Dr Amer Saleem

Qualifications

BSc

MBBS

MRCP (UK)

MCPS Medicine (Pakistan)

FRCP (Glasgow)

FCPS Pulmonology (Pakistan)

FCCP (USA)

Specialty Certificate in Respiratory Medicine (Royal College of Physicians UK)

European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine (University of Bern, via ERS)

Professional bodies (Positions held in last 3 years)

British thoracic society

European respiratory society

American college of chest physicians

Publications

Original article: “Using Machine Learning Algorithms to develop a clinical decision-making tool for COVID-19 inpatients” – published in IJERPH (June 2021)

Case report: “COVID-19, Diagnostic Difficulties and Acute Psychosis” – published in BJMP (July 2020)

Original article: “EBUS-TBNA in the diagnosis of lung cancer & mediastinal/ hilar lymphadenopathy” – published in BJMP (December 2019)

Article: "Serum procalcitonin in lower respiratory tract infections in adult patients” – published in BJMP (June 2019)

Original article: “Diagnosis of combined adenocarcinoma small cell lung cancer by endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration” – published in Journal of Bronchology Interventional Pulmonology (April 2019)

Case report: “Bilateral military shadowing on chest x-ray” – published in JCPSP (December 2013)

Article: “The next pandemic – tuberculosis: the oldest disease of mankind rising one more time” – published in BJMP (June 2013)

Original article:; “Effect of use of spacer device in asthma control in asthmatic patients already on inhaled therapy” – published in JAIMC (April-June 2010)

Case report: “Cervicofacial emphysema” – published in JCPSP (August 2009)

Case report: “Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis – very rare DPLD in Asians” – published in JAIMC (Oct-Dec 2009)

Original article: “A local experience of bronchial asthma” – published in JAIMC (Oct-Dec 2009)

Case report: “Every wheeze is not asthma and every stridor is not laryngospasm” – published in JAIMC (July-Sept 2009)

Case report: “Kartagener’s syndrome – a subset of primary ciliary dyskinesia” – published in (SMDJ) Surgimed Medical & Dental Journal (July-Sept 2009)

Case report: “Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis” – published in JCPSP (June 2009)

Case report: “Rarely encountered acid fast bacilli in clinical practice” – published in JAIMC (April-June 2009)

Case report: “Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia – a rare ILD” - published in JAIMC (April-June 2009)

Original article: “Various clinic-pathological aspects of DPLDs – a local experience” – published in JAIMC (Jan-Mar 2009)

Case report: “Tuberculous lymphadenitis – unusual presentation” – published in JAIMC (January-March 2009)

Original article: “Local microbiological trends in chronic stable bronchiectasis” – published in JAIMC (June-Dec 2008)

Treatments and areas of interest

• COPD
• Asthma
• Sarcoidosis
• Lung cancer
• Lung nodules
• Obstructive sleep apnoea
• EBUS TBNA & bronchoscopy

Referral Requirements

• Referral letter preferred