Dr. Bhushan Dinkar Thombare
Experience: Over 22 years
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
New Delhi, India
Introduction
Dr. Bhushan Dinkar Thombare does thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology at Indraprastha Apollo. Chest is his territory: lungs, esophagus, mediastinum, chest wall, trachea. Patients show up when a lung scan picks up a mass that biopsy confirms cancerous, the trachea narrows, or fluid keeps collecting around the lungs, and nobody can figure out why.
About Dr. Bhushan Dinkar Thombare
Dr. Bhushan Dinkar Thombare has more than two decades of experience. Got his DNB in Thoracic Surgery from R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata. But the line on this CV that carries real weight is Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, worked there as a thoracic oncologist. Tata is where the most aggressive and advanced cancer cases in the country end up — the volume, the complexity, and the multidisciplinary approach you absorb there doesn’t come from any other setup.
He worked at Medanta Gurugram after that before joining Apollo. Most thoracic surgeons in Delhi NCR are trained as cardiac surgeons who also do some lung work on the side. His practice is different, pure thoracic, no hearts, just chests, lungs, airways, and the structures sitting between them. Also experienced in lung retrieval protocols for transplantation.
Qualifications
- MBBS — D.Y. Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai.
- DNB (General Surgery) — Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam.
- DNB (Thoracic Surgery) — R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata.
- FMAS — Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India.
- FIAGES — Indian Association of GI Endosurgeons.
Awards & Recognition
- Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Apollo.
- Previously a thoracic oncologist at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
- Was at Medanta Gurugram before Apollo.
- Member of CRSA, IACTS, ISTST, and IASO.
- Experienced in lung transplant organ retrieval.
Specialities & Expertise
- Lung cancer surgery
- Esophageal cancer surgery
- Mediastinal tumor removal
- Uniportal VATS
- Robotic thoracic surgery
- Tracheal reconstruction
- Chest wall tumor resection and reconstruction
- Endobronchial procedures
Patient Experience & Approach
Lung cancer patients say Dr. Bhushan Dinkar Thombare’s conversation covered exactly how much lung needs removing and what breathing capacity looks like after. Families appreciate that uniportal VATS meant one small cut instead of the massive chest wound they were bracing for. Those with mediastinal tumors sitting dangerously close to the heart and major vessels say the Tata Memorial background showed how calmly technically tricky resections got handled.
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