Clinical:
Since my appointment in 1996 I have built a thriving
department of respiratory medicine providing full range
of services. I work in a team of three consultant chest
physicians, two specialist registrars, a clinical
assistant, 2 Fy2 doctors and 3 Fy1. In addition I have a
specialist respiratory nurse, lung cancer nurse
specialist, respiratory physiotherapists, lung function
laboratory technicians, pulmonary physiologist and sleep
laboratory technicians. Specialist respiratory services
provided include lung cancer, non-invasive ventilation,
COPD, Asthma and allergy, Interstitial lung diseases,
vasculitic lung diseases, oxygen service, sleep service
and tuberculosis.
I am an expert in hot biopsies, transbronchial
fine needle aspirations, transbronchial biopsies, slurry
talc pleurodesis, indwelling intrapleural catheter
insertions, pleural biopsies, chest drain insertions,
fine needle aspirations, non-invasive ventilation (CPAP
and BiPAP).
Administrative experience:
Ex-Head of department for respiratory medicine
for Barnet and Chase Farm NHS trust from 2007-2014. Our
trust comprises of two large district general hospitals
(Barnet General Hospital and Chase Farm Hospitals)
serving a population of about half a million. The
department comprises of 6 consultants, 5 specialist
registrars, 2n clinical assistants, 5 Fy2, and 6 FY1
doctors, In addition we have 2 specialist respiratory
nurses, 3 specialist lung cancer nurses, oxygen
assessment nurse, pulmonary physiologist, lung function
lab. technicians and sleep technicians and respiratory
physiotherapist.
I chair monthly departmental meeting where
administrative matters, audits, clinical governance
issues a development and research plans are discussed.
Teaching and
training:
I am educational supervisor for the foundation trainee
doctors and specialist registrars and also assist my
colleague consultants in case mentoring is required. I
train specialist nurses and take keen interest in
undergraduate and post graduate teaching. I am an
honorary Senior Lecturer to University College Hospital
London and have Final Year medical students attached to
my firm. I teach MRCP candidates and nurses and give
lecture to Registrars and GPs.
I am examiner to the Royal College of Physicians of
London for PACES examination and also a recognised
examiner to the Royal college of Ireland.
I am heavily involved in foundation and core medical
training and take part in Royal college, Foundation
School and Deanery activities.
Research Experience:
I did my MD from University College London and developed
strong bases for research by working as a research
fellow and lecturer in respiratory medicine. My research
project was entitled “Use of DNA probes and Polymerase
Chain Reaction (PCR) to detect mycobacterial DNA in
tuberculosis and sarcoidosis”. I saw patients at
University College London Hospitals, carried out
bronchoscopy and took clinical samples. Laboratory based
research was carried out in the molecular biology
laboratory of Surrey University, Guildford, Surrey. I
was one of pioneer researchers in this field to develop
mycobacterial DNA probes, developed PCR to amplify
mycobacterial DNA and applied to clinical samples. The
work resulted in grant of MD degree from University of
London in 1995.
Since moving into clinical medicine I did not have a chance to
do basic research but have carried out numerous audits
and kept up to date by attending national and
international conferences. I encouraged my juniors to
carry our audit projects during their stay with my firm
and help them publish abstracts.
I am a referee to the National Institute of Health
Research Grant applications.
Clinical
experience in Reverse Order:
1: Consultant Chest Physician November 1993-1997 Almana
General Hospital, AlKhobar, Saudi Arabia
2: Senior Registrar in Geriatrics and General Medicine
1992-1993 University College London
3: Research Fellow and Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
1990-1992 University College London
4: Registrar in Cardiothoracic Medicine 1989-1990
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester (UK)
5: Registrar in General Medicine 1986-1989 Oldham
General Hospitals, Oldham (UK)
6: Senior House Officer General Medicine 1985-1986
Oldham General Hospitals, Oldham (UK)
7: Senior House Officer in geriatrics 1984-1985 Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn (UK)
8: Senior House Officer in General Medicine 1984 Royal
Infirmary Glasgow, Scotland
9: House Officer in General Medicine 1983 Crosshouse
Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland
10: House Officer in General Surgery and General
Medicine 1980-1981 Mayo Hospital, Lahore Pakistan
Publications:
Saboor SA, Johnson NMcI and McFadden JJ “Use of DNA
probes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the
detection of mycobacterial DNA in patients with
sarcoidosis and tuberculosis” Thorax 1991;46:743
Saboor SA, Johnson NMcI and McFadden JJ “Detection of
mycobacterial DNA in tuberculosis and sarcoidosis using
polymerase chain reaction” The Lancet 1992;339:1021-1015
Saboor SA and Johnson NMcI “Sarcoidosis” British Journal
of Hospital Medicine 1992;48 :293-302
Saboor SA “Detection of mycobacterial DNA in
tuberculosis and sarcoidosis” A thesis submitted to
University Of London 1995. Accepted October 1995.
Wall S, Saboor SA, Kunze ZM, Soufleri I, Seechurn P,
chidini R and McFadden JJ “Identiifcation of speroplast
like agents isolated from crohn’s disease and control
tissues using the polymerase chain reaction” Journal of
Clinical Microbiology 1992;31:1241-1245
Ashraf W, vanSomeron N, Quigley EMM, Saboor SA, Farrow
IJ “Gilberts syndrome and Ramadan. Exacerbation of
unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia by religious fasting” J
Clin Gastroenterology 1994;19(2) :122-124
Posters and
abstracts:
An audit on pulmonary embolism. " Pulmonary embolism and
time to diagnostic imaging. Does it matter?" This audit
was presented as an e.poster in European Respiartroy
Society Annual meeting in Stockholm 2007
Bilateral vocal cord palsy in lung cancer. A poster
presented in anuual conference of European respiratroy
Society meeting in Stockholm 2007
Participated in Multi-Centre BTS sponsored National
study on Empyema and role of intra pleural fibrinolytic
therapy.
Participated in National COPD audit sponsored by Royal
College of Physicians of London and British thoracic
Society 2008
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