral pulmonary lesions
Transbronchial lung biopsy
Cryobiopsy
BAL / bronchial washing / brushing
Autofluorescence / narrow-band imaging where available
Navigational bronchoscopy
Endobronchial biopsy

– Therapeutic airway interventions
Rigid bronchoscopy
Removal of foreign bodies
Removal/debulking of endobronchial tumors
Mechanical debulking
Electrocautery
Argon plasma coagulation (APC)
Laser therapy
Cryotherapy / cryodebulking
Airway dilation
Balloon bronchoplasty
Airway stenting
Silicone stents
SEMS
Y-stents
Management of tracheal/bronchial stenosis
Post-intubation tracheal stenosis
Malignant central airway obstruction
Airway recanalisation

– Pleural interventions
Diagnostic thoracentesis
Thoracic ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided pleural procedures
Chest drain insertion
Small-bore/intercostal drains
Medical thoracoscopy / pleuroscopy
Pleural biopsy
Talc pleurodesis/ Blood Patch
Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC)
Management of recurrent malignant pleural effusion
Empyema drainage
Intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy

– Peripheral lung lesion interventions
Radial EBUS
Navigational bronchoscopy
Cone-beam CT-guided bronchoscopy
Transbronchial biopsy
Cryobiopsy
Fiducial marker placement
Bronchoscopic localization for surgery/radiotherapy

– Lung volume reduction / advanced therapeutic procedures
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
Endobronchial valves
Lung coils in selected settings
Bronchoscopic treatment of severe emphysema

– Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Whole-lung lavage
Bronchoscopic assessment and related procedures

– Hemoptysis-related procedures
Bronchoscopy for localization
Endobronchial control of bleeding
Balloon tamponade
APC/electrocautery in selected cases
Bronchial artery embolisation coordination

– ICU / emergency interventional pulmonology
Difficult airway bronchoscopy
Bronchoscopic clearance of mucus plugging
Atelectasis management
Foreign-body removal
Massive hemoptysis airway control
Percutaneous tracheostomy
Bronchoscopy-assisted procedures in ventilated patients

– Advanced areas
Robotic bronchoscopy
Cone-beam CT bronchoscopy
Cryobiopsy for ILD
Bronchoscopic tumor ablation
Advanced airway imaging and 3D planning

Respiratory Medicine Specialisations:
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) including antifibrotic therapy
Specialist Asthma & Allergy clinics with biologic therapies & immunotherapy
Lung cancer diagnosis and management
Airways disease and COPD
Pulmonary hypertension
Sleep and non-invasive ventilation management
Cystic fibrosis and Bronchiectasis
Complex Respiratory Infections

Teaching, Leadership & Quality Improvement:
Dr. Choubey has held significant educational and leadership roles, including:
Postgraduate Education Lead – designed and delivered respiratory medicine curricula
MRCP Examiner
Faculty Member at various national and international conferences and workshops.
Active participation in national recruitment panels for IMT and Speciality training posts
He has led quality improvement projects that reduced COPD readmissions by 15% and improved early sepsis management, decreasing ICU transfers by 10%.
Founding member MP Association of Pulmonologists (MPAP).

Memberships:
Royal College of Physicians UK(RCP)
British Thoracic Society(BTS)
European Respiratory Society(ERS)
Indian Chest Society(ICS)
Chest Council of India(CCI)
MP Association of Pulmonologists(MPAP)

Research & Academic Contributions:
He has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics including EBUS-TBNA safety, pulmonary embolism guidelines in the Indian context, whole-lung lavage, CPAP therapy in OSA, pulmonary rehabilitation in India, and policy advocacy for home non-invasive ventilation and long-term oxygen therapy under government schemes. He has also served as an investigator in multi-centre respiratory clinical trials and remains GCP certified.
Researchgate Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhinav-Choubey-3