e-Consultation with Pulmonologists

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Dr Ricardo José is an expert pulmonologist and respiratory medicine consultant, based in North West London at the UK's largest Heart and Lung centre, the Royal Brompton Hospital. He has experience in all areas of pulmonology and specialises in the treatment of bronchiectasis, infections of the chest (bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and viral including coronavirus), Immunodeficiency and lung complications of cancer therapy). He achieved his degrees in both medicine and surgery at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, before going onto gain a diploma in anaesthetics. After moving to the UK in 2006, he specialised in respiratory medicine and internal medicine at several world-renowned University teaching hospitals in North London. Dr José gained his postgraduate certificate in public health as well as membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. He was awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship and received his PhD from University College London for his study on respiratory infection, inflammation and immunity.   Thanks to his passion for education, Dr José has gained vast experience in teaching and examining students at both undergraduate and post graduate level. He is an honorary associate professor at UCL and previously held the position of clinical lead of UCL’s renowned MBPhD programme, a course for the very best medical students who wish to achieve a PhD as well as their medical qualification.   Dr José as authored numerous scientific and medical articles (>70) as well as book chapters on many respiratory medicine topics including respiratory infection (e.g. pneumonia and COVID), bronchiectasis, lung complications of cancer therapy, lung cancer and bronchoscopy. He continues to write and contribute to medical publications - For a list of publications click here

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Dr Anjani Prasad is a leading consultant in respiratory and general medicine with a specialist interest in asthma, allergy and interventional pulmonology. He is based in Buckinghamshire and currently sees patients at BMI The Chiltern Hospital, The Princess Margaret Hospital and The Shelburn Hospital. He trained as a respiratory specialist in Oxford and has been a consultant since 2005. He has experience in specialised interventional procedures such as EBUS (Endobronchial Ultrasound), endobronchial stenting, valves and coils. Other interests include sleep disorders, pleural disease and sleep apnoea. He manages patients with the entire range of respiratory conditions including, allergy, asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, lung fibrosis, lung infections including TB, pulmonary nodules, sarcoidosis, sleep apnoea, unexplained cough or breathlessness. Dr Prasad has extensive experience of acute general and emergency medicine. He works closely with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, surgeons, radiologists, specialist nurses, physiotherapists, physiologists and pathologists to provide the best treatment and the best outcome for each patient. Dr Prasad has excellent feedback from his patients. He gives attention to patient details to understand their concerns and tailors treatment to their preferences.

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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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Based in London, Dr 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 Hospital, 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 John Chinegwundoh is a highly-experienced respiratory physician in London and Ashtead, who holds a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of chest infection, cough, coronavirus, breathlessness, asthma and bronchiectasis.  ​Dr Chinegwundoh graduated from Cambridge University with a first-class honours degree winning the highly prestigious Albert Hopkinson Prize for Medicine at Emmanuel College. He has held a variety of posts throughout his training, which has helped him to obtain a wide spectrum of clinical experience. In 2004, Dr Chinegwundoh became a consultant respiratory physician at Kingston Hospital before being appointed as the senior chest consultant in 2009. In 2018, Dr Chinegwundoh was appointed as the Clinical Director for Medicine at Kingston Hospital. Dr Chinegwundoh further progressed his career when he spent three years on an international fellowship at the world-renowned Columbia University in New York. It was here that he completed his Doctorate studying the inflammatory process.  Following on from his Doctorate research studying the immune system and the lungs, Dr Chinegwundoh holds a particularly strong interest in persistent cough, COPD, interstitial lung disease and respiratory infections.

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Professor Indranil Chakravorty is a renowned double-certified pulmonology consultant specialising in acute and respiratory medicine, based in London and Hertfordshire. He specialises in treating a variety of conditions, with particular expertise in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep disorders. He works at Ramsay Health's Pinehill Hospital and is the consultant in acute and respiratory medicine and Director of Medical Education at his NHS practice at St George's Hospital. Over his respected career, Professor Chakravorty has been involved with research and fundraising activities for sleep disorders, respiratory infections, asthma, COPD, mucociliary clearance and has promoted patient safety via Health Education England.      Professor Chakravorty has an esteemed educational and training background, graduating with an MBBS from the Calcutta Medical College at University of Calcutta, India in 1992. He moved to UK in 1994 where he continued his training, received a PhD qualification in Health Service Studies at Warwick Business School and underwent a fellowship at the Royal College of Physicians in London (FRCP Medicine).  Reflecting his health service study background, Professor Chakravorty is passionate about medical education, quality assurance, governance and strategic leadership. He is a senior lecturer at St George's University and School of Postgraduate Medicine at the University of Hertfordshire and was deputy postgraduate dean for Health Education England in north east London from 2012 to 2020.     In addition to his respected academic career roles, Professor Chakravorty is the chair of the British Association for Physicians of Indian Origin's (BAPIO) research and innovation forum and serves as editor for the Sushruta Journal of Health Policy and The Physician.

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Dr Farid Bazari is a leading consultant respiratory and internal physician with a wide practice covering all respiratory and internal medical problems. He offers consultations for patients with sleep apnoea and related disorders, persistent cough, unexplained shortness of breath, asthma, lung infections, lung cancer and all general medical and respiratory disorders. Dr Bazari’s early career included undergraduate medical training at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospitals. He had specialist respiratory training on the London rotation, including the Royal Brompton Hospital, a world-renowned centre for respiratory disease. Dr Bazari has been a full-time NHS consultant at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for over 10 years, where he holds a number of leadership roles aimed at improving patient care and developing clinical services. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Bazari is involved in several projects in improving patient experience and developing clinical services. He is the clinical lead for the department of respiratory medicine and the chair of the lung cancer service. Dr Bazari provides a patient-centred service allowing rapid diagnosis and treatment of respiratory conditions using the latest evidence-based medicine and close working with a team of experts where further investigations are required. 

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Dr James Ramsay is a highly experienced respiratory medicine consultant, who is also qualified in general internal medicine, specialising in sleep apnoea, chronic cough, lung cancer, asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis. He provides comprehensive private care at the Spire Harpenden, Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth and the Cobham Clinic in Luton. Dr Ramsay trained in Leeds at the internationally renowned St James’ teaching hospital. He successfully completed higher training in both respiratory and general internal medicine and sub-speciality training in lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infections including tuberculosis and bronchiectasis, ventilation, sleep medicine, chronic cough and pulmonary vascular disease. He was appointed respiratory consultant for the NHS at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in 2006. His contribution to lung cancer developments and improving patient care led him to become lung cancer and mesothelioma lead and the medical director at the Luton and Dunstable hospital. He currently runs a one-stop clinic on Monday afternoons at the hospital for patients with suspected lung cancer. He also holds a specialist bronchiectasis clinic with a respiratory physiotherapist present to offer patient advice. Dr Ramsay has high clinical standards and his clinics include the full range of imaging and diagnostic facilities to carry out lung function and sleep study tests. He is regularly asked to train new medical staff and his work in the field of lung cancer has led to him becoming the clinical cancer lead for the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes STP.

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Dr Timothy Chapman is a highly specialised consultant physician in respiratory medicine with private clinics at Spire Harpenden Hospital and Pinehill Hospital in Hertfordshire and Cobham Clinic in Bedfordshire. He has a special interest in lung cancer and asthma but treats all aspects of respiratory medicine, including; chronic cough, asthma, breathlessness, bronchiectasis, pleural disease, fibrotic lung diseases (fibrosis), obstructive sleep apnoea and allergic respiratory disorders. Dr Chapman completed his medical training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, and completed his specialist training in general medicine and respiratory medicine in internationally renowned centres of excellence at St George’s Hospital London, The Royal Marsden Hospital and The Royal Brompton Hospital. He was awarded a 'Darzi Fellowship' in thoracic oncology and medical leadership training from the University of Leeds. Dr Chapman also holds a masters degree with distinction (MSc) in Allergy from Imperial College, London. He has held multiple positions including Clinical Director of Acute Medicine, the Lead Clinician for COPD and pleural disease, a Lead Clinician in lung cancer at the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital and is an active member of the lung cancer network. He is also part of the education faculty at Luton and Dunstable teaching hospital, teaching postgraduate doctors in medicine, and examines undergraduate students for final examinations. He has many papers published in peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at national and international conferences.  Dr Chapman will assess your symptoms both thoroughly and quickly with a wide array of investigations available from lung function tests to sleep studies, bronchoscopy, pleural and endobronchial ultrasound and CT imaging. He also works alongside a multidisciplinary team including physiotherapists, surgeons and oncologists to provide a complete holistic service for his patients. Please note that Dr Chapman does not see paediatric patients.

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Dr Muhammed Raashed is an experienced consultant respiratory physician who is recognised for his level of expertise, commitment and dedication to the high-quality of patients care for respiratory conditions. His list of specialities includes persistent cough, asthma, unexplained breathlessness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnoea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and lung disease. His professional history as a respiratory physician has spanned over two decades. After having fully completed his medical studies and practical training in 1999, Dr Raashed began his career as a consultant.  Dr Raashed is based in Yorkshire. He treats his private patients from Spire Leeds Hospital, The Yorkshire Clinic and the private patients unit of Airedale General hospital, where he is also a member of the NHS trust. He has a keen interest in improving the accessibility of medical assistance to as many patients as possible. One of his many achievements is the launch of a diagnosis and treatment service for obstructive sleep apnoea by a telephonic or videoconsultation followed by home sleep study that allows patients to have access from anywhere.

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Dr Sundeep Kaul is one of London's leading experts in both respiratory medicine and critical care. He sees patients at  Bupa Cromwell Hospital and his NHS base at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital. Dr Kaul has a special interest in a wide range of areas including breathlessness, cough, weaning, non-invasive ventilation, COVID-19, sleep disorders, lung cancer, ILD, multi-resistant infections and bronchoscopy. When it comes to patients impacted by COVID-19, Dr Kaul aims for total body optimisation and doesn't just focus on one organ. Dr Kaul has treated COVID-19 patients across the board, from those in intensive care units (ICUs) to people at home suffering from long COVID. Dr Kaul actively assists those who have symptoms of the disease via e-Consultation and appointments. Dr Kaul is at the forefront of efforts to treat coronavirus patients, making him extremely suited for offering second opinions and advice on managing covid-related complications. Outside of his clinic, he is dedicated to passing on his expertise, serving as a senior lecturer at Imperial College, London and has delivered over 500 talks in primary care. He is often invited to appear as a guest speaker by such organisations as the British Thoracic Society.

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Dr Richard Turner is a leading London respiratory consultant who currently sees patients at Charing Cross Hospital. He specialises in pleural disease, lung cancer, bronchiectasis and other lung infections, as well as general respiratory and internal medicine. Dr Turner is also expert in the management of tuberculosis and chronic cough, and is proficient at bronchoscopy and pleural procedures. During 2020 he has also gained a lot of experience with treating covid 19, both the initial illness, and the after effects. Dr Turner studied at Birmingham Medical School and Oxford University. He also gained his PhD from Queen Mary University, London. Dr Turner's specialist training was in respiratory and general medicine and began in Sheffield in 2009 and was completed in London in 2016. After working as a locum consultant at King’s College Hospital he has been a substantive consultant at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust since the end of 2018. Dr Turner also has an impressive academic record, with publications in the fields of tuberculosis and chronic cough. Dr Turner has presented his research both in the UK and internationally, he is a keen teacher of junior doctors and medical students and is an invited reviewer for leading respiratory journals. Dr Turner offers consultations to international patients.

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Dr David Taylor is a leading consultant in respiratory medicine working at the BMI The Chiltern Hospital in Great Missenden and BMI The Shelburne Hospital in High Wycombe. His areas of expertise include assessment and diagnosis of chronic cough, breathlessness, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung infections, lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis and abnormal chest X-ray.   Dr Taylor qualified from St Mary's Hospital Medical School in London in 1990 followed by specialist respiratory training at the Royal Brompton Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital in London. In addition, he undertook three years of research at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London investigating molecular mechanisms underlying diseases of the airways such as asthma and COPD. He has published widely on his research.   Dr Taylor has been a consultant in respiratory and general medicine at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust since 2002. He runs a busy general respiratory service and has developed his expertise in airways disease setting up and running a regional chronic cough clinic, severe asthma and COPD clinic and community based respiratory services. He has helped develop national guidelines on the management of chronic cough in various settings.   Dr Taylor has led the Buckinghamshire Hospitals NHS Trust lung cancer service and was Chairman of the Thames Valley Cancer Network lung cancer group until 2012. He was also Director of the respiratory department of Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals until 2012. He was appointed Associate Medical Director and Chairman of Division of Integrated Medicine of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust until 2015. Dr Taylor is now leads the asthma, COPD, cough and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) services for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.   Dr Taylor´s other pulmonology and respiratory medicine specialities include lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, obstructive sleep apnoea and pleural effusion. Dr Taylor's qualifications reflect his impressive career achievements. He has a BSc and MD from the University of London, an MBBS from St. Mary's Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. He is recognised for his work through a number of NHS Clinical Excellence Awards for consultant-led service and clinical developments. Dr Taylor's research has been published widely in peer-reviewed medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Thorax. He is also a member of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the British Medical Association (BMA).

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Dr Neal Navani is one of London's leading respiratory experts. He practises at a number of prominent medical establishments in the capital including University College London (UCL) Hospital, The Physician's Clinic and King Edward VII's Hospital. He specialises in endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), bronchoscopy, coughs, asthma, lung cancer and smoking-related lung diseases. He also specialises in lung problems in people with cancer. He is an author of the British Thoracic Society guideline and quality standards for bronchoscopy and forms an integral part of numerous other professional bodies.

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Dr Syed Arshad Husain is a Respiratory Consultant Physician based in Kent with a specialist interest in respiratory diseases, including chronic persistent unexplained cough, asthma, COPD, lung cancer, bronchiectasis and pulmonary fibrosis. From his practices in Kent in Maidstone, Chatham and Canterbury, Dr Husain offers a range of advanced tests including Chest X-rays, CT scans, Endo-Bronchial 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, served as a training program director in respiratory medicine in KSS Deanery (between 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 endo-bronchial stenting.

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Dr Ajikumar Kavidasan is a leading consultant in general and respiratory medicine in Milton Keynes and Croydon, who specialises in general chest medicine, pleural diseases, sleep-associated breathing disorders, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, and lung infections, including the investigation and management of suspected lung cancer. Dr Kavidasan gained his MRCP in 2001 and underwent higher specialist training in respiratory and general medicine in Bristol. He worked mainly at the North Bristol Lung Centre and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Kavidasan was awarded the Fellowship of American College of Chest Physician in 2009. He is also an elected member of the American College of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology and World Association of Bronchologist.

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Dr Bryan Sheinman is a highly dedicated, experienced and leading Consultant Chest Physician with an interest in general medicine. He has advanced expertise in all aspects of chest conditions. This includes, but is certainly not limited to, persistent cough, asthma, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). Throughout his career, Dr Sheinman has many achievements. With a career spanning over 40 years, he has garnered a wealth of advanced knowledge and experience. This has lead him to become the Vice Chairman of the Chest Unit at Wellington Hospital and was a founder member of the British Thoracic Society Specialist Advisory Group and continues as a member. Furthermore, he was until recently the Lead Clinician for Asthma and Allergies at the North Middlesex Hospital and he has been appointed to the British Thoracic Society Specialist Advisory Group on Cough. As Lead Clinician for Bronchoscopy at the North Middlesex Hospital, he enabled patients to receive non-operative diagnoses by introducing and setting up the EBUS ultrasound-assisted transbronchial node aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). 

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Dr Grace Robinson is a leading specialist in Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine based in Reading. Her areas of expertise include acute and chronic cough, breathlessness, asthma, lung infections, COPD, lung cancer, sleep apnoea and snoring. She also has a sub-specialty interest in sleep and ventilation and bronchiectasis. Dr Robinson qualified from St Mary's Hospital Medical School at the University of London in 1995 and went on to complete her general medical and respiratory training in Oxford. During her six years of training in Oxford, she held a position as a research training fellow at the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine where she researched the cardiovascular effects of sleep apnoea and was awarded her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Since then, she has obtained a position as an NHS consultant in General and Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and is a member of the British Thoracic Society Sleep Specialist Advisory Group. She also currently practices privately at the Spire Dunedin Hospital in Reading specialising in outpatient consultations for the diagnosis and management of all respiratory conditions.

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