MRC Clinical Research Fellow (National Heart and Lung Institute)
Patrick is a Medical Research Council (MRC) PhD Clinical Research Fellow at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and is a Respiratory Registrar in Northwest London. His main research interest is occupational and infectious lung disease, particularly among small-scale and informal miners. His current PhD project is titled: Silicosis and Tuberculosis among small-scale miners in Northern Tanzania (SilicoTB). The project is a cross-sectional and cohort study investigating the burden and determinants of silicosis and tuberculosis among a group of Tanzanite gemstone miners. His previous work includes understanding the spirometry determinants of respiratory infection in children, and describing the clinical features of Ebola Virus Disease.
Current research
- Silicosis and tuberculosis among small scale miners in northern Tanzania
- Lung function determinants of respiratory infection in children
