Dr John Corless
Consultant Chest and Respiratory Physician
MB ChB, FRCP (London and Edinburgh)
Specialises in
- Chest medicine
- Respiratory Medicine
- Complex respiratory conditions
- Lung function tests
- Breathing issues
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
I was first appointed as a respiratory consultant in 2001 and have a wide experience of all areas of respiratory medicine. I have worked at Spire Murrayfield and Wirral University Teaching hospital since 2004.
I maintain a busy clinical practice. In my NHS role I do weekly respiratory clinics seeing a wide range of problems. Since 2020 I have also been the Associate Medical Director for the Medical Division (all medical specialities) at WUTH. I have served as the President of the North West Thoracic Society between 2023 - 2025.
I am a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, am a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and I act as an expert medical witness in asbestos-related lung disease.
I am happy to see private referrals with any chest / respiratory / breathing / lung disorder. If possible a GP referral is very helpful to give me additional background information about your medical condition. My goal is to work with you to determine what your goals are and how we can achieve them together.
I also work alongside Mr Rob Peat (BSc, MSc), Specialist Respiratory Physiologist at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Wirral.
Please note I do require a GP referral for all new patients. This helps me understand the background to your problems better and speeds up my assessment.
General Medical Council Number: 3676910
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr John Corless at Spire include:
Respiratory medicine
Other treatments
- Asbestos related lung conditions
- Asthma
- Breathing / lung disorder
- Breathing issues
- Bronchiectasis
- Chest and respiratory medicine
- Chest infections
- Chronic cough
- Complex respiratory conditions
- COPD
- Lung cancer
- Lung nodules
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Sarcoid and fibrotic lung diseases
NB Do not see referrals for sleep conditions
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Chest medicine
Lung cancer
Respiratory medicine
Special clinical interests: Investigation of abnormal chest x-rays, unexplained breathlessness, chronic cough, asthma, COPD (emphysema), lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung diseases, pneumonia, pleural disease, bronchiectasis, sarcoid, pulmonary fibrosis, TB, bronchoscopy, spirometry (breathing tests).
Qualification and professional memberships
MBChB / University of Dundee / 1992
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Professional memberships
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London and Edinburgh)
Fellow of American College of Chest Physicians
Member of British Thoracic Society
Member of European Respiratory Society
Member of Expert Witness Institue
Member of British Medical Association
Member of Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Professional leadership
Clinical Director (Medical and Acute Specialities) Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Current NHS posts
Clinical Director and Consultant Respiratory Physician
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Personal profile
My hobbies include golf, playing guitar and skiing in the winter. Long suffering LFC season ticket holder!
Contact information
| Telephone | 0151 929 5408 |
| info@spirewirral.com | |
| Private secretary | Jeanette Cross |
| Private secretary telephone | 0151 604 7046 |
| Private secretary email | Jeanette.cross1@nhs.net |