Consultants


Rekha Badiger
Respiratory Medicine
Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital
I have worked at the Trust since October 2012.


Matthew Burton
Respiratory Medicine
Ipswich Hospital
I was appointed as a consultant in Respiratory and General Internal Medicine in 2020 at Ipswich Hospital. I lead the pleural services in Ipswich Hospital, and run an ambulatory pleural clinic.
I have a special interest in Interstitial Lung disease and run a specialist clinic. I see patients referred from primary care, and from my colleagues.
I also undertake bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound at Ipswich Hospital.


Samantha Cooper
Respiratory Medicine
Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital
I have worked at Colchester Hospital as a Consultant since 2007. I see patients with suspected lung cancer or mesothelioma. I trained at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine.


Jonathan Douse
Respiratory Medicine
Ipswich Hospital
I graduated from Cambridge University and subsequently completed post-graduate training in London. I was appointed to a Consultant post in Ipswich Hospital in 2008.
I am one of the Clinical Leads for Medicine with responsibility for Cardiology, Respiratory and Stroke medicine. I am also Chair of the Trust’s Clinical Audit and Effectiveness Committee.


Peter Hawkins
Respiratory Medicine
Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital
I have worked at the Trust since July 2003.
Nicholas Innes
Respiratory Medicine
Ipswich Hospital
I was appointed to Ipswich Hospital in 2001, having graduated in 1990. With my colleagues, I provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient specialist respiratory services, including covering the respiratory high dependency unit.
I am the lead for the specialist asthma service and run a weekly multidisciplinary severe asthma clinic. Where appropriate we assess people for and administer biological therapies for severe asthma.
I am the lead consultant for endobronchial ultrasound and biopsy of the mediastinum (EBUS), which I initiated here in 2012.
I accept referrals for all aspects of respiratory medicine except sleep medicine.


Rana Rabbani
Respiratory Medicine
Ipswich Hospital
I am a Consultant in Respiratory, General Medicine and Lung cancer. I have been employed at the Trust since September 2010. I have completed specialist Registrar Training in General and Respiratory Medicine at Mersey Deanery.


Misha Sidhu
Respiratory Medicine
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since September 2015. I completed my MBBS from Kings College London in 2006 and completed core medical training in the London Deanery. I trained as a specialist Registrar in the East of England.
My specialist areas of interest include lung cancer, bronchiectasis and lung infections.