Dr Richard Booton
Respiratory Consultant
MB ChB MRCP PhD
My clinical interests include all aspects of respiratory medicine including the clinical management of thoracic malignancies and the application of advanced endobronchial techniques.
I was appointed Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician at The University of Manchester and North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester in 2008 after accreditation in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine.
I am Treasurer and founding member of the British Thoracic Oncology Group & member of the Council of Regents for the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Richard Booton at Spire include:
Respiratory medicine
Other treatments
- Chest medicine
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
- Respiratory pathology
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Regency Hospital Macclesfield.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Lung disease
Lung cancer
Respiratory medicine
Respiratory pathology
All aspects of respiratory medicine, including airways disease (asthma, emphysema, bronchiectasis), interstitial lung disease/ pulmonary fibrosis, pleural diseases (effusions, pneumothorax, masses), thoracic malignancy, bronchial dysplasia and solitary pulmonary nodules, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, interventional bronchoscopy including endobronchial ultrasound and autofluorescence, chronic cough/ breathlessness unknown cause and respiratory physiology/ lung function testing
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
British Thoracic Oncology Group/Americal College of Chest Physicians
International Association for Study of Lung Cancer
European Respiratory Society
European Association for Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology
Research and publications
- Early detection of lung cancer
- Molecular pathology of lung cancer
My research interests include the exploration of the molecular pathology of early stage lung cancer and its application to the early detection of disease.
Current NHS posts
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician, North West Lung Centre and University of Manchester
Contact information
| Telephone | 01625 505412 |
| Private secretary fax | 01625 501800 |
| Private secretary email | info@spireregency.com |