Dr Aran Singanayagam

Dr  Singanayagam is a fully qualified Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine with GMC Registration 6120429. He is a recognised international expert in airways diseases (asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis), respiratory infections (acute and chronic), long COVID and general respiratory disease. Dr Singanayagam also leads an active research program including patient-focussed research studies and clinical trials.

Dr Singanayagam completed his medical qualification at the University of Edinburgh in 2005 achieving distinction in his final examinations alongside a first class intercalated BSc in Physiology. His specialist respiratory medicine training occurred primarily at St Mary’s, Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals.

Dr Singanayagam currently sees both NHS  and private patients. He specialises in all aspects of respiratory medicine (any condition or symptom affecting the lungs/breathing). This includes asthma, COPD/emphysema, lung infections (acute and chronic), post COVID19 respiratory problems, bronchiectasis, sleep disorders, pneumonia, tuberculosis and allergic lung disease.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, Dr Singanayagam also leads a translational research group which studies the lung's immune system with the aim of developing new therapies for respiratory diseases. He spearheads a range of patient-focussed studies and clinical trials. He has been awarded >£4 million in research funding including a recent ~£1.9 million grant by the Medical Research Council to study the role played by viruses in promoting flare-ups of the lung condition bronchiectasis. Dr Singanayagam has received prestigious investigator awards from the British Thoracic Society (BTS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. He sits on the Editorial Board of The European Respiratory Journal and the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and has published over 100 papers to date with a H index of 52.

Dr Singanayagam is internationally recognised as a leading respiratory clinical academic and regularly gives lectures at scientific conferences and provides commentary in the scientific and mainstream media. More information about Dr Singanayagam's research group is available at the laboratory website: https://www.singanayagamlab.com/