Respiratory medicine
What we do
We are closely linked to King’s College London School of medicine and provide research as well as clinical services.
We diagnose, treat and provide continuing care for patients with chest-related conditions, such as:
- asthma
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- sarcoidosis
- asbestos-related conditions including mesothelioma
- cystic fibrosis
- tuberculosis
- chronic and acute respiratory failure
- sleep-disordered breathing
- pneumonia
- pulmonary haemorrhage, hypertension and embolism
- genetic and developmental lung disorders
- lung cancer.
We provide a comprehensive range of services, including:
- lung function and allergy screening
- fibre optic bronchoscopy
- TB clinic
- sarcoidosis clinic
- joint oncology clinic
- cystic fibrosis clinic
- smoking cessation clinic
- long COVID clinic (respiratory and neuropsychiatry).
Preparing for your appointment
King’s is smoke-free, which means smoking is not permitted anywhere on our site or grounds. Your doctor or nurse will ask you about smoking and will be happy to offer you support and treatment if needed.
You do not need to prepare for routine appointments.
Locations
- Third floor, Willowfield Building, King’s College Hospital, Bessemer Road, SE5 9BG
- Third floor, Guthrie Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS
- Venetian Building, King’s College Hospital, Caldecot Road, SE5 9RS
Contact Details
- Main Reception: 020 3299 3165
- Long COVID line: 020 3299 6813
- Outpatients appointments: 020 3299 1919
Patient information leaflets
Title | File Size | Link |
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Bronchoscopy | 48 KB | |
E-cigarettes (vapes) explained | 233 KB | |
Guide to using your DreamStation CPAP machine and humidifier | 537 KB | |
How to provide a sputum sample | 106 KB | |
Lung function tests | 155 KB | |
Lung prehabilitation | 51 KB | |
Mannitol challenge test | 164 KB | |
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home – A40 AVAPs | 590 KB | |
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home – DreamStation ST/AVAPs | 401 KB | |
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home – Nippy 3+ | 898 KB | |
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) at home – Nippy 4/Nippy 4+ | 464 KB | |
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for cystic fibrosis | 139 KB | |
Pneumonia | 35 KB | |
Sleep studies | 142 KB |
Conditions we treat
We diagnose, treat and provide continuing care for patients with a considerable and challenging range of pathologies.
These include:
- asthma
- COPD
- diffuse interstitial lung disease
- cough
- asbestos-related conditions including mesothelioma
- cystic fibrosis
- tuberculosis
- management of chronic and acute respiratory failure
- sleep-disordered breathing
- pneumonia
- bronchiectasis
- pulmonary hypertension, haemorrhage and embolism
- allergic lung disorders
- disorders of the pleura (including mesothelioma, pleural effusion and pneumothorax)
- pulmonary manifestations of systemic disease
- genetic and developmental lung disorders
- long COVID.
We also have a major commitment to treating lung cancer.
What is required before referring a patient
Patients should be aware that King’s is smoke-free, which means smoking is not permitted anywhere on our site or grounds.
For routine appointments, patients do not need to make any preparations.
Booking a patient at King’s
GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.
Other ways to refer
Routine Referrals
Fill in the ‘Integrated Respiratory Team – referral form’ (below). The form lists how to submit the referral, depending on which service is needed.
Emergency Referrals
GPs should make urgent referrals via NHS e-Referral and state that the referral is urgent.
For suspected cancer, refer via the urgent suspected cancer referral pathway.
In an emergency, call switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask to speak to the on-call respiratory consultant.
Referral forms
Title | File Size | Link |
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Integrated Respiratory Team referral form | 145 KB | |
SEL Post-COVID Syndrome Referral Form | 37 KB |
Key Clinical Staff
Name | Role |
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Dr Jack Barker | Consultant Physician |
Prof Surinder Birring | Consultant Respiratory Physician |
Dr Tom Buttle | Consultant Chest Physician |
Dr Anne Collett | Consultant |
Dr Caroline Elston | Consultant in Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Respiratory Medicine, Site Medical Director Denmark Hill. |
Mrs Jacqui Fenton-Woods | Senior Respiratory CNS |
Dr Elizabeth Hadley | Consultant |
Dr Shahid Hamid | Consultant Physician |
Dr Amadea Heitmann | Consultant |
Dr Joanne Kavanagh | Respiratory Consultant |
Dr Theodoros Kyprianou | Consultant |
Dr Kai Lee | Consultant Respiratory Physician |
Dr Raj Madula | Consultant |
Ms Julia Marshall | TB Nurse Specialist |
Dr Will McNulty | Consultant |
Mrs Rebecca Mibuulo | Respiratory/TB CNS |
Mrs Margaret Ogedengbe | Clinical TB Nurse Manager |
Dr Irem Patel | Consultant Respiratory Physician, Integrated Care |
Dr Amit Suresh Patel | Consultant |
Dr Jimstan Periselneris | Consultant Respiratory |
Dr Felicity Perrin | Consultant - Respiratory Medicine and Adult Cystic Fibrosis |
Dr Marcus Pittman | Consultant Physician |
Dr Deepak Rao | Consultant Respiratory Physician |
Mrs Louise Smith | Senior Respiratory Nurse Specialist Medicine |
Dr LJ Smith | Consultant |
Dr Chia Ling Tey | Consultant |
Dr Dave Walder | Consultant Respiratory & General Medicine Physician |
Dr Michael Waller | Respiratory Consultant |
Dr Geoffrey Warwick | Consultant Physician |