Respiratory conditions: treatment in the UK

Respiratory diseases range from the common cold to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and lung cancer.

The study of respiratory disease is known as pulmonology. A doctor who specialises in respiratory disease is known as a pulmonologist, a chest medicine specialist, a respiratory medicine specialist, a respirologist or a thoracic medicine specialist.

If you need a private chest specialist, you can search for a doctor using our Find a consultant database.