Por qué es un doctor de primer nivel/Professional statement/Perché è un dottore di prim’ordine
Dr James Ramsay is a highly experienced respiratory medicine consultant, who is also qualified in general internal medicine, specialising in sleep apnoea, chronic cough, lung cancer, asthma, COPD and bronchiectasis. He provides comprehensive private care at the Spire Harpenden, Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth and the Cobham Clinic in Luton.
Dr Ramsay trained in Leeds at the internationally renowned St James’ teaching hospital. He successfully completed higher training in both respiratory and general internal medicine and sub-speciality training in lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infections including tuberculosis and bronchiectasis, ventilation, sleep medicine, chronic cough and pulmonary vascular disease. He was appointed respiratory consultant for the NHS at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in 2006.
His contribution to lung cancer developments and improving patient care led him to become lung cancer and mesothelioma lead and the medical director at the Luton and Dunstable hospital. He currently runs a one-stop clinic on Monday afternoons at the hospital for patients with suspected lung cancer. He also holds a specialist bronchiectasis clinic with a respiratory physiotherapist present to offer patient advice.
Dr Ramsay has high clinical standards and his clinics include the full range of imaging and diagnostic facilities to carry out lung function and sleep study tests. He is regularly asked to train new medical staff and his work in the field of lung cancer has led to him becoming the clinical cancer lead for the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes STP.
Dr Ramsay trained in Leeds at the internationally renowned St James’ teaching hospital. He successfully completed higher training in both respiratory and general internal medicine and sub-speciality training in lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary infections including tuberculosis and bronchiectasis, ventilation, sleep medicine, chronic cough and pulmonary vascular disease. He was appointed respiratory consultant for the NHS at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital in 2006.
His contribution to lung cancer developments and improving patient care led him to become lung cancer and mesothelioma lead and the medical director at the Luton and Dunstable hospital. He currently runs a one-stop clinic on Monday afternoons at the hospital for patients with suspected lung cancer. He also holds a specialist bronchiectasis clinic with a respiratory physiotherapist present to offer patient advice.
Dr Ramsay has high clinical standards and his clinics include the full range of imaging and diagnostic facilities to carry out lung function and sleep study tests. He is regularly asked to train new medical staff and his work in the field of lung cancer has led to him becoming the clinical cancer lead for the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes STP.
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Abnormal chest X-ray
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Allergy
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Anaemia
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Asthma
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Breathing problems
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Bronchiectasis
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Bronchiolitis
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Bronchoscopy
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Chest CT
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Chest infection
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Chest pain
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Chest X-ray
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Chronic bronchitis
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Chronic cough
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Clinical trials
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Cough
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Coughing up blood (haemoptysis)
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Endobronchial ultrasound
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Insomnia
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Lung biopsy
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Lung cancer
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Lung diseases
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Mediastinal tumour
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Nebulisers
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Nicotine replacement therapy
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Pleural biopsy
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Pleural effusion
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Pleural mesothelioma
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Pneumonia
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Pneumothorax
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Pulmonary embolism
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Pulmonary emphysema
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Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Pulmonary hypertension
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Pulmonary nodule
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Pulmonary tuberculosis
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Respiratory diseases
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Respiratory failure
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Respiratory infection
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Restless legs syndrome
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Rhinitis
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Sarcoidosis
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Shortness of breath
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Sleep apnoea
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Sleep disorders
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Smoking cessation (quitting)
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Snoring
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Spirometry
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Thymoma
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Spire Harpenden HospitalAmbrose Ln AL5 4BP - Harpenden(+44) 02078989992
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Rivers HospitalHigh Wych Rd CM21 0HH - Sawbridgeworth(+44) 02078989992
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Cobham ClinicLewsey Rd LU4 0DZ - Luton(+44) 02078989992
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Bronchiectasis: symptoms, treatment and outlook
If you have been diagnosed with bronchiectasis, you might be wondering what the long term outlook is when living with the condition. The good news is that if you adhere to your management plan with your doctor, the condition is completely controllable and shouldn't have a significant impact on your living. One of our expert pulmonologists Dr James Ramsay explains more.