Dr Amit Patel
Respiratory Consultant
Lung Health
Sub-specialties: Breathlessness, Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis, Sleep Apnea, Asthma, Acute and chronic cough, Respiratory Medicine, COPD, Lung Cancer, Respiratory Failure, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Bronchiectasis.
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Overview
Alongside his work at OneWelbeck, Dr Patel is a consultant at King’s College Hospital where he is clinical lead for Respiratory Medicine. Dr Patel also practices at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College London.
About Dr Amit Patel
Mr Amit Patel is a dedicated and highly experienced trauma and orthopaedic surgeon specialising in foot and ankle conditions. His NHS base is The Royal London Hospital, Europe's busiest trauma centre. With extensive training and advanced subspecialty expertise, he is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care for a wide range of complex foot and ankle disorders.
He completed his medical degree (MBBS) at University College London, followed by rigorous specialist training in London. He also obtained a master’s degree with honours in Sports and Exercise medicine. He undertook three specialist fellowships giving him further experience in high energy traumatic lower limb injuries, complex sports and reconstructive surgery, ankle replacements and revision replacements and diabetic foot surgery.
Mr Patel undertakes the whole range of foot and ankle surgery, performing keyhole and minimally invasive operations as much as possible to help his patients recover faster. He provides expert assessment and surgical treatment for conditions such as ankle arthritis, Achilles tendinopathy, bunions, flatfoot deformity, ankle instability, fractures, and post-traumatic deformities
His approach combines evidence-based medicine with innovative surgical techniques tailored to each patient's needs, with a focus on achieving optimal functional outcomes and helping patients return to their daily activities. His background in sports and exercise gives him true insight into the importance of multidisciplinary management to deliver holistic care for his patients.
Outside of the hospital, Mr Patel enjoys competing in a multitude of sports in his spare time.
Areas of Expertise
Dr Amit Patel performs a range of diagnostics, including:
Additional Information
Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
- Member of the British Thoracic Society
- Member of the Medical Protection Society
- Associate of the Higher Education Academy
Languages
- English
- Gujrati
Current positions
- Consultant Respiratory Physician, London Bridge Hospital
- Consultant Respiratory Physician, Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
- Consultant Respiratory Physician, King Edward VII Hospital
- Consultant Respiratory Physician, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Consultant Respiratory Physician, King’s Private, King’s College Hospital
Qualifications
- MBBS, King’s College London (2001)
- MRCP, Royal College of Physicians (2005)
- AHEA, Higher Education Academy (2011)
- MD, King’s College London (2015)
- FRCP, Royal College of Physicians (2016)
Research Highlights
Dr Patel’s research interest is in developing novel techniques in the assessment of interstitial lung diseases and sarcoidosis. He had also collaborated in research on the management of cough.
Dr Patel’s work is published in high impact factor international journals and he is a collaborator on projects both nationally and internationally. His work has been presented at major symposia in North America, Europe and the UK. Dr Patel also acts as a peer reviewer of other researcher’s work for major scientific journals
His notable publications include the following:
- Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, G Kier, S Bajwah, RD Bar ker, T. M. Maher, E. A. Renzoni, A. U. Wells, I. J. Higginson and S.S. Birring, Respiratory Medicine 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.rmed.2013.06.009.
- The development and validation of the King’s Sarcoidosis Questionnaire for the assessment of health status.
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, D. Creamer, G. Larkin, T. M. Maher, E. A. Renzoni, A. U. Wells, I. J. Higginson, and S. S. Birring, Thorax 2013 Jan;68 (1):57-65 . - The development and validation of the King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K-BILD) health status questionnaire.
Patel, A. S., R. J. Siegert, K. Brignall, P. Gordon, S. Steer, S. R. Desai, T. M. Maher, E. A. Renzoni, A. U. Wells, I. J. Higginson, S.S. Birring,Thorax. Epub ahead of press.doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201581. - Interventions to improve symptoms and quality of life of patients with fibrotic ILD: a systematic review of the literature.
S Bajwah, JR Ross, JL Peacock, IJ Higginson , AU Wells, AS Patel, J Koffman , J Riley, Thorax. 2012 Dec 1.doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202040. [Epub ahead of print]. - Improvement in health status following cough-suppression physiotherapy for patients with chronic cough.
Patel, A. S., G. Watkin, B. Willig, K. Mutalithas, H. Bellas, R. Garrod, I. D. Pavord, and S. S. Birring, Chron.Respir.Dis. 2011: 8 (4) 253-258. - Specialist Palliative Care is More Than Drugs: A Retrospective Study of ILD Patients.
Bajwah, S., I. J. Higginson, J. R. Ross, A. U. Wells, S. S. Birring, A. Patel, and J. Riley, Lung, 2012:190 (2) 215-220. - The Challenge of Reflux-Cough in “Effects, Diagnosis and Management of Extra-esophageal Reflux”
Patel AS and Birring SS, Nova Science Publishers Inc, 2011, pp 397-403. - Newer Fluoroquinolones in the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD.
Patel A, Wilson R., International Journal of COPD, 2006:1(3) 243-250. - Comparing the pneumonia severity index with the CURB scores.
Patel A., Thorax, Sep 2005; 60: 722 Lung Alert.
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