- Dr. Ankit Parakh is a pulmonologist with 18+ years of experience.
- His areas of expertise include asthma, cystic fibroids, tuberculosis, pneumonia, pleural effusion, sleep disorders in children, interstitial lung diseases, adenoid hyerptrophy, chronic cough and more.
- He is a life member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, IAP Respiratory Chapter, member of European Respiratory Society, Indian Medical association (IMA), Delhi Medical Association (DMA) and IMA East Delhi Branch.
- He has several publications in indexed journals, written chapters for books and presented papers at conferences.
- He has been awarded:
- K. Sridharan Gold Medal and merit award for standing first in first MBBS Examination
- Merit award for standing second in pharmacology in Second MBBS examination
- He has been awarded the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) fellowship and fellowship in pediatric Sleep Medicine & Non-Invasive Ventilation from the Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
Dr. Ankit Parakh
- Pulmonologist
- Senior Consultant , Fellowship, DNB, MD, MBBS, 18 years of experience
- BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road
- Delhi, India
Dr. Ankit Parakh
- Pulmonologist
- Senior Consultant , Fellowship, DNB, MD, MBBS, 18 years of experience
- BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, Pusa Road
- Delhi, India
Profile (Overview)
Specialization
- Asthma
- Cystic fibroids
- Tuberculosis
- Pneumonia
- Pleural effusion
- Sleep disorders in children
- Interstitial lung diseases
- Adenoid hyerptrophy
- Chronic cough
Work Experience of Dr. Ankit Parakh
- Associate Professor, Kalawati Saran Children`s Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
- Professor, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi
- Registrar, Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi
Education
- Fellowship, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
- DNB, 2006, DNB board, New Delhi
- MD, 2006, G B Pant Hospital / Moulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
- MBBS, 2001, University of Delhi, Delhi
Awards
- K. Sridharan Gold Medal and merit award for standing first in first MBBS Examination
- Merit award for standing second in pharmacology in Second MBBS examination
Paper Published
- Parakh A, Aurora P. Infant Pulmonary Function Testing: An Upcoming Modality for Evaluation of Respiratory Disorders. Indian Pediatr. 2020 Jan 15;57(1):21-22.
- Kapur N, Deegan S, Parakh A, Gauld L. Relationship between respiratory function and need for NIV in childhood SMA. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 Nov;54(11):1774-1780.
- Mathew JL, John TJ, Parakh A. Intermittent Short Course Rifapentine-Isoniazid Combination for Preventing Tuberculosis in Children: Evidence based Medicine Viewpoint. Indian Pediatr. 2015 May;52(5):421-5.
- Parakh A, Singh V, Subramanium R, Narula MK, Aggarwal SK, Shukla S. Giant Thymolipoma in an infant. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2014 Aug;34(3):230-2..
- Singh H, Parakh A. Tracheobronchial Foreign Body Aspiration in Children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 May;53(5):415-9.
- Singh V, Parakh A, Aggarwal SK, Mahto D, Dhingra B, Nagpal A, et al. Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor: An Unusual Mimicker of Childhood Intrathoracic Tuberculosis. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Oct;36(7):e426-9.
- Parakh A, Singh V. Hypoplastic epiglottis in a nonsyndromic child: a rare cause of chronic cough. J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Sep;24(5):e477-9.
- Dhingra D, Parakh A, Ramachandran S. Retapamulin: a newer topical antibiotic. J Postgrad Med. 2013 Apr-Jun;59(2):127-30.
- Mendiratta V, Varghese B, Chander R, Parakh A, Solanki RS. Successful management of airway hemangioma with propranolol. Int J Dermatol. 2013 Jun;52(6):750-2.
- Misra K, Kaur S, Basu S, Gulati P, Parakh A. Acute transverse myelitis: An unusual complication of typhoid fever. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2012;32(3):174-6.
- Parakh A. Approach to wheezing in an under five child.In: Pediatrics in algoritms. Eds: Shah N, Vasudev AS. First Edition. (In Press).
- Parakh A, Gupta S. Managing acute severe asthma. In: Pediatrics in algoritms. Eds: Shah N, Vasudev AS. First Edition. (In Press).
- Singh V, Parakh A. Childhood tuberculosis. In: Advances in Pediatrics. Eds: Sachdeva A, Dutta AK. Second Edition. pp:463-472.
- Singh V, Parakh A. Bronchiolitis. Role of epinephrine, hypertonisc saline and steroids in acute bronchiolitis. In: Advances in Pediatrics. Eds: Sachdeva A, Dutta AK. Second Edition. pp:924-927.
- Choudhury P, Dubey AP, Parakh A. Presentation on “Protein Energy Malnutrition” in IAP teaching Modules in Pediatrics, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Under Action Plan 2006.
- Dubey AP, Parakh A. “Adolescence and Thalassemia” in the first edition of the Bhave’s Textbook of Adolescent Medicine.
- Parakh A, Singh V, Chandra J, Rath B. ERS Munich
- First prize for the poster “Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia: two unusual cases” at RESPICON 2013 at Hyderabad on 9th-10th November 2013.
- Parakh A, Singh V, Awasthy N, Narula MK, Meena R, Rath B. Atypical infantile form of scimitar syndrome with tracheomalacia. RESPICON proceedings 2012; EP12: 174.
- Parakh A, Singh V, Meena RK, Narula MK, Randhawa VS, Chandra J, Kumar P.Persistent and recurrent pneumonias in children: A clinic-investigative profile from North India. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 13S1 (2012): N09-217: S76.
