Respiratory and Sleep – NuvoSpecialists

Respiratory and Sleep Services

Respiratory and sleep services provide specialized care for individuals with lung conditions and sleep-related disorders. These services aim to improve breathing, enhance sleep quality, and support overall health and well-being. Delivered by a multidisciplinary team, they include diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term management for a wide range of conditions.

Respiratory Care:
Respiratory services focus on diseases affecting the lungs and airways, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, and lung cancer. Diagnosis often involves lung function tests (spirometry), chest X-rays or CT scans, and blood oxygen level assessments.

Treatment may include:

Inhalers and medications
Oxygen therapy
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Non-invasive ventilation support
Smoking cessation programs

Patients with advanced or chronic conditions are often supported through long-term management plans to improve quality of life and reduce hospital admissions.

Sleep Services:
Sleep disorders can significantly affect daily functioning and overall health. Sleep services diagnose and treat conditions like obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy.

Diagnostic tools include:

Sleep studies (polysomnography)
Home sleep apnea testing
Continuous monitoring of breathing and oxygen levels during sleep

Common treatments involve:

CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) therapy
Lifestyle and behavioral interventions
Sleep hygiene education
Medication when appropriate

Multidisciplinary and Integrated Care:
Respiratory and sleep services are typically delivered by a team that may include respiratory physicians, sleep specialists, physiotherapists, nurses, and technicians. This integrated approach ensures comprehensive, patient-centered care that addresses both the physical and psychological aspects of respiratory and sleep conditions.

Our Specialists

Dr Amelia Lin

Respiratory and Sleep Physician

Respiratory and Sleep Physician with expertise in diagnosing and managing a wide range of respiratory conditions and sleep disorders. She combines clinical care with a strong commitment to academic research, with a particular clinical and research focus on sleep medicine.

Dr Paul Lilburn

Respiratory Physician

Bronchoscopist with specialist technical skills including rigid bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, ablative strategies including laser treatment for endobronchial disease as well as endobronchial valve and stent insertion. Respiratory interests include pulmonary nodules, advanced lung disease and lung malignancies.

Dr Nicholas Murray

Respiratory & Sleep Physician

With expertise in interventional pulmonology, thoracic cancer, respiratory infection, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, long-term invasive and non-invasive ventilation and respiratory and sleep neurophysiology.

Dr Chaminda Lewis

Respiratory & Sleep Physician

With expertise in OSA , OHS, non-respiratory sleep disorders including restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy, invasive and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in complex patients, respiratory and sleep problems in patients with spinal cord injuries and neuromuscular disease, respiratory and sleep neurophysiology.

Dr Elizabeth Brown

Respiratory & Sleep Physician

With expertise in non-respiratory sleep disorders including restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy & insomnia. Her respiratory interests include chronic cough, asthma and bronchiectasis.

Dr Anup Desai

Respiratory & Sleep Physician

With expertise in non-respiratory sleep disorders, such as insomnia, parasomnias, restless legs, narcolepsy, and unexplained sleepiness. He also has extensive experience in issues related to obstructive sleep apnoea. CPAP, dental splint management, ENT procedures, managing nasal disease, weight loss and positional therapy.