of NAPCON 2026, Kolkata warmly welcomes all delegates. We look forward to an inspiring exchange of ideas and scientific excellence. May this gathering advance knowledge in pulmonology and respiratory care. Welcome to the City of Joy for an unforgettable academic experience.
The Indian Chest Society (ICS) is a not for profit registered society with the Society of Registrars (Registration No. 192-1980, dated 18th July 1980), for Respiratory & Pulmonary and other Physicians with interest in the specialty of Respiratory Medicine. A committee of eminent Chest Physicians, who were also the founding members took up the task to prepare the constitution of the society. The first General Body Meeting was held on 11th September 1981 at Hotel President, Mumbai, and the Constitution was adopted.
30th October
&31st October, 2026
ITC Royal Bengal &
ITC Sonar, Kolkata
Fortis Hospital
Command Hospital
Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital (CNMCH)
Charnock Hospital
IPGMER SSKM Hospital + Sambhunath Pandit Hospital
Calcutta Medical College
Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass
Ruby General Hospital
Calcutta Heart Clinic & Hospital
ITC Royal Bengal
R G Kar Medical College & Hospital
Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College & Hospital (NRSMC&H)
ITC Royal Bengal
Narayana RN Tagore Hospital
ITC Royal Bengal
Apollo Multispeciality Hospital
ITC Royal Bengal
ITC Royal Bengal
CMRI Hospital | CK Birla Hospitals
Pre-Conference
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK
Section Chief, Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Vice President, Bellevue Medical Board NYC Health + Hospital | Bellevue
Lerner College of Medicine, USA
Mayo Clinic, USA
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, USA
Senior Associate Program Director, PCCM/CCM/Cards CCM Fellowships Associate Medical Director | NYSIM
Co - Director of AI Education, Institute for Innovatiobns in Medical Education
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NYULH Manhattan Campus, United States
NYU Langone Health, USA
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine & Pleural Disease
Clinical Lead, Oxford Pleural Unit
Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford, UK
Director, Center for Interstitial Lung Disease (CILD)
Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary,
Sleep & Critical Care Medicine,
ILD, Sarcoid and Pulmonary Fibrosis Program
University of Washington (UW), Seattle, USA
Richmond University Medical Center, USA
President - ERS
Vall d'Hebron/Vall d'Hebron
Research Institute (VHIR), Spain
Nottingham University Hopitals NHS Trust (NUH)
Keele University Medical School, UK
Consultant Pulmonologist, Tree Top Hospital, Maldives
Former Head of Department, National Centre for Respiratory Medicine IGMH, Maldives
Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona
Board Member. EMBARC
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University College Dublin School of Medicine, Dublin, Ireland
District General Hospital, Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK
Consultant Respiratory Physical, Sleep & Non Invasive Ventilation
Director, International Training Programme Harefield Hospital
Associate Professor, NYU School of Medicine
Chief, Critical Care
Chief, Special Pathogens Program
Bellevue Hospital, United States
NYU Langone Medical Center, USA
Cipla in collaboration with NAPCON Scientific committee Announcing