Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Verified account
Open Referral network
Specialises in
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr. Rama Vancheeswaran is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine affiliated with HCA Healthcare, practising at The Wellington, Harley Street, Golders Green Outpatients and the Spire Bushey Diagnostic Centre. She also holds an NHS Integrated Consultant post at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. She previously held many positions including: a honorary consultant position at the Royal Brompton ILD unit, the Director of Research at West Herts, where her research focuses on COVID-19, interstitial lung disease (ILD), cancer, pulmonary embolism (PE), asthma, and COPD and the ILD and COPD lead at the Royal Free Hospital (Barnet).
She is an avid author with more than 100+ publications and conference articles. She has multiple awards including the HSJ award for Lung cancer 2015, BMJ award for best respiratory team of the year 2021 (as lead), BAME 2021 Clinical Champion of the year and numerous other local and national awards in respiratory medicine.
With over 25 years of experience as a respiratory consultant, Dr. Vancheeswaran provides expert care across a broad range of respiratory conditions, including chronic cough, asthma, COPD, bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis, cancer, thromboembolic disease, sleep disorders, all respiratory infections and ILD. Her approach emphasises collaboration with her patients, ensuring a holistic and personalised treatment plan.
Dr. Vancheeswaran's medical education and training took place at leading London teaching hospitals, including the Brompton, St Mary's, and Hammersmith. She holds an MSc in Immunology from Brunel University and a PhD from the Royal Free/Brompton/Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and University College London. Her research, conducted with Prof. Carol M. Black, delved into the immunopathogenesis of scleroderma and fibrosing alveolitis, and she has published extensively on these topics.
Dr. Vancheeswaran has served on the Specialist Advisory Group of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) in COPD and was appointed as a patient ambassador for the British Lung Foundation. She is also a member of the Royal College of Physicians and lectures frequently on respiratory medicine across the UK. She has spoken at the British Thoracic Society, Royal College of Physicians, Primary care cardiology society, National respiratory leadership forum, Pulse and various local and national webinars. She was the Respiratory Module lead for Watford at Brunel Medical School. She has trained vast numbers of respiratory trainees, allied health care workers over the years.
Areas of interest
Asthma
Chest infections
COPD
Interstitial Lung Disease
Chronic or Acute cough
Embolism, thrombosis
Sleep disorders
Pleural disorders
Breathlessness
Nodules
Lung Cancer
Medical secretaries
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Physician - Oxford University Hospital
Consultant Physician - Watford Hospital - West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant Physician - Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
Honorary Consultant - Royal Brompton NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant Physician - CLCH Community COPD services
Research interests
Interstitial Lung Disease
Asthma
COPD
NHS Improvement
Personal interests
Family
Travel
Cooking
Awards received
BMJ Innovations Award for Cancer (2016) - Ambulatory Lung Cancer.
Clinical Excellence Award – Level 9 (2018).
NHS Innovations Award Winner (2015) -
HSJ Award Finalist (2012) for Patient Safety and Integrated Care – Community COPD services in Barnet.
Raynaud’s and Scleroderma Trust Grant for 3 years (1990).
Distinctions at MBBS level.
State First -GCSE
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Tamil
- Fluent
- Hindi
- Conversational
Publications
R Abdullah · et al: Lung cancer tissue diagnosis in poor lung function: 2016; Thorax
Vancheeswaran R: Unexpected variations from the Junior Doctor Strike, May 2016; HSJ
G Greenhall, et al. Macrolide Therapy and Alveolar Hemorrhage Secondary to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis 2015; Journal of Vasculitis
A N Tavare · et al: Ambulatory percutaneous lung biopsy with early discharge and Heimlich valve management of iatrogenic pneumothorax: More for less. 2015; Thorax.
Bloom, CI; et al (2013). Transcriptional blood signatures distinguish pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary sarcoidosis, pneumonias and lung cancers. PLOS ONE 8; e70630.
Vancheeswaran R, et al. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis –investigation and management. A review. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine. 2006,
Hunzelmann N, et al. Circulating type I collagen degradation products: a new serum marker for clinical severity in patients with scleroderma? Br J Dermatol. 1998 Dec; 139(6):1020-5.
Abraham, DJ et al. Increased levels of endothelin-1 and differential endothelin type A and B receptor expression in scleroderma-associated fibrotic lung disease. Am J Pathology. 1997, 151(3): 831-841.
Vancheeswaran R et al. Childhood onset scleroderma. Is it different from adult onset disease? Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1996; 39 (6): 1041- 1049.
Xu SW et al. Normal human and SSc fibroblasts retain typical phenotypic and functional characteristics following SV40-transfection. Experimental Cell Research. 1995; 220: 407
Bruckdorfer KR et al. Increased susceptibility to oxidation of low-density lipoproteins isolated from patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Aug; 38(8)
Gendi NS et al. HLA type as a predictor of mixed connective tissue disease differentiation. Ten-year clinical and immunogenetic followup of 46 patients. Arthritis Rheum. 1995 Feb; 38(2)
Shi-Wen X et al. Expression and shedding of ICAM-1 and LFA-3 by SSc and normal fibroblasts. Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1994; 37
Vancheeswaran R et al. Circulating endothelin-1 levels suggest different pathogenic mechanisms in systemic sclerosis (SSc) subsets. Journal of Rheumatology 1994; 21
Vancheeswaran R et al. Localisation of endothelin-1 and its binding sites in scleroderma skin. Journal of Rheumatology 1994; 21.
Higley H et al. Immunocytochemical localization and serologic detection of transforming growth factor beta 1. Arthritis Rheum. 1994 Feb; 37(2).
Courses offered to GPs
Expert on Demand Virtual Lectures
GP lectures for the Respiratory Masterclasses at Spire and other venues
Pharma sponsored evening lectures
GP Conference Plus Speaker
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- MSc Immunology
Brunel University 1989
- PHD
University College London 1995
- FRCP
Royal College of Physicians 2012
- LRCS, LRCP, LRCS
Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh 1995
- European Sleep Certification
Cambridge University 2011
GMC registration
Reference number 4290292
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
Affiliations / memberships
Royal College of Physicians, BTS
My private practice
Practice hours
Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings
- BMI The Kings Oak Hospital, EN2 8SD
- Friday
- 18:00
- 21:00
- 020 8370 9500
- Wellington Diagnostics & Outpatients Centre...
- Monday
- 18:00
- 20:00
- 020 3411 5027
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.
In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the
following contact details
07809 086 530