Department of Pulmonology & Chest Medicine

About

Dr. Sumita Agrawal serves as a Consultant in Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine at JIET Hospital in Jodhpur. Distinguished as the first Pulmonary Medicine super-specialist in Western Rajasthan, she has expertise in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

She is highly skilled in diagnosing and treating a range of respiratory conditions such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), and occupational lung illnesses like Silicosis. Additionally, she specializes in Sleep Apnea, lung cancer, pneumonia, pleural disorders, and Tuberculosis.

Trained both in the United Kingdom and at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, Dr. Agrawal is proficient in conducting various medical procedures. These include bronchoscopy, Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS), thoracoscopy, intercostal drainage, and sleep studies. She has an impressive list of publications to her name as well.

Individuals experiencing symptoms such as shortness of breath, persistent cough, hemoptysis (coughing up blood), lung cancer, Tuberculosis, or fluid accumulation in the lungs frequently seek her medical advice.

Qualification

• MBBS - Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India - 2001-2006

• MD (Medicine) - Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India - 2008-2011

• MRCP(UK) - Royal College of Physicians, UK - April 2013

• DM (Pulmonary & Critical Care) - Vardhaman Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India - 2015-2018

• FSM (Fellowship in Sleep Medicine) - Indian Sleep Disorders Association - April 2019

Experience

• COPD 

• Asthma

• Interstitial Lung Diseases

• Bronchoscopy and EBVS Sleep Medicine.

Awards and Accomplishments

• Member of Association of Physician of India

• Life Member of Indian Academy of Neurology

• Secured 3rd position in Neurology Quiz in IANCON 2016

Appointment

• Worked as Assistant Professor- General Medicine at Grant Medical College: August 2011- February 2013

• Worked as Senior Resident - General Medicine at Grant Medical College: March 2013-August 2014

• Worked as Senior Clinical Fellow-Intensive Care Medicine at Manchester Royal Infirmary (UK): October 2014- July 2015

• Worked as DM resident at Vardhaman Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital: August 2015 to July 2018

Research and Experience

• Agrawal SP, Ish P, Goel AD, Gupta N, Chakrabarti S, Bhattacharya D, Sen MK, Suri JC. Diagnostic utility of endobronchial ultrasound features in differentiating malignant and benign lymph nodes. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2018 Jun 25; 88(2): 928. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2018.928. PubMed PMID: 29936788.

• Goel AD, Akarte SV, Agrawal SP, Yadav V. Longitudinal assessment of depression, stress, and burnout in medical students. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2016 Oct-Dec;7(4):493-498. PMCID: PMC5006458.

• Agrawal SP, Goel AD. Prone position ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An overview of the evidences. Indian J Anaesth. 2015 Apr;59(4):246-8. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.155004.

• Agrawal S, Deshpande A. A unique presentation of multiple myeloma in an HIV patient. Indian J Med Res. 2013 Apr;137(4):815-6. PMCID: PMC3724269.

• Agrawal S, Bharti V, Jain MN, Purkar PD, Verma A, Deshpande AK. Sjogren's syndrome presenting with hypokalemic periodic paralysis. J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Jul;60:55-6. PubMed PMID: 23405545

• Hemant R Gupta HR, Agrawal S, Mangaonkar AA, Bera B, Gholape, DB. An unusual case of Central Diabetes Insipidus (CDI) associated with Hyponatremia and Periventricular Ischemia. Asian Journal of Health and Medical Sciences; vol.1(1):45-477.

• Ankur Sharma, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Prem Prakash Sharma, Varuna Vyas, Sumita Pravesh Agrawal.The Effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Analgesia in Patients undergoing Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation. Accepted for publication.

• Nitesh Gupta, Mahendran AJ, Shibdas Chakrabati, Sumita Agrawal. Air Outside the Airways: An Unusual Complication of Asthma!- case report. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. Accepted for publication.