An initial consultation with Dr Neil Martin is from £250.
Dr Neil Martin
Consultant Respiratory Physician
MBChB (Hons), BSc (Hons), MRCP, MFSEM, MD
Specialises in
- Asthma
- Exercise related breathlessness
- Respiratory aspects of Diving Medicine
- Sports Asthma
- Unexplained breathlessness
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I am a Respiratory Physician and an Honorary Consultant at University Hospitals Leicester, and an Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester, Leicester UK.
I attended medical school in Edinburgh, where I completed an intercalated degree in pathology with first class honours before graduating in medicine with distinction. I immediately entered medical officer training with the Royal Navy and served on the UK Nuclear Submarine Program before returning to hospital medicine and training in respiratory medicine in Edinburgh. During this time, I took out of program experience and completed an MD in Leicester under Professor Ian Pavord in exercise asthma in elite performance athletes before completing clinical training and starting as a consultant respiratory physician in Leicester in 2011.
Following a short period deployed to Afghanistan, I left the military in 2014. I retain a strong interest in respiratory physiology and am an HSE diving medicine referee and medical advisor to a number of international performance sports teams, as well as continuing my clinical interest in severe and difficult to treat asthma. I continue to be involved in designing and conducting some of the most crucial clinical trials to deliver the medicines that will be the future for respiratory patients.
General Medical Council Number: 4524492
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Neil Martin at Spire include:
Other treatments
- Asthma
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Chest medicine
Lung cancer
Lung disease
Respiratory pathology
Special clinical interests: Diagnosis and management of asthma in elite athletes. Diagnosis and management of pleural disease.
Qualification and professional memberships
BSc (Hons) / University of Edinburgh / 1995
1st Class Pathology
MBChB (with distinction) / University of Edinburgh / 1998
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
PG Diploma Sports Injuries / University of Bath / 2004
PG Diploma Sports Injuries
MRCPE / Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh / 2006
Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
MFSEM / Faculty of Sports Medicine / 2006
Member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine
MD / University of Leicester / 2012
Doctor of medicine
FRCPE / Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh / 2015
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicians
Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine
British Thoracic Society
European Respiratory Society
Professional leadership
I have held a number of senior leadership positions in the military, healthcare, academia, professional sport and industry.
Current NHS posts
Honorary Consultant Physician, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glenfield Hospital Leicester
Medical Advisor World Class Performance Programme, British Swimming
Personal profile
Outside of work I am married to Rachel who works in Leicestershire as a GP. We have three young sons, who are all keen sportsmen in their own right. With what little time there remains in the week I am also a keen cyclist, swimmer and runner and am planning to complete both the Dragon Ride (Wales) and Etape du Tour (France) cycle rides as well as trying to rejuvenate my previous interests in Triathlon.
Contact information
| Telephone | For appointments at Spire Leicester 0116 265 3685 |
| Private secretary | Mrs Sue O'Gorman |
| Private secretary telephone | 07754 599276 |
| Private secretary email | susan.O'GORMAN@spirehealthcare.com |