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Last updated: 19 Jun 2020
About me
PLEASE NOTE: AT THE CURRENT TIME I AM UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW REFERRALS DUE TO CLINICAL PRIORITY FOR CORONAVIRUS AND ASSOCIATED NEEDS.
I WILL REVIEW THIS AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES.
I have been a Consultant in Respiratory and General (Internal) Medicine since 2008 having trained in Southampton, The South West, Cambridge and Liverpool. I have also gained further experience by visiting hospitals in Canada.
I have specialist knowledge in asthma and other respiratory disease maintaining links with North West respiratory networks.
I am the respiratory research lead for the Countess of Chester Hospital and founded the Chester Respiratory Research Unit which hosts a number of clinical research trials. I gained a PhD in asthma research.
I am a previous chair of the national Asthma Specialist Advisory Group for the British Thoracic Society. I am a core member of the guideline devopment group of the Acute Management of Asthma Evidence Review Group for the national BTS/SIGN Asthma guidelines and also a member of the guideline development group for the NICE guidelines for the managemenet of asthma.
I am a prior member of the Standards of Care Comittee of the British Thoracic Society.
I am a previous secretary of the North West Thoracic Society.
I hold an honorary chair at the University of Chester.
Areas of interest
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Asthma; Weight related respiratory conditions; General Respiratory disorders; Interstitial lung disease; Cough and breathlessness