Dr. Pavankumar Ravindra Biraris

Dr. Pavankumar Biraris is a distinguished Chest Physician and Interventional Pulmonologist with over 12 years of experience in corporate and government healthcare sectors. He holds a Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases from B.J. Government Medical College, Pune (Maharashtra University of Health Sciences) and completed his DNB in Pulmonary Medicine at P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, under the mentorship of Dr. Z.F. Udwadia. He was honored with a Gold Medal by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.

He underwent advanced two-year training in Interventional Pulmonology at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, under Dr. Ravindra Mehta, and also completed a Fellowship in Interventional Bronchoscopy and Thoracic Endoscopy at the University of Ancona, Italy, under Professor Stefano Gasparini. Additionally, he holds the prestigious European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine from the European Respiratory Society.

Dr. Biraris is proficient in advanced pulmonary procedures such as EBUS-TBNA, EUS-B-FNA, radial EBUS, rigid bronchoscopy, airway stenting, cryo-biopsy, navigational bronchoscopy, thoracic ultrasound, and thoracoscopy. Currently, he serves as Senior Consultant in Pulmonary Medicine at Apollo Hospital, Navi Mumbai, and Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. He is also a faculty member in the Fellowship in Pulmonary Oncology program at Tata Memorial Hospital.

He has contributed significantly to clinical excellence in interventional and oncologic pulmonology, is an active researcher, and is dedicated to mentoring upcoming pulmonologists in these advanced specialties.