Dr Sunil Patel
Consultant in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine
BSc BMedSci MBBS MRCP(UK) FFICM PhD
Languages spoken: English Gujarati
Dr Sunil Patel
Consultant in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine
BSc BMedSci MBBS MRCP(UK) FFICM PhD
Languages spoken: English Gujarati
Appointments available at:
Cromwell HospitalPatient Age Group
AdultsYear qualified
2010Specialties
Intensive care medicine, RespiratoryGender
MaleClinical Interests
Acute and chronic respiratory failure; acute respiratory and high dependency care; intensive care and advanced supportive care; tracheostomy and post-intensive care unit care and ventilatory weaning; general respiratory medicine; interstitial lung diseases; diagnostic bronchoscopy; pleural disease including diagnostic and interventional procedures; lung function reporting; pre-operative optimisation of respiratory patients; and post-operative management of medical conditions.
About Dr Sunil Patel
Mr Sunil Patel is a consultant physician who specialises in respiratory, general, and intensive care medicine.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of general respiratory disease but holds particular interests in interstitial lung disease and respiratory failure, which includes the investigation and diagnostic workup of patients with cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty in breathing. He regularly performs diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures, including bronchoscope assisted biopsies, as well as pleural interventions.
Dr Patel is also accredited and dual-qualified in intensive care medicine, which involves caring for patients after major/complex surgery and those who are acutely unwell.
He has conducted PhD research at Imperial College London, focusing on critical illness associated muscle wasting and inflammatory mechanisms of muscle wasting. He also has interests in long-term effects of critical illness.
He has extensive experience in all aspects of general respiratory disease but holds particular interests in interstitial lung disease and respiratory failure, which includes the investigation and diagnostic workup of patients with cough, shortness of breath, and difficulty in breathing. He regularly performs diagnostic bronchoscopic procedures, including bronchoscope assisted biopsies, as well as pleural interventions.
Dr Patel is also accredited and dual-qualified in intensive care medicine, which involves caring for patients after major/complex surgery and those who are acutely unwell.
He has conducted PhD research at Imperial College London, focusing on critical illness associated muscle wasting and inflammatory mechanisms of muscle wasting. He also has interests in long-term effects of critical illness.
NHS Base (trust)
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professional memberships
British Thoracic Society (BTS), European Respiratory Society (ERS)
