Lung immunology including immunodiagnosis of respiratory infections, tuberculosis

Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Hospital Llandough

MRCP (London)
British Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society
Welsh Thoracic Society
Society of Physicians of Wales
Cardiff Chest Federation (secretary)

I qualified in medicine from University College London in 1991. I undertook training mainly in London, including a PhD in immunology at the Royal Free Hospital in London. In addition, I have worked for a year in a small rural hospital in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. I have developed special interests in the fields of ventilation and sleep medicine through my experience at St Thomas Hospital. I started as a consultant in Llandough Hospital in 2008 and became an honorary senior lecturer responsible for organising medical undergraduate teaching in Llandough in 2009.

I am lead consultant for non-invasive ventilation and tuberculosis, but see patients with a broad range of respiratory illness in my general clinic.

I am happy to see all patients with respiratory problems, but I can also offer special expertise in the fields of sleep medicine and ventilation.

Although I find my job both fascinating and rewarding, I have a wide range of interests outside medicine. I am an endurance athlete, having completed in numerous marathons and two ironmen triathlons. I continue to train on a daily basis. I am obsessed by the Brecon Beacons and love the wilderness that Wales has to offer. I also enjoy rock and ice climbing, ski mountaineering and mountain trekking.

My other interests include literature, film and chess. I am also interested in philosophy and have spent several years studying this subject with the Open University. My next challenge is to learn Welsh.