Professor Howard Branley

Professor Branley is a Consultant Respiratory Physician - Specialist in Exercise Limitation, Human Performance & Complex Breathlessness.

Professor Branley provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for respiratory, chest and sleep disorders. Professor Branley has specialised in respiratory medicine for 30 years. He was appointed as an NHS Consultant in 2003. Professor Branley typically sees patients with cough, wheeze, breathlessness and snoring. Professor Branley has expertise in a wide variety of lung diseases particularly asthma, lung nodules, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, sleep apnoea, tuberculosis (TB), pneumonia and pleural disease e.g. pneumothorax and pleural effusion. Professor Branley is particularly interested in seeing patients with unexplained breathlessness or cough and will work with you in a methodical manner to establish a diagnosis and formulate a personalised management plan.

Professor Branley trained in Respiratory Medicine in London teaching hospitals including The Royal Brompton, The Hammersmith, St Mary's and Charing Cross Hospitals. Professor Branley has also trained in aviation medicine at the Royal Air Force School of Aviation Medicine and he is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Professor Branley has a particular interest in exercise physiology and VO2 max testing. He is a member of the British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and a diplomate member of the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine UK (FSEM), having been successful in the Diploma in Exercise Medicine examination..

Professor Branley has a keen interest in medical education and he is a Visiting Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of West London. He has been an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London, Imperial College London and the University of Buckingham. Professor Branley was also an Honorary NHS Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Professor Branley was revalidated by the GMC on 7th October 2021 with his next revalidation due in October 2026. Professor Branley's most recent annual Consultant Appraisal was on 26th September 2025.