Name and Position

Dr Prasanna Sankaran
Consultants
Respiratory Medicine

Contact Details

Main Telephone Number:01603 289669

Profile

Department page: Respiratory Medicine

Secretary: Mrs. Amanda Porter

Contact Details: 01603 289669

GMC number: 6040996 

Specialties: Respiratory medicine, sleep medicine and ventilation

Sub-Speciality: Sleep Medicine and Home Mechanical Ventilation

Special Clinical Interests: Sleep Medicine and Neuromuscular disorders

Research Interests: Central Sleep Apnoea, Home – Non-Invasive Ventilation

Current Membership of Professional, National and Regional Bodies: Fellow of Royal College of Physicians UK

Degrees & Universities: MBBS (Dr MGR University, India), MRCP-UK (Internal Medicine), MRCP-UK ( Respiratory Medicine), MD (Doctor of Medicine, Research, UEA)

Educational Leadership roles: Head of Respiratory Medicine for Norwich Medical School. Associate Professor, Medicine Faculty, St George’s School of Medicine, Grenada. Training Programme Director for Internal Medicine Training, East of England, NHS England WTE.

Professional Profile: Appointed at NNUH as Consultant Respiratory Physician 2015.

I am the clinical lead for Sleep Medicine and Home ventilation service at NNUH. I completed my Specialist Registrar training in East of England where I spent sub-specialist training in advanced sleep medicine and home ventilation at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. Research Interests in airways inflammation and underwent 3 years of Research Fellowship in the University of East Anglia which resulted in doctoral degree MD with thesis titled “Assessments of Inflammation in Airways Disease”. My specialist clinics include Sleep and Ventilation, procedural lists include Advanced Interventional Bronchoscopy Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS).

Professional expertise: Graduated from South India, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, then pursued core medical training in the UK. Specialist Registrar in East of England where I spent sub-specialist training in advanced sleep medicine and home ventilation in Norwich and Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. Research Interests in airways inflammation and underwent 3 years of Research Fellowship in the University of East Anglia which resulted in a successful  doctoral degree MD with thesis titled “Assessments of Inflammation in Airways Disease”. My specialist clinics include Sleep and Ventilation, procedural lists include Advanced Interventional Bronchoscopy and pleural procedures. I have a passion for teaching and the Module Lead for Respiratory Medicine for the MBBS course in Norwich Medical School.

Personal Profile: I am keen musician, professionally trained, director of a Norfolk based Indian music band and also a freelance keyboards and percussion player.