Dr Michael Beckles is a senior consultant respiratory and general physician. He completed his undergraduate studies in Medicine at the University of Manchester where he won several undergraduate prizes, including an MRC scholarship for an intercalated degree in Pharmacology and Physiology. He graduated in 1990 and completed postgraduate training in the teaching and district general hospitals surrounding Manchester and London. He was appointed consultant physician at the Royal Free Hospital in 2001.

He was the first-appointed acute physician at the Royal Free Hospital, and held leadership positions in acute medicine, bronchoscopy, lung cancer, and risk-management. He has won awards for teaching undergraduate medical students.

Dr Beckles is very familiar with the acute presentation of a variety of medical problems and their management. He has been involved in both inpatient care and follow-up in the outpatient clinic.

Accurate diagnosis is crucial to ensure that each patient receives the correct treatment.

He sees patients with a variety of acute respiratory and general medical diagnoses, such as pneumonia, restlessness, a new or persistent cough and patients who present coughing up blood (haemoptysis). He has a particular interest in asbestos-related lung diseases, bronchoscopy, lung cancer, sarcoidosis and long-Covid. He has also contributed to national and international guidelines on the management of patients with lung cancer.

In addition to his NHS practice, he is an expert witness in respiratory medicine; he was the expert respiratory witness for rescue-worker claimants who attended the Grenfell fire.

Dr Michael Beckles was educated in London and studied medicine in Manchester. He completed his postgraduate training in hospitals in and around Manchester and London.  

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Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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Availability for Consultations Wed: In Clinic / 1500-1700; Fri: In Clinic / 0930-1300 and 1500-1700;  Sat: *other times may be available for request

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