Dr Mujammil Irfan
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Areas of Specialty
- Respiratory
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Connective Tissue Disease related ILD
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Lung Cancer
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD)
- Asthma
Current Memberships
- Irish Medical Council
- General Medical Council UK
- Danish Patient Safety Authority
- British Thoracic Society
- European Respiratory Society
- Royal College of Physicians in Ireland
Training:
Dr Irfan received his medical degree from Bangalore University, India in 2002. He completed his General Medical and Respiratory training in England and Wales. He was awarded the Scadding-Morriston Davies British Thoracic Society scholarship when he undertook an out of programme experience fellowship in Interstitial Lung Disease at Royal Brompton Hospital, London. He then undertook an Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship across Ireland, Italy and Denmark. He has completed an MSc in Medical Education from Cardiff University and held Royal College Associate Tutor roles in UK. He was awarded an Enterprise Ireland scholarship for BioInnovate Fellowship at National University of Ireland, Galway.
Experience:
Dr Irfan is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine here in Beacon Hospital.
He has previously worked as Consultant Pulmonologist in Wales, Copenhagen (Denmark) and Galway, Ireland. He was Honorary Senior Clinical Fellow in the Interstitial Lung Disease unit at Royal Brompton Hospital, London under the mentorship of Professor Athol Wells. He has set-up Interstitial Lung Disease services in West Wales. He is a Medical Advisor to Medical device start-ups including a start-up in Bronchoscopic Microwave Ablation therapy for Lung Cancer. He has authored several peer reviewed medical publications and a medical textbook “Hands-on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine” published by John Wiley & Sons.