Dr. (Prof.) Arvind Kumar is a Thoracic (Chest) Surgeon who specialises in the treatment of surgical diseases of the chest involving the lungs, pleura mediastinum, trachea (windpipe), esophagus (food pipe), chest wall and diaphragm including Chest Trauma. He leads the countrys largest and most comprehensive Chest (Thoracic) Surgery, Chest Oncosurgery and Robotic Chest Surgery program offering the entire range of chest surgical services including Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and the State of art Robotic Chest Surgery. Dr Arvind Kumar is credited with performing most of the VATS and Robotic Chest Surgeries in India, for the first time at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi where he delivered 36 years of ordained service. He has one of the Asias largest experience in Robotic Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma. Under the leadership of Prof. Arvind, the Team Thoracic Surgery at Medanta offers cutting edge surgical treatment for Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Thymoma, Carcinoid Tumours, Posterior Mediastinal Tumours & Tracheal Tumours, as well as various non-tumour chest ailments like Bronchiectasis , Aspergilloma, Pneumothorax, Empyema etc as well as all cases of Chest Trauma. The dedicated team specialises in offering Open, Key-hole (VATS) as well as Robotic approach for various surgical ailments of the chest including removal of Lung Cancer and other cancers of the chest.