BORNALI DATTA
Mobile: 9818462626
Email: bornalidatta@gmail.com
SUMMARY
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.
Clinical expertise
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.
Public Health expertise
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 till Dec 2018
Consultant & Senior Consultant, Respiratory Medicine
Medanta, the Medicity; Jun 2010 till 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 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
10. 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 journal of Tuberculosis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2018.05.021
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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 mentioned
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 (National Conference of Chest Physicians) 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
COPD – “Igniting the Torch”
ORGANISATION of COURSES / CONFERENCES /WORKSHOPS IN PULMONOLOGY – key ones mentioned
1.Masterclass on Lung Cancer 7-8th April 2011
2.Update in Respiratory Medicine 15-17th May 2012
& Interventional Pulmonology
3.IACTS Thoracic CME 7-8 Dec 2012
4.Update in Respiratory Medicine 11-13th Sep 2013
& Interventional Pulmonology
5.Asia Pacific & African Congress of Thoracic Surgery 6-8 Dec 2013
6.SMITS Thoracic Surgery & 30 Nov- 6 Dec 2014
Interventional Pulmonology Masterclass
7.Hands on Interventional Pulmonology 13-15 March 2015
8.SMITS Thoracic Surgery & 29 March - 4 April 2015
Interventional Pulmonology Masterclass
9.Launch of Mission TB Free Haryana 22nd November 2015
10.Annual TB Conclave, Medanta 26th November 2016
11. Annual TB Conclave 22nd November 2017
12.Multisectoral engagement in TB 22nd November 2018
13.Allergy Workshop 25th May 2019
14.Launch of Medanta DR TB Centre + CME 8th April 2022
15.Launch of Medanta - UCL Public Health Department 6th April 2022
16.Launch of Adopt A District (for elimination of TB by 2025) 24th August 2022
Public health events organised by “The Union/ USAID/Central TB Division, GOI”
Presenting experience, results, impact of Mission TB Free Haryana in conferences and as a private public partnership model to other states.
Date Meeting Location
November 5th, 2015 Corporate Sector Dialogue Delhi
October 2016 IUTLD National Congress Liverpool, UK
February 17th 2016 National conference on Occupational Health OCCUCON Delhi
June 17th 2017 Corporate Meet with Health Minister-HP Shimla
April 7-8th 2017 TB-Free India Summit Dharamshala
2018 PHD Chamber of Commerce Delhi
November 23, 2021 DR-TB Consortium meeting DR-TB Consortium meeting New Delhi
January 28, 2022 Corporate Summit on TB and Lung Health Corporate consultation New Delhi
February 18, 2022 Virtual Corporate Consultation, Haryana Corporate consultation Haryana
May 27, 2022 DR-TB Consortium Meeting DR TB Consortium New Delhi
May 31, 2022 Regional Capacity Building Workshop Regional Workshop Pune, Maharashtra
July 19,2022 Panipat District Led Corporate Round Table District Led Corporate Consultation Panipat, Haryana
July 20,2022 Orientation Program for DTOs and PPM Coordinators on Corporate Engagements for TB in Telangana State State Led Consultation Telangana
August 5,2022 DTOs & PPM Coordinators orientation on corporate engagement -Jharkhand State Led Consultation Jharkhand
Aug12,2022 Orientation on Corporate Engagement for TB, Mumbai State Led Consultation Mumbai, Maharashtra
Aug 24, 2022 Corporate Consultation and Launch of Adopt a district campaign for TB Free Haryana State Led Consultation Haryana
Institution / Organisation
Medanta - The Medicity Hospital
22 November 2026, Sunday
| Time |
Session |
|
|
09:00
10:30
|
Ballroom 3, Lower Ground Floor
|