External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (primary) and Guys and St Thomas's Hospital NHS foundation Trust (Honorary)
Research interests
Dr Patel's research interests are in developing novel techniques in the assessment of interstitial lung diseases and sarcoidosis. He also collaborates in research on the management of cough. His work is published in high impact factor international journals and he is a collaborator on projects both nationally and internationally. His work has been presented at major symposia in North America, Europe and the UK.
Awards received
Clinical Excellence Award 2019, 2020 and 2021
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Dr Patel is the author of numerous publications and a selection are presented here.
Provision of holistic care after severe COVID-19 pneumonia: anticipating clinical need and managing resources.
D'Cruz RF, Perrin F, Birring SS, Patel AS, Patel I, Jolley CJ, Waller MD. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Dec;8(12):1175-1176. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30529-4. Epub 2020 Nov 13.
Chest radiography is a poor predictor of respiratory symptoms and functional impairment in survivors of severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
D'Cruz RF, Waller MD, Perrin F, Periselneris J, Norton S, Smith LJ, Patrick T, Walder D, Heitmann A, Lee K, Madula R, McNulty W, Macedo P, Lyall R, Warwick G, Galloway JB, Birring SS, Patel A, Patel I, Jolley CJ.
ERJ Open Res. 2021 Feb 8;7(1):00655-2020
COVID-19 diagnoses in South East London peaked before the UK suggesting early measures reduced transmission.
Aylwin SJB, Patel AS, Post FA.
J Infect. 2020 Aug;81(2):e70-e71. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.04.043. Epub 2020 May 4.
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on maximal exercise capacity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Fletcher HV, Cho PSP, Loong SL, Estrada-Petrocelli L, Patel AS, Birring SS, Lee KK.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Nov 15;16(11):1847-1855
The development and validation of the Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire. Eur Respir J. 2017 May 11;49(5)
Spinou A, Siegert RJ, Guan WJ, Patel AS, Gosker HR, Lee KK, Elston C, Loebinger MR, Wilson R, Garrod R, Birring SS.
A comparison of Rasch Analysis and Impact factor methodology for constructing an interstitial lung disease health status questionnaire, accepted for publication, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2015
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, S Bajwah et al
The minimal important difference of the King’s brief interstitial lung disease questionnaire (K-BILD) and forced vital capacity in interstitial lung disease.
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, G Kier et al Respiratory Medicine 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.rmed.2013.06.009.
The development and validation of the King's Sarcoidosis Questionnaire for the assessment of health status.
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, D. Creamer et al Thorax 2013 Jan;68 (1):57-65 .
The development and validation of the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) health status questionnaire.
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, K. Brignall et al Thorax. Epub ahead of press.doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201581.