Dr. Arvind Kumar
Chairman, Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Onco-Surgery, and Lung Transplantation
36 years of overall experience
Works at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon
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About me
- Dr. Arvind Kumar is a distinguished thoracic surgeon with over 36 years of experience, specializing in surgical diseases of the chest, including the lungs, pleura, mediastinum, trachea, esophagus, chest wall, and diaphragm. He has performed over 15,000 thoracic surgeries, with more than 8,000 utilizing minimally invasive techniques such as Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and robotic methods.
- He leads India’s largest and most comprehensive chest surgery program, offering state-of-the-art surgical care for various chest ailments. Dr. Kumar has extensive experience in managing thymic diseases like myasthenia gravis and thymoma, including the country’s largest series of robotic thymectomies with exceptional success rates.
- Dr. Kumar has been instrumental in pioneering chest and robotic chest surgery in India, working tirelessly since the late 1980s to develop this specialty. He played a key role in having thoracic surgery recognized as a stand-alone super-specialty by the National Board in 2014. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
- In recognition of his contributions to medicine, Dr. Kumar was honored with the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award by the Government of India in 2014, in the category of ‘Eminent Medical Person of the Year.’
Special Interest
- Advancements in robotic thoracic surgery
- Minimally invasive techniques in chest surgery
- Surgical management of myasthenia gravis
Skilled At
- Performing complex thoracic surgeries
- Managing thymic diseases
- Treating tracheal stenosis and tumors
- Utilizing minimally invasive surgical techniques
- Conducting robotic chest surgeries
- Key-Hole (VATS) Surgery of the Chest
- VATS Surgery for Lung Cancer
- Tracheal Resections for Stenosis and Tumors
- Lung and Esophageal Cancers
Education
- MBBS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi
- MS in Surgery from AIIMS, New Delhi
- MNAMS
- FUICC
- FACS
- FICS
- FIAGES
Experience
- Chairman, Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Onco-Surgery, and Lung Transplantation at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon
- Co-Chairman, Medanta Robotic Institute at Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon
- Professor of Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi
- Established the Institute of Chest Surgery at Medanta
- Pioneered robotic chest surgery in India
Awards
- Dr. B.C. Roy National Award by the Government of India, 2014
- National President, The Association of Surgeons of India, 2019
- National Honorary Secretary, The Association of Surgeons of India, 2009
- Fakhr-e-Hind (Pride of Nation) Award, 2006
- Raj Nanda Fellowship by the Raj Nanda Pulmonary Disease Research Trust in association with the British Thoracic Society, 1999