Incharge : Dr. Bala Menon, Director Professor

Name :            Dr. Balakrishnan Menon

Direactor Professor of Respiratory Allergy and Applied Immunology, and In-charge of Radiology services at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi

Educational Qualifications :

MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi in 1991

DMRD (Radiology) from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi) in 1994

MD (Respiratory Medicine) from Patel Chest Institute, Delhi in 1998

Heads independent unit of Respiratory Medicine at Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute where patients of Chest Diseases such as Asthma, TB, Cancer etc are treated

Manages Radiology services of Patel Chest Institute including Xray, CT Scans, Ultrasound and Interventional Radiology Procedures

Provides diagnostic laboratory services for allergy diagnosis etc

Developed India s first PACS system which is a system of electronically transmitting and storing patient X ray and CT images

Started latest 64 slice CT scanner at Patel Chest Institute

Nodal officer for Yoga services at Patel Chest Institute

45 research publications in national and international journals

4 chapters in books

Presented original research work in several national and international conferences

Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator in funded research projects

Teaching :

Examiner for MD (Respiratory Medicine), DNB and DTCD students

Conducted televised teaching for DNB students (Countrywide Classroom Programme) over Gyan Darshan Channel of Doordarshan and Gyan Vani of All India Radio

Invited as Expert Speaker for Programmes of Doordarshan and All India Radio