Prof Dr Mohammed Munavvar MD DNB MRCP (UK) FRCP (Lon) FRCP (Edin) has been a Consultant Chest Physician/ Interventional Pulmonologist at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Preston, UK for over 26 years.
He is also Honorary Clinical Professor, University of Central Lancashire, Visiting Professor, University of Greater Manchester and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester.
His leadership positions include ‘Head of Assembly 14, European Respiratory Society’ (covering Interventional Pulmonology, Thoracic Ultrasound and Imaging sections), Chair of Interventional Pulmonology for European Respiratory Society (2021-2024), Immediate Past President of the European Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, Associate Editor, International Journal of ‘Respiration’ , Member (previously chair) of the Endorsement Committee of the World Association of Bronchology, Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bronchology, Regional Speciality Adviser for Royal College of Physicians, London, DMC member for the ‘RECOVERY’ Trial and President of UK Pleural Society. He was President of British Thoracic Society (2020), and Regional Adviser, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh for 7 years.
He received special commendation as the ‘UK Clinical Leader of the year 2023’ at the National HSJ awards in London.
He has been the founder/organiser of the Preston Basic Bronchoscopy course and BTS Interventional Bronchoscopy/Thoracoscopy course for over 22 years, and The Semirigid Thoracoscopy courses at Preston. He has been an active faculty member at the ERS and EABIP Interventional Bronchoscopy courses held at Athens/ Ancona/ Heidelberg/ Lille/ Bristol/ Oxford and the Interventional Pulmonology Expert Training Programs in Hamburg and Slovenia.
He chaired the BTS Basic Bronchoscopy Guideline Development Committee, has been a council member of the British Thoracic Society, member of the BTS Education and Training Committee for two terms, Specialist Adviser to NICE Interventional Procedures Committee, Director of Research and Innovation, Training Programme Director for Respiratory Medicine and a member of the BTS Specialist Advisory Group for Interventional Pulmonology.
He has been actively involved in the evaluation of innovative techniques/ tools in Interventional Bronchoscopy/Thoracoscopy for more than 25 years, and has a special interest in the Research and Management of a number of Respiratory conditions, including Lung Cancer/ Pleural Pathologies/Emphysema/COPD/TB and COVID.