Dr Rama Vancheeswaran

I am a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine with an NHS Consultant post at West Herts NHS Teaching Trust and serves as an Honorary Consultant at the Royal Brompton Foundation Trust.

With over 25 years of experience as a respiratory consultant, I provide 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. My approach emphasises collaboration with my patients, ensuring a holistic and personalised treatment plan.

My medical education and training took place at leading London teaching hospitals, including the Brompton, St Mary's, and Hammersmith. I hold an MSc in Immunology from Brunel University and a PhD from the Royal Free/Brompton/Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and University College London. My research, conducted with Prof. Carol M. Black, delved into the immunopathogenesis of scleroderma and fibrosing alveolitis, and I have published extensively on these topics.

I am the Director of Research at West Herts, where my research focuses on COVID-19, interstitial lung disease (ILD), cancer, pulmonary embolism (PE), asthma, and COPD.

I am an avid author with more than 100+ publications and conference articles. I have 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.

I have 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. I am also a member of the Royal College of Physicians and lectures frequently on respiratory medicine across the UK. I have 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.