Doctor Belal Bin Asaf

Specialty : Lung transplantation and chest oncosurgery at the Institute of Chest Surgery
Designation: Associate Director
Medanta hospital, gurgaon

A leader in robotic thoracic surgery who has successfully completed over 200 robotic chest surgeries.
Performed the first robotic sub-xiphoid thymectomy in the nation for thymoma and myasthenia gravis.
Administrates one of the largest Key-Hole/VATS Lobectomy programs for lung cancer in the country.
A specialist in treating surgical illnesses of the chest affecting the lungs, mediastinum, trachea (windpipe), esophagus (food pipe), and diaphragm, Dr. Belal Bin Asaf is a thoracic (chest) surgeon. He is regarded as a leader and expert in the field of robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgery as well as video-assisted surgery (VATS / Key-Hole surgery). He is a specialist in minimally invasive surgery (VATS) for lung cancer and has a special interest in it. He is also one of the most skilled surgeons in the nation in performing robotic thymectomy for both myasthenia gravis and thymoma. He is also one of the few surgeons in the nation who does mesothelioma surgery. He routinely receives invitations to speak and has given dozens of presentations on VATS and robotic thoracic surgery at national and international conferences.

Being an observer for a VATS lobectomy at Rigshopitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2018.
Education in Minimally Invasive Esophageal SurgeryRigshopitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, The European Society of Thoracic Surgeon School (ESTS), 2018.
Observing a VATS lobectomy fellowship at the Shanghai Chest Hospital in Shanghai, China2015.
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship at Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea2014.
Vattikutti academy and training institute of robotic surgery, Chennai, India, certification as a robotic console surgeon2012.
2007: MS (Surgery), Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University.
2002 MBBS Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University.a