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About Dr Ziaudeen Ansari
Personal Profile
Dr Ziaudeen Ansari is a highly experienced Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and General Internal Medicine with more than 25 years of clinical experience. He provides specialist care for patients with a wide range of breathing and sleep-related conditions.
He works within the NHS at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, including City Hospital, Sandwell Hospital, and the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. He also offers private consultations through Circle Health Group.
He speaks both English and Tamil, helping him communicate clearly with a diverse patient population and deliver accessible, patient-centred care.
Dr Ansari has a specialist interest in sleep-related breathing disorders and complex sleep conditions. These include:
- Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
- Central sleep apnoea
- Parasomnias
- Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
- Other complex sleep-related breathing disorders
He is the Lead Clinician for the Sleep and Home Ventilation Service at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. In this role, he oversees care pathways for patients with sleep apnoea, chronic respiratory failure, neuromuscular respiratory weakness, and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
His leadership ensures patients receive coordinated, safe, and long-term management for complex respiratory and sleep conditions.
In addition to sleep medicine, Dr Ansari manages a wide range of lung and breathing conditions, including:
- Chronic cough
- Breathlessness (including complex diagnostic cases)
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
- Bronchiectasis
- Recurrent chest infections
- Pleural disease, including pleural effusions
He works closely with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex respiratory cases and ensure accurate diagnosis and treatment.
Dr Ansari plays an active role in lung cancer diagnosis and care. He works within specialist teams to support early investigation, accurate staging, and treatment planning for patients with suspected or confirmed lung cancer.
He is highly skilled in advanced respiratory procedures, including:
- Bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- Pleural aspiration
- Chest drain insertion
- Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) placement
These procedures support accurate diagnosis and effective management of complex lung and pleural conditions.
Dr Ansari is a Royal College Tutor at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. He is actively involved in postgraduate medical education, appraisal, and clinical training.
He regularly teaches topics including non-invasive ventilation (NIV), bronchoscopy, pleural procedures, and sleep medicine.
Since 2019, Dr Ansari has also worked as a medico-legal expert witness in respiratory and sleep medicine. He prepares independent reports for personal injury and occupational lung disease cases.
He holds the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate and produces reports in line with Civil Procedure Rules, ensuring clear, objective, and evidence-based opinions.
Clinical Interests
- Persistent and chronic cough
- Breathlessness, from initial assessment through to advanced investigation
- Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD)
- Lung cancer diagnosis and care, including multidisciplinary team involvement
- Pleural disease, including investigation and management of pleural effusions
- Bronchiectasis and recurrent chest infections
- General respiratory medicine
Professional Memberships
- British Thoracic Society
- Royal College of Physicians
- European Respiratory Society
- Midland Thoracic Society
- Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology
- British Sleep Society
- British Medical Association
- Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
