Neil Christopher Barnes
CONSULTANT RESPIRATORY & GENERAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN
Barts and the London Hospitals Trust
PROFESSOR OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
St Bartholomew's and the London Hospital
Medical College
Address: Department of Respiratory Medicine, The London Chest Hospital, Bonner Road, London E2 9JX
Date of Birth: 24th June 1954
Nationality: British
Registration: Full. No. 2477873
Medical Insurance: MPS
ACADEMIC ESTABLISHMENTS:
Pre-Clinical: Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Clinical: Westminster Medical School, London
Degree: Natural Sciences Tripos BA Hons.2.1, June 1976
M.A. Cantab. March 1980
Medical School: Westminster Medical School, October 1976-June 1979
LRCP, MRCS, April 1979
Pre-registration, April 1979
MB, BS, London, June 1979
Full registration, August 1980
POST GRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS:
MRCP (UK), March 1981
FRCP, 1995
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS:
Associate Editor: Thorax, April 1990 - 2003
Editor:
Reversible obstructive airways disease, now Respiratory Disease. Reviews of recent papers and comments on papers on clinical and basic research into asthma and other lung diseases, 1987 - present
Grand Rounds - 2001 to present. Innovative Internet Journal for Case Reports
Editorial Board Member:
Treatments in Respiratory Disease 2001 to 2004
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2005-2008
Primary Care Respiratory Journal
MANAGERIAL APPOINTMENTS:
Lead Clinician for Respiratory Medicine 1999 to present
Joint Director of Research & Development, Barts and the London NHS Trust and Medical School
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
Co-Chair Pharmacology Group, British Thoracic Society/SIGN Asthma Guidelines
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
Research in Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and other respiratory diseases.
Over ninety peer reviewed publications, sixty review articles and editorials, more than 30 book chapters.
Invited lecturer at national and international meetings.
TEACHING PORTFOLIO (includes):
Runs an undergraduate firm at the Royal London Hospital.
Lectures on integrated topic teaching doing clinical demonstration for 1st and 2nd years.
Has been MD Examiner for London University, Edinburgh University, Southampton University, Nottingham University, Trinity College (Dublin) and PhD Examiner for London University.
Has been on the Admissions Interview Panel since 2004.
Teaches on the MSc in Medical Microbiology course and the Diploma in Sports Medicine.
RESEARCH PORTFOLIO (includes):
Main area of research interest has been the investigation of pathophysiological mechanisms in asthma and more recently chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by study of patients with these diseases particularly using targeted drug therapy to understand disease processes.
Has particular expertise in the investigation of severe and difficult asthma and the investigation of immunosuppressants.
Is an acknowledged expert in clinical trial design in asthma and COPD and the interpretation of clinical trials.
Has, for the last four years, co-chaired the pharmacology section of the new British Guideline of Asthma Management a collaboration between the British Thoracic Society and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN).