Dr. Lal Bhagchandani

Dr. Lal Bhagchandani is a highly regarded, board certified pulmonary and sleep specialist who has been practicing in this area for over 15 years, consulting in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.

Dr. Bhagchandani completed his Internal Medicine residency training at Hurley Medical Center (Michigan State University) in Flint Michigan. He did his Pulmonary/ Sleep Disorders fellowship at Royal University Hospital/ University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. He is the Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at local Hospitals. Dr. Bhagchandani and his wife, along with their two children reside in Parkland.

EDUCATION:

10/1992 to 06/1995

Residency: Internal Medicine Hurley Medical Center (Michigan State Univ.) One Hurley Plaza, Flint, Michigan 48503.

07/1995 to 06/1997

Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine/Sleep Disorders
With training in the Sleep Center under Board Certified Sleep Specialist Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick Royal University Hospital/ Univ. of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Canada

CERTIFICATIONS:

1995

American Board of Internal Medicine #164302

1996

F.R.C.P.C: Fellow of Royal College of Physicians Canada

1998

A.B.I.M: Pulmonary Disease # 164302

03/2004

American Board of Sleep Medicine

05/2006

American Board of Internal Medicine (Recertification)

11/2008

A.B.I.M Pulmonary Disease (Recertification)

11/2009

A.B.I.M Sleep Medicine

PRACTICE HISTORY:

09/25/00 to Present

Lal Bhagchandani M.D. P.A.
2825 N. State Road 7
Margate, FL 33063

Position: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine specialist

SKILLS:

Bronchoscopy, Pleural Aspiration, Closed Pleural Biopsy, Arterial/CV/PA Line, Chest Tube
Insertion, Intubation and Ventilator Management, Reading and Interpretation Pulmonary
Function Tests, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Polysomnography interpretation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Cardiac Stress Test, Interpretation of EKG’s and Holter
Monitor.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:

• Director of Sleep Disorder Center
• Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
• Member of American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• Member of American College of Physicians
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Canada

SPECIAL LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Pulmonary Disease
• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine/ Sleep Medicine
• Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine
• Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons Canada

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:

• Member of American College of Physicians
• Member of American Academy of Sleep Medicine

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Northwest Medical Center, Margate, FL
• Coral Springs Medical Center, Coral Springs, FL
• University Hospital and Medical Center, Tamarac, FL

AWARDS & RESEARCH

Basal Cell Carcinoma: Poster presentation at American College of Physicians

Meeting in Flint, Michigan 1993, and ACP meeting in Traverse City, Michigan 1993.

Certificate of Recognition: Awarded by Department of Research

Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan in 1993.

Warfarin Induced Skin Necrosis: Poster presentation in ACP meeting and

Frank and Hodge’s meeting in Flint, Michigan 1994.

Lumbosacral Plexopathy Induced by Thrombolytic Agent rTPA: Poster presentation in ACP meetings and Frank and Hodges meetingsin Flint, Michigan 1994.

Award of Recognition: Awarded by Frank and Hodges Forum, Flint, Michigan 1994-95.

Published in The American Journal of Clinical Oncology;

Basal Cell Carcinoma on finger

April 1995 Vol.18 No.2.

Effect of High Flow Ambient Humidity on the Severity of OSA:

Poster presentation in ATS meeting in Chicago in April 1998.

Published in Thorax 1999. Vol. 54; page 711-713.

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