Professor Omar Usmani

MB BS, PhD, FHEA, FRCP, FERS

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Prof. Omar S. Usmani, is Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Consultant Physician at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital and St Mary’s Hospital London.

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His interest are Asthma, COPD and Chronic Cough, He is an International Authority on Aerosol Science and Inhalation Medicine. 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.

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He is Chair of the UK Inhaler Group (UKIG), Head of ERS Assembly 5 (Airway Disease, Asthma, COPD, Chronic Cough) and President-elect of ISAM.