Know Your Doctor – Dr. Gopal Chawla

DM Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine (AIIMS)
MD (PULMONARY MEDICINE), DNB , IDCCM, MNAMS, EDARM(SPAIN),
FCCP(USA) DHA & DOH CERTIFIED PULMONOLOGIST
Specialist Physician, NMC Royal Hospital, DIP, Dubai

Dr. Gopal Chawla is a highly qualified and experienced Pulmonologist with more than 10 years of expertise in Pulmonary and Critical care medicine. He has a Doctorate of Medicine (DM) degree in Pulmonary and Critical care, which is a highly specialized postgraduate degree in India.

Before coming to Dubai, Dr. Chawla worked at Tawam Hospital Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, and was associated with premier healthcare institutes in India like AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. He has also been an active member of the Indian and international society of Pulmonary and Critical care medicine and has made significant contributions to the field.

Dr. Chawla has published over 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed and has authored many chapters in various national and international books. His research interests include opportunistic infections, interstitial lung diseases, and interventional pulmonology.

Interventional pulmonology is a specialized branch of Pulmonology that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of lung diseases using advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and pleuroscopy. Dr. Chawla's expertise in interventional pulmonology has helped many patients with lung disorders to receive accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Overall, Dr. Gopal Chawla is a highly skilled and experienced Pulmonologist with a strong academic background and a keen interest in research and teaching. His clinical expertise and research contributions have made him a well-respected member of the Pulmonary and Critical care community both in India and internationally. Dr. Chawla's patients appreciate his compassionate care, thoroughness, and attention to detail.

Areas of Expertise

Education

Professional Experience

Academics

Certifications

Awards

Membership

Courses, Conferences and CMEs Attended

Sleep Medicine Conference, May 2022, Dubai
GCC Respiratory Summit , March 2022, Abu Dhabi
ERS Congress2019, Madrid
Postgraduate Course Interstitial Lung Disease at ERS Madrid
Skill Workshop Interventional Pulmonology at ERS Madrid 2019
PULMOCRIT 2019 at AIIMS New Delhi
Work shop in advanced Chest USG by Dr.Paul Mayo at PULMOCRIT 2019 at AIIMS New Delhi 8. AIIMS SOMNOCON 2019 at AIIMS Jodhpur, CME and Workshop in Sleep Medicine 9. NAPCON 2018 at Ahmedabad
Workshop on ECMO at NAPCON 2018 at Ahmedabad
FCCP certification, by Society of critical care Medicine SCCM America
PULMOCRIT 2017 at New Delhi
Work Shop on Advanced interventional Pulmonology at PULMOCRIT 2017 AIIMS New Delhi in collaboration with ACCP
Master Class in Interventional Pulmonology in July 2017 at Olympus , Gurgaon 15. Critical Care Refresher Course 2017 at Medanta ,affiliated by Indian Society of critical care Medicine
Annual update at PGIMER Chandigarh in December 2016 on Interstitial Lung Diseases and Cryobiopsy
PULMOCRIT 2016 at AIIMS New Delhi
Workshop on Thoracic Ultrasonography at AIIMS New Delhi in collaboration with ACCP 19. Critical Care Refresher Course 2015 at Medanta ,affiliated by Indian Society of critical care Medicine
4C course at Medanta
Basic Echocardiography 2014 Workshop at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
ERS Congress 2014 at Munich , Germany
NATCON (National Tuberculosis Conference) 2013, 23rd-26th Feb Delhi
NAPCON (National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases) 2013, Chennai
5th North India Post Graduate Pulmonary Update, VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi. 26. Chest 2013, Organised by ACCP, Illinois, Chicago, October 2013
Training Programme on Rational Use of Blood, Patiala 30 March 2013
NAPCON 2012, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha , November 2012
Chest 2012, Organised by ACCP, Atlanta, Georgia USA, October 2012
PG Pulmonary Update 2012, AIIMS, New Delhi, Sept 2012
Basic Course in Polysomnography and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Chandigarh ACE School of Sleep Medicine, Aug 2012
Prof.SS Jolly Memorial Oration, Cardiac Society of India, Patiala, March 2012 33. Medicine Update, Doctor Forum, Patiala 4th Dec 2011
25th Annual Update on Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, PGIMER Chandigarh 9th Oct 2011
Workshop on Sleep Medicine, Bronchoscopy and Pulmonary function Test LRS Institute of TB & Respiratory Disease New Delhi, July 2011
Postgraduate CME 16-17 July 2011 NITRD (LRS Institute of TB & Respiratory Disease) New Delhi
Quiz Participation: Cleared First Level. Infection Prevention Contest, Coimbatore, Sept 2008 38. National Service scheme: General Activities and Medical Camp: Coimbatore 2004 -2005

Presentations

Oral Presentation ERS Congress Madrid 2019
1. Effects of stage-matched repeated individual behavioural counselling as an intervention for the decreased and stopping smoking.

Poster Presentation ERS Congress Madrid 2019
1. Osteoporosis and its relation with severity of COPD and steroids use - Thematic Poster 2. External fixation of Tracheal silicon stent by a novel technique- Thematic Poster
Poster Presentation at ERS Congress Munich 2014

Poster and Oral presentation NATCON 2013, Delhi, 23-26 Feb 2014
1. Right Para tracheal opacity on Chest X-ray: An atypical; presentation of Achalasia Cardia
2. Geriatric Pulmonology – An ignored entity
3. Profile of Pleural Effusion cases in Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, GMC Patiala

Presentation at ICAAICON 2013, Jaipur 13th -15th December
ABPA without Asthma: Case report Series
Presentation at NAPCON 2013 held at CHENNAI from Nov 2013
1. Tubercular elbow joint synovitis coexisting with inguinal lymphadenopathy: A rare case presentation
2. Pulmonary nocardiasis presenting as unilateral massive effusion in immunocompetant host: An unusal host response
3. Cough making ground for syncope: A case report

Poster Presentation at CHEST 2013 held IN Oct 2013 at ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, USA
1. Rare Case of Mediastinal Teratoma Masquerading as Loculated Pleural Effusion
2. Tubercular Otitis Media: Rare Coexistence With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Presentation at NAPCON 2012 held at Bhubaneshwar Nov 2012
1. Comparison of Pulmonary function tests among smokers and non smokers attending, Department of Chest and Tuberculosis , Patiala
2. Study of patient satisfaction in Padamshree Khushdeva singh Chest diseases hospital, Patiala

Presentation at CHEST 2012 to be held on 20-25 Oct 2012 at Atlanta, Georgia USA
1. Kartagener's syndrome in 9 year old- A Case Report
2. Bronchiectasis Sicca : A Hidden Cause of Hemoptysis

Presentation at ATS 2012 held at San Francisco USA.
A case of Wegner’s Granulomatosis with pulmonary tuberculosis: A Diagnostic dilemma

Presentation at NATCON 2011 held at Dehradun, Uttar Pradesh, India

Rate of Infection and Disease in Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Poster Presentations at NAPCON 2011 held at New Delhi, India
1. A rare case of teratoma of the mediastinum
2. Utility of Computed Tomography Guided Percutaneous Transthoracic Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Different Lung Lesions

Publication

1. Garg A, Iyer H, Jindal V, Vashistha V, Chawla G, Tiwari P, Mittal S, Madan K, Hadda V, Guleria R, Sati HC, Mohan A. Evaluation of delays during diagnosis and management of lung cancer in India: A prospective observational study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 Jun 6:e13621. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13621. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35668033.
2. Keena M, Chawla G, Sonika U, Abrol N, Hiremath S, Meena VK. Indian tubercular belly: A prospective study of 140 patients of abdominal tuberculosis and their outcomes. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2022 Jun;11(6):2423–30.
3. Niwas R, Chawla G, Chauhan NK, Dutt N. Esophageal Cancer, Central Airway Obstruction, and Lots More: A Collaborative Approach to a Challenging Scenario. Turk Thorac J. 2021 Mar;22(2):175-178. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2021.19132. Epub 2021 Mar 1. PMID: 33871343; PMCID: PMC8051295.
4. Niwas R, Chawla G, Chauhan N, Chabbra S. Unique technique of rescue ventilation in malignant critical airway obstruction during airway stenting. Indian J Anaesth. 2021 Feb;65(2):158-160. doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_971_19. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PMID: 33776093; PMCID: PMC7983825.
5. Deokar K, Shadrach BJ, Chawla G, Asfahan S, Dutt N, Niwas R, Agarwal M, S AS. Low dose radiotherapy for COVID pneumonia: Irradiate to Eradicate - Will it be possible? Acta Biomed. 2020 Nov 10;92(1):e2021023. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92i1.10369. PMID: 33682811; PMCID: PMC7975953.
6. Deokar K, Meshram S, Chawla G, Kunjir N, Meshram C, Abrol N, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea, intermittent hypoxemia and prothrombotic biomarkers. Sleep Sci.2020;13(4):230-234
7. Agarwal S, Guleria R, Mohan A, Madan K, Khilnani G, Hadda V, et al. Transdiaphragmatic pressure in COPD patient and its correlation with diaphragm dynamics including spirometry findings. Eur Respir J. 2020 Sep 7;56(suppl 64):143.
8. Deokar KK, Meshram S, Chawla G, Kunjir N, Meshram C. Serum fibrinogen in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Eur Respir J. 2020 Sep 7;56(suppl 64):2533. 9. Agarwal M, Gupta ML, Bharti N, Chawla G. Clinico-radiological profile of connective tissue diseases related interstitial lung diseases. Eur Respir J. 2020 Sep 7;56(suppl 64):1807.
10. Chawla G, Dutt N, Chauhan N, Niwas R, Agarwal S, Jain P, et al. Utility of Lung Ultrasound in Interstitial Lung Disease - A Paradigm Shift. Eur Respir J. 2020 Sep 7;56(suppl 64):1814.
11. Chawla G, Upadhya P, Vadala R, Ananthraju A. When attacked by a new enemy, do not forget the old ones. A tale of 2 diseases: tuberculosis and COVID-19. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(6):633-635. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0170. PMID: 33393661.
12. Upadhya P, Chary R, Chawla G, Vadala R, Mohanty M. New twist to an old problem: COVID-19 and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Adv Respir Med. 2021 Jan 20. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0177. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33471349.
13. Deokar K, Agarwal M, Dutt N, Chauhan N, Niwas R, Shadrach BJ, Chawla G. A review of Ciclesonide in COVID-19. Still a long way to go. Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(1):79-81. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0173. Epub 2021 Jan 20. PMID: 33471354.
14. Chawla G, Madan K, Iyer H, Tiwari P, Hadda V, Mohan A, Mittal S. Removal of a self expanding metallic Y stent in the management of reversible central airway obstruction due to mediastinal lymphoma. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(5):470-472. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0146. PMID: 33169825.
15. Asfahan S, Gopalakrishnan M, Dutt N, Niwas R, Chawla G, Agarwal M, Garg MK. Using a simple open-source automated machine learning algorithm to forecast COVID-19 spread: A modelling study. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(5):400-405. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0156. PMID: 33169811.
16. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Deokar K. A young non-smoker with high ADA pleural effusion. It's not always tuberculosis. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(5):464-465. doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2020.0144. PMID: 33169822.
17. Niwas R, Chawla G, Pareek P, Chauhan NK, Dutt N. Revisiting bronchoscopic intratumoral chemotherapy in malignant central airway obstruction via EUS-B approach and its review of literature. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Oct 15;90(4). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1324. PMID: 33059412.
18. Asfahan S, Shahul A, Chawla G*, Dutt N, Niwas R, Gupta N. Early trends of socio economic and health indicators influencing case fatality rate of COVID-19 pandemic. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis [Internet]. 2020Jul.22 [cited 2020Jul.24];90(3). Available from: https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1388
19. Chawla G, Ish P, Garg A, Deokar K. Mediastinal germ cell tumour masquerading as loculated pleural effusion. Advances in Respiratory Medicine [Internet]. 2020 Jul 15 [cited 2020 Jul 25];86(4). Available from:
https://journals.viamedica.pl/advances_in_respiratory_medicine/article/view/ARM.a2 020.0116
20. Chawla G, Abrol N, Kakkar K. Personal Protective Equipment: A Pandora’s Box. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(5): 371–372.
21. Asfahan S, Chawla G*, Dutt N. Ramadan and COVID-19: A Challenge amongst Challenges. Turk Thorac J. 2020 Jun 10. doi: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2020.20076. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32530410.
22. Deokar K, Shaikh AL, Chawla G*. Gynecomastia in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis - ethionamide the villain. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(2):162-163. doi:
10.5603/ARM.2020.0093. PMID: 32383471.
23. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Deokar K, Abrol N, Chopra V, Ish P, Sharma V, Kumar N, Bhatti K. Effects of stage-matched repeated individual behavioural counselling session (RIBCS) as an intervention for decreased and stopping smoking. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Apr 7;90(1). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1208. PMID: 32253889.
24. Deokar K, Niwas R, Chauhan N, Chawla G. Defying the paradigm - rescue thrombolysis in a postoperative patient with pulmonary embolism. Adv Respir Med. 2020;88(1):36- 37. doi: 10.5603/ARM.2020.0079. PMID: 32153008.
25. Chawla G, Dutt N, Deokar K, Meena VK. Chest pain without a clue-ultrasound to rescue occult multiple myeloma: A case report. World J Radiol. 2019 Dec 28;11(12):144-148. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v11.i12.144. PMID: 31885830; PMCID: PMC6901384.
26. Chawla G, Niwas R, Dutt N, Swamy MK. Obstructive sleep apnoea with co existent Kleine-Levine syndrome in a middle-aged man. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2019 Nov 26;89(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1163 . PMID: 31850697
27. Chawla G, Dutt N, Niwas R, Chauhan NK, Sharma V. A Rare Case of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema Following High-voltage Electrical Injury. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2019 Oct;23(10):486-488. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23269. PMID: 31749560; PMCID: PMC6842831.
28. Niwas R, Suri JC, Chakrabarti S, Sen MK, Kumawat R, Chawla G. Quality of life assessment in advanced stage of lung cancer patients before and after chemotherapy. Eur Respir J. 2019 Sep 28;54(suppl 63):PA4650.
29. Chawla G, Sharma V, Jain S, Joshi V, Niwas R. Osteoporosis and its relation with severity of COPD and steroids use. Eur Respir J. 2019 Sep 28;54(suppl 63):PA4301. 30. Chawla G, Mittal S, Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Guleria R. External fixation of Tracheal silicon stent by a novel technique. Eur Respir J. 2019 Sep 28;54(suppl 63):PA3141.
31. Chawla G, Abrol N, Sharma V, Niwas R, Kansal AP. Effects of stage-matched repeated individual behavioural counselling as an intervention for the decreased and stopping smoking. Eur Respir J. 2019 Sep 28;54(suppl 63):PA1698.
32. Chawla G, Niwas R, Chauhan NK, Dutt N, Yadav T, Jain P. Pancreatic pleural effusion masquerading as right sided tubercular pleural effusion. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2019 Sep 26;89(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2019.1125. PMID: 31558004
33. Chawla G, Niwas R, Dutt N. Giant bullous reaction in response to tuberculin test in a patient of pelvic inflammatory disease. JCDR2019 13(9) QD01 - QD02. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/42328.13177
34. Niwas R, Chawla G, Chauhan NK, Dutt N. A foreign body aspiration presenting as left sided empyema and its removal by novel method. Archives of Pulmonology and Respiratory Care. 2019 Aug 12;5(1):012–4.doi: 10.17352/aprc.000036
35. Chawla G, Chopra V, Bharti A, Bhatnager A, Girdhar N, Bansal D m. Unusual Sites of Tuberculosis. In: C53 TUBERCULOSIS CASE REPORTS [Internet]. American Thoracic Society; 2019 [cited 2020 Feb 6]. p. A5124–A5124. (American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstracts). Available from:
https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/ajrccm
conference.2019.199.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5124
36. Hadda V, Chawla G, Tiwari P, Madan K, Khan MA, Mohan A, Khilnani GC, Guleria R. Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure due to Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2018 May;22(5):326-331. doi: 10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_474_17. PMID: 29910541; PMCID: PMC5971640.
37. Ahlawat G, Abrol N, Chawla G, Ahuja S, Chauhan M. Jackson- Reese circuit: A useful aid in differential ventilation. AAARCM Vol 80(j-j)2015
38. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Chopra V, Kaur K, Kumar N. Nicotine dependence and readiness to quit smoking in the North Indian population. Eur Respir J. 2014 Sep 1;44(Suppl 58):P4173.
39. Kansal AP, Chawla G, Kumar N, Kaur K. Age No Bar for Lung Carcinoma: Case of Squamous Carcinoma in Nonsmoker Young Man. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):633A. 40. Kumar N, Kansal AP, Chawla G, Kaur K, Deep K, Kumar S. Comparison of Pulmonary Function Tests Among Smokers and Nonsmoker Attending North Indian Chest Hospital. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):803A.
41. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Kaur K, Deep K, Kaur P. Asthma for APBA: Though Major, but Not Obligatory. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):8A.
42. Kaur K, Kansal AP, Chawla G, Kumar N. Cough Making Ground for Syncope: A Case Report. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):422A.
43. Kansal S, Kansal AP, Chawla G, Deep K. Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Host: Unusual Response. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):154A.
44. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Chopra V, Kumar N, Kaur K. Effect of Literacy and Family Support on Smoking Cessation. CHEST. 2014 Oct 1;146(4):968A.
45. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Kaur K, Deep K. Cardiovascular comorbidity in COPD: Tip of iceberg. Eur Respir J. 2014 Sep 1;44(Suppl 58):P985.
46. Right paratracheal opacity on chest X-ray: An atypical presentation of achalasia cardia. Lung India. 2013 Oct-Dec;30(Suppl1):S44–S68. PMCID: PMC3853387.
47. Abstracts for Poster Presentation. Lung India. 2013 Oct-Dec;30(Suppl1):S44–S68. PMCID: PMC3853387.
48. Kansal AP, Chawla G, Mrigpuri P, Kumar N, Chand B, Mohammed S. Rare Case of Mediastinal Teratoma Masquerading as Loculated Pleural Effusion. CHEST. 2013 Oct 1;144(4):950A.
49. Kansal AP, Kansal S, Gupta A, Kaur K, Chawla G, Kaur K. Tubercular Otitis Media: Rare Coexistence with Pulmonary TB. CHEST. 2013 Oct 1;144(4):221A.
50. Chawla G, Kansal AP, Gupta A, Chopra V, Kumar A. Bronchiectasis Sicca: A Hidden Cause of Hemoptysis. CHEST. 2012 Oct 1;142(4):884A.
51. Kansal S, Chawla G, Kansal AP, Gupta A. Kartagener’s Syndrome in 9-Year-Old - A Case Report. CHEST. 2012 Oct 1;142(4):17A.
52. Kansal A, Chopra V, Gupta A, Kansal S, Chawla G, Oberoi S, et al. A Case of Wegner’s Granulomatosis with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic Dilemma. In: D25 PULMONARY INFECTIONS AND TUBERCULOSIS: CASE REPORTS OF NOTE [Internet]. American Thoracic Society; 2012 [cited 2020 Feb 6]. p. A5462–A5462. (American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstracts). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_MeetingAbstracts.A5462

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