Professor of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine Buoncore Family Endowed Chair in Lung Transplantation Staff Physician, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Senior Editor, Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Graduated from Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University in India.
Residency Training: Internal Medicine: Hahnamann Medical College Affiliate Hospitals, Trenton, N.J. & Easton, PA.
Fellowship training: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland,
Board-certification: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease , Interventional Pulmonology, (Critical Care Medicine)
Research interests : Diagnostic & therapeutic bronchoscopy, Lung transplantation
Awards:
1992: Cleveland Clinic’s Bruce Steward Award for ability to combine sensitivity & compassion with knowledge & skill
2005: Presidential Citation Honor Lecture Award, ACCP
2005-2006: Teacher of the Year Award; Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
2006: Clinical Educator of the Year, American Thoracic Society
2006: Master Educator, Cleveland Clinic
2010: ACCP Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine
2014: Gustav Killian Centenary Award, World Association for Bronchology
Founding Member and Past-President of the AABIP
Fellow of the ACCP, ACP, and the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery
Elected member of the Fleischner Society for Chest Imaging (2004)
Participant of numerous clinical trials, published over 500 peer reviewed papers, over 100 book chapters, edited and authored 15 books