Dr. Akangkhya Parasar
Experience: | 1 year |
Education: | Zoram Medical College and Hospital |
Academic degree: | MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) |
Area of specialization: | I am trained in pulmonary medicine and over time gained real hands on experience in treating fever, cold, cough, influenza and the more stubborn lung problems that dont just go away with quick remedies. My work includes managing bronchial asthma, tuberculosis, COPD, and allergic rhinitis—each of them behave differently, some respond fast, others drag on for months and need constant follow up.
I deal with common respiratory infections daily, but what interest me more is the chronic airway diseases, like COPD where breathlessness slowly steals a patient’s routine. Helping them with inhalers, oxygen plans, and lifestyle changes feels like small wins even when cure is not possible. Asthma too can be unpredictable—one day controlled, next day severe—and requires adjusting treatment in real time.
TB is still a huge part of practice in our region. Monitoring adherence, dealing with resistant strains, handling side effects of long therapy—it takes patience both from doctor and patient. Same for allergic rhinitis, which many dismiss as “just sneezing” but can ruin quality of life if ignored.
I try to combine clinical examination with evidence-based treatment, always tailoring it to the person infront of me. Some cases need aggressive care, some only reassurance. In all lung disorders, communication matter as much as medicines... patients need to understand why they are coughing for weeks or why breath doesn’t come easy.
Not everything I do works perfectly, sometimes there are setbacks, but every case sharpen the way I approach pulmonary care.!! |
Achievements: | I am a medical graduate from the first govt. college of Mizoram, where I did my MBBS with good results and later worked 3 months in rural PHCs during Cyclone Remal, handling emergency cases in tough setups. I attended ACLS workshops, CMEs, and even did a poster presentation in the IMA annual meet. My most valuable phase came as Resident in Pulmonary Medicine, treating wide range of lung disorders, getting repeat patients and honest feedbacks that really shaped how I practice today!! |
I am a doctor who worked as a Resident in Pulmonary Medicine at a corporate hospital in Assam, and those years gave me more exposure than I thought at the start. Pulmonary cases never come simple—some days it’s COPD patients struggling with breathlessness, other days sudden asthma attacks in the middle of the night, or managing tuberculosis which still remains such a huge burden in our part of the country. In between there are critical care situations, ventilator management, bronchoscopy procedures, long ward rounds that test both patience and stamina. What I realised is that respiratory medicine isn’t only about diagnosis and prescription, it’s about continuity. A patient with interstitial lung disease or post-Covid fibrosis doesn’t just need one visit, they need follow-up, rehabilitation, reassurance, sometimes lifestyle advice they find boring but makes all the difference. I handled routine OPD consultations as well as inpatient care, and somewhere in the middle of all the protocols and reports I learned to listen better. Because often patients tell you what the problem is, only not in medical words. I was also actively involved in managing infectious pulmonary conditions—bacterial pneumonia, viral pneumonitis, TB cases that needed long term monitoring. In a corporate hospital setting you also learn coordination, with intensivists, radiologists, oncologists in case of lung cancer patients. It is a lot of team work and not always smooth, but that’s how medicine is practiced in reality. Everyday in pulmonary medicine brings a mix: breathlessness that needs immediate intervention, a cough that hides something serious, or chronic smokers who finally agree to cessation counseling. Not all cases end as we want, some failures still weigh heavy, but they also remind me why diligence matter. Working in Assam gave me both urban and semi-rural case exposure, which shaped how I see respiratory health. It is not a perfect journey—I made mistakes, missed cues, corrected myself—but that’s exactly how experience in medicine grows.!!
