Name: Dr. Bilal Bin Asaf
Designation: Associate Director-Institute of Chest Surgery, Medanta
Experience: 20 + years
Specialty: Oncologist
Qualification: MBBS, MS, VATS
Membership and Award:
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS, USA)
- The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
- The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).
- The Association of Surgeons of India (ASI)
- The Society of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of India (SELSI)
- The Indian Society of Trauma and Acute Care
Area of Interest:
Robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis & ThymomaVATS (Key-Hole)
Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy for Mesothelioma
Key-Hole (VATS) Surgery of the Chest
Location: Delhi NCR
Nationality: Indian
About:
A pioneer in Robotic Thoracic Surgery and has performed over 200 Robotic Chest Surgeries with excellent results, Dr Asaf Performed Country’s First Robotic Sub-Xiphoid Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma.
Dr Belal Bin Asaf is a Thoracic (Chest) Surgeon who specialises in the treatment of surgical diseases of the chest involving the lungs, mediastinum, Trachea (Windpipe), esophagus (food pipe) and diaphragm. He is recognised nationwide as an expert and a leader in the field of minimally invasive thoracic surgery like Video-assisted Surgery (VATS / Key-Hole surgery) and robotic thoracic surgery.
He specialises in and has a particular interest in minimally invasive surgery (VATS) for lung cancer and is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country for performing robotic thymectomy for both myasthenia gravis and thymoma. He is also amongst the very few surgeons in the country who perform surgery for Mesothelioma. He is frequently invited and has delivered dozens of lectures in various national and international conferences on VATS and Robotic Thoracic Surgery.