Dr. Sujay Halkur Shankar

Dr. Sujay offers expertise in bronchoscopy, EBUS, pleural procedures, and minimally invasive lung interventions. He has performed numerous diagnostic and therapeutic interventional procedures. He is available to perform the following procedures:

• Flexible bronchoscopy
• Broncho-alveolar lavage
• Endobronchial and transbronchial lung biopsies
• EBUS-TBNA
• Rigid bronchoscopy
• Therapeutic intervention like airway stenting and tumour debulking
• Bronchoscopic cryotherapy and electrosurgery
• Diagnostic thoracoscopy

DM Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine (Gold Medal)

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Member of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK (MRCP(UK))

• The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK

Specialty Certificate (Respiratory Medicine)

• The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK & British Thoracic Society

European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine

• European Respiratory Society (HERMES)

MD Medicine

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

MBBS (Gold Medal)

• Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, India
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, India

• All India Rank 2; INI-SS (DM Entrance Examination) (Dec 2021)
• All India Rank 2; AIIMS DM Entrance Examination (May 2021)
• All India Rank 1; PGIMER, Chandigarh Postgraduate Entrance Examination (May 2018)
• All India Rank 2; JIPMER, Puducherry Postgraduate Entrance Examination (May 2018)
• All India Rank 3; AIIMS Postgraduate Entrance Examination (May 2018)
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences University Rank 1 in General Surgery (Dec 2015)
• Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science University Rank 6 in Ophthalmology (Dec 2014)
• Prof. C Vittal Golden Independence Commemorative Conference Award for securing maximum aggregate marks in all phases of MBBS (Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India)
• Smt. Sarojamma Eregowda Memorial Award for achieving the highest marks in final MBBS (Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India)
• Sri. Kariappa Memorial Award for attaining the highest marks in General Surgery (Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India)
• Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test II (2014 and 2015)
• Indian Council of Medical Research Short-Term Studentship (2014)

Bronchial Asthma, Interstitial lung disease, Sleep apnea, Interventional Pulmonology

• Halkur Shankar S, Guleria R, Suri TM, Mittal S, Tiwari P, Hadda V, Madan K, Chandola S, Singh G, Bhalla AS, Mohan A. Identification of Distinct Immunophenotypes in Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: Analysis of Baseline Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025 May 16;211(Abstracts):A3032.
• Mohan A, Halkur Shankar S, Guleria R, Suri TM, Hadda V, Mittal S, Tiwari P, Madan K, Bhalla AS, Singh G, Chandola S. Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Treatment Outcomes of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients With Post-Tubercular Lung Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025 May 16;211(Abstracts):A4524.
• Shankar SH, Kutty SV, Madan K, Mohan A, Tiwari P, Mittal S. Thoracoplasty for tuberculosis. Lung India. 2025 Jan 1;42(1):53-4.
• Madan K, Shankar SH, Mittal S, Gupta N, Tiwari P, Hadda V, Mohan A. A Survey of Rigid Bronchoscopy Practices in India. Lung India. 2024 Nov 1;41(6):482-6.
• Shankar SH, Mittal S, Madan K, Mohan A, Tiwari P, Hadda V. Iatrogenic broncho-cutaneous fistula due to malpositioned ICD. Lung India. 2024 Nov 1;41(6):457-8.
• Shankar SH, Mittal S, Madan K, Tiwari P, Hadda V, Mohan A. Incidentally detected pulmonary embolism during diagnostic endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). Lung India. 2024 Nov 1;41(6):472-3.
• Kutty SV, Shankar SH, Goel A, Sood R, Jain D, Mohan A. SMARCA4 deficient undifferentiated tumours: An emerging entity in lung cancer. Lung India. 2024 Nov 1;41(6):476-8.
• Madan K, Mittal S, Shankar SH, Nambirajan A, Jain D, Tiwari P, Hadda V, Mohan A, Guleria R. Utility of Acquire 22G-fine needle biopsy (FNB) needle vs the standard 22G needle during Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). Expert Review of Medical Devices. 2024 Oct 9:1-7.
• Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Mittal S, Suri T, Shankar SH. Guidelines for endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): Joint Indian Chest Society (ICS)/Indian Association for Bronchology (IAB) recommendations. Lung India. 2023 Jul 1;40(4):368-400.
• Tirlangi P, Kumar P, DK M, Soneja M, RM P, Halkur S, et al. Programmed cell death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 expression and its association with mortality among patients with sepsis and hospital-acquired infections: Sepsimmune study. J Infect. 2022 Aug;85(2):e49–51.
• Aggarwal A, Mittal A, Soneja M, Shankar SH, Naik S, Kodan P, Nischal N, Jorwal P, Ray A, Wig N. Role of systemic corticosteroids in preventing hypoxia among patients with mild COVID-19: An observational study. Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics. 2021 Oct 31;15(5):273-7.
• Rangarajan K, Muku S, Garg AK, Gabra P, Shankar SH, Nischal N, Soni KD, Bhalla AS, Mohan A, Tiwari P, Bhatnagar S. Artificial Intelligence–assisted chest X-ray assessment scheme for COVID-19. European radiology. 2021 Aug;31:6039-48.
• Bhatt M, Kumar A, Gupta K, Halkur Shankar S, Vyas S, Khan MA, Soneja M, Baitha U, Jadon RS, Wig N. Effectiveness of Bedside Sonography by Residents for Fluid Management by Inferior Vena Cava Assessment. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2021 Jul;37(4):346-51.
• Shankar SH, Kumar A, Patidar D, Kanukuntla SK, Wig N. Renin-angiotensin system in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and possible drug targets. Journal of Primary Care Specialties. 2021 May 1;2(2):33-7.
• Sahu M, Kumar A, Shankar SH, Patidar D, Vishwakarma VK, Sahoo P, Wig N. Insights into the Mechanisms of Action of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine and its Use in COVID-19 for Chemoprophylaxis. Journal of Primary Care Specialties. 2021 May 1;2(2):27-32.
• Halkur Shankar S, Biswas S, Kumar A, Gupta A, Goel A, Khan MA, Singh RK, Ranjan P, Soneja M, Wig N. Role of routine use of ultrasonographic guidance for performing lumbar punctures. Postgrad Med J. 2021 Jan;97(1143):23-28.
• Baitha U, Halkur Shankar S, Kodan P, Singla P, Ahuja J, Agarwal S, Gupta A, Jorwal P, Soneja M, Ranjan P, Kumar A, Baruah K, Biswas A. Leucocytosis and early organ involvement as risk factors of mortality in adults with dengue fever. Drug Discov Ther. 2021 Jan 23;14(6):313-318.
• Chopra N, Halkur Shankar S, Biswas S, Ray A. Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 25;14(1):e237664.
• Biswas S, Shankar SH, Ray A, Ramteke P. Lymphoma versus thymoma: A diagnostic challenge. Drug Discov Ther. 2020 Nov 4;14(5):249-251.
• Kirtana J, Kumar A, Kumar SS, Singh AK, Shankar SH, Sharma A, Kumar A, Kaur R, Khan MA, Ranjan P, Sethi P, Chakravarthy A, Srivastava AK, Wig N. Mild COVID-19 infection-predicting symptomatic phase and outcome: A study from AIIMS, New Delhi. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Oct 5;9(10):5360-5365.
• Kumar SS, Kumar A, Kirtana J, Singh AK, Shankar SH, Khan MA, Srivastava AK, Kaur R, Wig N. Risk factors and outcome among COVID-19 exposed and quarantined healthcare workers: A study on the status of existing practices of standard precautions. J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Oct 5;9(10):5355-5359.
• Somu B, Halkur Shankar S, Baitha U, Biswas A. Paraquat poisoning. QJM. 2020 Oct 1;113(10):752.
• Halkur Shankar S, Agarwal S, Ray A, Meena VP, Ranjan P, Vikram NK. Multiple myeloma with intracranial plasmacytoma. QJM. 2020 Sep 1;113(9):670-671.
• Shankar S, Ray A. IgG4-related disease: A missed cause of hypereosinophilia. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2020 Jul 1;152(7):4-4.
• Saha S, Kumar A, Saurabh K, Shankar SH, Kashyap A, Nischal N, Biswas A, Wig N. Current status of treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in India. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Feb 25;71(2):54-9
• Shankar SH, Kumar P, Madhusudan KS. Arterial and venous thrombosis with right ventricular thrombus in Crohn’s disease. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2019 Dec;30(12):1070-1071.
• Deorari V, Shankar S, Chopra N, Kumar P. Neuropsychiatric lupus: A perpetual quandary. Indian Journal of Rheumatology. 2019 Apr 1;14(2):154-154.
• Vellal S, NR RM, Shankar SH. Effect of Chronic Marijuana Use on Cognition: A CrossSectional Study-Among College Students in Urban Bengaluru. RGUHS National Journal of Public Health. 2018;3(3).
• Pal A, Shankar SH, Masthi NR. Correlation of Personality and Mental well-being with Facebook use: Does Gender play a role?. RGUHS National Journal of Public Health. 2018;3(1).
• Halkur Shankar S, Ballal S, Shubha R. Study of normal volumetric variation in the putamen with age and sex using magnetic resonance imaging. Clin Anat. 2017 May;30(4):461-466.

Book chapters

• 1. Hadda V, Halkur Shankar S. Connective Tissue Disease–Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases: An Indian Perspective. In: Textbook of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. 3rd ed. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2025. ISBN: 9789356966215.
• 2. Goel A, Halkur Shankar S, Shekh I. “Interstitial Lung Disease”. In: Pulmonary Update (2023 – 2024) 2nd edition. Peepee Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd. 2025. ISBN: 9788198336699.
• 3. Shekh I, Goel A, Halkur Shankar S. “Interstitial Lung Disease”. In: Pulmonary Update (2021 – 2023). Peepee Publishers and Distributors (P) Ltd. 2024. ISBN: 9788196518721.
• 4. Nischal N, Madan K. Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking Second SAE. Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd; 2022. ISBN: 9789393553362. (As contributor)

• Indian Chest Society
• European Respiratory Society
• American Thoracic Society

Faculty Speaker in Conferences

• “Navigational Bronchoscopy: Navigating the Airways” talk in “Breath by Breath” National Pulmonology Conference – Pune, 2025
• Home sleep apnea testing and Actigraphy workshop in “Breath by Breath” National Pulmonology Conference – Pune, 2025