Dr
Jay Suntharalingam
Respiratory
Professional profile
Dr Suntharalingham is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and
General Internal Medicine at the Royal United Hospital, Bath and an
honorary Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at Papworth Hospital,
Cambridge.
Dr Suntharalingam qualified from St George's Hospital Medical
School, London in 1997, having achieved First Class Honours in his
Intercalated BSc and a Certificate of Merit in his Final MBBS.
After undertaking a number of junior doctor posts in London,
including one at the Royal Brompton Hospital, he moved to the South
West to start his specialty training.
In 2005 he started a period of research in Pulmonary
Hypertension at Papworth Hospital that culminated in the award of
an MD in addition to a number of publications.
In 2007 Jay Suntharalingam was appointed Consultant in
Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine at the Royal
United Hospital Bath where he is currently lead for Asthma and
COPD. He was responsible for establishing an intermediate care
service for COPD in 2009 and is currently co-leading a regional
satellite Pulmonary Hypertension service.
He continues to pursue an interest in all aspects of Respiratory
medicine including interstitial lung disease, obstructive sleep
apnoea, bronchiectasis and cough.
Current NHS or research position
Consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine at the
Royal United Hospita, Bath and an Honorary Consultant in
Respiratory Medicine at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.
Year of first medical qualification
1997
Special clinical interests
- Asthma
- COPD
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Research interests
Pulmonary Hypertension and COPD
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies
- British Thoracic Society
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Medical Association