Dr Srivatsa Lokeshwaran (MBBS, MD, FRCCM (NUH, Singapore), FCCP (USA), Fellowship in Respiratory endoscopy (NCC, Japan)) is a lead Consultant and Head of Department (Interventional Pulmonology and Lung Transplant) at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru. With over ten years of extensive experience in the field of pulmonology, Dr Srivatsa Lokeshwaran’s special expertise lies in interventional pulmonology, lung transplants, airway disease, pulmonary fibrosis and sleep medicine, advanced airway and pleural procedures such as Thoracoscopy, EBUS (Endobronchial ultrasound), Rigid bronchoscopy and advanced central airway procedures, Peripheral pulmonary nodule navigation and biopsy. He is also credited with being the transplant physician on the multidisciplinary team that performed the first Bilateral lung transplant for a post COVID fibrosis patient in the state of Karnataka. Dr. Srivatsa completed his undergraduate training at KIMS, Bengaluru, followed by his training in M.D. (Pulmonary medicine) from AIMS (Kochi). He then went on to complete his Fellowship in Respiratory and Critical Care medicine from the world-renowned National University Hospital (NUH), Singapore.He holds the distinction of being the first international fellow in respiratory and critical care medicine from NUH, Singapore. He has a Fellowship in Respiratory Endoscopy from the National Cancer Center, Japan, one of the premier institutes of advanced cancer management and research. He trained in CT mapping, convex EBUS, radial EBUS, autofluorescence, photodynamic therapy,early diagnosis of lung cancer, electromagnetic navigation, and other advanced diagnostics and therapeutic airway and pleural interventions. He also received a MABIP accredited Fellowship in advanced interventions like rigid bronchoscopy, complex central airway pathologies, cryotherapy, and laser and endobronchial valves during his stint at Serdang Hospital, Malaysia.
