Dr. Sara McNeillis

ra McNeillis is a Consultant with interests in Sleep disorder management and Anaesthesia.

She has been working at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital sleep department

since 2005; and as a Sleep Consultant since 2011. She became interested in Sleep disorders

during her Anaesthesia training rotation. She could see that there are many overlaps in how

the upper airway functions in natural sleep and during anaesthesia. She is interested in

managing patients with general sleep disorders and sleep apnoea.

She graduated from Kings College London, after which, she went on to complete a few junior

surgical posts before specialising in Anaesthesia in the North London Central Rotation

training scheme, becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2005 She

completed her training in 2008 and gained specialist registration in Anaesthesia.

She was appointed as a Consultant in Anaesthesia with an interest in Paediatrics at the Royal

Free Hospital and Buckinghamshire. With her increasing interest in Sleep disorders, she was

then asked to join the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital Sleep unit as a Sleep

Disorder specialist. Sara McNeillis has been involved in developing and expanding the sleep

unit to provide a comprehensive sleep service at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear

Hospital.

She has the following qualifications:

• MBBS Kings College London (University of London)

• FRCA Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

• MMed Masters in Sleep Medicine (University of Sydney)

She is a member of: British Sleep Society, American Association of Sleep Medicine, Royal

Society of Medicine, Difficult Airway Society and Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists.

Research interests

Sara McNeillis is currently a honorary clinical lecturer at UCL. Her research interests are

within the field of sleep disorders. She has an interest in the effects of sleep disorders on the

function of the upper airway including nasal congestion and the treatments for these.

She is currently involved in research in the effects of sleep on andrological conditions

(erectile dysfunction and priapism)