Pulmonologists

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Dr Anne Mier is a leading expert in respiratory and general medicine in London. Having graduated in medicine at the Middlesex Hospital, she took up training posts in cardiology and rheumatology there, then general medicine and neurology at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and later general medicine and endocrinology at the Royal Free Hospital. With experience working in a wide variety of fields in medicine, she became registrar at the Royal Brompton Hospital and carried out research in respiratory muscle physiology, completing her MD thesis before becoming lecturer and senior medical registrar at Charing Cross Hospital. Specialising in all kinds of respiratory problems such as chest infections, cough, and breathlessness, other interests include sleep disorders and fatigue. Now a leading expert in respiratory and general medicine, she has published extensively in peer-reviewed papers and always strives to provide her patients with the best, most appropriate and kindest possible care tailored to each medical case.

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Dr Syed Arshad Husain is an esteemed general and respiratory consultant physician with a specialist interest in respiratory diseases, including chronic persistent unexplained cough, asthma, COPD, lung cancer, bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis. From his practices in Maidstone, Cranbrook and Chatham, Dr Husain offers a range of advanced tests including chest X-rays, CT scans, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) bronchoscopy, exhaled nitric oxide, serum allergy testing, spirometry, and full lung function testing. Dr Husain initially qualified with an MBBS in 1988 before completing general internal medicine and care of the elderly training in Oxford. In 2005, he completed his CCST i.e specialist training in respiratory medicine in the south west region with OOPE in interventional bronchoscopy at Royal Brompton Hospital in London 2004-2005 and also worked as a fellow in interventional bronchoscopy in University of Lille, France. Dr Husain has been a consultant at Maidstone Hospital since 2006, where he reduced waiting times for patients with lung cancers requiring mediastinal lymph node biopsies from three to four weeks to just one week, by establishing EBUS services for the Trust. Dr Husain has a strong background in education, as a former training program director in respiratory medicine in KSS Deanery (2013-2017), and currently serves as course director for a range of courses from EBUS, interventional and bronchoscopy and thoracic ultrasound run by the Maidstone Academic Centre. He is an honorary senior lecturer at King's College, London. Dr Husain has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed international journals on asthma, COPD, interventional bronchoscopy, EBUS, and endobronchial stenting.

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Based in London at theDr Suveer Singh specialises in pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders and intensive care. His clinical and research interests include, sleep apnoea, respiratory infection, cough, breathlessness, insomnia and other respiratory disorders. He works at the Royal Brompton and Chelsea&Westminster Hospitals, Cromwell, London Bridge, HCA and Chelsea outpatient centre. He has been a dedicated clinical teacher for undergraduate and postgraduate medicine for over 15 years and has been published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters hand is an active clinical researcher. He is currently editor of Medicine International respiratory section and the forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Respiratory Critical Care. He has given numerous international and national presentations, is a speaker at the British Thoracic Society and many other reputable professional bodies. He has PhD and MD, Royal College of Physicians and Intensive Care examinership.

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Dr Brian O' Connor is a leading consultant in general and respiratory medicine based in London. Having graduated in Dublin in 1980, where he completed his general medical training, he passed the entrance exam to become fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland in 1984 before taking up residence in London. There, he completed his specialist training in respiratory medicine at the reputable Royal Brompton Hospital,  where he set up a cutting edge clinical research facility researching new treatments for airwave diseases, completing an MD thesis investigating airway inflammation and asthma. Committed to research as well as education, he was appointed Senior Lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, the same year he became Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital. In 1997 he continued his clinical research at King's College School of Medicine, becoming Consultant Respiratory Physician at King's College Hospital until 2008, when he took up full time private practice. He launched the London Chest Clinic in 2009, aiming to tailor healthcare management for patients who want to take charge of their own health whether insured or not. At the forefront of his field, he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, edited and written chapters for books, as well as taking part in scientific meetings on the international stage. An active member of the international respiratory community, he frequently attends meetings and conferences. With expertise in all aspects of respiratory medicine, he takes a special interest in the treatment and management of airwaves diseases, asthma, smoking-related lung disease, lung cancer, lung infections, and many more. Dedicated to his patients, he always aims to provide the best possible bespoke care for each individual case.  

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Dr Shanthi Paramothayan is one of London's leading consultants in respiratory and general medicine. Well-respected in her field, she specialises in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. Dr Paramothayan is committed to education and training of medical students and junior doctors, and was an honorary senior lecturer at St George's University of London and associate Dean (foundation) for Health Education South London. In addition to these roles she is a member of a number of associations and has contributed to many publications. Dr Paramothayan has conducted several Cochrane systematic reviews, is an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and a member of MRCP Part 1 board, she is an active member of the British Thoracic Society, having contributed to the education and training committee and a professional and organisational committee member.

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Dr Amit Patel is a leading London Consultant Respiratory physician specialising in the investigation and management of all respiratory diseases including acute and chronic cough, asthma, breathlessness of unknown cause, COPD, lung cancer, respiratory failure, sleep apnoea, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease and bronchiectasis, and is the clinical lead for respiratory medicine at King's College Hospital, London. He has a number of private clinics in London, alongside his NHS work at King's College Hospital and Guys and St Thomas's Hospital. During Dr Patel's higher specialist training he obtained an MD in the Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Lung Biology within King’s College London. Dr Amit Patel holds a postgraduate teaching qualification and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and teaches all aspects of respiratory medicine. He has been involved in a number of research projects and his work has been published in a number of high impact factor international journals, and presented at major symposia in North America, Europe and the UK.

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Dr Andrew Barlow is a highly revered consultant chest physician based in Greater London. He is one of the top experts in bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound-guided biopsy (EBUS), mediastinal EUS including left adrenal biopsy, as well as thoracic ultrasound. Dr Barlow has performed over 3,000 ultrasound-guided biopsies. Subspecialty interests include lung cancer, bronchoscopy, difficult airways disease complicated by allergy, unexplained breathlessness, bronchial infections, cough, respiratory failure and sleep medicine. Dr Barlow is greatly dedicated to research and progress in his field of expertise. He set up the first EBUS service in the Mount Vernon Cancer Network in 2007 and has participated in numerous international conferences to present on matters regarding the technique. He is also the Principal Investigator at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust for the LuCID study, an international multi-centre trial investigating novel techniques potentially of use in diagnosing lung cancer early. He has over 12 years experience as a consultant working at a very busy district general hospital and is Head of Department for respiratory medicine and the Clinical Director for medicine.

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