Dr Himender Makker
Consultant Physician in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Lung Health
Sub-specialties: Sleep, Exercise-induced asthma, Chronic severe asthma, Occupational asthma, Lung Cancer.
02036532006
Overview
Dr Himender Makker is Consultant Physician in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine ( Full time Private practice). He has extensive experience in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and worked as NHS Consultant at the University College London and the North Middlesex University Hospitals from July 1997 till July 2024.
About Dr Himender Makker
Dr Himender Makker has a specialist experience in management of lung cancer, sleep disordered breathing and difficult asthma. He managed COVID patients during the pandemic and contributed to the post COVID service.
He conducted research into "Mechanism of exercise induced asthma" for DM at the University of Southampton. He supervised MSc and MD research fellows for projects on mechanisms of neuropsychological impairment in sleep apnoea. He has presented his research at the National and International meetings. He has published original papers, book chapters and books on lung cancer and sleep apnoea.
He has peer-reviewed MRC grant applications, project reviews for American Thoracic Society. Recently NICE Specialist Committee member to Advisory committee on home testing devices for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
He was honorary Senior Lecturer in Medicine at the UCL and Associated Professor in Medicine at St Georges Undergraduate Medical School (Granada). He was Director of Research or Development at the NHS trust and received an MBA in Health services management.
Areas of Expertise
Dr Himender Makker is an expert in the following conditions:
Respiratory:
- Cough (persistent, chronic, recurrent, coughing up blood)
- Breathlessness (persistent, chronic, unexplained)
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Asthma (exercise-induced, chronic severe/poorly controlled, work-related/occupational)
- Lung Cancer
- Recurrent Respiratory Infections & Bronchiectasis
- Chronic Ventilatory/Respiratory Failure
Sleep:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (gasping, choking, pauses in breath)
- Periodic Limb Movement Syndrome (Restless Legs Syndrome)
- REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (nightmares, acting out dreams)
- Parasomnia (sleepwalking, talking, nightmares)
- Insomnia (difficulty with sleep initiation and maintenance)
- Jet Lag
- Shift Work Sleep Disorder
- Disturbed Sleep Rhythm (Owl & Lark Pattern)
- Narcolepsy
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
He is also an expert in the following tests and treatments:
Respiratory:
COPD Assessments
- Home nebuliser assessment
- Portable oxygen assessment
- Long-term oxygen therapy assessment
- Fitness for flying assessment
- Surgical intervention assessment
Chronic Ventilatory/Respiratory Failure Treatments
- Home oxygen treatment
- CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)
- Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) BiPAP
Lung Cancer Management
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Staging
Additional Information
Dr Makker's current clinical posts and locations:
Active memberships:
- Royal of Physician, London
- British Thoracic Society
- European Respiratory Society
- British Sleep Society
Professional Awards
- North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) Trust Chairman’s 1998
- NMUH-High Intensity Work Supplementation award 2001
- NMUH-Clinical Excellence award (Level 5) 2010
- Project grant £5,000 by R&D committee of North Middlesex hospital 1999
- Research Grant £ 70,000, CRDC, UCLH Special Trustees 2001
- Lung Cancer Service Annual Funding £ 44,000, NHS Executive 1999
- Sleep Service Annual funding £170,000, Enfield &Haringey PCT 2008
- NMUH GREATIX Respiratory team award 2020
- NMUH GREATIX Personal Award 2021
Research Highlights
Notable publications:
Books
- Case History in Lung Cancer;Himender Makker, Adam Ainley, Sanjay Popat, Julian Singer, Martin Hayward and Antke Hagena, Oxford University Press November, 2018.
- Perioperative Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Editor -Vladimir Macavei, Himender Makker - Co-Author Lambert Academic Publishing June 2017
- Case histories in Sleep Medicine Himender Makker, Matthew Walker, Hugh Selsick, Bhik Kotecha, and Ama Johal: Oxford University Press. Published March 2015
Reviews
- Makker H, Latchford C. Unexplained Breathlessness. Pulse February 2024
- Brown J, Makker HK. An approach to excessive daytime sleepiness in adults. BMJ. 2020 Mar 27;368:m1047. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1047. PubMed PMID: 32220833.
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