Professor Howard Branley
Respiratory Medicine
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Qualifications
MBChB MSc MD FCCP FRCP FRAeS
Special Interests
Respiratory medicine, Sleep disordered breathing, Sleep apnoea, Coughs, Breathlessness, Chest pain, Asthma, COPD, Chest infection, Pneumonia, Lung cancer, Pulmonary embolism, Snoring, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis
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My Practice
Professor Branley is a highly experienced, empathetic physician. There won’t be a cough, wheeze or breathlessness that he’s not seen and sorted out in a practice spanning 30 years.
Professor Branley is a highly reviewed (>500 patient reviews) respiratory physician on Doctify. He prides himself on always going the extra mile to ensure that his patients receive the best possible medical care.
Professional Biography
Professor Howard Branley is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with over 25 years of experience as a chest specialist. {{ label }}
Professor Branley has extensive training in respiratory medicine, including: asthma & allergy; lung cancer; TB and infection; pulmonary embolism (PE); interstitial lung disease (e.g. sarcoidosis and lung fibrosis); non-invasive ventilation; HIV & lung; cystic fibrosis; sleep medicine; occupational lung disease (occupational asthma, extrinsic allergic alveolitis and asbestos pleuro-pulmonary disease); pleural disease (e.g. pneumothorax, pleural effusion); and aviation medicine. He is proficient at fibre-optic bronchoscopy, bronchial washing, bronchoalveolar lavage, endobronchial biopsy, transbronchial biopsy and brush biopsy. Professor Branley has a special interest in aviation respiratory physiology and fitness to fly assessment.
Professor Branley graduated from the University of Liverpool (MBChB) with postgraduate education (MSc and MD) at the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London. He trained in Respiratory Medicine at St Mary’s, The Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, and Charing Cross Hospitals.
Professor Branley also speaks Spanish alongside his native English.
General (Internal) Medicine
Professor Branley has a very wide experience of general medical problems and emergencies. He is confident in dealing with the usual general medical case-mix that presents to a typical district general hospital A+E department.
Aviation Medicine
Professor Branley has a special interest in aviation respiratory physiology and fitness to fly assessment. In 1997 he had a 2-week secondment to the Royal Air Force School of Aviation Medicine, during which time he passed the Certificate in General Aviation Medicine. He was appointed as CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) Consultant in Respiratory Medicine 2013, assessing aviation professionals (pilots & air traffic controllers). He is Consultant in Respiratory Medicine for the London Aeromedical Centre (Centreline, W1) and the Heathrow Aeromedical Centre. He has been a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society for many years and was elected as a Fellow (FRAeS) in 2013 for services to aviation medicine.
Professor Branley is a regular lecturer on the King’s College London Aviation Medicine courses (both basic and advanced). He was an invited lecturer at the Royal Aeronautical Society Conference on ‘Medical Risk in Aviation’ (Respiratory Medicine), London, December 2017.
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COVID-19 Specific Projects / Groups
Professor Branley was a volunteer NHS COVID vaccinator throughout the pandemic. He has also published in The Lancet about COVID-19.
Career Highlights
- Awarded 2 postgraduate degrees in Respiratory Medicine (MSc and MD) from Imperial College London.
- Appointed as the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s Consultant Adviser in Respiratory Medicine.
- Awarded Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society for distinguished service to Aviation Medicine.
- Awarded Fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Awards
- x2 NHS Clinical Excellence Awards.
- Doctify Patient Experience Awards, Healthcare Professional of the Year 2022, Nomination.
Memberships
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- Royal Society of Medicine
- American College of Chest Physicians
- British Medical Association
- General Medical Council
- British Thoracic Oncology Group
Training Positions
Visiting Professor in Respiratory Medicine at University of West London, UK (April 2014-Present)
Publications
Beyond the clot: perfusion imaging of the pulmonary vasculature after COVID-19.
Dhawan RT, Gopalan D, Howard L, Vicente A, Park M, Manalan K, Wallner I, Marsden P, Dave S, Branley H, Russell G, Dharmarajah N, Kon OM.
Lancet Respir Med. 2021 Jan;9(1):107-116. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30407-0. Epub 2020 Nov 17. PMID: 33217366; PMCID: PMC7833494.Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH): a new UK register.Mason RH, Foley NM, Branley HM, Adamali HI, Hetzel M, Maher TM, Suntharalingam J. Thorax. 2014 Aug;69(8):766-7.
Pleural Effusion.
Fisk M, Branley H.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2013 Apr;74(4):C50-4.Systemic Diseases & the Lung
Branley HM
Medicine 2012 Vol 40: Issue 6; pages 305-309.
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