Dr Sameer Arbat

Dr. Sameer Arbat is a pioneering Interventional Pulmonologist from Central India with expertise in advanced airway and lung procedures. He has performed over 1,000 complex interventions including EBUS, cryotherapy, and airway stenting. Recognized globally, he holds leadership positions in WABIP and is an international speaker. He is also known as an innovator and healthcare entrepreneur with multiple safety device inventions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Educational Qualifications:

• FCCP – American College of Clinical Pharmacy, USA (2019)
• Ex-Visiting Trainee – Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, New Delhi (2017)
• Fellowship (Interventional Pulmonology) – Thoracic Endoscopy Service of the Pulmonary Diseases Unit of the Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy (2016)
• Ex-Trainee – Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai (2015)
• Ex-Senior Registrar – KEM Hospital, Mumbai (2015)
• MD (Respiratory Medicine) – JNMC, Wardha (2014)
• MBBS – JNMC, Wardha, India (2011)

Professional Experience:

• Dr Sameer Arbat is currently working at Max Healthcare.
• Global President – Media Committee, World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP) (2023 - 2025)

Professional Memberships:

• World Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology (WABIP)
• European Respiratory Society (ERS)
• Asia Pacific Society for Respirology (APSR)
• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
• American Thoracic Society (ATS)
• Indian Association of Bronchology (IAB)
• Indian Chest Society (ICS)
• Vidarbha Chest Association (VCA)

Awards:

• Pioneer of Interventional Pulmonology in Central India.
• Successfully performed over 1,000 complex procedures, including EBUS, Radial EBUS, Cryotherapy, Endobronchial Debulking, Airway Stenting, Foreign Body Removal, & Thoracoscopy.
• Presented over 50 papers at prestigious conferences, including ERS, WCBIP, APSR, ATS, & ECBIP as an international speaker.
• Social Media Ambassador, APSR, ATS Congress, San Francisco, USA (2025)
• President Appreciation Award, WCBIP Bali (2024)
• Top 3 Pulmonologists (2021 - 2025)
• Best Video Award, ECBIP Madrid, Spain (2023)
• Assembly Education Award, APSR Singapore (2023)
• National Achiever Award, NARF, New Delhi (2022)
• Best Pulmonologist, Times Business Awards (2021)
• Inventor of Bronchoscopy Safety Box, Doctor Safety Assistant & COVI-SAT Covid Safety Van (2020 - 2021)
• Young Asian Entrepreneur Award, CNBC Asia One (2020)
• Vidarbha Ratna Award (2019)
• National Award for Best Paper BRONCOCON (2015), NAPCON (2016), IPL (2018), NAPCON (2020)