Rajendra Prasad MD,DTCD, FAMS, FCCP (USA), FRCP (Glasgow), FRCP (London), FNCCP, FICS, FCAI, FIAB, FIMSA, FCCS,DSc (Honoris Causa) is currently Director, Medical Education, and Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Era University, Lucknow; Emeritus Professor, National Academy of Medical Sciences, India, former Director, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi; former Professor and Head, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and former Director, UP Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh. He has been International Governor of American College of Chest Physicians, USA. He has unique distinction of being President of all major scientific bodies in the field of pulmonary medicine in India. He was awarded Fellowship of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India,American College of Chest Physicians,USA; and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons,Glasgow.He has supervised about 200 research projects and published 400 original articles,reviews and book chapters.He has written 11 books including four on tuberculosis and an atlas on fiberoptic bronchoscopy.He has presented over 2000 guest lectures and scientific papers at various national and international meetings.Apart from being a clinician par excellence,he is also a very popular teacher in pulmonary medicine.He is recipient of Dr BC Roy National Award for evolving and popularizing pulmonary medicine in India. He has been mentor of many students who are now in important positions in pulmonary medicine.
<ul style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 37px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: initial; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Noto Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; letter-spacing: 0.7px;"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A comprehensive manual on chest X-ray covering all the aspects of chest X-ray interpretation.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Covers systemic reading of normal chest X-ray and various lesions in soft tissue, bony cage, diaphragm, hilum,heart,mediastinum and all the lesions of lung parenchyma and pleura.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">All chapters are organized in a systematic way for easy understanding.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Available in print and e-book versions with text divided into four modules—two volumes.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Modules and Volumes</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Module 1 comprises reading normal chest X-rays and lesions of soft tissues,bony cage and diaphragm.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Module 2 comprises lesions of heart,mediastinum,hilum,cavity and infiltrations.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Module 3 comprises miliary,nodular,mass,calcified and various pleural lesions.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Module 4 comprises various chest X-ray findings of tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, COPD, sarcoidosis,</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">interstitial lung diseases,lung cancer,allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and Covid 19.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Useful to all medical students, residents, radiologists, physicians and surgeons involved in interpretation of chest X-ray in day to day clinical practice</li></ul>
