Dr Christopher Orton

Sub-specialties: Airways Diseases, Lung Cancer, Interventional Bronchoscopy, Respiratory Medicine, Asthma, Emphysema, Acute and chronic cough, Bronchoscopy, EBUS.

Overview

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Overview

Dr Christopher Orton is an award-winning consultant respiratory physician here at OneWelbeck, he is experienced in the management of all respiratory conditions, with specialist expertise in lung nodules, asthma, COPD, and interventional bronchoscopy.

About Dr Christopher Orton

Dr Christopher Orton graduated from St George’s Hospital Medical School with MBBS and a BSc in Biochemistry and Immunology. Having completed his general medical and respiratory specialty training in London, Dr Orton has worked at prestigious teaching hospitals, including Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital, St George’s Hospital, and the Royal Brompton Hospital. Dr Orton has completed a PhD with Imperial College London on the effects of epithelial resurfacing with liquid nitrogen on patients with chronic bronchitis.

He has extensive experience in all aspects of respiratory disease and understands the significant impact that respiratory conditions have on patients’ lives.

Alongside his work at One Welbeck, Dr Orton is a full-time NHS Consultant based at the Royal Brompton Hospital, a highly specialised heart and lung hospital, where he is central to the airways and lung cancer diagnostic services, and works in close partnership with the Royal Marsden Hospital.

As an Honorary Senior Lecturer with Imperial College London, Dr Orton is highly active in basic science and clinical research, conducting studies, supervising PhD students, and publishing papers in high-impact medical journals. Dr Orton is a co-applicant on >£5 million of grant funding.

Dr Orton is one of the most experienced “Ion robotic navigation bronchoscopy” operators in Europe, and works with the manufacturer to support new users with their first cases internationally. Dr Orton’s efforts to help build Europe’s first robotic bronchoscopy service were recognised through the 2024 Laing Buisson Award: Innovation in Care category.

Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Lung nodules
Acute and chronic cough
Respiratory infection
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Lung cancer diagnostics

Dr. Orton performs a range of diagnostic, and therapeutic bronchoscopic techniques:

Diagnostic bronchoscopy i.e. bronchoalveolar lavage
EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration)
Robotic Navigation bronchoscopy
Cryobiopsy
Endobronchial valves
Bronchial thermoplasty
Thermal vapour ablation
Metered cryospray

Additional Information

Memberships:

British Thoracic Society
European Respiratory Society

Professional Awards:

2024 LaingBuisson Award: Innovation in Care category
2024 European Respiratory Society Conference, Best Abstract in Assembly 14: Clinical techniques, imaging, and endoscopy
2024 Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians UK
2021 British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting, BTS/BALR/BLF Early Career Investigator Award 2021 Finalist + Highly Commended

Research Highlights

Chan LT, Orton, CM, Shah, P.L. A New Dawn for Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions? CHEST, 166(5), pp.931-933.

Moseley B, Archer J, Orton CM, Symons HE, Watson NA et al,. Relationship between Exhaled Aerosol and Carbon Dioxide Emission Across Respiratory Activities. Environmental Science & Technology. 2024 Aug 13.

Williams ZJ, Orton CM, Garner JL, Chan LT, Tana A, Shah PL, Polkey MI, Semple T, Hull JH. Feasibility of Continuous Bronchoscopy During Exercise in the assessment of large airway movement in healthy subjects. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2024 Apr 25.

Taverner J, Lucena CM, Garner JL, Orton CM, Nicholson AG, et al. Low bleeding rates following transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in unclassifiable interstitial lung disease. Respirology. 2024 Feb 14.

Szczepanska A, Harrison J, Saccente-Kennedy B, Archer J, Watson NA, Orton CM, et al. The filtration efficiency of surgical masks for expiratory aerosol and droplets generated by vocal exercises. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2024 Jan 2

Tana A, Zhang C, DiBardino D, Orton CM, Shah PL. Bronchoscopic interventions for chronic bronchitis. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2024 Jan 1;30(1):68-74.

Saccente-Kennedy B, Szczepanska AK, Harrison J, Archer J, Watson N, Orton C, et al. Mitigation of Respirable Aerosol Particles from Speech and Language Therapy Exercises. Journal of Voice. 2023 Apr 5.

Harrison J, Saccente-Kennedy B, Orton CM, McCarthy LP, Archer J, et al. Emission rates, size distributions, and generation mechanism of oral respiratory droplets. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2023 Mar 4;57(3):187-99.

Orton CM, Shah PL, Grinsztejn B, Donaldson GC, Crabtree Ramírez B, et al. Favipiravir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 (PIONEER Trial): a randomised controlled trial of early intervention versus standard care. Lancet Respiratory Medicine (2022) published online Dec 14.

Harrison J, Saccente-Kennedy B, Orton CM et al. Emission rates, size distributions, and generation mechanism of oral respiratory droplets. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2023 Mar 4;57(3):187-99.

Archer J, McCarthy LP, Symons HE, Watson NA, Orton CM, et al. Comparing aerosol number and mass exhalation rates from children and adults during breathing, speaking and singing. Interface Focus. 2022;12(2):20210078.

Saccente-Kennedy B, Archer J, Symons HE, Watson NA, Orton CM, et al. Quantification of Respirable Aerosol Particles from Speech and Language Therapy Exercises. Journal of Voice. 2022 Aug 26.

Orton CM, Symons HE, Moseley B, Archer J, Watson NA, et al. A comparison of respiratory particle emission rates at rest and while speaking or exercising. Communications Medicine. 2022 Apr 19;2(1):1-9.

Vijayakumar B, Boustani K, Ogger PP, Papadaki A, Tonkin J, Orton CM, et al. Immuno-proteomic profiling reveals aberrant immune cell regulation in the airways of individuals with ongoing post-COVD-19 respiratory disease. Immunity. 2022 Jan 26.

Mercer RM, Mishra E, Banka R, Corcoran JP, Daneshvar C, et al. A randomised controlled trial of intrapleural balloon intercostal chest drains to prevent drain displacement. European Respiratory Journal. 2022 Jan 1.

Gregson FK, Sheikh S, Archer J, Symons HE, Walker JS, Haddrell AE, Orton CM, Hamilton FW, Brown JM, Bzdek BR, Reid JP. Analytical challenges when sampling and characterising exhaled aerosol. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2021 Oct 7:1-6.

Vijayakumar B, Tonkin J, Devaraj A, Philip KE, Orton CM, et al. CT Lung Abnormalities after COVID-19 at 3 Months and 1 Year after Hospital Discharge. Radiology. 2021 Oct 5:211746.

Orton CM, McCarthy LP, Watson NA, Gregson FK, Haddrell AE, et al. Aerosol and droplet generation from performing with woodwind and brass instruments. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2021 Jun 29:1-1.

Orton CM, Gregson FK, Watson NA, Haddrell AE, McCarthy LP et al. Comparing aerosol concentrations and particle size distributions generated by singing, speaking and breathing. Aerosol Science and Technology. 2021 Feb 3:1-4.

Shah PL, Orton C. Epithelial Resurfacing: The Bronchial Skin Peel. AJRCCM. 2020 Sep 1;202(5):641-642.

Garner J, Shaipanich T, Hartman J, Orton C, Caneja C et al. A Prospective Safety and Feasibility Study of Metered CryoSpray for Patients with Chronic Bronchitis in COPD. European Respiratory Journal. Jan 2020.

Orton CM, Garner JL, Desai SR, Kemp SV, Shah PL. Aspergillus Cavitation Complicating Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction Coil Placement. AJRCCM. 2020 Feb 1;201(3):e8-e9.

Hull JH, Walsted ES, Orton CM, Williams P, Ward S et al. Feasibility of portable continuous laryngoscopy during exercise testing. ERJ Open Respiratory. 2019 Feb 4;5(1):00219-2018.

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