About
Dr. Sanjeev Mehta
Dr. Mehta has been associated with Lilavati Hospital since 1992. He has an overall experience of 32 years. He is extensively trained and lectured in India and abroad.
Present positions
Senior Chest Physician
- Lilavati Hospitals, Bandra West, Mumbai
- Arogya Nidhi Hospital, Juhu, Mumbai
- Chest and Allergy Center, Bandra West, Mumbai
Areas of special interest
- Asthma & COPD
- Allergy
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Snoring and sleep studies
- Stop smoking program
- TB
- Diseases of chest and pleura
Eminent Positions Held
- Founder LIFE (Lung India Foundation)
- Founder Chairman, Maharashtra Chapter, Indian Chest Society
- Past Chair, Council of Global Governors, CHEST ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians)
- Founder MCG (Mumbai Chest Group)
- Founder of ABA – Asthma Bronchitis Allergy support group
- Scientific Chairman, REALM scientific programs since 2015
- Founder of ‘Severe and difficult asthma and allergy’ clinics
Awards & Recognition
- Recipient of the Dr C V Ramakrishnan Oration of the Indian Chest Society, 2012
- Recipient of the Dr P Shankar Oration of the Dr K C Mohanty annual chest conference, 2024
- Recipient of Presidential Citation, 2018, CHEST ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians)
- ‘COVID Warrior’ Award from His Excellency, Governor of Maharashtra, 2021
- Vocational excellence award of the Rotary Club of Bombay West
- Multiple awards during training and thereafter
Some Career Highlights
- Delivered medical lectures in USA, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Latvia, Russia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, South Africa
- Speaker the first and second CHEST World Conference
- Published research papers in India and abroad
- Started the first Pulmonary Rehabilitation program in Mumbai 15 years ago
- Free Rural Lung Health Camps at Karjat, Maharashtra. Lung function tests, consultations and medicines for patients completely free of charge
- Conducted multiple conferences and training programs in India and abroad
- Conducted free lung function camps for taxi drivers, auto rikshaw drivers and policemen
- First and only Quit Smoking Program in Mumbai
- Longest serving physician at Lilavati Hospital
Research Publications
- Poor lung function in young healthy Indians. Won the second highest award for lung function research at the NAPCON 15, the national chest conference
- Association of high level of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in patients with heart rhythm disturbances. Published in the prestigious Lung India journal, 2016
- Author of multiple chapters in text books
- Rare Lung Disease
- Steroids in asthma
- Multiple posters and research publications at Indian and international conferences
Areas of Special Interest
- Asthma
- Allergy
- COPD
- ILD – Interstitial Lung Diseases
- Pneumonia and bronchitis
- Snoring and sleep studies
- Bronchoscopy
- Stop Smoking program
- TB
- Diseases of chest and pleura