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).

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