Peter Barnes (respiratory scientist)
Peter Barnes | |
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| Born | Peter John Barnes 1946 (age 78–79) Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Oxford Medical School |
| Known for | translational research in asthma and COPD |
| Awards | Founding Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences 1998, Fellow of the Royal Society 2007, Member of the Academia Europaea 2012 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Respiratory scientist and clinician |
| Institutions | National Heart & Lung Institute Imperial College London Royal Brompton Hospital, London |
| Website | imperial |
Sir Peter John Barnes, FRCP, FCCP, FMedSci, FRS (born 29 October 1946) is a British respiratory scientist and clinician, a specialist in the mechanisms and treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was Margaret Turner-Warwick Professor of Thoracic Medicine at the National Heart & Lung Institute, previous head of respiratory medicine at Imperial College and honorary consultant physician at the Royal Brompton Hospital London. He is one of the most highly cited scientists in the world.