Dr Enson Thomas

I am a consultant Respiratory and Sleep physician  with private clinics in  Northampton, Milton Keynes,  and Bedford . My specialities include  asthma, sleep disorders, long COVID  and  lung cancer , as well as treating all aspects of respiratory medicine including cough, breathlessness, chest pain, bronchiectasis, pleural disorders, fibrotic lung diseases, allergic respiratory disorders, and COVID-19 infection. I work alongside a multidisciplinary team including   thoracic surgeons, lung oncologists, specialist nurses and physiotherapists. Investigations offered include  lung function studies, CT imaging, sleep studies  and  CPAP titration. I treat both adults and children from the age of three, at the following facilities: In Bedford -  The Manor Hospital , In Northampton -  Three Shires Hospital  In Milton Keynes -  The Saxon Clinic  I graduated from the University of Calicut, India, in 1989. In 1994 I was awarded an MD from the University of Delhi, India, for my study on ‘Pulmonary Functions During Sleep in Patients of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)'. I have been involved in other studies since, and have served as  Principal Investigator for several large, multicentre, multinational clinical trials . Most recently, this includes the  COVID-19 Recovery Trial  funded by the University of Oxford. Following my education in India, I completed specialty training at the Yorkshire Deanery in the UK and began practicing as a consultant respiratory physician in 2002.  During my tenure at Bedford Hospital I was the clinical lead for respiratory service and lead clinician for  COVID-19 ,  Lung Cancer, Respiratory Physiology, Ventilation,  and  Interventional Pulmonology  and was responsible for developing a number of facilities at the hospital, including the lung function laboratory, respiratory HDU, pleural ultrasound and interventional pulmonology (including EBUS). I was instrumental in setting up the COVID-19 management and the COVID Virtual Ward during the most recent pandemic.  In addition, I have long been involved in teaching and training, serving as educational supervisor and an  award-winning Undergraduate Specialty Tutor  in Medicine for Cambridge medical students. I also teach on many lung conditions including asthma, COPD and lung cancer. Furthermore, my research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals. 

I am a sleep physician and routinely carry out ' Diagnostic Sleep Studies' and provide ' CPAP therapy' for appropriate patients. I also care for patients with insomnia and other sleep disorders .