Special clinical interest in asthma, lung cancer, unexplained breathlessness or cough, pleural disease, obstructive sleep apnoea and complex sleep disordered breathing.
Tom was awarded his undergraduate degree in physiotherapy in 2005, before working as a respiratory physiotherapist in Brisbane and London. He went on to study Medicine, and graduated from the University of Queensland in 2012 with honours. Tom trained in thoracic medicine at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), Greenslopes Private Hospital (GPH) and The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH).
Tom is a well-rounded practitioner with a broad range of skills across all aspects of respiratory and sleep medicine. His particular respiratory interests include: COPD, asthma, lung cancer, unexplained breathlessness and cough, and pleural disease. He has trained in interventional bronchoscopy and is adept in both radial and convex EBUS and cryobiopsy.
In 2020, Tom completed a sleep medicine fellowship at TPCH. Tom’s sleep medicine interests include: obstructive sleep apnoea and complex sleep disorders. Through his time at TPCH he has been trained in the management of patients with complex neuromuscular disorders and respiratory failure.
Tom strives to deliver personalised care, considering each patient at an individual level. He has an interest in the management of respiratory and sleep disorders in older patients. Tom has presented and published research in respiratory and sleep medicine and is committed to ongoing professional development.
Research interests
Respiratory and sleep disorders in older persons.
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Australia College of Physicians
- Australian Medical Association member
- Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand member
- European Respiratory Society member
Publications and affiliations
- Diagnostic accuracy of bronchoscopy with conscious sedation versus anaesthetist controlled sedation, a randomised prospective cohort study
- Retrospective review of self-reported versus objective sleep position in patients undergoing sleep studies at The Prince Charles Hospital
- Structural brain alterations in Vietnam veterans with obstructive sleep apnoea, with and without post-traumatic stress disorder
- Diagnostic Errors in Older Patients: A Systematic Review of Incidence and Potential Causes in Seven Prevalent Diseases