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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Diane Laws FRCP

Dr Diane Laws

Consultant Respiratory Physician

Specialties

Thoracic Medicine

General Medicine

Respiratory Medicine

Bsc Hons in Radiological Sciences from UCL1988, MBBS Charing Cross and Westminster Medical school 1991, MRCP (London) 1996, Consultant since 2001, Additional roles include: Head of Department of thoracic medicine, RBCH Trust lead for Cancer, Dorset Lung cancer Chair, College Tutor for medicine

What people can be referred for

Any adult with a suspected respiratory condition including asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, lung cancer, pleural diseases, interstitial lung diseases and unexplained breathlessness.

Why I chose my specialties

Area of interest

Primary contact

Secretary: 

0300 019 4406

Membership of professional bodies

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Member of the British Thoracic Society

Year of registration

1991

Special clinical interests

Interstitial lung disease, Pleural disease, Asbestos related lung conditions, Lung cancer

Publications

Pleural procedures and thoracic ultrasound: British Thoracic Society Pleural Disease Guideline August 2010. - Havelock T, Teoh R, Laws D, Gleeson F; BTS Pleural Disease Guideline Group - Thorax. 2010 Aug;65 Suppl 2:ii61-76

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