David Baldwin

Biography

David Baldwin was appointed Consultant Physician with an interest in respiratory medicine at Nottingham City Hospital (now Nottingham University Hospitals) in 1996. He is Honorary Professor in the school of Medicine at the University of Nottingham. He has published over 110 papers on many aspects of respiratory medicine and has more recently focussed on lung cancer. He is lead respiratory physician and co-applicant on the UK CT lung cancer screening trial (UKLS). He has written several chapters in well-known respiratory and general medical textbooks and has co-edited two books. He has co-supervised post-graduate students for higher degrees. He is enthusiastic about the use of interventional respiratory procedures in the diagnostic and staging process. He is Lead Clinician for the Nottingham Lung Cancer Centre. His National duties included the posts of Honorary Secretary of the British Thoracic Society, Clinical Lead on the NICE Lung Cancer Guideline Development Group (published in April 2011), and Chair of the Quality Outcomes standards Group on Lung Cancer. He holds a NICE Clinical Fellowship. He enjoys time with his family and is a keen windsurfer and advanced instructor.

Research Interest

Epidemiology of lung cancer Diagnostic and staging clinical pathways in lung cancer Early diagnosis of lung cancer CT screening for lung cancer