Dr. Chandrakant Tarke is a highly experienced Consultant Pulmonologist at Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, with over 11 years of expertise in managing complex respiratory disorders. He holds MD, DNB, and DM in Pulmonology, along with MNAMS and EDRM (Italy) qualifications. Dr. Tarke specialises in advanced interventional pulmonology, including EBUS, bronchoscopy, thoracoscopy, and comprehensive management of lung infections, asthma, and critical care cases. He has a keen interest in tuberculosis, ILD, and sleep medicine, and actively participates in national and international respiratory forums.

Educational Qualifications:

• MBBS – Government Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, 2002–2007
• MD (Pulmonary Medicine) – V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2009–2012
• DNB (Respiratory Medicine) – National Board of Examinations, Delhi, India, 2013
• MNAMS (Respiratory Medicine) – National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, 2016
• DM (Pulmonary Medicine) – V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, 2014–2017
• European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine (EDRM) – University of Bern, Switzerland, 2017

Professional Experience:

• Junior Resident (MD) in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, New Delhi (06/ 2009 to 05/ 2012)
• Registrar (Critical Care Medicine) at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi (07/2012- 09/2012)
• Senior Resident in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis at Rajan Babu Institute for Pulmonary Medicine & Tuberculosis (RBIPMT), Delhi (09/2012- 07/2014)
• Senior resident (DM Fellow) in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI), University of Delhi, New Delhi (08/2014- 07/2017)
• Presently working in Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee hills, Hyderabad since last assignment

Professional Memberships:

• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Indian Chest Society (ICS)
• National College of Chest Physicians (NCCP, India)
• National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS)
• Indian Association for Bronchology (IAB)
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
• American Sleep Association (ASA)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP)
• Sleep Forum Association (India)
• Society for Tobacco Control (STC)
• Delhi Medical Association
• Indian Society of Critical Care Council (ISCCM).
• Chest Council of India (CCI)

Research and Publications:

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• Chandrakant R Tarke and Ashok Shah. Occurrence & impact of bronchiectasis in patients with COPD. Poster presentation in ICONIC 2016, Pune.

• ‍Review article

          Kunal, S., Gupta, K., Sharma, S. M., Pathak, V., Mittal, S., & Tarke,C. (2020). Cardiovascular system and COVID-19: perspectives from a developing country. Monaldi            Archives for Chest Disease, 90(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1305 

• Chandrakant R Tarke, Shekhar Kunal and Ashok Shah. Occurrence of upper airways symptoms and its impact on quality of life in never smoker COPD patients. Oral paper presentation in NAPCON 2016, Mumbai.

• Chandrakant R Tarke, etal Occurrence and impact of upper airway symptoms in never smoker COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal 2017 50:PA3637.

• Chandrakant R Tarke, etal Occurrence and impact of bronchiectasis in patients with COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2017 50:PA3636.

• Occurrence and impact of bronchiectasis in patients with COPD. Chandrakant Tarke, Shekhar Kunal, Ashok Shah. European Respiratory Journal Sep 2017, 50 (suppl 61) PA3636

• Occurrence and impact of upper airways symptoms in never smoker COPD patients.Chandrakant Tarke, Shekhar Kunal, Ashok Shah. European Respiratory Journal Sep 2017,50 (suppl 61) PA3637

• Obstructive sleep apnea and atopy among middle aged chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma patients. R Kumar, D Nagar, A Mallick, M Kumar, Chandrakant R Tarke, N Goel. J Assoc Physicians India 2013; 61(9): 615-618

• Role of Bioenhancers in Tuberculosis. R Prasad, A Singh, N Gupta, Chandrakant Tarke. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (IJHSR) 2016; 6 (6):307-313

• Correlation Of The Partial Pressure Of Arterial Carbon Dioxide, End-tidal Carbon Dioxide And Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide In Patients With Respiratory Disease. Chandrakant R Tarke, R Kumar, V Vijayan. Respirology 2011; 16:16-17

• Chapter in a book           

Hasan Ashfaq, Praveen Sai, Tarke Chandrakant and Abdullah, Fahad.(2019). Clinical Aspects and Principles of Management of Tuberculosis.10.1007/978-981-32-9413-4_20.Book: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 S. E. Hasnain et al.(eds.), Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Molecular Infection Biology,Pathogenesis, Diagnostics and New Interventions.

Awards and Achievements:

• NCCP (I) - Prof. S.N. Gaur Young Scientist’s Award 2016 for best clinical research paper presentation in NAPCON 2016 (24-27 Nov 2016) at Mumbai.
• First prize- NAPCON National Quiz 2016 (24-27 Nov 2016) held at Mumbai.

• First prize in Regional Quiz Scholarship Competition (Delhi NCR) in respiratory diseases held in Delhi (19-08-2016).

• First prize in Quiz held in Conference on Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine (WORCON PACS 2016) held in New Delhi on 16-17 July 2016

• NCCP (National College of Chest Physicians) Travel grant award to attend NAPCON 2016 Mumbai.

• Second prize- Best research poster presentation in International Conference of Insights and Management of COPD (ICONIC 2016) held in Pune on 06-02-2016

• Second prize- COPD Post Graduate Quiz in International Conference of Insights and Management of COPD (ICONIC 2016) held in Pune on 07-02-2016

• NCCP (National College of Chest Physicians) Travel grant award to attend ICONIC 2016 Pune.

• Second prize- Quiz in 20th National Conference of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology (BRONCOCON 2015) held in Udaipur on 03/05-04-2015

• ICS (Indian Chest Society) International Travel grant award to attend European Respiratory Congress 2017, Milan, Italy.

• Distinguished Service Award during ICCAICON 2016, Delhi.

• Appreciation Award during RAJPULMOCON 2018 held at Kota, Rajasthan

• GUINNESS WORLD RECORD certificate for participating in ‘Largest oral Hygiene lesion’ held in Telangana, India on 3rd February 2019.

• First prize for poster presentation at INTENSE Critical Care Congress 2019 held at Istanbul, Turkey on 18th to 21st April 2019.

• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Excellence Award 2020 on 25th November, 2020.

• Vaidya Ratna Award 2022’ by Mother Foundation, Hyderabad.

• Apollo ‘Young Clinician Award 2022’, in a ceremony held on 5th February 2023 at Chennai, India

• Telangana Bhushan Puraskar- Best Pulmonologist, at Hyderabad (May 2023)

• Fellow of Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (FAPSR) (2022)

• Fellow of National College of Chest Physicians (FNCCP) (2022)

• Coordinator for surgical department & bariatric surgery.