DrPeter George

Professor Peter M. George is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and the Clinical Lead for the Interstitial Lung Disease Unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital. He is Professor of Practice (Respiratory Medicine) in the Cardiorespiratory Interface Section at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College.

Professor George qualified from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2005 intercalating with a BSc in Pharmacology and Toxicology. In 2008 he gained his membership of the Royal College of Physicians and in 2009 was appointed to the post of NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College.

Professor George was then awarded a prestigious MRC Clinical Research Training to study for his PhD under the supervision of Professor Jane Mitchell. His research focused on the relationship between innate immune dysregulation, namely interferon pathways, and pulmonary vascular inflammation.

Professor George gained sub-specialist training in interstitial lung disease at both Hammersmith and Royal Brompton Hospitals in London and spent time in the interstitial lung disease unit at the National Jewish Health Hospital in Denver, Colorado, considered by many to be the leading respiratory hospital in the United States. He is the Clinical Lead for the largest interstitial lung disease service in the UK and is the Director for the NHS England accredited rare cystic lung disease national collaborative network.

Between 2019 and 2021, he held the role of respiratory speciality lead for the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) North West London Clinical Research Network (CRN), where he led the delivery of respiratory research. Under his leadership the CRN received national awards for greatest recruitment in rare diseases.

Peter continues to be highly active in clinical and basic science research. He supervises PhD and BSc students at Imperial College and regularly publishes in the highest impact journals.