Dr. Belal Bin Asaf

Dr. Belal Bin Asaf is a Thoracic, Thoracoscopic & Robotic Surgeon and Director of the Institute of Chest Surgery, Chest Onco-Surgery & Lung Transplantation at Medanta Superspecialty Hospital, Noida, and Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram. He trained as a Clinical Registrar in General Thoracic Surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, and completed a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea. He was the first surgeon in India to perform Robotic Subxiphoid Thymectomy for thymoma patients.

Hemoptysis, Lung Disease

Spitting Blood Only in the Morning After Wake Up

Posted on: September 23, 2026September 23, 2026

Noticing blood in your saliva only in the morning, with no sign of it for the rest of the day? Here are […]

Robotic Surgery

Robotic Diaphragmatic Plication for Eventration: A Retrospective Analysis of Efficacy, Safety, and Feasibility

Posted on: March 28, 2026April 6, 2026

Note: This article was originally published on Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in 2020 Abstract Introduction Eventration of the diaphragm results in […]

Robotic Surgery

Robotic Lobectomy: The First Indian Report

Posted on: March 28, 2026April 6, 2026

Note: This article was originally published on Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in 2015 Abstract Introduction Even today, open lobectomy involves significant […]

Robotic Surgery, Tumors

Robotic Excision of Posterior Mediastinal Neurogenic Tumours: Technique and Surgical Outcomes

Posted on: March 28, 2026April 7, 2026

Note: This article was originally published on Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in 2024. Abstract Neurogenic tumours are the most common tumours […]

Thoracic Surgeon

Robotic Thoracic Surgery: The State of the Art

Posted on: March 28, 2026March 30, 2026

Note: This article was originally published on Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in 2015 Abstract Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has come a […]

Robotic Surgery

Robotic Enucleation of Oesophageal Leiomyoma: Technique and Surgical Outcomes

Posted on: March 28, 2026April 6, 2026

Note: This article was originally published on Journal of Minimal Access Surgery in 2022 Abstract Introduction Complete enucleation of oesophageal leiomyoma is […]