Dr Rama Vancheeswaran

Dr. Rama Vancheeswaran, Director of Research at West Herts NHS, Respiratory Consultant and General Physician is a highly experienced Physician practicing at both NHS and private hospitals in London and the wider Hertfordshire area and is an Honorary Consultant, Royal Brompton Hospital. 

Dr. Vancheeswaran specializes in Respiratory Medicine with sub-specialties in Interstitial Lung Disease, Complex Airways Disease, and Ventilation. She led the COVID programme at West Herts with numerous publications on COVID triage, severity, ventilation, COVID monoclonal delivery and COVID treatment pathways. She had previously been a member of the BTS COPD SAG and remains a contributor to the National COPD and Asthma audits. She currently teaches medical students at Brunel University.

Dr. Vancheeswaran earned her initial medical qualifications in 1989 in Nigeria and then again in 1995 from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and further enhanced her expertise with a Master’s and PhD focused on the Immunopathogenesis of Scleroderma, she has received numerous awards for her innovative work in lung cancer and community health services, such as the NHS Innovations Award, HSJ award, and the BMJ Award twice in Cancer and Comprehensive COVID services (Barnets and West Herts Hospitals NHS).

Her notable contributions include leading the Integrated COPD service in Barnet, North London, which had been recognized for its low admission and mortality rates. She has also been instrumental in developing the North London Interstitial Lung Disease Pathway and setting up sleep services across Barnet and Chase Farm hospitals (Nursing In Practice 365). She has set up the ILD services in Barnet and now West Herts NHS teaching Trust. She has published widely across respiratory medicine and medical pathways. She remain a patron of the St Francis Hospice where she previously was a Trustee.

Dr. Vancheeswaran’s passions include continued service improvement, education, research, patient centred holistic care and is highly recommended by her peers for her thoroughness and excellent patient care. She is praised for being knowledgeable, pragmatic, and approachable, qualities that make her a preferred specialist in her field.