Dr. Prashant Chhajed received his medical doctorate from the University of Mumbai, India in 1996. In 1998, he was a Fellow in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney Australia. Subsequently, he continued as a Fellow in thoracic medicine, and lung transplantation at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney until 2002. After a short stay in the department of Thoracic Surgery at Chiba University Hospital, Japan, Dr. Chhajed then joined Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital in Basel, Switzerland as a Clinical and Research Consultant in 2003. He received the title of Privat Dozent in 2007. In 2008, he returned to Mumbai India, at he is Director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine in Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi. He has been Secretary of the European Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology from 2006 to 2010. He has served as Chairperson, Indian Chest Society, West Zone from 2013 to 2017; Governing Body Member, Indian Chest Society from 2018 to 2021; Secretary, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2015 to 2018; Chairman, Interventional Pulmonology Group European Respiratory Society from 2018 to 2021

Awards 2006 - “Swiss TB Award” – Tueller C, Chhajed PN et al. Value of smear and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage in culture-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, 2005 “Interventional Pulmonology – Best Presentation Award”, European Respiratory Society, Denmark. “Interventional bronchoscopy permits parenchyma sparing surgery in lung cancer”, 2005 “Best Paper Award”. Swiss Pulmonology Meeting. Azzola A, Havrik A, Chhajed PN, et al. ‘In vitro Proliferation of human fibroblast in IPF & its inhibition by immunosuppressive drugs’, 2004 “Best Paper Award”: JAPI. Shah, Singal, Chhajed et al. ‘Bronchoscopic closure of BPF using gelfoam’, 2004 “CHARAK Award” for Achievements in Medical Research, Red Swastik Society of India, Mumbai, 2000 “Clinical Prize for Research Excellence”, 10th Annual St Vincent's Research Symposium, Sydney, 1996 “Ranked second” at the University of Bombay for M.D, 1996 “Ranked first”, College of Physicians & Surgeons (CPS), Mumbai – PG examination for DETRD Accolades: Dr. Chhajed has published more than 150 scientific publications in indexed journals. He is regularly invited to as faculty in International and National meetings