Dr. Chhajed earned his MBBS from the University of Mumbai in 1996 and completed successive fellowships in respiratory medicine, lung transplantation and thoracic surgery across leading centres in Sydney and Basel. In 2008, he returned to Mumbai as Director of Respiratory Medicine at Fortis Vashi. He has held leadership roles in the European and Indian Chest Societies and pioneered interventional pulmonology initiatives in India and Europe.