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About me

Professor Patel qualified from Glasgow University with Honours in medicine in 1997. He undertook a BSc (Hons) in Immunology and achieved a 1st class honours in 1994. His post graduate training was in the west of Scotland and a year in Western Australia.

Professor Patel was appointed as a consultant physician in general and respiratory medicine at the University Hospital Wishaw, NHS Lanarkshire in 2009. He looks after general medical and respiratory inpatients and participate regularly in the acute medical on call rota. Within respiratory medicine, his special interests include asthma, COPD and sleep apnoea disease diagnosis. He has experience in all respiratory disorders including bronchiectasis, lung cancer and interstitial lung disease and regularly looks after patients with these conditions on the wards and in outpatients

Professor Patel undertook a PhD in asthma immunology with the support of a Medical Research Council research fellowship. After being appointed as a consultant, he was awarded a NHS Research Scotland Fellowship which has facilitated his clinical research in airways disease and lung cancer screening. He has been the principal investigator -PI - in clinical trials in COPD and asthma and during COVID-19 was PI in several COVID-19 trials including RECOVERY and PHOSP-COVID. This has led to several publications.

Professor Patel strives to provide excellent patient care. He values collaboration with his patients, and tries to ensure they feel at ease and are heavily involved in shared management plans.

Outside of medicine he enjoys cycling, skiing and running.

Areas of interest

Asthma; Breathlessness; Bronchiectasis; Chronic Cough; COPD; Interstitial Lung Disease; Sleep Apnoea

Medical secretaries

• Deborah Stephen
• Respiratory Department University Hospital WIshaw 50 Netherton Street Wishaw ML2 0DP
• 01698 366074
• 07535 612575
• deborah.stephen1@btinternet.com