Bornali Datta

Dr Bornali Datta is a pulmonologist and public health professional with experience from private, public, and academic sectors, including clinical work in pulmonology, public health work, clinical and operational research. Trained in India (MBBS, MD Medicine) and UK (MRCP, CCST Respiratory) Worked in NHS, UK from 2000-2010 and completed CCST in Respiratory Medicine. Joined Medanta the Medicity, Delhi NCR, India in 2010; currently Director Respiratory Department, Medanta. Feels passionately about Medicine and Health Inequity.

26 years of clinical experience in premier institutes in India and UK. Complex outpatient and inpatient work, in COPD, Asthma, ILD, Sleep Apnea, Lung cancer, Infectious diseases, Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis. Experienced in procedures like bronchoscopy, EBUS, thoracoscopy, pleural procedures. Managing respiratory HDU. Training and mentoring of junior trainees. Faculty in national level conference. Involved in research, academics, publications. Lead Respiratory physician during COVID pandemic in Delhi NCR.

Designed and running an innovative state level TB program “Mission TB Free Haryana” since 2015, an active case finding program to augment the diagnostic capacity of the state for TB. Physician & project lead in the public private partnership. Have collaborated with government officials, key opinion leaders, and state & district staff in designing and implementation of this state level TB program. In 2019, an association with University College of London, led on to a robust partnership between the institutions.

Employment

Director, Respiratory Medicine
Medanta, the Medicity
Jan 2019 – till date

Project Lead, Mission TB Free Haryana
Medanta, the Medicity
May 2014 – till date

Research Consultant (Honorary)
University College of London
September 2021 – till date

Associate Director, Respiratory Medicine
Medanta, the Medicity
Jan 2016 – Dec 2018

Consultant & Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine
Medanta, the Medicity
Jun 2010 – December 2015

Consultant, Respiratory
York District Hospital
2009

Employment & Training

Specialist Registrar, Respiratory Medicine
Yorkshire rotation
2004–2009

Senior House Officer, Medicine
Bradford, Leeds, Boston
2000–2003

Resident, Medicine
MAMC & Lok Nayak Hospital
New Delhi 1996–1999

MBBS
MAMC & Lok Nayak Hospital
New Delhi 1990–1996

Positions

1. Member, India Country Coordinating Mechanism for TB, MOHFW
2. Member, DR TB Consortium State of Haryana
3. Member, National Technical Working Group, Collaboration between NTEP & Corporate Hospitals.
4. Member State Task Force for TB
5. Member, Operational Research group for state of Haryana.

Education & Professional Training

MSc PH 2017–2022 – Distance Learning
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
University of London, London

CCST UK (Respiratory), Postgraduate Medical Education & Training Board 2009

MRCP Edinburgh 2001, Royal College of Physicians, UK

MD Medicine 1999, Delhi University, India

MBBS 1996, Delhi University, India

Licenses

• General Medical Council, UK
• Haryana Medical Council
• Medical Council of India
• Delhi Medical Council

Publications & Abstracts

1. The untimely demise of the TB Free block model in the wake of coronavirus disease 2019 in India [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 14].
   Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020; traa067. doi:10.1093/trstmh/traa067
2. Mobile Digital x-ray and portable cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test machines for point of care diagnosis of TB in rural India.
   Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020; traa 152. doi:10.1093/trstmh/traa152
3. Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of digital chest X-ray images between PACS and WhatsApp Messenger in resource poor setting (published online article in press, ahead of print).
   Indian J Tuberc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2020.07.029
4. Implementing upfront mobile digital chest x-ray for tuberculosis diagnosis in India-feasibility and benefits.
   Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Apr 15:traa015. doi:10.1093/trstmh/traa015. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32291437
5. Fifth year of a public-private partnership to improve the case detection of tuberculosis in India: A role model for future action?
   Indian J Tuberc. 2019 Oct;66(4):480-486. doi:10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.09.005. Epub 2019 Sep 20. PMID: 31813435
6. Comparison of clinical and cost-effectiveness of two strategies using mobile digital x-ray to detect Pulmonary Tuberculosis in rural India.
   Bornali Datta, Ashish Kumar Prakash, David Ford, Praveen K. Tanwar, Pinky Goyal, Poulomi Chatterjee, Smita Vipin, Anand Jaiswal, Naresh Trehan and Kavita Ayyagiri.
   BMC Public Health doi:10.1186/s12889-019-6421-1, PUBH-D-18-00654R4
7. Digital chest X‑ray through a mobile van: public private partnership to detect sputum negative pulmonary TB.
   Bornali Datta, Anupama Hazarika, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Kavita Ayyagari and Ajay M. V. Kumar.
   BMC Res Notes (2017) 10:96 doi:10.1186/s13104-017-2420-4
8. The clinical utility of Cycle of Threshold value of GeneXpert MTB/RIF (CBNAAT) and its Diagnostic accuracy in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary samples at a tertiary care center in India.
   A K Prakash, B Datta, J P Tripathy, N Kumar, P Chatterjee, A Jaiswal.
   Indian J Tuberc. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2018.05.021
9. The cycle of threshold value of cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test and its correlation with time to positivity in AFB culture.
   A K Prakash, Bornali Datta, Anand Jaiswal, Pinky Goyal, Poulomi Chatterjee, Sandeep Mittal.
   European Respiratory Journal 50 (suppl 61) PA2744; doi:10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.PA2744. December 2017
10. Impact of enhanced case finding on case notification rate in pulmonary tuberculosis.
    A K Prakash, Bornali Datta, David Ford, Praveen Tanwar, Pinky Goyal.
    European Respiratory Journal 50 (suppl 61) PA2685; doi:10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.PA2685. December 2017
11. Line probe assay – best modality for early diagnosis of multidrug resistant tuberculosis.
    Poulomi Chatterjee, Bornali Datta, Abhishek Agarwal, Ashish Prakash, Pinky Goyal, Anand Jaiswal.
    European Respiratory Journal 50 (suppl 61) PA2745; doi:10.1183/1393003.congress-2017.PA2745. Published 6 December 2017
12. GENE-XPERT gives early diagnosis in early tuberculosis.
    A K Prakash, Bornali Datta, Pinky Goyal, Poulomi Chatterjee, Gaurav Gupta.
    European Respiratory Journal Sep 2016, 48 (suppl60) PA2775; doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2775
13. Assessment of the significance of respiratory culture of Aspergillus in the non-neutropenic patient. A critique of published diagnostic criteria.
    R. C. Barton, R. P. Hobson, H McLoughlin, A Morris, B Datta.
    European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases July 2013, Volume 32, Issue 7, pp 923-928

Invited Faculty (National level) – key ones

1. Can TB be eradicated by 2025: Pro con debate; NAPCON 2021 (virtual)
2. CTD-ILD - NAPCON 2018, Ahmedabad
3. New practice changing research in ILD - NAPCON 2017, Kolkata
4. Biomarkers in ILD - NAPCON 2016, Mumbai
5. Mission TB Free Haryana - NATCON (National TB Conference) Feb 2016, Lucknow
6. Surviving Sepsis Bundle – An Update - NAPCON Nov 2015, Jaipur
7. Vasodilators in COPD – is it finally time to use them? - NAPCON Nov 2014, Agra
8. Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension - NATCON 2014, New Delhi
9. Treatment of refractory Cough - APICON 2015
10. Management of Difficult Asthma - IMA 2015
11. Phenotypes and its impact on COPD - IMA 2015
12. Aspergillus Lung Disease - SKIMS Srinagar 2015
13. COPD – “Igniting the Torch”

Organisation of Courses / Conferences / Workshops in Pulmonology – key ones

1. Masterclass on Lung Cancer – 7–8 April 2011
2. Update in Respiratory Medicine & Interventional Pulmonology – 15–17 May 2012
3. IACTS Thoracic CME – 7–8 Dec 2012
4. Update in Respiratory Medicine & Interventional Pulmonology – 11–13 Sep 2013
5. Asia Pacific & African Congress of Thoracic Surgery – 6–8 Dec 2013
6. SMITS Thoracic Surgery & Interventional Pulmonology Masterclass – 30 Nov–6 Dec 2014
7. Hands on Interventional Pulmonology – 13–15 March 2015
8. SMITS Thoracic Surgery & Interventional Pulmonology Masterclass – 29 March–4 April 2015
9. Launch of Mission TB Free Haryana – 22 November 2015
10. Annual TB Conclave, Medanta – 26 November 2016
11. Annual TB Conclave – 22 November 2017
12. Multisectoral engagement in TB – 22 November 2018
13. Allergy Workshop – 25 May 2019
14. Launch of Medanta DR TB Centre + CME – 8 April 2022
15. Launch of Medanta - UCL Public Health Department – 6 April 2022
16. Launch of Adopt A District (for elimination of TB by 2025) – 24 August 2022

Public Health Events (Mission TB Free Haryana)

Public health events organised by “The Union / USAID / Central TB Division, GOI”, presenting experience, results, and impact of Mission TB Free Haryana in conferences and as a private public partnership model to other states.