Bharat Ved Prakash MD
Dr. Bharat Ved Prakash was born and brought up in India and has been practicing in El Paso region since 2017. As a founding member of River Valley Pulmonary consultants Dr. Prakash is committed to clinical excellence and compassionate care.
Dr Prakash attained his medical degree from J.L.N. Medical College, Aligarh, India. His subsequent training in Internal Medicine was at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His fellowship program in Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine was at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where he dedicated one year for subspecializing in Interventional Pulmonary Medicine.
Dr. Prakash has a keen interest in diagnosis and management of lung nodules,advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy , robotic navigation, Endobronchial ultrasound, lung cancer , pleural diseases , and interstitial lung disease. He also takes a lot of interest in Cardiac Critical Care and Bedside Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS).
Professional Certifications
Member of the American College of Chest Physicians
Member of the American Thoracic Society
ABIM Subspecialty of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
Procedures Offered
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Robotic Bronchoscopy
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Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)
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Bronchoscopy with biopsy
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Central Venous Catheter insertion
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Thoracentesis and Chest Tube insertion
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Tunneled Pleural Catheter Placement
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Percutaneous Tracheostomy
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Airway and Ventilator Managament
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Point of Care Ultrasound
Awards & Recognition
Physician of the month (September): THOP East Hospital, El Paso, TX
2023
Listed as Texas Rising star 2021 by “ Super Doctors”
2021
Listed as Texas Rising star 2020 by “ Super Doctors”
2020
Physician of the month (January): Transmountain hospital, El Paso, TX
2019