Consultant in Respiratory, Intensive Care and General Internal Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
United Kingdom
Dr. Neil Patel is a Consultant in Respiratory, Intensive Care and General Internal Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham. He has specialist clinical experience in cystic fibrosis, respiratory medicine and intensive care, with research focused on COPD and saliva biomarkers. He completed his medical degree at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine and a Doctorate of Medicine at Keele University. He is a member of the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society.
Dr. Neil Patel is a Consultant in Respiratory, Intensive Care and General Internal Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham. He completed his medical degree at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ School of Medicine and later completed a Doctorate of Medicine at Keele University. His doctoral research focused on saliva biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with the aim of improving the prediction and management of COPD exacerbations.
Since becoming a consultant, Dr. Patel has worked across respiratory medicine, general internal medicine and intensive care. His clinical experience includes cystic fibrosis, respiratory failure, COPD, and the care of critically unwell patients. He has also contributed to service development in cystic fibrosis care, including work focused on improving adherence to nebulised therapies.
Dr. Patel has published peer-reviewed research in respiratory medicine and COPD, and has been involved in innovation related to saliva-based sample collection and patient monitoring. He is a member of the European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society, and received the British Thoracic Society Learning and Best Practice Fellowship in 2016.
University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
University Hospitals of North Midlands (Royal Stoke & County Hospital), Stoke-on-Trent, UK
2016
Keele University
2016
2008
Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas School of Medicine
2004
Member of the General Medical Council (2004)
Member of the Royal College of Physicians London (2008)
Member of the European Respiratory Society
Member of the American Thoracic Society