Omar Usmani
Researcher
Faculty of Medicine
National Heart Lung Institute
United Kingdom
Biography
Omar Usmani MB BS, PhD, FHEA, FRCP, is Reader in Respiratory Medicine and Consultant Physician at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London & Royal Brompton Hospital (RBH). He is an International Authority on Aerosol Science and Inhalation Medicine whose research has fundamentally changed the understanding of therapeutic aerosol deposition and clinical effectiveness in inhaled drug delivery to the lungs. In 2015, he was awarded one of the highest accolades in Aerosol Science, the Thomas T Mercer Award from the American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR) and the International Society of Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM), recognising his International Research Excellence in Pharmaceutical Aerosols and Inhalable Materials.
Research Interest
Airways Physiology, Lung Imaging, Respiratory Pharmacology and Tele-monitoring
Publications
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Lavorini F, Pedersen S, Usmani OS, 2017, Dilemmas, Confusion, and Misconceptions Related to Small Airways Directed Therapy, Chest, Vol:151, ISSN:0012-3692, Pages:1345-1355
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Honkoop PJ, Simpson A, Bonini M, et al., 2017, MyAirCoach: the use of home-monitoring and mHealth systems to predict deterioration in asthma control and the occurrence of asthma exacerbations; study protocol of an observational study, Bmj Open, Vol:7, ISSN:2044-6055
