Dr Shalin Diwanji, Consultant In Respiratory & General Medicine
Dr Shalin Diwanji
Consultant In Respiratory & General Medicine
Dr Shalin Diwanji MBChB MD MRCP FRCP
Consultant In Respiratory & General Medicine
About Dr Shalin Diwanji
GMC number: 7051002
Year qualified: 2007
Place of primary qualification: University of Mauritius
Dr Shalin Diwanji is a highly esteemed consultant in respiratory and general medicine based in London. He specialises in asthma, chronic cough, airway disease, lung cancer, breathlessness, and bronchoscopy procedures. With over 17 years of specialist experience, Dr Diwanji sees private patients at The Princess Grace Hospital and London Digestive Centre. His NHS base is London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, where he also serves as the lung cancer lead.
Dr Diwanji qualified in 2006 and completed his foundation training in India. He relocated to the UK to pursue formal research in respiratory medicine and was awarded an MD in 2010 from The University of Buckingham for his investigation on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Dr Diwanji went on to accomplish dual higher specialist training in both general (internal) medicine and respiratory medicine at London Chest Hospital, The Royal London Hospital, and St Barts Hospital in London. He has been a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in the UK since 2019.
Beyond his medical practice, Dr Diwanji is a prominent figure in clinical research. He currently serves as principal investigator for the PHOSP-COVID trial and as sub-investigator for the TRIBE study. He is on the GMC’s specialist register and is also a member of various professional organisations, including the European Respiratory Society and the British Thoracic Society. A trusted expert, Dr Diwanji is widely recognised for his clinical expertise and compassionate patient care, working in partnership with his patients to develop treatment plans that meet their individual needs and ensure good health and wellbeing.
Areas of expertise
- Allergy blood tests
- Asthma
- BIPAP face mask
- BIPAP machine
- Blood testing and results interpretation
- Breathlessness
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchitis
- Bronchoscopy
- Cardiovascular syncope
- Chest infection
- Chest x-ray
- Chronic cough
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- CPAP machine
- CPAP mask
- Ct scan (computerised tomography scan)
- Emphysema
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Fitness to fly testing
- High blood pressure
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Interstitial lung disease
- Long covid
- Loss of consciousness (syncope)
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
- Lung function / spirometry
- Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
- Overnight oximetry
- Pleural effusion
- Pleural interventions
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Postural hypotension
- Primary lung tumours
- Pulmonary embolism (lung blood clot)
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Sibilant rhonchi (wheeze)
- Sputum tests
- Tietze syndrome
- Travel auto CPAP machine
- Troublesome cough
- Tuberculosis
- Wheezing