Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Sleep and Respiratory Physician, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Research interests
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and links with Metabolic and Cardiac Disorders
Sleep disorders
Ventilatory failure
Personal interests
Cricket
Squash
Walking
Awards received
National Clinical Impact Award 2024
UNIVANTS global awards for Excellence in Health care – Winner of Award of Distinction -2021.
ARTP Special National award for services to Respiratory Medicine 2019.
APPNE Award for Special services to health care. 2018.
Outstanding Care and Service Award UHCW NHS Trust. 2016.
UHCW ambassador at the 75th NHS Anniversary National service- Westminster London
Motor Neuron Disease Association National Award for Going the extra Mile.
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Panjabi, Punjabi
- Fluent
- Urdu
- Fluent
Publications
1. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Diabetic Neuropathy: A Novel Association in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Abd A. Tahrani, A.Ali, N. T. Raymond,et al Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2012; 186: 434-441.
2. Obstructive sleep apnea and diabetic nephropathy: a cohort study. Tahrani AA1, Ali A, Raymond NT et al. Diabetes Care. 2013; 36(11): 3718-25
3. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. A Longitudinal Study. Quratul A. Altaf, Paul Dodson, Asad Ali. et al. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2017; 196. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201701-0175OC
4. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Type 2 Diabetes Abd A Tahrani, Asad Ali
European Endocrinology,2014;10(1):43�50
5. Obstructive sleep apnoea and diabetes: an update. Tahrani AA, Ali A, Stevens MJ. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2013 Nov;19(6):631-8
6. Prevalence and Associations of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in South Asians and
White Europeans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study. A Amin, Asad Ali,et al,; Journal of clinical sleep medicine, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2017
7. The impact of sleep disorders on microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (SLEEP T2D): the protocol of a cohort study and feasibility randomised control trial. Christina Antza, Ryan Ottridge, Smitaa Patel, Gemma Slinn, Sarah Tearne, Matthew Nicholls, Brendan Cooper, Asad Ali, Abd A. Tahrani
Pilot Feasibility Study. 2021; 7: 80. Published online 2021 Mar 22. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00817-z
9. Respiratory subtype of relapsing polychondritis frequently presents as difficult asthma: a descriptive study of respiratory involvement in relapsing polychondritis with 13 patients from a single UK centre. Shirish Dubey, Colin G, G Pink, Asad Ali, etal. ERJ Open Res. 2021 Jan; 7(1): 00170-2020. Published online 2021 Feb 15. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00170-2020
11. Effect of obstructive sleep apnoea on retinal microvascular function: a randomised controlled trial. C D. Turnbull, J A. Stockley, S Madathil, S. A. Huq, BG. Cooper, Asad Ali, et al Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb 24 : 1�11. doi: 10.1007/s00417-022-05596-8
The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and quality of life in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional study. Hassan Kahal, Abd A. Tahrani, Ioannis Kyrou, Georgios K. Dimitriadis, Peter K. Kimani, Thomas M. Barber, Matthew Nicholls, Asad Ali, Martin O. Weickert, Harpal S. Randeva. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 11: 2042018820906689.