• Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology
    • Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology – London
    • Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology – Brazil
    • Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology – Canada
    • The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute Horizon Meetings
    • The 19th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference
    • Previous Events
      • CDNATL 2022 – London
      • CDNATL 2019 – London
      • CDNATL 2019 – Brazil
      • CDNATL 2018
      • CDNATL 2017
      • CDNATL 2016
      • CDNATL 2015
      • CDNATL 2014
      • CDATL 2013
      • CDATL 2012
      • NATL 2012
      • CDATL 2011
      • CDATL 2010
      • NATL 2010
      • CATL 2009
      • NATL 2009
  • Cell Therapy
    • Cell Therapy at the Limits 2022
  • Oncology
    • Previous Events
      • Accelerating Cancer Immunotherapy 2017
      • OATL 2016
      • OATL 2015
      • OATL 2014
      • OATL 2012
      • OATL 2011
      • OATL 2010
      • UCL Frontiers of Oncology 2019
        • Haematology
        • Melanoma
        • Urology
        • Women’s Health
        • Lung Cancer
        • Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • Multiple Sclerosis
    • Multiple Sclerosis at the Limits 2022
    • Multiple Sclerosis Nurses at the Limits 2022
    • Previous events
      • Multiple Sclerosis at the Limits 2020
      • Multiple Sclerosis Nurses at the Limits 2020
      • Multiple Sclerosis Nurses at the Limits 2019
      • MSATL 2018: Introduction
      • MSATL 2017: Introduction
  • About
    • Academic Founders
    • Independence
    • The Lancet
    • Support & Sponsorship
    • Delegate Invitations
  • Supporters
  • Archive
    • CDNATL 2019 – London
    • CDNATL 2019 – Brazil
    • Multiple Sclerosis at the Limits 2018
    • Multiple Sclerosis at the Limits 2020
    • Multiple Sclerosis Nurses at the Limits 2020
    • Multiple Sclerosis Nurses at the Limits 2019
    • Hatter Horizon Series
      • Horizon GP Programme 2019
      • Hatter Horizon Series 2019
      • Hatter Horizon Series 2018
      • Hatter Horizon Series 2017
    • Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits 2018
    • Accelerating Cancer Immunotherapy 2017
    • Oncology at the Limits 2017

Professor Michael Polkey

Professor Polkey is a chest physician with 25 years of experience.  He trained at the University of Bristol and, after qualification, at several hospitals in London.

He obtained his own thesis, on the study of the respiratory muscles, from Kings College London under the supervision of Professor John Moxham and Professor Sir Malcolm Green in 1998.

In 2000 he was appointed as a consultant physician to the Royal Brompton Hospital in London where he serves on the sleep and ventilation service.  The Royal Brompton Hospital is a National centre of excellence for patients with lung disease in the UK.  He is interested in all aspects of advanced lung disease which result in respiratory failure.  Aside from COPD and sleep, he is particularly expert in weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation, rehabilitation and cachexia in lung disease and respiratory aspects of neurological disease such as ALS, adult onset Pompe’s and the management of chronic respiratory failure.  He is also lead for the sleep service for NHS Highland which he manages both remotely and by personal visit 8 times annually.

Since 2007 he is also Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College and more recently Deputy Director of the Royal Brompton Hospital NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit.  He has experience in acquiring and directing multicentre research grants and in PhD supervision and examination.  He has published over 250 peer reviewed scientific articles.

« Professor Ele Ferrannini
Dr Bruce Cree »

The 19th Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference
Wednesday, 11 - Friday, 13 May 2022, Malvern, UK

Cell Therapy at the Limits 2022
Monday, 27 & Tuesday, 28 June 2022, London, UK

Multiple Sclerosis Nurses
at the Limits

Friday, 16 & Saturday, 17 September 2022, London, UK

Multiple Sclerosis at the Limits
Monday, 19 & Tuesday, 20 September 2022, London, UK

Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits Japan
Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th October 2022, Tokyo, Japan

Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits Canada
Q3 2022, Toronto, Canada

Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits Brazil
April & October 2022, Brazil

The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute Horizon GP Meeting
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
London, UK

The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute Horizon Meeting
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, London, UK

Cardiology, Diabetes & Nephrology at the Limits 2023
London,UK

  • Contact
  • The Lancet
  • UCL
  • UCT
  • Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  • The University of Campinas
© 2022 At the Limits Ltd.
This site uses cookies More info